[Dragaera] Hallowe'en!

[Criss Invidiata]

Brilliant book, one of my favorites, and a very fast read. Thanks for the
reminder, I'll have to dig it out tonight!

Criss

On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Scott Schultz <scott at cjhunter.com> wrote:

> I've always felt that Zelazney is peripherally on topic here, given Steve's
> admiration for Roger Zelazney, so I figured I'd make my annual
> recommendation to check out "A Night In The Lonesome October". I've got to
> figure out where my own copy has got to!
>
> The novel features an assortment of archetypical horror characters engaged
> in a "game" that has some cosmic consequences to the winners and losers. The
> story-behind-the-story is that Zelazney was challenged to write a story that
> featured Jack the Ripper as a sympathetic protagonist and this was the
> result.
>
> Whether that's actually true or not, I couldn't say, but I CAN say
> unequivocally that "A Night in the Lonesome October" is one of my favorite
> Zelazney novels. It's fun, it's engaging, and it's a very different sort of
> story than your "typical" Zelazney. The story is told through the eyes of
> Snuff, Jack's canine companion, and the rest of the animals who accompany
> the people that are playing the Game. The people, in fact, are secondary
> characters. It makes for an interesting multi-layered feel to the narrative
> and a means to depict some of the horror of the people in the Game while
> still remaining one-step removed from it.
>
> If you've never read it, I recommend it highly. If you own it, tonight's a
> good night to pull it out. :-)
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