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Dark Visions

Dan Simmons

1990 · Gollancz Horror · 381 pages

alcoholismsemenHorror talesAmerican Horror talesRécits d'horreur américains

About this book

Take three of the leading names in contemporary horror writing, commission one-third of a book's worth of stories from each, and the result is DARK VISIONS. Stephen King leads off with three stories, including "Sneakers", about a very unusual haunting, and "Dedication", one of the most powerful and unsettling of all his works. Dan Simmons pays homage to Philip K Dick with "Metastasis", one of three highly accomplished stories. And George Martin rounds off the book with the brilliant werewolf novella, "The Skin Trad…

Who this is for

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A patient, character-first epic that asks you to sit with worldbuilding before any payoff arrives. Readers who love long arcs and slow-burn relationships tend to finish it twice; readers chasing momentum often DNF in the first hundred pages. Plan for unhurried evenings.

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A plot-driven with strong character, tense and immersive read.

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3 books · ongoing

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