Darker Than You Think
by Jack Williamson
Taste attributes: horrorscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalthrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and unsavoury: a serious horror novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Who is the Child of Night? That's what small-town reporter Will Barbee must find out. Inexorably drawn into investigating a rash of grisly deaths, he soon finds himself embroiled in something far beyond mortal understanding.
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- Author
- Jack Williamson
- Published
- 1940
- Pages
- 267
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- Open Library
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