Shadowman [Mass Market Paperback]

Dennis Etchison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 1993

In her work with disturbed children, Lissa begins to notice that more and more children have reported a tale of a man with no face--a man that all the adults insist is merely a childish fantasy.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 354 pages
• Publisher: Dell; First Edition edition (January 2, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440212022
• ISBN-13: 978-0440212027
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,254,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Shadow Man a patchwork novel., November 16, 2001

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Chadwick H. Saxelid "Bookworm" (Concord, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadowman (Mass Market Paperback)

Shadow Man, a short horror tale about a serial predator stalking a fog shrouded town on the Northern California coast, reads less like an actual novel and more like several stories that have been grafted together to form a much longer narrative. Individual moments are far superior than the sum of its parts. Etchison should stick with what he writes best, short stories.

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting book if you're a horror fan, but if not. . ., October 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shadowman (Mass Market Paperback)

Shadow Man is a book by an author who supposedly singlehandedly saved the horror short story as a form. I don't know that I'd believe that, having read some of his stories, which tend to be esoteric in places they need to be clear and over-explained in places you can fill in the gaps yourself. All in all, he's not bad, though, if you have an idea of what a good horror story is. If you're someone well read in the genre, his shortcomings are pretty obvious. A lot of his characters' actions are dictated by plot, rather than the characters themselves guiding the story. This novel, however, Shadow Man, has an interestingly scene-centered structure. There isn't a lot of exposition in this one, not much explaining. Things are shown instead of told. Now that's what good fiction is all about. Even if this one reads a little like a bloated short story, at least it's got that going for it. A good read with brilliantly rendered muted and foggy atmosphere. I recommend it, despite all the somewhat negative things I might have put in above. Three stars at least. If you've read widely outside the genre, though, the score will drop, because the awkwardness is all too clear. Keep your horizons narrow and this is beautiful, mind-blowing work.