Borderlands 1 (Borderlands No 1) (v. 1) [Mass Market Paperback]

Harlan Ellison (Author), Poppy Z. Brite (Author), Charles L. Grant (Author), Thomas F. Monteleone (Editor)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 334 pages
• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing (December 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565041070
• ISBN-13: 978-1565041073
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,337,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Anthologies I've Read, June 12, 2000

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Anon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borderlands 1 (Borderlands No 1) (v. 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the best Anthologies I've read yet. It is ashame it is falling out of print. Monteleone did a very commendable job editing this one, as I liked more of the stories in this one than in any previous anthology I've read. The best work in the book is "Stephen," the Bram Stoker Award winning Short Story (I actually think they counted it as a Novella) by Elizabeth Massie. Also very good was the ever-wonderful Poppy Z. Brite's "His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood." Yes, that is Brite's most collected story, but this anthology was the first place it appeared. Ed Gorman--an author I've not particularly cared for in the past--also contributed a short piece I thought was wonderful: "The Black Sedan." This is just a few wonderful pieces. Yes, it has a few that aren't worth the reading--most notably Joe R. Lansdale's contribution--but overall this is a great anthology.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the dark and the weird, February 13, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Borderlands 1 (Borderlands No 1) (v. 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

Most short story collections center around a theme, like horror (vampires, murder, etc), but this book serves as a composite of stories whose individual categories are often not easily inferred. The central theme that is required of these tales is that they be strange, dark, and nontraditional. You may find a story about a vampire, but it will not be at all what you would expect. The authors vary in quality, many of them obscure, but overall the stories included are impressive; some of them are quite a revelation in ideology or writing style. Not surprisingly with such an odd aspirant, the content of the stories are sometimes quite graphic, but the uninhibited creativity that this allows only adds to the visceral shock of pleasure. As far as I know there are 4 books in this series, all of about equal quality.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars inspiring, August 31, 1999

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Wayne Grivell - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borderlands 1 (Borderlands No 1) (v. 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this book about a year ago and the stories seriously inspired me into the world of, as the editor, puts it, "HDF" or "horror/dark fantasy". Stories like 'Evelyn Grace' continue to well in my mind as twisted, dark little gems.

The book is deserved of a look. I am no fan of horror but these stories are much better, darker, twisted but quite subtle as well. I have ordered all 4 and keenly await them so I can once more immerse myself in the wonderful little world of "HDF"...