Collection II [Hardcover]

Barbara Marjanovic (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 23, 2005

Everything seemed perfectly normal to Marg and Jack on that lovely morning when they were doing their spring-cleaning—until Jack emerged from the attic with a mysterious stack of papers. There was nothing out of the ordinary with the stack of papers, except that they were neatly bound, exactly like a manuscript with a heavier bond white front and back cover. The front cover had a rectangular opening on the upper end of it. Peaking out of the hole was the following words, all in a large, bold Arial type font: Collection II When Marg gets over the initial shock of finding yet another set of papers in her home, she and Jack decide that once again, Jack will take care of everything. The result—Collection II. Take a journey with Marg and Jack through this collection of short stories, filled with tales of vampires and dragons, a housewife who decides that enough is enough, and a ghost seeking revenge. These are just a few of the stories that author Barbara Anna Marjanovic has used to create a literary treasure in which the unbelievable somehow becomes believable.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A round of applause, please, for an author possessed of a truly vivid imagination. --Foreword Reviews 2005

About the Author

Barbara has been writing short stories for the enjoyment of friends and family for years. She has published three books, Collection, Collection II, and Pawn: A Novel and her latest short story can be seen in Quakes and Storms. Barbara is currently working on her second novel, The Balkan Secret Conspiracy. Barbara lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and enjoys writing, reading and tending to her other field: accounting.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 116 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (February 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595670636
• ISBN-13: 978-0595670635
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,414,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Honored to work with her, September 29, 2005

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Nickolaus Pacione "Co-Author Of House of Spid... (Joliet, Illinois, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collection II (Paperback)

I've been reading some of the stories in this book off and on between other books and so far I completed reading the vampire story. Marjanovic is an author to keep an eye on because she provides the alternative to what you see out there now as far as the trends go. Having the chance to publish her too, and now working on a story with her I got to see how imaginative she is first hand. The story that is getting to me in the collection is the final story.

The nice pattern of the poem then story then poem is something that will make this collection the makings of a horror classic. Her voice reminds me greatly of Edgar Allan Poe if he was colaborating with Stephen King; if you're tired of authors like Poppy Z. Brite running the show -- give this author a read. You won't be disappointed. She was imaginative in this book, but she got even more imaginative with the story "Earthquake Forces" and "The MacIntosh Haunting." She knows her roots in horror and this is the type of horror that will scare a lot of the old gothic masters. I could see her going onto be published in the professional markets and giving the HWA authors a run for their money.

The first story I read of hers is one titled "Good Riddence" and this one is one of her darker stories in the set, but they only get darker from there. You can find those two other stories in the publications QUAKES AND STORMS: A NATURAL DISASTER ANTHOLOGY, then on issue two of the Ethereal Gazette. She does more than kick ass as a writer, it is a matter of time before she gets picked up by a professional or a few other small press magazines. This is old school horror at its best.