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Books Of Blood Omnibus 1

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Books Of Blood Omnibus 1 presents fifteen chilling tales penned by World Fantasy Award-winning author Clive Barker. These stories journey along a dark highway from life to unknown destinations, exploring the horrors that occasionally snatch a few souls away from peaceful exits. Barker's vivid imagination crafts haunting narratives that push horror to startling new heights.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy dark, supernatural horror and groundbreaking storytelling in the genre.

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Books Of Blood Omnibus 1

A collection from the master of horror ... trust nothing except your fear...

A collection from the master of horror ... trust nothing except your fear...

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Here are the stories written on the Book of Blood. They are a map of that dark highway that leads out of life towards unknown destinations. Few will have to take it. Most will go peacefully along lamplit streets, ushered out of living with prayers and caresses. But for a few, the horrors will come, skipping, to fetch them off to the highway of the damned...

Gathered together for the first time in one volume, here are fifteen mind-shattering stories from the awesome imagination of World Fantasy Award-winning author Clive Barker. They will take you to the brink - and beyond...

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Stephen King praises Barker's work as revolutionary, claiming it makes others 'look like we've been asleep for the last ten years.' Ramsey Campbell highlights Barker as a leading voice in horror, taking stories to never-before-seen places. James Herbert notes the collection is marked by 'touches of sheer brilliance throughout.'

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780751510225

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 February 1988

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sphere

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 512

About the Author

Clive Barker was born in Liverpool in 1952. He is the author of The Books of Blood (in six volumes), The Damnation Game, Weaveworld, Cabal, The Great and Secret Show, Imajica, Everville and Sacrament as well as writing, directing and producing for the screen - his films include Hellraiser and Nightbreed. He presently lives in Los Angeles.

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