Strange Weather: Four Short Novels
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (569 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01HXK8LNW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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He lives in New Hampshire.. He is also the Eisner Award-winning writer of a six-volume comic book series, Locke & Key. Joe Hill is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Horns, Heart-Shaped Box, and NOS4A2
"Joe Hill shows his talent in four knockout short stories" according to Kristine Lofgren. If you've read Joe Hill, you know he can churn out a stellar horror story - I mean, hello! The Fireman is just killer, it's one of those books that surprises, touches and thrills all at once. What was I talking about? Oh yeah, Strange Weather.So, Strange Weather is four short stories. I generally dislike short stories, because I like the build, investment and payoff of a longer novel, which short stories don't always contain. So I started this out with low expecta
If you’re not, this is the book to turn you into one.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review)) . “Hill is not only maturing as a writer of relevantly chilling tales but he is also emerging as a distinct voice for our complicated times.” (Booklist (starred review))“A four-pack of mayhem in this sparkling collection of short novels.Worth waiting in line for, if you’re a Hill fan
"Rain" explores this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads out across the country and around the world.In "Loaded," a mall security guard in a coastal Florida town courageously stops a mass shooting and becomes a hero to the modern gun rights movement. When an out-of-control summer blaze approaches the town, he will reach for the gun again and embark on one last day of reckoning.Masterfully exploring classic literary themes through the prism of the supernatural, Strange Weather is a stellar collection from an artist who is "quite simply the best horror writer of our generation" (Michael Kortya).. But under the glare of the spotlights, his story begins to unravel, taking his sanity with it. A collection of four chilling novels, ingeniously wrought gems of terror from the brilliantly imaginative, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman, Joe Hill."One of America’s finest horror writers" (Time magazine), Joe Hill has been hailed among legendary talents such as Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman, and Jonathan Latham. In Strange Weather, this "compelling chronicler of human nature’s continual war between good and evil," (Providence Journal-Bulletin) who "pushes genre conventions to new extrem