It's always great when you discover something refreshing, especially in the horror genre. I didn’t know it was so sought after as to drive up online prices like that… I’ve encountered a similar hurdle in that I’d like to read “Let’s Go Play at the Adamses’” but I just can’t see payin’ that kind of money for a paperback. With a new afterword by Maryse Meijer, author of Heartbreaker and Rag. HOUSE OF LEAVES is a bullshit novel. Pure black and the sense of pulsation, especially when you look at it too closely, the sense of something not living but alive."
- Publishers Weekly, "Unforgettable ... [THE CIPHER] takes you into the lives of the dark dreamers that crawl on the underbelly of art and culture. I think it’s just the type of thing that if it were read closer to when it came out, the reader in his/her teens or 20s, it might’ve hit better… I’ve had a similar experience with a writer I really liked when I was in college in the ‘90s: Mark Leyner. I dont know how the world seems to have missed this book. I just picked up nice, vintage copies of that (just the one, though I probably could have made some money on the other), a ton of old James Herbert, HP Lovecraft with the cool 60's covers, like 5 Fritz Leiber horror novels/collections, some Beaumont, Aickman, Ellison, etc. Did you read Skin by any chance its the only one I've read by her thus far and it was a random find at a library sale. It should be on the shelf with the great horror/fantasy novels of all time.
All vintage and in very good shape. Hi. We'll publish them on our site once we've reviewed them. Long out-of-print and much sought-after, it is finally available as an ebook, with a new foreword by the author. Kathe Koja is a writer, director and independent producer.
I posted a more detailed breakdown on Goodreads, but this novel just really had me struggling to finish it. You can read this item using any of the following Kobo apps and devices: Looks like you're in United States. Unfortunately, Sarah, I found the same thing, all over the internet: copies all around $60. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and Locus Awards, finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award, and named one of io9.com's ""Top 10 Debut Science Fiction Novels That Took the World By Storm."" BOOK REVIEW - KATHE KOJA – THE CIPHER (1991), the heart and soul of horror fiction review websites. Just wondering, have you had a chance to read some of Kathe Koja's short fiction? Could be awhile!
- Fangoria, "Not so much about the vast and wonderful strangeness of the universe as it is about the horrific and glorious potential of the human spirit." Copyright 2010 - 2020. I gotta be honest: I loathed this one.
"An ethereal rollercoaster ride from start to finish." Wonderful to have you stop by! All images, unless otherwise noted, are the property of their respective copyright owners. Its a lot for a used paper back, but worth it for me.
It’s like, man, his writing style floated my boat back then, but a few years ago I read a new novel of his and had the bittersweet realization that I’d simply outgrown him.Back to this book, though: I get that they were trying to do something different with this “Abyss” line, and that “The Cipher” was a fitting addition, so I have a bit of grudging respect for its originality. House of Leaves sits on my shelf unread; one of these days... Joe, you should be able to find a copy of The Cipher pretty easily online. on 23 September, 2020. All text (except quotes) is the property of Will Errickson and should not be reproduced in whole or in part without permission from the author.
I too found this for a few bucks at a used bookstore. There's also an inexpensive ebook version, which I'll.probably buy when I inevitably read this a second time.