Dark Carnival [Paperback]

Ray Bradbury (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Gauntlet (2001)
• ASIN: B001B1HNNY
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,265,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Book Great but WAY Overpriced, May 2, 2003

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Stephen B. Whitehead "classicalsteve" (Lafayette, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Carnival (Hardcover)

Stories receive 5 Stars. Book Value Regarding Asking Price Receives No stars! I ordered this new limited edition book of Dark Carnival. While the stories are some of the best ever from one of our greatest living writers, this book is a complete RIPOFF! When I ordered this book for a whopping $...I thought this book was supposed to be signed by Bradbury and Clive Barker and come with a slipcase and a CD. I found neither signature in the book (no signature page) and no slipcase or CD. Only a printed facsimile of a letter to Bradbury's parents from 1947. I later found out that I would have to shell out another $...for a slipcase and the CD. Pricing an unsigned book with no slipcase at $... on a book that should be priced as a trade edition for about $...-$... is outrageous. Although I love the stories, Gauntlet is overpricing this book, especially when they are misleading as to what customers are actually getting for this money. Of the handful of signed limiteds I own, many have much higher production value for a lot less money. I would hope that more writers would take caution when allowing their books to be published here, and they should know what customers are getting for these signed limiteds. This prohibitively priced book that lacks a lower priced trade edition means that only 700 people will be able to own the book. What about the 1000's of other Bradbury fans?

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly impressive!, November 30, 2001

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"lenore13levy" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Carnival (Hardcover)

As a Ray Bradbury fan, this is so far the best addition to my collection yet. Beautiful cover, so much bonus material... In relation to the concern the other reviewer had, you can order it straight from the publisher for the same price and it is autographed (by Clive Barker too).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Book, May 17, 2002

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Richard Imbro (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Carnival (Hardcover)

After waiting most of a lifetime to find a copy of Dark Carnival, I was afraid to read it (and diminish its "value") when I did. Now I will sell it. Because this new edition represents a beautiful IDEA for a book, beautifully executed, with beautiful results. Just a beautiful book. This is not a blast from the past -- this is the future of bookmaking!