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Something Wicked This Way Comes (Fantasy Masterworks)

Something Wicked This Way Comes (Fantasy Masterworks)

by RayBradbury (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

    $9.39
Synopsis

It's the week before Hallowe'en, and Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium, Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois. The siren song of the calliope entices all with promises of youth regained and dreams fulfilled, but everyone touched will be destroyed, for Mr Dark collects souls. And as two boys trembling on the brink of manhood set out to explore the mysteries of the dark carnival's smoke, mazes and mirrors, they will also discover the true price of innermost wishes ...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 272
 Edition: New Ed
 Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 09 Mar 2006
ISBN 10: 057507874X
ISBN 13: 9780575078741
Book Overview: Ray Bradbury is one of the best-loved and most critically acclaimed names in fantasy, science fiction and horror literature SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES is 'a timeless rite-of-passage book' (Washington Post Book World) 'A masterpiece of modern Gothic literature' Amazon.com One of the few novels to deserve the accolades heaped upon it: a classic, a landmark book, a modern gothic classic ... This book is a magical blend of creepiness and nostalgia 'Ray Bradbury's most poignant evocation of the hopes and frustrations of smalltown life' ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY Ray Bradbury has been awarded the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters; he is both a Nebula Grandmaster and a Lifetime Achievement World Fantasy Award winner.

Author Bio
Ray Bradbury has written more than 500 short stories, novels, plays, screenplays, poems, television scripts - he exemplifies the writer's imagination at its most creative. His enormous contribution to literature has been recognised with numerous awards in almost every field, including the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Ray Bradbury lives in California.