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Strange Stones was a wild ride to say the least If you re into extreme horror with no boundaries this one s for you Lee s prose is graphic and unrelenting plunging you headfirst into a nightmarish world of depravity and violence There were moments that genuinely made my skin crawl in a good way. PDF Strange stones However be warned this book is not for the faint of heart It s brutal disturbing and often disgusting There were times when even I a seasoned horror fan had to take a break Some of the scenes are so extreme that they might be gratuitous for some readers. Strange Stones booklet Overall Strange Stones is a masterclass in extreme horror It s a visceral shocking and unforgettable experience If you re looking for something safe and comfortable look elsewhere But if you re ready to be pushed to your limits this book will deliver Edward Lee Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this I initially found this book quite difficult to get into as the main character was quite unlikeable However as the story progressed and his character developed you find yourself rooting for him before being quickly reminded of why you didn t like him towards the end I also don t think I did this book justice due to my lack of knowledge around H. Literature fiction strange stones and rocks P Lovecraft s work I think if you re a huge fan of him then you ll be a huge fan of this Edward Lee This is such a great twist on the Lovecraft lore taking a female rage perspective with a twist of Twilight Zone style lesson learning The main character is extremely unlikeable and that might be a problem for a longer novel but for this novella it is perfect because the reader gets a bit of a thrill with each new torment Everard is subjected to in Lovecraft s world I loved how things just kept getting worse and the horrors and monsters bigger and cosmic and Old God leading up to a crazy finale Quick read lots of fun definite recommendationArc from NetGalley in exchange for honest review Edward Lee If you tell a lie big enough and enough times people will believe it That s what you said And you were right about that About Lovecraft you were wrong He had the power to tap into the Otherworld to take what is a truth there and a lie here and make it truth everywhere the Old Gods gave him that power He has paved the way to make lies truth Homage to Lovecraft in a a very good wizard of oz style adventure for out protagonist although instead of a teenage girl just trying to get home we have a middle aged male literary professor Instead of ruby slippers and a path down the Yellow Brick Road to the magical city of Oz Edward Lee takes the reader on a labyrinthine journey story by story venturing through various hellish Lovecraftian settings in desperate attempts to locate gemstones with the potential to drive you mad and the chance to traverse across the multiverses and jump into alternate Lovecraftian universes in an attempt to escape back to reality Edward Lee This was the first horror book that I copy edited Despite owning a stunning leatherbound copy of his works I ve never read anything by H. Strange Stones booklet P Lovecraft I need to rectify that so that when this hits the shelves I can reread it and have a new understanding and appreciation for all the references Edward Lee 
Librarian Note There is than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. Strange stone chronicle quest Edward Lee is an American novelist specializing in the field of horror and has authored 40 books than half of which have been published by mass market New York paperback companies such as Leisure Dorchester Berkley and Zebra Kensington He is a Bram Stoker award nominee for his story Mr Torso and his short stories have appeared in over a dozen mass market anthologies including THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF 2000 Pockets HOT BLOOD series and the award wining 999 Several of his novels have sold translation rights to Germany Greece and Romania He also publishes quite actively in the small press limited edition hardcover market man Librarian Note There is than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. Book Strange stonestown Edward Lee is an American novelist specializing in the field of horror and has authored 40 books than half of which have been published by mass market New York paperback companies such as Leisure Dorchester Berkley and Zebra Kensington He is a Bram Stoker award nominee for his story Mr Torso and his short stories have appeared in over a dozen mass market anthologies including THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF 2000 Pocket s HOT BLOOD series and the award wining 999 Several of his novels have sold translation rights to Germany Greece and Romania He also publishes quite actively in the small press limited edition hardcover market many of his books in this category have become collector s items While a number of Lee s projects have been optioned for film only one has been made HEADER which was released on DVD to mixed reviews in June 2009 by Synapse Films Lee is particularly known for over the top occult concepts and an accelerated treatment of erotic and or morbid sexual imagery and visceral violence He was born on May 25 1957 in Washington D. Strange stonesmart S Army s 1st Ard Division in Erlangen West Germany then for a short time was a municipal police officer in Cottage City Maryland Lee also attended the University of Maryland as an English major but quit in his last semester to pursue his dream of being a horror novelist For over 15 years he worked as the night manager for a security company in Annapolis Maryland while writing in his spare time In 1997 however he became a full time writer first spending several years in Seattle and then moving to St Pete Beach Florida where he currently resides Of note the author cites as his strongest influence horror legend H P Lovecraft in 2007 Lee embarked on what he calls his Lovecraft kick and wrote a spate of novels and novellas which tribute Lovecraft and his famous Cthulhu Mythos Among these projects are THE INNSWICH HORROR Trolley No 1852 HAUNTER OF THE THRESHOLD GOING MONSTERING Pages Torn From A Travel Journal and You Are My Everything Lee promises Lovecraftian work on the horizon site_link Cult authors Edward Lee and Mary San Giovanni s novel follows an insufferable horror con lurker as he spurns the wrong woman and is cursed to a monstrous dimension full of Lovecraftian creations Professor Everard weird fiction scholar and proclaimed critic of H. Strange stones pdf P Lovecraft s works is no stranger to making people mad Giving convention presentations on the triteness and melodrama of Lovecraft s work pays the bills though Sometimes he even gets laid When he angers a beautiful but dangerous witch and devotee of Lovecraft s work she casts a spell on him sending him to a dimension where Lovecraft s works are very real and very deadly Everard must find a way through this alternate dimension to get home before the worst of Lovecraft s horrors prove what a master of monstrosities he really was Edward lee s humorous transgressive style meets Mary San Giovanni s literary touch to carve out the Lovecraftian dimensions that is Strange Stones Strange StonesReading for review in an upcoming issue of Booklist Three Words That Describe This Book retelling Cosmic Horror satireFrom draft review Presenting a modern retelling of Lovecraft stripped of the original s archaic language with full acknowledgement of Lovecraft s horrific world view Lee a critically acclaimed author of Extreme Horror and SanGiovanni an award winning novelist and Lovecraft scholar have created an immersive visceral and existentially terrifying tale injected with just the right amount of satire a story that showcases what is enduring about Lovecraft s work inviting new readers in the process much like in I am Providence by Mamatas The Ballad of Black Tome by LaValle and Sister Maiden Monster by Snyder Edward Lee Professor Everard is a mediocre academic but a breakout star on the convention scene His books lauding little known horror authors get him speaking engagements and importantly groupies No trawling bars for fresh ass when the horror girlies are all throwing themselves at him The gravy train is derailed when Everard writes a book exposing Lovecraft as an overhyped hack Then he can t even fill out a QA session let alone attract his usual bedfellows One chick sticks around though Maybe he should have taken her seriously when she said she was a witch but Everard was too busy staring at her titsThis novella is a parody romp through Lovecraft s mythos one part poking fun at sexed up con attendees and one part the vicious comeuppance of a misogynistic lech I think if you were a Lovecraft superfan you might enjoy this than I did Or if your sense of humour aligns with the authors I enjoyed the first half but I was getting bored well before we got to Dunwich Edward Lee Unfortunately this didn t do much for me I was really looking forward to the Lee SanGiovanni combo and the promise of a Lovecraft pastiche homage seemed like a perfect fit for the two but the end result was a mishmash that played up all of the things that I ve grown weary of from Lee Lovecraft I m a huge Lovecraft fan but I can call a spade a spade and say that I find some of his work unreadable The stories that get too deep in the weeds with dreams and faraway lands just make my eyes glaze over Similarly when he gets too descriptive about strange geometry unnatural angles weird architectureI m out And on the Lee side I feel like I ve outgrown his often childish sexual perversions and innuendo And this book is almost ALL of that stuff combined and multiplied The basic storyline is clever and fun A Lovecraft hating critic finds himself perving on the wrong goth girl and is sent reeling through a greatest hits of Lovecraft s stories and settings as punishment The book starts strong but eventually bogged down into lengthy descriptive passages of mystical rocks cosmic visions rooms with weird angles. Strange Stones booking by the end I was past ready for it to just stop I wanted to like this book I really did It just didn t click with me Edward Lee Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this. Strange stones literature fiction books What a wild ride this was Professor Everard is a HP Lovecraft critic touting his book at a convention when things take a turn for the worse leaving him in Lovecrafts universe with very little to guide him This is a short very descriptive novel with an amazing ending Not for your HSP s but great Edward Lee This short novel by two legends Ed Lee and Mary SanGiovanni reads like they put Lovecraft s Mythos in the blender with Alice in Wonderland to produce a grotesque cheerful but not very bright baby hungry for intrafictional puns cerebral comedy and slippery weird horror Predictably there are tentacles Soggoths Old Gods and eldritch monstrosities but they re all being served side by side with a horror lit professor s humorous sexist dirty thoughts the recondite shenanigans of an often horny scholar who finally finds his match when he DARES to publish a book criticizing Lovecraft s fine oeuvre So this may be read as a revenge story of sorts or a mythopoetic spoof of high culture or a what if type of story ie what if Lovecraft was right No matter which way you pick to digest this thinly veiled horror satire the book delivers an energetic romp through Lovecraft s work I was strongly tempted to write Lovecraft s Country frolicking boisterously and intimately both with the master s work and that of his spiritual descendants Get ready for some brainy Lovecraftian fun Edward Lee
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