Douglas E. Winter presents a collection of all-new, tantalizingly terrifying stories by masters of horror. Features the work of Stephen King, Dan S...
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Feb 24, 2009
yellowbird
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This is a collection of short stories, and the one that really stands out for me is The Skin Trade by George R.R. Martin. Imagine a light hearted private detective story with elements of werewolf (although they're not all wolves)mythology thrown in, and you've got the general idea. I really think this was the inspiration for Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series, although she took a darker, more police procedural approach, and worked in necromancy and vampirism as well.
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Jul 31, 2008
Brian
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4 Stars for the collection. Breaking that down by author, I'd rate them this way: Dan Simmons - 4 1/2, Stephen King 3 1/2, George R. R. Martin - 5
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Apr 30, 2011
Drew
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Introduced me to Dan Simmons and George R.R. Martin. Some of my favorite short stories, although King's didn't do much for me.
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Nov 12, 2007
Linda
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This gets five stars just for George R.R. Martin's werewolf novella. Everything else is just tasty frosting.
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Feb 24, 2010
Lauren
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I skipped right to Martin's "The Skin Trade" in this collection. I'm such a sucker for these kinds of stories... love the whole werewolf/lycanthrope idea- especially when it's done this way, rather than the cheesy love story, a.k.a the "Twilight" books/movies.
But I digress... my point is, I flew through this. The ending sort of came out of left field for me, but I really enjoyed it nonetheless. Martin's fantastic.
Also, FYI... they're making a mo More...
But I digress... my point is, I flew through this. The ending sort of came out of left field for me, but I really enjoyed it nonetheless. Martin's fantastic.
Also, FYI... they're making a mo More...
Jan 01, 2011
Charles
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This is a collection of horror shorts and longs by Stephen King, Dan Simmons, and George R.R. Martin. Most of it was quite good, but one long story by Dan Simmons, "Iverson's Pits," nearly sunk it for me. Very, very long and boring. Of King's offerings, "Sneakers" was really good, and Simmons had a good one with "Metastasis." Martin's lone offering was "The Skin Trade," which was really good and tied off the collection nicely.
Jul 19, 2010
Midas68
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Ok we got a audio collection apparently from the uK as the title is
all screwed up. But the source material is excellent. Its from a dark
harvest collection that is more then a little kick em ass.
First up is S King.
Reploids= its olright
Sneakers=pretty good
dedication=did not finish
Then we got Dan the man Simmons
Metastasis= Lightnin bolt of a story =Excellent
Vanni Fucci is alive and well and living in hell= Good, yeah its good
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all screwed up. But the source material is excellent. Its from a dark
harvest collection that is more then a little kick em ass.
First up is S King.
Reploids= its olright
Sneakers=pretty good
dedication=did not finish
Then we got Dan the man Simmons
Metastasis= Lightnin bolt of a story =Excellent
Vanni Fucci is alive and well and living in hell= Good, yeah its good
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Jun 05, 2010
Housing Works Bookstore Fair! $1 books! I was told that this might be a good way to tell, without too much work, whether I'd enjoy horror, and Mr. King specifically, as I have little-to-no experience with either.
Jun 13, 2010
J.E.
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LOVED The Skin Trade - the other stories are good as well, but this is one story that has stayed with me for years.
Aug 02, 2011
A decent collection of short stories, the best of which are Sneakers by Stephen King and the werewolf novella at the end. Worth a look!
Aug 04, 2011
Chris
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This collection is an old favorite of mine - I dig the King stories and have always greatly enjoyed Martin's The Skin Trade (a nice twist on the hard boiled detective novel crossed with a werewolf story), but my favorite remains Simmons' "Vanni Fucci is Alive and Well, and Living in Hell". This is a short, but witty story that always makes me laugh.
Sep 05, 2008
Flow
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I bought the book mostly for Stephen King's stories (which, it turns out, I had already read 2 of the 3) but ended up liking George R. R. Martin's "The Skin Trade" story the most.
Feb 21, 2010
Trevor
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A small collection of stories by famous authors. A good dip into book.
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