Books by Dan Simmons
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review 1: Similar in theme to "The Terror", his recent foray into pseudo-historical fiction, "Abominable" is the tale of a forgotten conquest of Mt. Everest in the 1920's. The monster of the story may be more man than beast, and the dangers of the mountain loom just as large as those of t...
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review 1: Yes, my highest rating for this hard-hitting, hardcore, full-tilt, no-holds-barred, gritty, tough-as-nails, terse, noir, action thriller. Genre-hopping Simmons sets about to write a pulp novel about a hardened ex-PI who finds himself at the wrong side of the law most of the time....
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review 1: Not very ambitious, considering Simmons' other works. I feel like Hardcase had all the potential of becoming a classic crime fiction novel, but lacked in creating a solid foundation in which to build upon. As much as I love leaving some storylines up to the imagination, Hardcase ...
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review 1: I'm definitely becoming more impressed with Dan Simmons' ability to write books in various genres and to do so as well as he does.Hardcase is a modern Raymond chandler hard boiler detective story. It's got most of the standard fare for the genre: a crude protagonist, a femme fata...
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review 1: A great story well told. Trippy and creepy.
review 2: Marvelous. You spiral into madness with Dickens. Dan Simmons is brilliant.
review 2: Marvelous. You spiral into madness with Dickens. Dan Simmons is brilliant.