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Title: Trysts: A Triskaidecollection of Queer and Weird Stories by Steve Berman ISBN: 1-59021-000-X Publisher: Lethe Press Pub. Date: September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.58 (26 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: 13 Spine-Tingling Tales...a Great Read!!
Comment: I admit that I'm a bit biased. Horror and dark
fantasy stories have always been of keen interest to
me, ever since reading "The Shining" by Stephen King.
They are the kind of books that I just can't seem to
put down. And, "Trysts" is no exception.

The thirteen stories in this collection take the
reader from a session with a ouija board to the dark,
back alleys of New Orleans, from the grotesqueries of
an artists' studio to a "Fallen Area" where nothing is
what it seems anymore. Each story has great
characters and is visually appealing and imaginative.
(Just thinking about the statues in "Cries Beneath the
Plaster" makes me shiver.) Some horror/dark fantasy
has a tendency to get stale, with the same types of
characters being overused, but Berman's have just the
right amount of uniqueness to make them stand out.

A must-read for any fan of horror/dark fantasy and a
great addition to gay fiction.

Rating: 5
Summary: Brief and eloquent
Comment: This collection of fiction and dark fantasy exploring relationships and first encounters is just amazing. Each story is filled with passion and compelling characters, and yet the book is so tiny! Only a truly gifted writer could achieve what Steve Berman has done in this book. I truly hope he will explore more aspects of the Fallen (which is where several of the stories are placed) in a longer work. If you like Poppy Brite, Neil Gaiman, or Clive Barker, then you'll thoroughly enjoy this book.

Rating: 4
Summary: A Tantalizing Treat
Comment: Disturbing, tantalizing, erotic, chilling. Every story in this collection has something different to offer the reader. From dark erotisism, to heartfelt (albeit bizzare) love triangles, these stories showcase the wide range of subjects the author has at his disposal. Especially good are Mr. Berman's Fallen stories. These shorts draw you in, and leave you hungry for more tales from this topsy-turvy world. This is an excellent first outing by Mr. Berman, and I eagerly await his next work.

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