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Post by wolfkiller on Feb 21, 2011 9:47:07 GMT
That rather depends on the condition you want it in. And any book collector knows where to look for elusive books.
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Will E.
Crab On The Rampage
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Post by Will E. on Apr 16, 2012 20:41:08 GMT
I've slowly been reading the series now that I have all six books. THE FLOOD was a great intro, THE LEVEE was a rather unimpressive second installment, but THE HOUSE was terrific. Will continue on this year...
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Jul 2, 2014 18:50:10 GMT
Avon Books, January 1983 to June 1983 This series has intrigued me ever since I saw the covers while haunting bookstores in the mid-1980s. Thirty years later, I've finally started reading the series. One book down, five to go, and it's so far so good. Basically – and this isn't exactly a spoiler as it is revealed in the first chapters of the first novel – it is Creature of the Black Lagoon meets Gone with the Wind. "Undine," "lamia," or something like that might be more precise than Creature from the Black Lagoon, but I love this description--it captures the feel of the first book. The often bizarre family quarrels are sometimes much more interesting than the supernatural elements which happen seldom but are effectively told. I occasionally had to remind myself that this is ostensibly a horror novel. That didn't matter, however--it's entertaining no matter what it is.
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Nov 26, 2014 18:41:40 GMT
I've since read McDowell's The Elementals, a lovely slice of eccentric southern gothic meets my favourite episode of Blake's 7 ("Sand" by Tanith Lee). Maybe I should hunt down Blackwater again. It does (still!) sound very much my kind of thing. I've been on a McDowell kick lately, reading the entire Blackwater series along with The Amulet and The Elementals. I enjoyed all three, though I liked the last one the best. Blackwater reads more like a soap opera with supernatural overtones (nothing wrong with that, ever since Emily Bronte). The Amulet, on the other hand, piles mayhem on top of mayhem after a leisurely beginning. And The Elementals is a slow, ominous burn right up until the end (which didn't entirely work for me, but didn't undermine my enjoyment either).
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Post by andydecker on Nov 26, 2014 19:39:10 GMT
I've since read McDowell's The Elementals, a lovely slice of eccentric southern gothic meets my favourite episode of Blake's 7 ("Sand" by Tanith Lee). Maybe I should hunt down Blackwater again. It does (still!) sound very much my kind of thing. I've been on a McDowell kick lately, reading the entire Blackwater series along with The Amulet and The Elementals. I enjoyed all three, though I liked the last one the best. Blackwater reads more like a soap opera with supernatural overtones (nothing wrong with that, ever since Emily Bronte). The Amulet, on the other hand, piles mayhem on top of mayhem after a leisurely beginning. And The Elementals is a slow, ominous burn right up until the end (which didn't entirely work for me, but didn't undermine my enjoyment either). I re-read The Elementals in the summer, and I had the same impression. The end is a bit of a let-down, but it doesn't ruin the enjoyment of the novel. The Amulet is still standing on the shelf, along with Gilded Needles and Katie.
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Post by helrunar on Mar 19, 2022 17:20:05 GMT
Interesting. Thanks!
Steve
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