A collection of four chilling novellas, two of which are British Fantasy Award winners and one original. This description may be from another edition of this product.
I surprisingly found this a moving and and varied read. I bought this on a whim and am now keen to read more of Lebbon's books. Adventure and interest with a strange consistent undercurrent of ideas that stimulated my somewhat jaded mind. Fears unnamed is an apt title in that this book manages to touch at least one of our fear's that was so hidden as to be unidentifiable.
3 out of 4 Great Stories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
From what I have read of Tim Lebbon (The Nature of Balance, Face), I believe his strength is writing short stories and novellas. I was quickly worried when I started reading, because "Remnants" wasn't very special. However, everything got much better after that. The last three stories (especially "White" and "Naming of Parts") were very exciting and original. I definitely recommend this book if you interested in Tim Lebbon. He shows a lot of promise. Here are my ratings of the stories (1-10). REMNANTS (5) WHITE (8) THE UNFORTUNATE (7) NAMING OF PARTS (8)
Zombies and Snow Monsters--Oh My!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Wow! This is a great book. I usually don't go for collections, but I enjoyed this one. White and The Naming of Parts are two of the best short stories I can remember.
Horror at its most frightening.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
When I picked this up, I had no idea that I would still be thinking about some of the stories in here a week after I put the book down. Usually when you pick up a book like this, you find at least one disappointing novella but Lebbon writes four frightening tales to curdle your blood. That said, the last story was one of the best I have read in a very long time. From the opening of the little boy hearing something at his window, I couldn't put this story down. Since I was little, the thought of zombies has always scared me witless and centering the story around a child made it more real to me. Each part of the story works at those little fears unnamed and their chase through a dying nightmare world stays with you long after the book is closed. The characters were well written and the story was also very touching at times.The other stories were also nightmarish and fantastic enough to keep me glued to the book. My second favorite was the first one about an archaelogist finding a lost city of the dead. Still, the other two stories were chilling and you won't find a bad one in the bunch.Smart, terrifying and never boring, I will wait to read more of Lebbon's work. The best!
Absolutely Riveting! Spellbinding! Horrific!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
For those of you who still haven't picked up this book, what are you waiting for? This book contains 4 of the most amazing novellas I've ever read! The combination of Mr. Lebbon's poetic descriptions and terrifying horrors make this a collection that any horror fan will treasure.
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