![]() ![]() Thankfully Kadrey has kept at it and there are several more volumes if this one doesn’t leave you steaming in a very warm place. This is a fast-paced fun read from start to finish. Kadrey has filled his stage with impressive props, magical weapons, potions, tools and pathways. If you thought that having one’s head cut off would be a conversation killer, think again. There is a nice cast of supporting characters here, including a centuries old French alchemist, a spider-like person who survives by liquefying humans and drinking them, angels, anti-angels, magicians and at least one video store clerk who aspires to a bit more from life. Kadrey maintains our interest by adding bigger-picture detail to Stark’s personal mission. ![]() I suppose it might be argued that Sandman Slim is derivative, but the weaving of magical and the real has become a staple and what counts more is how the tale is told. I love Kadrey’s dark sense of humor, which reminds me very much of the Hell Boy series and Christopher Moore’s vampire books. Richard Kadrey has created a world not unlike Kim Harrison’s Inderland, a blended world in which the magical and non-magical co-exist. Los Angeles comes in for some laugh-out-loud funny noir treatment. He has a fondness for stealing cars and making mayhem. Having recently exited Hell, Stark is rather peeved at those who had sent him there for eleven years, and is eager for revenge. ![]()
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