[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Horror December 2007
- From: "Amber Wallenstein" <amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:47:47 -0500
As if we need more lists... But what the heck?
New and Recently Released!
Mister B. Gone - by Clive Barker
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Pub Date: 11/1/2007
ISBN: 9780060182984
ISBN-10: 0060182989
After several years, Clive Barker has finally written a new book for
adults--but it's probably not what fans expect since it's short and a bit
quirky. Mister
B. Gone is a fictional memoir supposedly written by a demon, Jakabok Botch.
Directly addressing the reader ("Burn this book"), Botch, aka Mister B., relates
his life story, from the dark events that shaped his youth to his departure
from Hell and his life on Earth, where he meets Johannes Gutenberg. Barker
fans will feel possessed to check out his latest bestseller, which The
Washington Post calls "one of the most resonant, provocative novels of his
career."
Many Bloody Returns - Edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner
Publisher: Ace Books
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Pub Date: 9/4/2007
ISBN: 9780441015221
ISBN-10: 0441015220
All of those immortal vampires inhabiting the word still have birthdays every
year (though maybe they prefer something other than chocolate cake for dessert),
so this "excellent collection" (Library Journal) combining the two subjects is
a natural idea and a fun read. With 13 (of course!) high-quality tales,
some featuring well-known series characters such as Charlaine Harris's plucky
heroine Sookie Stackhouse and Jim Butcher's affable wizard Harry Dresden,
as well as other stories by popular authors such as Tanya Huff, Kelley
Armstrong, and Christopher Golden, this book has something for everyone.
Table of Contents
20th Century Ghosts - by Joe Hill
Publisher: William Morrow
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Pub Date: 10/1/2007
ISBN: 9780061147975
ISBN-10: 0061147974
Before his bestselling, critically acclaimed debut novel Heart-Shaped Box
garnered lots of press, Joe Hill was already something of a successful writer.
After all, when the British edition of 20th Century Ghosts was published in
2005, it won a Bram Stoker Award, a British World Fantasy Award, and an
International
Horror Guild Award (and that's before everyone knew he was the son of Stephen
and Tabitha King). This first American edition includes two new stories,
including "My Father's Mask," a surprising tale of a family on vacation.
Observant fans who read the acknowledgments will also find a third new tale,
"Scheherazade's
Typewriter."
First Chapter
Baltimore, or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire: An Illustrated Novel
- by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden
Publisher: Bantam Books
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Pub Date: 8/28/2007
ISBN: 9780553804713
ISBN-10: 0553804715
Vampire novel alert! In this "new classic of vampire literature" (Booklist),
Lord Henry Baltimore survives World War I but ends up fighting an even
tougher--and
certainly stranger--lifelong battle. After a deadly trip across a battlefield's
No Man's Land, Baltimore encounters vampire bats feeding on the dead and
injures one of them. The vampire is none too happy and targets Baltimore even
as a terrible plague sweeps across the land. Alternate history fans should
read this one before it comes to their local movie theater--a film version is
already planned.
First Chapter
Focus on: DNA
Goliath - by Steve Alten
Publisher: Forge
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Pub Date: 7/1/2002
ISBN: 9780765300645
ISBN-10: 0765300648
In this technothriller, the fate of the world is threatened by a U.S. Navy
project gone wrong. Goliath is a stealth nuclear submarine shaped like a
stingray
and powered by a DNA-enhanced computer. When Goliath falls into the hands of a
terrorist victim who wants to make the world a better place, interesting
things start to happen as he uses the sub to rid the world of nuclear threats.
Alas, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and smart computers
don't always do what they are told. Fans of 2001: A Space Odyssey,
Frankenstein, and Michael Crichton should enjoy this high-seas tale of a world
terrorized
by a man-made monster.
First Chapter
Fledgling: A Novel - by Octavia E. Butler
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
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Pub Date: 9/30/2005
ISBN: 9781583226902
ISBN-10: 1583226907
Fledgling, the last book Octavia E. Butler published before her unexpected
death in 2006, is a vampire novel unlike any other. In it, the vampires are
called
"Ina" and they don't often kill humans since they have a give-and-take
relationship with them and become like family. Shori, who at first appearance
seems
to be a young girl, wakes up alone in the woods starving, injured, and unaware
of who she is or how she came to be there. As she searches for information,
she quickly discovers she is an Ina--but she knows there is more going on than
that. Could DNA engineering be involved? Read this "gripping and memorable"
(Booklist) novel to find out.
Watchers - by Dean Koontz
Publisher: Berkley Books
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Pub Date: 2/1/2003
ISBN: 9780425188804
ISBN-10: 0425188809
If you think you have a smart dog, you need to meet Travis Cornell's pooch,
Einstein. Lost in the woods, Travis first meets Einstein when the dog guides
him to safety. Stunned by how intelligent the dog seems to be, he takes him
home and teaches him some tricks--like reading and writing. Travis learns that
Einstein is one of two creatures who've escaped from a government lab that had
been working with recombinant DNA. The other product, a baboon-like animal
called "The Outsider," is the opposite of the sweet dog; he's a killer...and
he's after Einstein. This "thoroughly frightening and entertaining tale"
(Publishers
Weekly) is a must-read for dog lovers.
The Bad Seed: A Novel - by William March
Publisher: Ecco Press
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Pub Date: 7/1/2005
ISBN: 9780060795481
ISBN-10: 0060795484
Sometimes there doesn't need to be a scientist involved for DNA to cause
someone or something to kill; sometimes nature does a fine job on its own.
That's
what happens in William March's novel, The Bad Seed. Seemingly normal, cute,
and somewhat old-fashioned, little Rhoda Penmark appears to be perfect...except
for that disturbing coldness and lack of affection. The people around
Rhoda--including her poor mother--soon learn that she's not a girl not to be
toyed
with (pity the child who wins the penmanship award that Rhoda wants). This
classic 1954 book is for readers who like their chills to be subtle yet powerful
and lingering.
First Chapter
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