The October Country
ISBN:
9781439568590 (1439568596)
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Classics,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
American,
Anthologies,
Horror,
Short Stories,
Holiday,
Halloween
All in all I enjoyed this collection. Some stories didn't hit the mark with me though. I ended up giving it four stars because the illustrations that are in here pushed the book to a different level."The Dwarf" (3 stars)- I liked it okay, but was actually disappointed in the ending. I thought Bradbu...
Synopsis: Haunting, harrowing, and downright horrifying, this classic collection from the modern master of the fantastic features:THE SMALL ASSASSIN: a fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true -- or her nightmare . . . THE EMISSARY: the faithful dog was the sick boy's only connect...
bookshelves: radio-4x, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, autumn-2015, fantasy Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from August 31 to September 04, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qrnb9Just the emissary from this collection for now: Young Marion is unwell, but her pet dog keeps her ...
Maybe 3.5 stars.
bookshelves: shortstory-shortstories-novellas, boo-scary, fantasy, autumn-2012 Read from October 17 to 19, 2012 Withdrawn from Multnomah County Library (and just where is that, she wonders rhetorically)Frontspiece: Fifteen of the stories included in this collection were written before my twenty-...