It is a horror novel that has strong elements of fantasy. The uncle takes it upon himself to teach the two boys the tricks of the trade. A past president of the horror writers of america and multiple award winner, he lives in new york city. I cancelled my evening plans and curled on the couch, ready to be scared out of my. Shadowland is a superb, underrecognized, early novel from a master of literary terror. A dense, complex book that showcases all of straubs impressive skills as a. Shadowland by peter straub books, book worth reading. We talk about straub s concerns when writing it and how he walked the line between horror and literature, while responding to the market pressures on. I liked, more or less, even peter straub novel ive read so far. Another fantastic novel from peter sraub is the shadowland. Shadowland by peter straub paperback harpercollins. In his first postghost story novel, peter straub turned almost wholly away from the horror genre, and instead published shadowland, a fantasy novel that is deeply informed by fairy tale and myth. Shadowland by peter straub creative writing forums. After the success of ghost story, straub wrote shadowland, a whimsical horror novel about two young boys who go to spend the summer with a magician uncle.
From another thread, i was motivated to read outside my usual genre which would be romance. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A past president of the horror writers of america and multiple award. Shadowland, by peter straub, is a piece of really excellent highend horror. Story, the hellfire club, shadowland, and lost boy lost girl. He is the new york times bestselling author of a dozen novels, including the horror classic ghost story and the talisman, which he cowrote with stephen king. Shadowland, the successor of peter straubs most iconic novel ghost story.
As is the case when i finish other peter straub novels, i closed koko last night. It was the first book straub wrote following his highly successful ghost story. It is a deeply frustrating novel, but not an uninteresting one. Shadowland is a novel by peter straub, first published in 1980 by coward, mccann and geohegen. Shadowland by peter straub scary books, good books. The two schools, old and new, are inventions of the author and should not be confused with any existing schools. It is scary, terrorizing full of fiction that makes the reader never want to stop perusing. Shadowland by peter straub discussion in book discussion started by vynnil, mar 6, 2016. Shadowland was one of the first horror books i read growing up i think i may. Peter straubs classic best seller is a work of superb horror washington post book world that, like any good ghost story, stands the test of time and conjures our darkest fears and nightmares.
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