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Review: Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey

Posted February 16, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey

Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey Published by Harper Voyager on September 2nd 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction Pages: 416 Format: E-Book Source: Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads “An addictively satisfying, deeply amusing, dirty-ass masterpiece.”—William Gibson “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 couldn’t 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/hitman’s return from hell is part H.P. Lovecraft, part Christopher Moore, part Jim Butcher, and totally, unabashedly dark, twisted, and hilarious. The opening chapter of Sandman Slim throws you straight into the story, with the reader having no time to grasp what is occurring. Stark is throw into the cosmic battleground, where there appears to be no good guys (the Angels do not come across as particularly angelic). The book is written in […]