Scissorman [Import] [Paperback]

Mark Chadbourn (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Gollancz; New Ed edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0575602244
• ISBN-13: 978-0575602243
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,090,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A two-time winner of the prestigious British Fantasy Award, Mark has published his epic, imaginative novels in many countries around the world. He grew up in the mining community of the English Midlands, and was the first person in his family to go to university. After studying Economic History at Leeds, he became a successful journalist, writing for several of the UK's renowned national newspapers as well as contributing to magazines and TV.

When his first short story won Fear magazine's Best New Author award, he was snapped up by an agent and subsequently published his first novel, Underground, a supernatural thriller set in the coalfields of his youth. Quitting journalism to become a full-time author, he has written stories which have transcended genre boundaries, but is perhaps best known in the fantasy field.

Mark has also forged a parallel career as a screenwriter with many hours of produced work for British television. He is a senior writer for BBC Drama, and is also developing new shows for the UK and US.

An expert on British folklore and mythology, he has held several varied and colourful jobs, including independent record company boss, band manager, production line worker, engineer's 'mate', and media consultant.

Having travelled extensively around the world, he has now settled in a rambling house in the middle of a forest not far from where he was born.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let Scissorman into Your Life!, December 15, 1999

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This review is from: Scissorman (Paperback)

This was the first book by Mark Chadbourn I read - and it's fantastic. A truly dark, modern fable, rich with the author's own fantastic mythos (I've since read other Chadbourn novels). The plot never lets up and never lets you down and builds gradually to a really great ending. If you're into intelligent horror, you've got to get this book!