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Indlæser... White and Other Tales of Ruinaf Tim Lebbon
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This book is a collection of six novellas, all by Lebbon. The stories are each centered around the disintegration of society and the sources of hope which people find. "White" and "From Bad Flesh" both exist in the same continuity, a world where the devastation is called the Ruin. Hence the title of the book. All of the stories are excellent, extremely well told. The chaos and horror of "Hell" and "Mannequin Man and the Plastic Bitch" was a bit much and could be considered overdone, but at the same time Clive Barker has described worse. I think they stand out because the other stories aren't quite as severe. If all the stories had been equally intense, I wouldn't have noticed. "White" - A group of people are stuck in a house by never-ending snow and something out in the snow. "From Bad Flesh" - A man hunts for a cure to a deadly virus while trying to keep his morality. "Hell" - While trying to escape his feelings and depression over losing his daughter, a father finds his daughter. "The First Law" - Five survivors of a boat crash land on an island that epitomizes Darwin's law. "The Origin of Truth" - A family tries to escape the end of the world but discovers the knowledge of humanity. "Mannequin Man and the Plastic Bitch" - Two artificial beings seek out love. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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WHITE AND OTHER TALES OF RUIN collects together six of Tim Lebbon's novellas, two of them brand new to this collection. From the all-powerful natural horrors of The First Law, to the man-made terrors of The Origin of Truth, this collection explores existence at the very edge of survival ... for humankind itself. The British Fantasy Award-winning White gives an ambiguous vision of a frozen hell-on-earth, while the new novella Hell locates it even nearer to our hearts. From Bad Flesh tells of diseased flesh, while the brand new Mannequin Man and the Plastic Bitch contains many maladies of the mind, most of them considered normal in the sick world it inhabits ... Contents: * White * From Bad Flesh * Hell (original) * The First Law * The Origin of Truth * Mannequin Man and the Plastic Bitch (original) Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors. No library descriptions found. |
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The fare is mostly of the post-apoc. subgenre with one exception that might as well be (First Law). Uniformly depressing except for the final story, between the uneven quality and the dreary nature of the tales it took me forever (for my speed) to finish this no matter how I soldiered on. I actually considered abandoning it when back-to-back stories just weren't giving me any optimism about the rest of the book. The story notes were a waste of time giving almost no insight.
I had considered Lebbon to be a more solid writer but my experience was strictly shorter stories up to this point. I guess I'll keep the jury out until I read more of his stuff. ( )