Read By Dawn: Volume II [Paperback]

Adele Hartley (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Read by Dawn | Publication Date: July 13, 2007

Reviews for Volume I of Read By Dawn were enthusiastic: "We hope the annual Read by Dawn collection will establish itself quickly as an international celebration of the best in contemporary horror." The Deepening "If there is an international language for horror, this anthology is it...this is one to keep your eyes on in the future." Hellnotes "Modern horror writers conjuring a new and fearful image of the world." Fantastic Fiction Now with Volume II, editor Adèle Hartley and her team have chosen a sparkling new list from over 500 worldwide entries to the second Read By Dawn call for entries. With stories selected from all over the world, this is another gripping and chilling selection which will keep horror fans awake - `till dawn!

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About the Author

Adèle Harley has directed Dead by Dawn , Scotland s International Horror Film Festival, for 13 years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Beautiful Books (July 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1905636105
• ISBN-13: 978-1905636105
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,038,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Found Another Excellent Writer, February 12, 2009

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S. Torossian "SToro" (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Read By Dawn: Volume II (Paperback)

Love good horror, and Rayne's Hall The Bridge Chamber is one of the best.

I was surprised and disappointed that, the "Curator" (cute!) did not list the authors' names - at horrorworld.org, I read about Read by Dawn and agree with Mario Guslandi - authors and bios would have personalized the anthology. I feel this detail gives credibility to the story and connects the reader to the story/book. When I first opened the book, titles seemed empty as if written by ghost writers.

While browsing some of the authors, I found out about Katherine Patterson's editorship of AlienSkin and NocturanlOooze, that would have been nice to know in her bio.

Overall, the quality of reading was superb - I did enjoy some stories more than others but I would want to read the other books in the series.

Lessons by Katherine Patterson - love the plot, so simple, and then the ending!

Frankie by Matt Wedge - the PoV of the boy was so engaging and then same thing, the ending!

The Sutherland King by David Hutchinson - I wanted to know the recipe too, love the ending.

Evangline by Andrew Wilson - love and hate this because of the premise of the story which, hating it, is oh so true, yes, love this one too.

The Bridge Chamber by Rayne Hall - my favorite, SCARY, like the other reviewer, I want to know what is in the chamber, and yet, afraid, fantastic story building. The bio of the author would have helped but I searched and found her story, "Pancakes", in Flashquake 2005-2006, another must read. Then I found out this story received a Honourable Mention in the 'The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror 2007' compiled by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant.

I am now searching for books written by Rayne Hall.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Friend Told Me About This, February 11, 2009

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Cira Drake "princessfatima" (nevada, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Read By Dawn: Volume II (Paperback)

Saw a friend reading this and I read a couple of pages. Got my own copy and I am glad I did. Fantastic stories. The selection contains all kinds of horror. Superb imagery - and horror has to be conjured in the reader's mind to build up the mood, and most of the stories did that to me. I have a few favorites already and I'm not done reading - Lessons by Katherine Patterson, The Bridge Chamber by Rayne Hall. So far, my favorite has to be The Bridge Chamber - the build up and the ending were superb, I wanted to get out too, and I also wanted to know about the Chamber! - actually re-read that story, writing was so well-crafted. I'm searching for other short stories or books written by Rayne Hall.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good bloody horror..., June 15, 2011

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This review is from: Read By Dawn: Volume II (Paperback)

It's very difficult to find a good anthology of horror, but you'll definitely be happy with this one!
I really recommend the first book Read by Dawn I since it has my favorite stories- and I'm a little bias since it was my first love- but this second book is a great close second in my favorites based on story diversity and general intrigue.

I can't really list any of the story titles off the top of my head at the moment, but just know that I keep this book near my bed for a quick fix (even to reread) when I'm in the mood for something creepy or gory.