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PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co

ISBN-100765360977

ISBN-139780765360977

eBay Product ID (ePID)113339457

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Book TitleEvil Guest

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicRomance / Science Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction / General

Publication Year2012

GenreFiction

AuthorGene Wolfe

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight6 Oz

Item Length6.8 in

Item Width4.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsIt's a pulp thriller--and that's a compliment, because Wolfe knows from pulp thrillers...and because here he's creating a strange sort of genre meltdown, a twenty-first century pulp adventure thriller with SF and horror elements that nobody else could possibly have written., "[An] enticing mix of mystery, wordplay, and ethical inquiry. " -- The Washington Post Book World "Succeeds by tumbling from unexpected world to unexpected world, from one grand absurdity to another, from one choreographed dance scene to the next, without ever missing a beat. " --Caitlin R. Kiernan, Publishers Weekly, Starred Signature "It's a pulp thriller--and that's a compliment, because Wolfe knows from pulp thrillers...and because here he's creating a strange sort of genre meltdown, a twenty-first century pulp adventure thriller with SF and horror elements that nobody else could possibly have written." -- Neil Gaiman, Succeeds by tumbling from unexpected world to unexpected world, from one grand absurdity to another, from one choreographed dance scene to the next, without ever missing a beat., It's a pulp thriller--and that's a compliment, because Wolfe knows from pulp thrillersâ€¦and because here he's creating a strange sort of genre meltdown, a twenty-first century pulp adventure thriller with SF and horror elements that nobody else could possibly have written., Praise for An Evil Guest "[An] enticing mix of mystery, wordplay, and ethical inquiry." -The Washington Post Book World "Succeeds by tumbling from unexpected world to unexpected world, from one grand absurdity to another, from one choreographed dance scene to the next, without ever missing a beat." - Publishers Weekly , Starred Signature Review by Caitlin R. Kiernan "It's a pulp thriller-and that's a compliment, because Wolfe knows from pulp thrillersâ€¦and because here he's creating a strange sort of genre meltdown, a twenty-first century pulp adventure thriller with SF and horror elements that nobody else could possibly have written." -Neil Gaiman

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Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisLovecraft meets "Blade Runner "in a stand-alone supernatural horror novel. Gene Wolfe can write in whatever genre he wants and always with superb style and profound depth. Now following his World Fantasy Award winner, "Soldier of Sidon," and his stunning "Pirate Freedom," Wolfe turns to the tradition of H. P. Lovecraft and the weird science tale of supernatural horror. Set a hundred years in the future, "An Evil Guest "is the story of an actress who becomes the lover of both a mysterious private detective and an even more mysterious and powerful rich man, a man who has been to the human colony on an alien planet and learned strange things there. Her loyalties are divided perhaps she loves them both. The detective helps her to release her inner beauty and become a star overnight. The rich man is the angel of a play she stars in. But something is very wrong. Money can be an evil guest, but there are other evils. As Lovecraft said, "That is not dead which can eternal lie."", Lovecraft meets Blade Runner in a stand-alone supernatural horror novel. Gene Wolfe can write in whatever genre he wants--and always with superb style and profound depth. Now following his World Fantasy Award-winner, Soldier of Sidon , and his stunning Pirate Freedom , Wolfe turns to the tradition of H. P. Lovecraft and the weird science tale of supernatural horror. Set a hundred years in the future, An Evil Guest is the story of an actress who becomes the lover of both a mysterious private detective and an even more mysterious and powerful rich man, a man who has been to the human colony on an alien planet and learned strange things there. Her loyalties are divided--perhaps she loves them both. The detective helps her to release her inner beauty and become a star overnight. The rich man is the angel of a play she stars in. But something is very wrong. Money can be an evil guest, but there are otherevils. As Lovecraft said, "That is not dead which can eternal lie."

LC Classification NumberPS3573.O52E95 2012