The Shadow Glass

By Josh Winning

Book Overview

A thrilling race against the clock to save the world from fantasy creatures from a cult 80s film. Perfect for fans of Henson Company puppet classics such as Labyrinth, Dark Crystal and The Never-Ending Story.

Jack Corman is failing at life.

Jobless, jaded and on the "wrong" side of thirty, he's facing the threat of eviction from his London flat while reeling from the sudden death of his father, one-time film director Bob Corman. Back in the eighties, Bob poured his heart and soul into the creation of his 1986 puppet fantasy The Shadow Glass, a film Jack loved as a child, idolising its fox-like hero Dune.

But The Shadow Glass flopped on release, deemed too scary for kids and too weird for adults, and Bob became a laughing stock, losing himself to booze and self-pity. Now, the film represents everything Jack hated about his father, and he lives with the fear that he'll end up a failure just like him.

In the wake of Bob's death, Jack returns to his decaying home, a place creaking with movie memorabilia and painful memories. Then, during a freak thunderstorm, the puppets in the attic start talking. Tipped into a desperate real-world quest to save London from the more nefarious of his father's creations, Jack teams up with excitable fanboy Toby and spiky studio executive Amelia to navigate the labyrinth of his father's legacy while conjuring the hero within--and igniting a Shadow Glass resurgence that could, finally, do his father proud.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789098610
• ISBN13: 9781789098617
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A Perfect 80's Dark Fantasy Tribute

When I say I like fantasy THIS is what I mean. Whenever I read something that says "This book is perfect for fans of X movie or X tv show" I just go ahead and disregard it because so rarely do such comparisons make sense to me. But truly this is perfect for fans of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth (if you disagree that's ok). It's also worth noting I read this on audiobook and I must shout out the narrator Colin Mace, love a narrator that does all the voices. This story was so quintessential 80's dark fantasy I'm shocked this doesn't already have a film adaptation in the works (probably wouldn't be as good though but who knows). Did I cry the last 25% of the book? yes, because I'm a giant crybaby. But also because the characters all felt so real and I was so immersed in the story. Read this, or don't, I'm not your dad and idc what you do (like your dad) if you're a child of the 80's or 90's, you want a straightforward fantasy story, or if you're really into puppets.