AICN HORROR Books: BottleImp checks out Luke Smitherd's THE STONE MAN & let's us know where we can read it for FREE for a limited time!
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Logo by Kristian HornINTROWhat the &#$% is ZOMBIES & SHARKS?Greetings, all. Ambush Bug here with another AICN HORROR: ZOMBIES & SHARKS column. BottleImp sent me this review of THE STONE MAN and I meant to incorporate it into this week's regular AICN HORROR column, but I forgot to do it, so here it is all by its lonesome.REVIEW 1 IMAGE Book review!
THE STONE MAN novel (2012)
Written by Luke Smitherd Check it out here! Reviewed by BottleImp I have noticed a disappointing duet of trends lately in the books I've been reading in the genres of horror and science fiction. On the one hand, there have been the books where the author had an interesting and original idea, but the actual writing is unable to adequately express and expound upon the core of the story to unleash its wasted potential for the reader. On the other hand, I've gone through a few books which were decently written, but who cares? The plots are boring and hackneyed, the characters unoriginal, and the end result is forgettable, albeit couched in literate prose. But once in a while I stumble upon a book whose author possesses both an exciting concept and the literary chops to compellingly express his idea. That author is Luke Smitherd, and his book is THE STONE MAN. The plot is both remarkably straightforward and layered in mystery. In the English town of Coventry one summer afternoon, an eight-foot-tall stone figure suddenly appears in the town square. The figure
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