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The Stars Were Right (2013)

by K. M. Alexander(Favorite Author)

4.43 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0989602214 (ISBN13: 9780989602211)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

K M Alexander

review 1: One of the foundations of Lovecraftian fiction is the idea that at some point, the stars will be right and the Great Old Ones will return. In K.M. Alexander‘s The Stars Were Right we are presented with the world that is left after that happens.Initially the setting in The Stars Were Right doesn’t come off as particularly Lovecraftian. The city of Lovat, where the story takes place, seems like are fairly typical fictional post-apocalyptic city. As the story progresses it becomes more clear that the apocalypse, rather than being a nuclear war, plague, or other more standard cause, was brought on by the previously mentioned return of the Great Old Ones. The Aligning, as it is called in the book, was an unspecified but very distant time in the past and civilization of a so... morert has been rebuilt with the addition of a wide variety of non-human species taken from Mythos lore. Serious Lovecraft aficionados may recognize the descriptions of some of the servitor races that inhabit Lovat but if you don’t it doesn’t really detract from the enjoyment of the book.The Stars Were Right is the story of Waldo Bell, a caravan master that travels across the wastelands outside of Lovat transporting goodsbetween the scattered outposts of civilization. Bell returns to Lovat after a standard trip across “The Big 90″ as the road between towns is called and finds himself to be the prime suspect in a series of grisly murders. Bell has to evade the authorities in Lovat and the mysterious group who is actually responsible for the murders all while trying to find enough evidence to clear his name. The story is compelling with a likeable cast of characters but in my mind the standout feature of the book is the setting. K.M. Alexander does a very good job of revealing the world he has created as the story develops instead of laying it all out with awkward exposition, which would have been an easy trap to fall in to. I really hope that he takes advantage of this world he has built in future works because it seems like there is a lot of room for more stories in this setting.The Stars Were Right is a very good read for fans of Lovecraftian fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction or just non-standard murder mysteries.
review 2: A great read. Despite a few issues with the copyediting in my edition, the world in this book is an interesting one to explore. My only complaint is that I would have liked more of it! The narrative style gives it a great pace and let's you connect with the main character, but it takes a little away from the reader's interaction with the world of the book and the other characters. I hope there is more to come! less

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