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4 reviews
Joe R. Lansdale

Subterranean, 2000

Classic, wonderful Lansdale
This novella has one of the best opening lines of all time, and classic Lansdale: "On an afternoon hotter than two rats (making love) in a wool sock, John McBride... arrived by ferry from mainland Texas to Galveston Island, a six-gun under his coat, and a razor in his shoe". The rat metaphor (he doesn't use the term I did--if I quoted him directly, this review would get tossed) did it for me. Be ...

The Dry Salvages

6 reviews
Caitlin R. Kiernan

Subterranean Press, 2004

Poetry in Space
Caitlin Kiernan's lastest offering reads like poetry by Harlan Ellison would sound. Kiernan possesses a gift for describing vivid stories in effortless, flowing movement and an insight into the human condition far beyond her young years. So very much more than an 'alien' tale, The Dry Salvages resonates with the reader long after the reading is done. It touches the very essence of 'humanness', ...

Tales from the Woeful Platypus

4 reviews
Caitlin R. Kiernan

Subterranean Press, 2007

Dark & Heady Style
The stories in this volume are stamped with the unmistakable voice of their author. Everything here is an exotically, erotically transformed hothouse flower. Tales from the Woeful Platypus deserves a place in erotic history beside Anais Nin, Pierre Louys, and all the rest. Caitlin R. Kiernan fascinates with her style, with the elusive and sensual nature of these tales. I'd gladly swap this book ...

Sex and Violence in Hollywood

5 reviews
Ray Garton

Subterranean Press, 2001

Jackie Collins watch your back!
I read some of Garton's horror novels and they were good, but "Sex and Violence in Hollywood" tops them all, and its not a horror novel. Its the funniest, sexiest book I've read in a long time. He's left horror behind to invade Jackie Collins territory, and she's got some real competition in Garton now! The story follows Adam Julian whose dad is a Hollywood screenwriter -- a bad one but he's ...

Medicine Road

4 reviews
Charles De Lint

Subterranean Press, 2004

Another Excellent Story!
This isn't a big book - only 206 pages in the hardcover edition - but that doesn't matter at all. This is one of those stories that just grabs you from the start and sucks you right into the mythological world that Charles de Lint creates so well. It's not an action-packed book, nothing like that. Instead it follows the interactions of about seven individuals over the course of a few days. He ...

The Devil You Know

14 reviews
Poppy Z. Brite

Subterranean Press, 2003

THE LATEST COLLECTION FROM POPPY
In her first new collection in a couple of years, Poppy Z. Brites "The Devil you Know" focuses many of its stories in and around her beloved New Orleans and often travels in the restaurant world (her husband is a chef). Less gothic than her previous works, one might even consider "The Devil You Know" somewhat whimsical in certain spots. She certainly is prone to using humor and irony more so ...

Tales of Pain and Wonder

6 reviews
Caitlin R. Kiernan

Subterranean, 2008

"...they've killed poetry..."
'Tales of Pain & Wonder' is a collection of Caitlin Kiernan's earlier work (if one is allowed to speak of the late 1990's as 'late'). As such, it presents many of Kiernan's important themes as they appear for the first time. Characters surface for the first time as well, in particular Deacon Silvey who will show up again in two novels, 'Threshold' and 'Low Red Moon.' This makes the collection ...

Flaming London

4 reviews
Joe R. Lansdale

Subterranean Press, 2006

Flaming London
When you want full-bore weirdness, Joe Lansdale is the go-to guy. Flaming London is the sequel to Zeppelins West (and also to Joe's novella "The Steam Man of the Prairie"). If you haven't read Zeppelins West, you should probably do that before you read any further here because I'm going to tell you that Ned the Seal was about the only survior of the earlier book, although a couple of others put ...

Ronald Rabbit Is a Dirty Old Man

5 reviews
Lawrence Block

Subterranean Press, 2000

An extremely witty, can't-put-it-down book!
I read this book back in the mid-70's, as I made one of the greatest reading discoveries of my life. Simply put, it is funny and engaging, with some unexpected twists along the way. Definitely a good trip to go along on.

GRRM: A RRetrospective (Trade Hardcover)

3 reviews
George R. R. Martin

Subterranean Press, 2003

Fantastic!
You can't keep the Championship title forever. Just ask Ali or Tyson. It may be sad, but its true, G. R. R. Martin has replaced Tolkien as the ruler of the fantasy world. After reading The Song of Ice and Fire, it was clear that this man knows how to write...He has put together the greatest series ever..yes (Gasp!) its much better than the Lord of the Rings...This series should be the next think ...

The Last Unicorn: The Lost Version

2 reviews
Peter S. Beagle

Subterranean Press, 2007

So thankful for the opportunity to see this version.
Have read The Last Unicorn at least 8 times, each time loving it more. Mr. Beagle is in my Top FIVE of favorite authors, so this first rendering of The Last Unicorn is fascinating to see and compare to the finished work. I am treating this book as a precious collectible of a supreme story-teller and incredible mind. Thank you, Mr. Beagle. And thanks to your wife for wanting to know how the ...

Strange Attraction

3 reviews
Edward E. Kramer, Lisa Snellings, ...

Subterranean Press, 2000

Dark carnival stories probe the limits of humanity
It's difficult to easily categorize these dark works of fantasy: they are short stories written by such notables as Ray Bradbury, Michael Bishop, Nina Kiriki Hoffman and others, blending literature and art and all based on the strange kinetic sculpture Crowded After Hours by Lisa Snellings. Dark carnival stories probe the limits of humanity.

Seven Wild Sisters

2 reviews
Charles De Lint

Subterranean Press, 2002

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de Lint remains an author capable of producing wonders in the short form. His ability to create memorable characters with only a few deft strokes turns a sweet and simple tale into something that works better, in many ways, than a novel at evoking a mood and feeling. Only hinting at the larger world and broader concerns of the Newford novels and story sequences, SEVEN WILD SISTERS opens itself ...

The Lies of Locke Lamora: Signed Limited Edition

2 reviews
Scott Lynch

Subterranean Press, 2007

Fantastic start to a promising career
Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch is the first book in the Gentlemen Bastards series. Not only is it the first in the Gentlemen Bastards series, but this novel happens to be the first novel published by Mr. Lynch as well. When I first heard that this was a debut novel I was slightly hesitant, but it came with a glowing recommendation so I took the chance. Let me say right off the bat that I am ...

Triskell Tales: 22 Years of Chapbooks

3 reviews
Charles De Lint

Subterranean, 2003

A glimps at the evolution of a writer
The new book by Charles De Lint, Triskell Tales, is a facinating look at the writings of one author over the course of 22 years. Every year Charles De Lint creates a small chapbook as a Christmas gift for family and close friends. Each chapbook holds a story or two, drawings (many by the author's wife, Mary Ann Harris), and / or poems. Triskell Tales represents 22 years of those chapbooks plus ...

Alabaster

2 reviews
Caitlin R. Kiernan

Subterranean Press, 2006

A stunning, shrouded explanation
First of all, Dancy is one of the best characters. After reading Alabaster I kind of feel like I have a better grasp on Dancy's situation and how she got there. Ms. Kiernan gives out small tid bits of information without detracting from the mystery that surrounds Dancy. This collection allows the readers' mind to better wander the realm of possibilities in previous works such as In the Garden of ...

You're Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop: Scalzi on Writing

3 reviews
John Scalzi

Subterranean, 2007

Good writing about writing, and more besides
What do we have here? This book might look like advice to writers, but Scalzi isn't fooling anyone. It's better read as autobiography, as Scalzi on Scalzi. It's a book that's useful and interesting to anyone -- just as a book about a shipbuilder is interesting to more than just other shipbuilders. One of the themes of the book is that a professional writer should make money in different ...

Laughin' Boy

2 reviews
Bradley Denton

Subterranean Press, 2005

Buy this book
Bradley Denton mixes genres with the best of them. Had it not been for 9/11, this book about a paramilitary massacre in a midwestern city would have been printed years ago by a major press. As it is, this limited edition is the only one available. Grab it before all copies are gone.

The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent: Early Stories and Commentary

2 reviews
Joe R. Lansdale

Subterranean, 1997

"...a collection of early stories, experiments and exercises, published and unpublished"
This book is, in the author's words, "...a collection of early stories, experiments and exercises, published and unpublished." A companion volume of sorts to a Fistful of Stories, it gives further insight into Lansdale's influences and the evolution of his writing style--at times, you can almost feel Lansdale learning his lessons, finding his own voice, honing the enviable skills that make him ...

The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines

2 reviews
John Crowley

Subterranean Press, 2005

What You Will
This is a poignant story about loss and the manner in which lost things become internalized, become part of our idea of heaven. Though that's a rather Wordsworthian theme, the content of the story deals with the interpretation of Shakespeare, specifically heresies like "Oxfordianism". This is the idea that the actor Shakespeare was a front, his works secretly written by the powerful nobleman Lord ...

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