Stranger - Softcover
The small town of Sullivan has barricaded itself against the outside world. It is one of the last enclaves of civilization and the residents are determined that their town remain free from the strange and terrifying plague that is sweeping the land—a plague that transforms ordinary people into murderous, bloodthirsty madmen. But the transformation is only the beginning. With the shocking realization that mankind is evolving into something different, something horrifying, the struggle for survival becomes a battle to save humanity.
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Born in 1958, Simon Clark is the author of such highly regarded horror novels as Nailed By The Heart, Blood Crazy, Darker, Vampyrrhic and The Fall, while his short stories have been collected in Blood & Grit and Salt Snake & Other Bloody Cuts. He has also written prose material for the internationally famous rock band U2.
Raised in a family of storytellers – family legend told of a stolen human skull buried beneath the Clark garage – he sold his first ghost story to a radio station in his teens. Before becoming a full-time writer he held a variety of day jobs, that have involved strawberry picking, supermarket shelf stacking, office work, and scripting video promos.
He lives with his wife and two children in mystical territory that lies on the border of Robin Hood country in England.
This highly readable but flawed tale from British horror author Clark (Vampyrrhic, etc.) suffers from multiple personality disorder. It begins as a tale of Sullivan, a small town protected from apocalyptic disaster by dint of its isolation and the protection of outsider Greg Valdiva. Valdiva can somehow sense if strangers seeking entry to the community are infected with the mysterious malady that has wiped out most of civilization. When he detects the zombie-like carriers, dubbed "hornets," he quickly dispatches them. As in many apocalyptic tales, the townspeople go too far in their quest to keep the outside world at bay and eventually turn on their own. In time, Valdiva flees Sullivan and hooks up with a band of young survivors that includes his love interest, Michaela. Just when the reader thinks it's them against the hornets, the hero and heroine find themselves trapped in a bunker with a mad scientist. Meanwhile, a new threat looms: "hives," rooms full of jiggling red gelatin with body parts floating in it, are sucking unwary humans dry. The story's jumpy plot has one benefit-it will keep readers on their toes. But the setting feels more British than American; the catastrophic cause of it all is unbelievable; the dialogue is bland; and the protagonist seems far more experienced than his 19 years.
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- PublisherDorchester Pub Co Inc
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 142851631X
- ISBN 13 9781428516311
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages418
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First US trade paperback edition (first printing). Unread. Some light tanning to pages. Small bump at top of book spine. (The title was originally published by Robert Hale in hardback in 2009). This book is SIGNED by Simon Clark on the title page. SYNOPSIS: "The small town of Sullivan has barricaded itself against the outside world. It is one of the last enclaves of civilisation and the residents are determined that their town remain free from the strange and terrifying plague that is sweeping the land - a plague that transforms ordinary people into murderous, bloodthirsty madmen." Packed weight 600gms. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 9547
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ISBN 10: 142851631X
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First US trade paperback edition (first printing). Unread. Some light tanning to pages. Pages 51-59 have a very tiny crease at the bottom edge of the page. (The title was originally published by Robert Hale in hardback in 2009). This book is SIGNED by Simon Clark on the title page. SYNOPSIS: "The small town of Sullivan has barricaded itself against the outside world. It is one of the last enclaves of civilisation and the residents are determined that their town remain free from the strange and terrifying plague that is sweeping the land - a plague that transforms ordinary people into murderous, bloodthirsty madmen." Packed weight 600gms. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 9548
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