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Anybody read this or any other book in the series?

The inspector’s name is Harry Hole. All jokes aside, this hardcover was only $5 at BAM. If nothing else it’ll look damn good on my shelf. Seriously, this guy’s books are gorgeously designed. 

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Anyone know where I can find these?

While looking up variant covers for King’s IT, I came across versions of his books I’ve never seen. Can anyone tell me where these were published and/or where I can buy them? If you have them and are willing to sell them, message me or email me at edwardlorn@gmail.com.

 

 

Here’s several in a row.

 

 

That would look amazing on my shelves… just sayin’.

 

Any help would be appreciated. 

 

*hugs and high fives*

 

E.

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Varying Book Covers of Favorite Novels

I saw this topic floating around. Not sure who started it. Anyway, covers for Stephen King’s IT is hard to find due to so much fan art, but I think I found legitimate ones. This book has some of the coolest cover art I’ve seen. Especially the 25th Anniversary edition Cemetery Dance did a few years back. 

 

 

This last one is my favorite. 

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Excerpt from my work in progress, EVERYTHING IS HORRIBLE NOW.

Off to the right was another building—a ranch-style home painted white with green trim and shutters. Two rocking chairs sat on the deep porch to either side of the entrance. The upper half of the front door consisted of two rectangles of opaque, beveled glass. An old-timey brass knocker in the shape of a crucifix was set into the middle of the door beneath the frosted panes. Seven steps led up to the porch. On the bottom-most step stood a tall, gaunt man in a dark-red doctor’s coat. The bald head angled down. Robert could not see the face. Stick-figure arms dangled at the stranger’s sides. No pants or shoes. The showing skin bloodless and taut. Knobby knees and skeletal, hairless legs stuck out from the bottom of the coat. The stranger bent an elbow, raised a hand, waved. The fingers had too many knuckles.

 

Everything is Horrible Now, by Edward Lorn

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Randomized Randomocity #167

My children’s 80s education continues. Last night it was The ‘Burbs, and tonight it’s The Monster Squad. Tomorrow? The Gate. 

 

 

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The Mask Review

Review:

The Mask was my first Taylor Stevens novel and a whole lot of fun. I’m not a huge thriller fan, mainly because character usually takes a backseat to plot, and the characters we do receive are often two dimensional. I’m happy to report that Vanessa Michael Munroe is a complicated protagonist with a horrible past who doesn’t mind getting her hands dirty.

When I first began reading this fifth book in Stevens’s Munroe series, I became a little worried. I felt as if I’d been thrown in with characters I was supposed to know. I had researched the series before choosing the book and everything I found said each novel could be read as a standalone. It didn’t feel that way. Not at first. Over the course of the novel, I came to know Munroe, but Bradford was and still is a mystery to me. This isn’t a bad thing in my eyes, though, as it gives me good reason to pick up the series from book one. So, in my opinion, does The Mask work as a standalone? Yes and no. Yes, the story is complete. No, I didn’t understand why Munroe cared so much for Bradford. It was more along the lines of “Here’s this guy she cares about, now watch her race to save him.”

The plot is well structured with plenty of twisty bits. Sato was a terrific villain. I enjoyed every one of her chapters and wish there had been more from that character.

The last thirty pages is a bloody blast. Munroe pulls out all her skills and handles business with an almost supernatural flair. Reminded me quite a lot of Kadrey’s Sandman Slim, if Stark were mortal. I was impressed by some of the small details the author used, like having Munroe press against her closed eyelids to make her eyes adjust to the dark quicker. And there’s this one scene where she plans ahead using a dead man’s forthcoming rigor mortis… you know what, just read the book.

In summation: The Mask is a perfect blend of tech and action and brutality. I’m sold on this series. Sign me up for books one through four.

Final Judgment: Stabby-stabby fans will love this.

I received this book from http://www.bloggingforbooks.org in return for this honest review.

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Library Sale Book Haul! (07/15/2015)

Total spent $1.25. I love library book sales. 

 

This one was a quarter:

 

 

And these Straub first editions were fifty cents apiece. 

 

 

 

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DarkFuse Presents: Tiny Terrors Tweets of the Week!

Hey-o, friends and neighbors, how ya doing? 

 

Hop on over to DarkFuse Magazine and vote for yours truly or one of the other four finalists in their new weekly feature: Tiny Terrors. Click on the link above or the picture below. Share this post or create your own. The more the merrier!

 

Thanks for your support, and if you don’t vote for me, no hard feelings. I’m in fine company. 

 

*hugs and high fives*

 

E.

 

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Randomized Randomocity #166

My first physical review copy came in today. Thanks go out to my book fairy, who clued me in on the swag channel, and to Crown Publishing for supplying me with the book. Hopefully there’s more to come. In the meantime, I gotta read this.

 

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Review

Review:

Alternative American Titles:

Harry Potter and the Flaming Cup

Harry Potter and the Chalice of Embers

Harry Potter and the Burning Cuppa Hot Heat That is Also Quiet the Inferno

Okay, I’ll admit it. This book is pretty rad. Some of the chapters were overly lengthy and the monologues at the end were long winded even for my liking (I’ve written my fair share of villains monologuing, as Gregor Xane has pointed out on numerous occasions, but this was riddikulus!). Overall, though, I enjoyed myself.

It took me nearly six months to read this book. After 200 pages, I put it down because I felt like it was more of the same. I’d grown tired of whiny-ass Potter and his insufferable adopted family. I thoroughly despise the beginning of every Potter novel because the Dursley’s seem so over-the-top stupid. They are completely unbelievable in how terrible they are to a kid who could grant them every wish under the sun if they were only nicer to him. I mean, they are greedy narcissists. Wouldn’t it be more likely that they’d treat Potter’s magical ability like a fifty-cent hooker on Half-Off Whoreday? Them wanting to hide his magical magery simply to save face doesn’t gel with me, and probably never will. Oh well, moving on…

When I picked this fourth book back up (I’m determined to finish this series before the end of 2015) the next 300 pages were… so-so. I didn’t hate them. There was a cool part here and there, but I was sorta just hoping it would end. It wasn’t until the final third of the book that The Gobbler for Hire gets impossible to put down. And let’s be honest. That bit in the graveyard was fucking awesome. I loved how brutal that section was.

But what I liked most about this book is the development of the characters. Ron and Hermione especially. If these were older characters I would have been screaming “Get a fuckin’ room already!” about halfway through the novel. Oh, and the fact that Potter isn’t a whiny-ass by the end was a major plus. I dug that none of his friends were able to help this time. Made his character finally shine for me.

In summation: This is the best book in the series… so far. I’m really not looking forward to the 850+ doorstop that is book five, but I will nevertheless jump into it next month. At this point, I’ve forgotten what the last three movies were about. I’m going in with fresh eyes and an open heart. Let’s just hope it doesn’t eat the booty like a fatman at a porkbutt barbecue.

Final Judgment:

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