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416 pages
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English9780061976261
Reviews:
"Staff Pick"
by Christian Benito,
James Stark was a promising magician when he got sent to hell 11 years ago. Now, after surviving all sorts of torment, he's back to kill the "friends" who betrayed him. This is a dark, angry book, but don't get me wrong: I mean it in the best way possible. Kadrey has crafted a fine tale of betrayal and revenge, with a cast of barely redeemable rogues and despicable villains. Read it!
by Christian Benito
"Publishers Weekly Review"
by Publishers Weekly,
"Kadrey (Butcher Bird) provides biting humor, an over-the-top antihero and a rich stew of metaphoric language in this testosterone- and adrenaline-charged noir thriller. James Stark spent 11 years killing monsters in Lucifer's arena for the entertainment of fallen angels, but now he's back in seedy, magic-riddled L.A., trying to avenge his girlfriend's murder and hunt down Mason Faim, the black magician responsible for getting him sent 'downtown.' He meets with some initial success, beheading second-rate magician Kasabian (whose head becomes Stark's smart-mouthed sidekick), but he can't find Faim. Instead he encounters Homeland Security agents, a near-psychotic angel and some odd nonhuman, nonangelic beings called the kissi. Darkly atmospheric settings, such as a posh gentlemen's club where angels are tortured in an attempt to bring about Armageddon, bring this violent fantasy into sharp, compelling focus." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Review"
by Booklist,
"The subsequent 300-plus pages, paced like greased lightning...blend the movie-ish delights of tough guy noir and such smart-mouth gore-fests as Reanimator and Army of Darkness, seasoned by soupons of Gaimanian romanticism and Koontzian sentiment. Delish, and sequels are heavily implied."
"Review"
by Charlaine Harris, bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels,
"If Simon R. Green wrote an episode of Dog the Bounty Hunter, it would read much like Sandman Slim — violent, vivid, non-stop action of the supernatural kind. I couldn't put it down."
"Review"
by William Gibson,
"The best B movie I've read in at least twenty years. An addictively satisfying, deeply amusing, dirty-ass masterpiece, Sandman Slim swerves hell-bent through our culture's impacted gridlock of genres. It's like watching Sergio Leone and Clive Barker co-direct from a script by Jim Thompson and S. Clay Wilson."
"Review"
by Kim Harrison,
"Nicotine and octane in equal parts might come close to the high-energy buzz from Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim. Crisp world building, recognizable and fully-realized characters, and a refreshingly unique storytelling style make for an absorbing read. Sandman Slim is my kind of hero."
"Review"
by Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother,
"The most hard-boiled piece of supernatural fiction I've ever had the pleasure of reading...all confident and energetic and fresh and angry. I loved this book and all its screwed-up people."
"Synopsis"
by Ingram,
Both Heaven and Hell have their own ideas for the future of magician/hitman James Stark, in this wild, weird, nail-biting supernatural thriller that blends demonic evil and quirky humor, (Publishers Weekly).
“A sharp-edged urban fantasy, drenched in blood and cynicism, tipping its hat to Sam Peckinpah, Raymond Chandler, and the anti-heroes of Hong Kong cinema….A bravura performance.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“I couldnt put it down.” —Charlaine Harris
Sandman Slim has arrived—a wild and weird, edge-of-your-seat supernatural roller-coaster rider that propels author Richard Kadrey to the forefront of the fantasy, thriller, and a host of other literary genres. This spellbinding, utterly remarkable tale of a vengeful magician/hitmans return from hell is part H.P. Lovecraft, part Christopher Moore, part Jim Butcher, and totally, unabashedly dark, twisted, and hilarious.
"Synopsis"
by Ingram,
Life sucks, then you die. Period.
Unless you're James Stark, a hitman in Hell for eleven years before escaping back up to Hell-on-earth L.A. — looking for revenge, absolution... love, maybe.
But Hell's not through with Stark. Heaven's not either.
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