Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
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- Pub. Date: July 2009
- 400pp
- Sales Rank: 16,746
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: July 2009
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Format: Hardcover, 400pp
- Sales Rank: 16,746
- ISBN-13: 9780061714306
- ISBN: 0061714305
Synopsis
Supernatural fantasy has a new antihero
Life sucks, and then you die. Or, if you're James Stark, you spend eleven years in Hell as a hitman before finally escaping, only to land back in the hell-on-earth that is Los Angeles.
Now Stark's back, and ready for revenge. And absolution, and maybe even love. But when his first stop saddles him with an abusive talking head, Stark discovers that the road to absolution and revenge is much longer than you'd expect, and both Heaven and Hell have their own ideas for his future.
Resurrection sucks. Saving the world is worse.
Darkly twisted, irreverent, and completely hilarious, Sandman Slim is the breakthrough novel by an acclaimed author.
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. (Aug.)
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Richard Kadrey has published four novels, including Butcher Bird and Metrophage, and more than fifty stories. He has been immortalized as an action figure, and his short story "Goodbye Houston Street, Goodbye" was nominated for a British Science Fiction Association Award. A freelance writer and photographer, he lives in San Francisco. His dramatic, primarily fetishistic photography can be found at www.kaosbeautyklinik.com.
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Fun readby fictionfandd
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November 22, 2009: This was a guilty pleasure, a really fun read. This was about a guy who was betrayed by a group of men and dragged down to hell itself. He spends 11 years as the devils toy, forced to fight in gladiator style battles with various 'hellions'. He manages to get out, and in LA he sets out to seek his revenge on those who betrayed him and killed his girlfriend. The 'hero' is a rough, hard living kind of guy, and his wisecracks and humour had me laughing a few times. The action is almost non stop and at times intense. I really enjoyed the book and look forward to the next installment should the author decide to continue with this unique character.
Original Storyline with great charactersby begonia03
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September 29, 2009: Richard Kadrey writes like Simon Green or Jim Butcher on speed with a bad hangover and a 3 day beard. Sandman is a unique anti-hero. He's still getting used to the idea of being alive. It's well written, surprising, not formulaic and although the story definitely ends, there's plenty of room for the next chapter in Sandman's adventures.
I Also Recommend: Something from the Nightside (Nightside Series #1), Storm Front (Dresden Files Series #1), Man with the Golden Torc (Secret Histories Series #1), Jim Butcher Boxed Set.
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