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We all know (or I hope we know) that Poe is a genius, but trust me when I say that in reading this Basil Rathbone is absolute genius as well! I cannot imagine a better voice for the material, and not only that, but the deliciously devious manner of his reading is perfect. It is exactly the way I imagine Poe writing the stories and poems. To hear Rathbone portray the maniacal narrator of "The Black Cat" or "The Cask of Amontillado" is an exercise in audio heaven. Not to mention "The Raven", which is fantastically gut-wrenching. Vincent Price is of course good too, but he got the short end of the stick with the material, relatively speaking (hearing "Ligeia" and "Morella" is just too similar). Rathbone is the star of these CD's. An earlier reviewer called this compilation "gutless". I feel sorry for someone who hears this and says that, because it is quite definitely anything but gutless!

A must have for Poe lovers. Excellent audio collection. Rathbone and Price are the perfect match. The audios are based on the quality of their voices and the writings. No sound effects are needed due to the talent of these two individuals.

I'm didn't like the audio levels, I had to turn it up to hear some of what the narrators were saying, but then other times it would be too loud.

I was looking forward to listening to this on a recent trip but found the experience less then hoped for.

I feel that the problem is the material. The readers, Basil Rathbone & Vincent Price, have great voices. They are part narrator part voice acting and that can add a great deal. But, it makes it difficult sometimes as the sound levels are variable; sometimes almost a whisper then shouting. That makes listening while driving difficult.

Also the material, Edgar Allan Poe, is rather densely written. The stories are convoluted and the words Poe used are intentionally obscure sometimes - all that makes it harder to follow in audio book form rather then in the actual reading.

Not a bad production and I may listen to it at work, but it was not very good for travel listening.

Edgar Allan Poe on audio is a perfect selection for the haunts of October. Who better to read his work aloud than Basil Rathbone and Vincent Price? In theory this is a wonderful collection. Unfortunately, it requires one to turn their speakers up near full volume in order to hear the replication. There are a couple of tracks when Rathbone exclaims a sentence very loudly, which, compared to the remainder of the stories, is excruciating on the ear drums once the speakers are full blast. I thoroughly enjoyed the collection and do recommend it. But, be forewarned, it is quite soft in volume.

I watched the recent BBC version of the Northanger Abbey story first and loved it. I'm a Jane Austen fan who hasn't read all the novels but I'm working on it. So I got the novel to see how it compared. It was great! I love her humor - tongue in cheek and so witty. But the thing I really want to comment favorably about is the Penguin Classics edition. I get so much background and insight and explanatory information from these editions. I've read 3 of them now and they are marvelous. I've read quite a few novels from this era and it is really helpful to have notes to refer to in the back that explain things.

This is my first Austen novel, and I must say, I don't know what all the hype is about. I thought it was excruciatingly slow at times, and then all of a sudden it was fast and over. Some of the writing was beautiful and poetic, but that is like 5% of the book. The other 95% of the book was pretty boring to me. Maybe I am jaded by all the horror and mysteries I read where I am used to fast paced suspense, but seriously, I would read one chapter a day or maybe two with this book and that was all I could handle, because it would make me tired. I felt no connection with the main character Catherine, and I found myself not caring what happened to her, good or bad. I just wanted the book to be over.

Jane Austen wrote "Northanger Abbey" in the late 1790's, but it was not finally published until 1818, after her death. It is a broad satire of the Gothic Romance novels popular in her day. Its lead character, the innocent young Catherine Morland, is moderately attractive, good-hearted, and highly imaginative, but perhaps the least compelling of Austen's heroines. Nevertheless, Jane Austen's excellent writing gifts are on display in this short novel, which offers some superbly funny dialogue, witty commentary on social manners, and a sympathetic heroine.

Catherine is offered the opportunity to vacation in the resort town of Bath by family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen. In Bath, she falls in with two people her own age, Isabella and John Thorpe. Isabella is to be engaged to Catherine's brother James, while John, a college friend of James, takes an interest in Catherine. The Thorpes involve the inexperienced Catherine in the social whirl of Bath. They will also provide her with some hard lessons in manners.

Catherine also meets Henry and Elinor Tilney, a brother and sister who introduce her to walks and intellectual discussion. Their father, the imposing General Tilney, invites Catherine to visit the family estate of Northanger Abbey. Catherine eagerly accepts the invitation, in part to stay close to Henry, on whom she has a crush, and in part to see the ancient abbey, sure to be the embodiment of her cherished Gothic Romances.

Catherine's willingness to see dark secrets in ordinary events leads her on a search of the Abbey for clues to the suspected murder of General Tilney's wife. In a gentle confrontation, Henry ends the search, but is not able to save her from the sudden wrath of the General, who banishes her from the Abbey. A heartbroken Catherine is separated from Henry and Catherine, and returned unceremoniously to her home. There, an unexpected visit by Henry Tilney will offer an explanation for what happened at Northanger Abbey and a chance to reunite with the Tilneys.

Readers expecting a story with the heft of "Pride and Prejudice" or "Mansfield Park" may be disappointed. However, "Northanger Abbey" is a fun book on its own terms, very much a Jane Austen product and likely to be enjoyed by her fans. It is highly recommended as an entertaining read.

As a lover of Austen novels, it is well worth reading "Northanger Abby", which was Austen's first (but last published) novel. As her first novel, her writing style is still rough and lacks some of the refinment of her later works, but she still brings her sharp eye for satire and examination of societal/marriage topics. Catherine Morland pales in comparison to later strong heronies like Elizabeth Bennet or Fanny Price, but she's delightful to read and chuckle about her naive outlook on life.

Northanger Abbey is a gem. Jane Austen (1775-1817)has written a charmiing little novel about a charming little lady named Catherine Moreland. Catherine is 15 as the novel begins in Wiltshire. She and the hilariously stupid Mrs. Allen go on a six week trip to nearby Bath to take the waters. Catherine meets the fashionable and fast Isabella Thorpe. Catherine dances with the clergyman Henry Tilney at a ball becoming infatuated with the clever young man. Henry and Catherine share a love for the Romantic Gothic novels of such authors as Ann Radcliff and Fanny Burney. Complications ensue but in the end the couple are wed.
The first half of the novel deals with doings in Bath; the second half is a trip taken by Catherine to the Tilney estate Northanger Abbey. Catherine thinks the house may contain a ghost as she is influenced in her thinking by a vivid imagination fueled by her sensational Gothic reading.
Minor characters are of interest: Captain Frederick Tilney the ladies man brother of Henry; old General Tilney the gruff father of Fred and Henry; Catherine's parents and Eleanor Tilney the kind and lovely sister of the two Tilney boys with whom Catherine forms a solid friendship.
The book includes a spirited defense of the art of novel writing by Miss Austen. It is a light and commonplace tale of young love told with the wit and wisdom of one of England's greatest authors. This less well known Austen novel is a delightful way to become an addict of the spinster from Hawton parsongage!

If you enjoyed the first volume of "The Walking Dead", there's no reason to not pick up this second collection. New artist Charlie Adlard's style is more scratchy and jagged than Tony Moore's smoother realistic take on things in volume one, but jagged and scratchy somehow nicely complements the story's frequent edgy jolts. This is the last handful of stories before the characters begin a long stay in an abandoned prison, so enjoy the variety of locales while you can. "The Walking Dead" isn't perfect: the bickering (between characters who have paired off into couples and between many characters in general) can get tiresome, and often there are too many dense speeches even when characters aren't bickering. But for all its faults (and they're relatively minor ones), "The Walking Dead" is nevertheless a bracing, dramatic piece of ongoing horror fiction that's a welcome antidote to usual comics fare.

The Walking Dead is a very mature story that takes a look at topics ignored by many of the other examples of the Zombie Survival Fiction genre. It shows how emotion leads to action in ways that can shock modern readers' sense of stability. It provides an interesting commentary on how thin the veneer of civilization is despite all attempts by the characters to cling to it. It lets the reader experience the loss of structure and provokes thoughts of "what would I do" beyond the typical "raid the gun store, grocery store and head for a cabin in the woods" mentality we've seen before.

The entire series thus far (1-7) has been top notch and a real example of how graphic novels can tackle stories that would take a 600 page novel to cover in detail.

My review for the first volume of "The Walking Dead" was pretty much glowing. The review was even titled "A Character Driven, Sprawling Epic." That's pretty much a stamp of approval. The writing which ranged from bland to good to exceptional was balanced out by Tony Moore's art, which really gave life to Kirkman's characters.

Well, Moore is no longer the series artist, starting with this volume. He still does the covers, but the new penciller for each issue of "The Walking Dead" is Charlie Adlard, and to compare his art to Moore's is like comparing the scrawlings of an elementary level child to the prose of a published author. Adlard isn't horrible, but his panels are often ugly. The action scenes fall flat because the details blend together, leaving you guessing at what is going on some of the time. A lot of the characters are drawn to look quite similar, and it leaves you forgetting who is who.

Another bad thing about losing Moore was that Charlie Adlard's art isn't good enough to mask the flaws in Robert Kirkman's writing. As far as where Kirkman is taking the story and the plots he has going on, he's doing a fine job. However, he is pretty bad at dialogue. Every character speaks the same, and no one ever seems to be casual. To keep this exposition-heavy prose "light," he throws in words like "ain't" and "man" a lot, but that isn't enough to make these forced words seem like a person would really speak them. He needs to work on giving each character a voice. Also, he needs to tone down the sexism a tad. A few of the reviewers noticed it in the first volume, but it wasn't quite as blatant as it is here. In this story, men do the tough work and women watch the children and nag the men. That needs to change. Fast.

I was convinced I was reading a great story after volume one, but now I'm less sure. I'll probably keep reading until the end (if there ever is an end), but I'm hoping that things get a lot better than this. And yeah, I really wouldn't mind a new penciller.

6/10

I'm so happy they chose to go with black and white instead of color. The starkness and simpleness of the drawings--the lack of color (distracting in this case), it all pulls you in to the story, in to this world. And it is a good story, leading up to their new home: the prison.

I had major problems with The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye because author Robert Kirkman borrowed liberally from the plots and themes of established zombie greats like Dawn of the Dead (Ultimate Edition) and 28 Days Later (Widescreen Edition). Thankfully, in volume 2 he actually begins to get original and tread some new ground. And "Miles Behind us" is an enjoyable enough read, to be sure (it's got everything you'd expect in a zombie comic: action, gore, and weighty thematic material). I turned to it as a diversion from studying and it certainly served its purpose. But is it great? Not by a long shot. Volume 1 had also been plagued by the cliche factor (using stereotypical gender roles and set-ups to move the plot along), but did not suffer nearly as badly from predictability as volume 2 does. At every turn, Kirkman seems to be lazily setting up the plot, and it all begins early on in volume 2 when our intrepid band of survivors meets three other survivors who join their group ... making the number of people in their group exactly what it was in volume 1 before Kirkman had to kill some people off. One of the new members, Tyreese, is even an almost exact match for the departed Shane, so that Rick Grimes can have an athletic, trusted sidekick to help lead the charge in fighting zombies (minus the burden of a love triangle with Grimes' wife). Kirkman's set-ups, meanwhile, are obvious stages for another action scene, and he adheres pretty closely to your expectations for what is going to happen. When the group finds a seemingly utopian gated community that they are convinced they can use to start a new life you might wonder if their new home might be teeming with as-yet-unseen zombies who will force them to make a quick, daring exit? You'd be right. When a vet who heals an injured group member reveals that he's been keeping his zombie-fied neighbors and family members locked up in his barn in the hope that their 'disease' will go away, could it possibly be that said zombies are about to escape and prove once and for all that they cannot be contained / controlled? Of course, which won't surprise anyone who's seen Romero's "Day of the Dead."

As for the characters themselves, they just aren't interesting. News of Lori's pregnancy fuels some charged moments between her and Rick, who's pretty certain that the baby may belong to the aforementioned Shane, but for the most part the two just continue to bicker their point-counterpoint, reasonable vs. optimistic arguments. Tyreese pairs off with another survivor within moments of his arrival in the group, while another also finds some action with the vet's farmer-girl daughter, making this zombie story feel like an episode of "Grey's Anatomy." There are stabs at intrigue with some mysterious plotting between Tyreese's daughter and her creepy boyfriend, but since we don't know anything about them, where they came from, or what they might be up to, it's awfully taxing to care.

I think this may be the best book of this yummy/gross series! Shan shows some expert creativity and a passion for what he is writing as Darren and Harkat escape to a world possessing the mystical Lake of Souls in an attempt to find out who Harkat was in his prior life. This new world is spooky, gripping, and thoroughly terrifying in sheer Shan style. He brings several major plot strings together for plenty of surprises and more emotion than I expected.

This book was an exquisite read and anyone who loves action and suspence will absoulutly love this book. Darren Shan is a half vampire who helps his best friend harkat find out who he once was by entering a different dimension. The author Darren Shan was bornin London, Ireland. His favorite hobbies as a kid were wacthing horror dracula movies and reading spoky comics. Darren Shan wrote twelve books in this series. And is the author of a new series called; The Demonata series.

Cirque du Freak: The Lake of Souls is about Darren Shan and his friend Harkat Mulds. Desmond Tiny has sent them to an alternate world to find out who Harkat used to be in the Lake of Souls. First they must find and kill the black panther, steal the gelatinous globes, and cross an unnamed lake, but they get sidetracked by a dragon attack. They manage to escape. Then they meet Spitz Abrrams and travel across the land. They meet the kulashkas, see the grotesque, and manage to reach The Lake of Souls. I won't say anymore for it will ruin the story if I do.

I am 38 and I have to guiltily admit I have thoroughly enjoyed the entire series. Quick read, good characters, and just enough twists and connections to other books in the series to keep a series reader interested.

Holy cow! The Lake Of Souls, book ten of the Cirque Du Freak series, is like the others, wonderful! It is so captivating! I finished it in less then a few hours. I just couldn't put it down. Author, Darren Shan (or so he says) has an imagination we could only wish for. With all the twists, turns, and flips that go on in this book, you'll be so to get your hands on the next one! Hopefully, book eleven will be just as great. (of course it will, what am I saying?) Just read the book. Trust me on this one, you'll love it!

I implore anyone who has listen to these so called "reviewers" that have disrespected this graphic novel to ignore these reviews. They are indignant and just plain ignorant. Steve Niles has explored the overdone world of vampires and has brought a new vision that is new and refreshing. Believe me, I have read this graphic novel and enjoy it. A great addition to my limited collection. The whole concept of 30 days of night is amazing and crafty. It is a very innovative and has great imagination. And quite frankly the story is very well written and executed. The presentation draws you in and chills you to the bone. Please don't listen to these people who can't really grasp the material. I personally think that they should stop reviewing because they ruin your exploration into another art form. Give this graphic novel a whirl and you will thirst for more. And trust me you will read it more than once. Don't be lied to by these unfair reviews, trust your instincts and purchase this graphic novel. You won't regret, I assure you.

Unless you know the author of this type of books, You are not made aware that this is not a novel, it is a comic book.

The idea behind this is really great. How would a town cloaked in total darkness for thirty days deal with a vampire invasion? It's truly one of the most originally concepts I've come across in the horror genre. I thought it would be a natural fit with me, because I love horror, I love vampires, and a lot of people with good taste said I should give this trade paperback a shot.

But it's just okay. There are some good parts (the first half of the TPB has some truly scary stuff and got my hopes up for the rest of it) and some bad parts. I'll tackle the writing first. The writing is mediocre. As I mentioned before, Steve Niles's concept behind the story is fantastic, and some of the elements he introduces throughout the book (the B plot of the man trying to snap a picture of the vampires, and also Eben's realization of what he has to do to beat these things) are all great ideas, but the way they're carried out lack finesse. When it was all over, I was left with the distinct feeling that Niles had copped out. He made the situation so awful and then resolved it all really quickly. The dialogue and narration is, again, just okay. Nothing stands out as bad, but there is certainly nothing great.

The art is where most of the 'bad' elements of this book come in. Ben Templesmith is a good artist. Looking at these pages, there's no doubt about that. However, what I do doubt is if he is fit for the medium of comics. While his pages are aesthetically pleasing to the eye (and horrifying when they need to be) it is very, very hard to pick out the necessary details. One might have to stare at any given panel for moments before they can figure out what the intention behind the illustration is. It's all very murky, and while it does establish a very bleak mood to the whole book (that is most certainly the intent) it also takes away from it by bogging down the story with nearly indecipherable panels.

I was looking forward to reading this, and perhaps getting the rest of the series, but after actually reading the book I might leave well enough alone. Though, I have to add, the best and clearest art of the book is in the preview pages for the volumes that follow this one. Which in itself doesn't really say much about this book.

Overall, this is--as I said before--"just okay."

4/10

I dont usually review anythhing on here, but when I see people giving bad reviews just because THEY DIDNT KNOW what they were buying, it's extremely irritating. This was the 1st graphic novel I've bought but I thought it was pretty good. I dont know what else to say lol

hated this! didn't realize it was in cartoon form - just awful! threw it away!

I was completely blown away with this book. I happened to read Black House before the Talisman, which I now wish was the other way around. While I sometimes like the darker, more gruesome side of King, I really respect this novel for the fact that it's not ridiculously over the top.
One of the strongest moments in the book for me was when jack saw a gull tearing at a clam and he could swear he heard it scream. I fell in love with that line. Jack Sawyer is an amazing character due to the fact that his life is surrounded in death, and he needs to stop the thing that's consuming his life for the sake of his mother.
I remember the first reaction of my friend, who couldn't believe it was 768 pages long. But when I look back on it now, it was worth every single page. The novel has a great view of boy becoming a man, what it means to have goals, and how things never leave you.
I never really cared for fictional stories like Harry Potter, although there are one or two far-fetched things about the story, the realism of the text makes you believe. This book is all your daydreams coming to life while dragging along all thoughts of reality: sexuality, swearing,
common sense.
Only character that consistently bugged me was Wolf. Just for the fact that I couldn't imagine if he'd look like an exact replica of a werewolf, or just a hairy man. I could visualize when he went rabid during the moon, but normally his image kept shifting in and out for me.
Overall, a truely stunning novel. I picked this up at Half Price Books for $2.50. If that's the case, I think everyone should read this. I can guarantee it will make an impact on your life as it did mine.

Simply a brilliant book.. I've re-read this book over five times..and love it each and every time..always in tears at the end..
The story follows a young boy all alone, through two worlds, across the country in order to save his dying mother...all while his 'uncle' tries to stop him from reaching his destination by killing him..
You get sucked into the boy's journey, and feel for him...for his loneliness for his despair..when it looks like there's no hope left..he always picks himself up and takes another step down his path..because if he doesn't, his mother will die, and there will be no one else to save her.

As always, Amazon provides the best service. Thank you. The book, another success of "the King."

Two great minds come together to make this GREAT book. I was a little worried that this wouldn't have the "Stephen King" feel since he was writting along side Peter Straub in this book. However it was actually very good. I strongly recomend this book along with the next one Black House. This is easily one of my favorite Stephen King books.

In this work by Stephen King and Peter Straub, a young boy's quest to find a cure for his dying mother leads him into another dimension. This book grabs on tight and won't let go. The character of Jack is a wonderful everyman, and with a name like Jack, it only lends itself to this idea. Any good book will take its protagonist and transform itself into its reader and this is no exception. The Talisman is a great quest story, and like any of its kind, the hero of it does not only search for a boon, but learns a great deal about themselves along the way. The thing that sets this apart from most fantasy novel writing is that it tends to not shy away from the darker aspects of things and as Jack learns, he begins to listen to his instincts when it comes to trusting certain people. A good lesson to be gleaned from this book for young readers would be to learn to become discerning as the world is latent with ambiguity as you get older.

Jack's encounters with evil are well written and the scenes with the religious zealots come to mind, as they were chilling to read. I loved the whole conclusion as it really felt like you went on the journey with this young boy. I thoroughly enjoyed The Talisman and recommend it to any who are looking for a darker and edgier type of fantasy novel.

He's back. The wise-guy Skulduggery Pleasant is ready to save the world with his young partner Valkyrie Cain, once called Stephanie Edgely. While she learns the tricks of the magic trade, a new villain, Baron Vengeous, has escaped from jail and plans to awaken the Grotesquery, a creature combining the parts of various monsters that will open the way for the ultimate evil, the Faceless Ones. If he successes, the world is doomed. So, of course it is up to a living skeleton and a thirteen-year old girl to stop him and the beast he hopes to unleash using magic, revolvers, and smart aleck remarks. You have to feel sorry for them, Vengeous and the Grotesquery that is.

Nothing like a good magic, shoot'em up, and no holds bar fighting book with the added benefit of an engaging story plot and that leaves you a nice ending to this chapter in series.

WOW!! Now here's a rip-roaring rollercoaster ride (but not on an actual rollercoaster) with a pace that never lets up-except for a moment here and there so you can catch your breath before you're off again!

So, okay, without giving any plot spoilers, the deal is basically this; you've got your skeleton detective who's the good guy, with impeccable dress sense (except for the wig, which I wouldn't be seen dead in) and a great sense of humor. He's got a collegue in training, 13 year old Stephanie a.k.a. Valkyrie Cain whom he met in the previous first book, and they need to save the world, again.
Yes, there is magic involved but it's not like Harry Potter with the wands and incantations, it's more of a natural, earthy magic and is a plot enhancer rather than a focal point of the Skulduggery stories.
So, there's a magical world that co-exists with our own that most people are blissfully unaware of, and this time, a very bad guy breaks out of jail to release a Frankensteinian monster to, of course, help him rule the world and enslave the non-magical people and anyone that doesn't worship what he does.
With incredibly written action scenes, it's very reminiscent of Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv series and infused with witty one-liners even in the most dire situations. Skulduggery is a fantastic character-way cool and scary only to the bad guys, and it's excellent to have a female hero in training. Both characters-indeed, both Skulduggery books, have universal appeal (besides which, I don't think any book should be genderized) and even adults will enjoy this!
The first one, a brilliant tale in itself, lays the foundation, it's where we meet the characters and get an idea of where they are coming from, and while I highly recommend it, you can go ahead and dive into this book and still understand pretty well what's going on.
This book is amazing-although be warned, people do die, although, not so much in gory detail or in a tearjerker way, more in just a factual way, and YIKES-GIANT SPIDER!! That's all I'm saying.

Derek Landy, the author, is a total genius and rising star (which I'm sure he'd agree with) and deserves huge success; his work is original and refreshing, and these books are classics in the making! Even the little author bio and his dedications are funny-you gotta love this guy!!
Anyone fixing to make this into a movie had better do a good job, that's all I can say.

As for our friend Skulduggery, well, he's already dead, being a skelton and all, but when you've read this, you just know he'll be back for, hopefully many, more action-packed capers!
BRILLIANT!!!

These books are helping my grandson learn the enjoyment of reading. He was having a hard time, but these books hold his attention and he really looks forward to getting a new one in the series.

Shun the haters of this book.I loved this book.It was the greatest goosebumps book of all time.My favorite part is when the kid woke up as a monster. Mom,I love it that you picked this awesome book.

first of all every goosebumps book is the same main charaters always nerds geeks or losers. the guy here matt is a total geek(ant attack on pluto okay) so the plot to this is not the best it shows r.l. stine getting sick of wrting 120 page books this being #53 so his room is really small right and the guest room is bigger one night sleeps in that room gets trapped in different nightmares everyday or a reality hole what ever that is
read the book to find out if the geek dies or lives on to go to pluto

Imagine if you woke up one day and you were not you? No better yet, imagine if you were still you, but you and your entire reality was changed. How would you deal with it? Well, Matt Amsterdam dealt with it by freaking out.
With another Goosebumps book under his belt, R.L. Stine tells the fictional and strange story of Matthew Amsterdam in Don't Go To Sleep.
Matt is a 12-year-old boy who is considered to be a geek because of his love of Star Wars and things that come from outer space. He has a 15-year-old sister named Pamela and a brother named Greg, who is 16 years old, and all three of then live with their mother. Matt is angry most of the time because his brother and sister make fun of him nonstop. Matt's room is the smallest room in the house.
One night Matt got fed up with his tiny room so he slept in the guest room, which his grandparents slept in only once a year. When he woke up the next morning, he was physically 16 years old. He knew that he was still himself, but his entire outside life had changed. Evidently, he fell into a reality warp when he slept in the guest room. Every time that he fell asleep and woke up, he transferred into another reality. He became a 16 year old, a different 12 year old, an 8 year old circus lion tamer, an old man, a "Swamp Thing" like creature, a squirrel and a chubbier 12 year old. His changes helped him and hurted him. When he was the creature, he went on a rampage and destroyed everything in town. During this all, these three kids, Lindy, Bruce and Wayne were trying to capture Matt.
I would not recommend this book to anyone because I think it is corny. If you like reading a book that is weird, then you would enjoy it, otherwise you should not read it.

This story is about a boy who hates his closet-sized room.After begging his mom to let him sleep in the guest room,he decides to sneak into the guest room.BIG mistake!!He wakes up a teenager! That and other nightmares taunt him in this book.

Beginning with A Kiss of Shadows, Laurell Hamilton has an excellent series. I recently re-read all six and cannot wait for the next installment. Please tell me there will be a next installment.

Product arrived in a timely fashion and in great shape!
Really enjoyeable purchasing experience.

This Book is so awesome I read the paperback version to death! Laurell found a way to merge sex and magic into a well rounded sensual way, without overstepping into the relm of "been there, read that, copycat" as I find so many romance novels to be. She also did her research and was able to incorperate many details with religion surounding Faery kind. For all you Laurell K Hamilton virgins out there.... Beware, The Meredith Gentry series is highly addictive! The first time I read this book I read for 7 hours straight! Front to back cover! And you only get more sucked into Merry's world as you go! Have fun everyone!

This is one of the few books I have ever thrown away. After the main character had had sex about 3 times in the first 50 pages, I had had enough. The writing is no good, either and the magic did not impress me. I love a good erotic story. But there have to be other elements to keep me interested. This is little more than a trashy pulp novel. I put in in the trash with all the other garbage, where it belongs. It does not deserve the one star I was forced to give it.

Meredith Gentry is a woman undercover, working for an L.A. detective agency, and running for her life from the Unseelie Court of Faerie! But, something is going on. There are schemes within schemes, and someone high up in the hierarchy of Faerie is doing things that even royalty can't get away with. If Meredith is going to get to the bottom of things, she will have to be clever and more than a little bit lucky...especially if she is going to stay alive.

This is the first book in Laurell K. Hamilton's wonderful Meredith Gentry series. The story is wonderfully gripping, with suspense and danger galore. Now, along the way, there are a few very well written sex scenes, giving this book its reputation as a work of erotica...well, then it is excellent erotica. But, it is so much more than that. If you live action and adventure thrillers, especially those with a supernatural twist, then you will like this book.

I think that it is a great book that is sure to please the adult palette. I highly recommend it to you!

(Review of A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton)

A book about looking spooky - and also about being yourself. Good fun. Not a classic like - but good fun for Halloween.

How wonderful is it to see a picture book done in a digital process that does not look like it came out of a Photoshop or Illustrator 101 handbook. This is rich, gorgeous and has tons of soul. As a pretty devout traditional media guy, I must admit that this book is just awesome. Mad Props to the illustrator! Enjoy.

Although Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Stein love their son, they just can't seem to teach him to be scary. Lessons in how to walk like a monster fail, and they "showered their son with scariness"--but to no avail. In a funny twist, Frankie dresses like a regular boy, gives his parents a hug, and finally achieves his own form of scary. The cartoon-like water color illustrations make the Stein monster family seem gentle, and this tale is perfect for Halloween storytimes since it's comic twists are unlikely to scare even the youngest listeners. Older listeners will be more attuned to the many Frankenstein references, making the story suitable for a wide range of listeners, from preschool through elementary school. Recommended for children three through eight.

great book for young kids. I had to have this one in my
personnal libary

This fun book is a heart-warming Halloween read for the 3 to 7 set. An engaging story with sweet, LOL illustrations. I'm sending this one to my nephews for Halloween and will be a super-star aunt. I always struggle with what to send on Halloween (no candy, no scary stuff); this charming Halloween book was the perfect answer.