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Thirteen Tales of Terror
Thirteen Tale of Terror
Hardcover
First published January 1, 1978
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About the author
Jack London
7,748 books7,758 followersJohn Griffith Chaney, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism. London wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam.
His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen".
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism. London wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam.
His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen".
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April 16, 2020
Though marketed as a horror book (this paperback is from the 70s and the back cover says, “Before The Exorcist, before Jaws, there was Jack London!), it is rather a collection of short stories about life in the frontier north. Some of the tales were pretty ghastly, but not due to ghosts or ghouls. In most of these stories the terror was man or nature, or both. Nevertheless, most of these were enjoyable, gritty tales. Makes me want to read White Fang or Call of the Wild now.
March 8, 2024
I had a difficult time immersing myself in most of the stories. The racial slurs were very off-putting, and a number of the stories didn't have an actual ending, but felt more like a chapter break. One of the stories is actually from Call of the Wild, and I haven't read all of Jack London's books, so it makes me think that some of them could be excerpts as well.
A few of the stories were good, but overall the stories were a slow build that tended to end too abruptly.
A few of the stories were good, but overall the stories were a slow build that tended to end too abruptly.
January 3, 2024
Some of the tales are really good and creepy, especially the primordial beast. Some are border line racist or fetishize indigenous women. And the rest are just boring adventure stories that never really explore the raw horror of survival as much as they could.
I was pretty disappointed, but this may be too low of a rating, since I had really high expectations.
I was pretty disappointed, but this may be too low of a rating, since I had really high expectations.
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