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Pedro Del Mar

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Got a good selection of unread novels at the moment. Finished Demogoran by Carl Hine last night (written by a friend of the family) and now I feel I need to sink my teeth into some good horror fiction. So, waiting patiently on my shelf I have......

The Deep by Nick Cutter
The Silence by Tim Lebbon
The Martian War by Kevin J Anderson
The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker
Tortured Souls by Clive Barker
The Border by Robert McCammon (looking favourite)

Any suggestions.......
 
Generaly can't go wrong with some Clive Barker...
 
The Martian War by Kevin J. Anderson (y)
 
Finished:

The Border
The Deep
The Silence

Started City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin

Also started The Martian War (which seems really good thanks Baylor) but City of Mirrors arrived and I've been waiting years for it so I'll be back to the Martian War next
 
Finished The Martian War last night, it kept me entertained on a long flight and I finished it late in bed. It kept my attention and I enjoyed the style with it being similar in line to the style of the originals it's based on (War of The Worlds, First Men in The Moon etc). It wasn't badly written but occasionally I felt the novel stepped into the realm of Young Adult Fiction which isn't really my cup of tea. I'd recommend it for a light-hearted sci-fi romp but I definitely wouldn't class it as horror.
 
Updated Finished List in order of preference:

City of Mirrors (amazing)
The Silence
The Deep
The Border (could have been so much better without the silly ending)
The Martian War
 
Updated Finished List:

City of Mirrors (amazing)
The Silence
The Deep
The Border (could have been so much better without the silly ending)
The Martian War

Tortured Souls: The Legend of Primordium - short novelette by Clive Barker. Could have been longer, ended quite abruptly, but interesting story nonetheless
 
I've recently read a couple of oldies but goodies: William Sloane's The Edge of Running Water and To Walk the Night. Sf/horror novels from the late 1930s and reissued last year by NYRB Press.

Just started Experimental Film by Gemma Files which has tickled my interest since I first heard about it.


Randy M.
 
Just to note, Pedro, the Sloane books have the pace of novels from that time period and the mystery at the core of each is drawn out. If you're not especially fond of older work, they may seem slow to you. For me, they worked better than I expected.

Randy M
 
Baylor I think it was on your recommendation that I picked it up, although it's taken me a while to get round to it.

Almost half way and very much enjoying it. Thank you again for the recommendation :)
 
Pedro Del Mar said:
Baylor I think it was on your recommendation that I picked it up, although it's taken me a while to get round to it.

Almost half way and very much enjoying it. Thank you again for the recommendation :)
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Your welcome.:)
 
Coming to the end of The Hungry Moon, feels like it's building up to an explosive climax. I've enjoyed Ramsey Cambell's style, he's seems character driven, allowing the storyline to progress at it's own speed, with the horrific elements dropped in on occasion.
 
Just re-read this thread and realised I've made a mistake. I haven't read The Deep, it was The Troop by Nick Cutter. Corrected thread:

City of Mirrors
The Silence
The Troop
The Border
The Martian War
Tortured Souls: The Legend of Primordium
The Hungry Moon (almost finished)

Next up:

The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker
 
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