Tonsell-by-the-Stream, a sleepy little village outside of London, is suddenly swallowed down into the earth through the hellish machinations of an ancient, ominous force. At the behest of an extraordinary supernatural agent -- and in exchange for the life of his best friend -- down-and-out and amoral occultist John Constantine must venture deep into underground shadows to investigate this cataclysmic occurrence. But unbeknownst to Constantine, something beyond his worst nightmares awaits below -- the deadly and phantasmagorical realm of the Sunless . . . a terrifying world where the Gloomlord rules over all with a sadistic and merciless hand, and Tonsell-by-the-Stream was only his first target on the surface world. . . .
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
John Shirley won the Bram Stoker Award for his story collection Black Butterflies, and is the author of numerous novels, including the best-seller DEMONS, the cyberpunk classics CITY COME A-WALKIN', ECLIPSE, and BLACK GLASS, and his latest, new from Simon & Schuster, the urban fantasy novel BLEAK HISTORY. He is a screenwriter, having written for television and movies; he was co-screenwriter of THE CROW. He will be in Prime Books' THE YEAR'S BEST DARK FANTASY AND HORROR anthology, this year, and his story collection IN EXTREMIS: THE MOST EXTREME SHORT STORIES OF JOHN SHIRLEY from Underland Press has been getting rave advance reviews. His novel BIOSHOCK: RAPTURE , telling the story of the creation and undoing of Rapture, from the hit videogame BIOSHOCK is about to come out from TOR books.
He is also a lyricist, having written lyrics for 18 songs recorded by the Blue Oyster Cult (especially on their albums Heaven Forbidden and Curse of the Hidden Mirror), and his own recordings.
John Shirley has written only one nonfiction book, GURDJIEFF: AN INTRODUCTION TO HIS LIFE AND IDEAS, published by Penguin/Jeremy Tarcher.
Other John Shirley story collections include BLACK BUTTERFLIES, IN EXTREMIS, LIVING SHADOWS and REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WEIRD STORIES.
He is also a lyricist, having written lyrics for 18 songs recorded by the Blue Oyster Cult (especially on their albums Heaven Forbidden and Curse of the Hidden Mirror), and his own recordings.
John Shirley has written only one nonfiction book, GURDJIEFF: AN INTRODUCTION TO HIS LIFE AND IDEAS, published by Penguin/Jeremy Tarcher.
Other John Shirley story collections include BLACK BUTTERFLIES, IN EXTREMIS, LIVING SHADOWS and REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WEIRD STORIES.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun.,
By kaminokai (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Subterranean (John Constantine, Hellblazer) (Mass Market Paperback)
I love Johnny Constantine in all his trench-coaty, cigarette-smokey glory. This book was another fun romp through the mess that is John Constantine.I want more.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad,
By
This review is from: Subterranean (John Constantine, Hellblazer) (Mass Market Paperback)
I read this a little while ago, I found the writing was a little thin but overall a good story. He lacks some description especially in the beginning. I'll admit that one of my biggest draws to the Constantine saga is it's ability to dredge up the bowels of the Church. It seemed as though the author was frightened to bring up anything divine which is one of my biggest beefs, I had to keep checking the front cover to make sure I wasn't reading a harry potter book instead of a Constantine novel.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Super Reader,
By Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Subterranean (John Constantine, Hellblazer) (Mass Market Paperback)
This one is a bit dull in the middle, helped to put me to sleep more than once. Start is ok, perks up in the end, too, as Constatine has to help defeat the Gloomlord, a human magus who has bound an elemental to his will to help power the magic that allows him to rejuvenate every day.To this purpose, he sinks a small town in Cornwall down into his little Hollow Earth, to provide him with human grist for his magic mill.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
fairy blood Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Constantine, Johh Shirley, Lord of Stone, Old Duff, Fallen Romans, King Underneath, King Culley, Lady of Waters, Universal Solvent, Lord Smithson, Palace of Phosphor, Hidden World, Lord Blung, Lord Spurlick, Silk Cut, Blue Sheikh, Stabbing Falls, Servants of Transfiguration, Ignis Ico, Sunless Realm, Vicar Tombridge, Smithson Manor, Smithson Wood, Master Magus, Joho Shirley Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
fairy blood Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Constantine, Johh Shirley, Lord of Stone, Old Duff, Fallen Romans, King Underneath, King Culley, Lady of Waters, Universal Solvent, Lord Smithson, Palace of Phosphor, Hidden World, Lord Blung, Lord Spurlick, Silk Cut, Blue Sheikh, Stabbing Falls, Servants of Transfiguration, Ignis Ico, Sunless Realm, Vicar Tombridge, Smithson Manor, Smithson Wood, Master Magus, Joho Shirley Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
