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The Books of Blood Volume 6 edition by Clive Barker Mark Miller Literature Fiction eBooks

Now this one really brought it. For me, this volume was reminiscent of the first three volumes in that I wasn't disappointed in a single story, not even my least favorite, The Last Illusionist, which I kind of had trouble getting through because of the rather less than exciting plot and the hard to imagine imagery, but even that didn't take away with my overall enjoyment of the book as a whole.

This book, as it was mentioned in the introduction, really does live up to its name. After being somewhat disappointed in the fourth and fifth volumes because to me the stories were just bizarre, but lacking the gore and intrigue of the stories in the first three volumes, I read this and thought that maybe these stories were written around the same time the stories in the first three volumes were because they were just so different from the twilight-zoney feel of volumes four and five.

My absolute favorite in this was probably the first story, The Life of Death, in which a woman becomes something of a walking talking plague who believes she is the desire of Death.

The second story, How Spoilers Bleed, simply put shows what happens when you mess with indigenous peoples and try to force them off of their land.

The third, Twilight at the Towers, was a bit vague for me and even now I'm left scratching my head, but it deals with the russian KGB and some top secret mutants they created and, of course, can't control.

The last true story in this was The Last Illusionist. I still don't get this one either, but apparently the Illusionist in this story made somewhat of the proverbial deal with the devil to wow people with his feats of magic and when misfortune befalls him, I guess that devil comes to collect.

The very last story, however, is considered a postscript and it's called On Jeruselem Street and that's just a follow-up on the very first story that kicked off the entire anthology in which it is named after, Books of Blood. When I first read that opener back in the original volume, I was blown away - I'd never read anything so haunting before. It was just so original. So what better way to end this anthology then by going back to visit with the unfortunate soul in which all of these bloody tales are tattooed on flesh?

If you haven't read any of the others, Frankly, I think this is an excellent one to start out with even if it is the last in the anthology. I think this one, maybe even more than the first three, best depicts what this anthology is all about. If you don't like a bunch of gore, then you probably shouldn't be buying a book called Books of Blood, right? There's a lot of it in here and it is described so graphically that it makes you wonder what kind of nightmares Mr. Barker has had. Anyway, I loved it.


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The Books of Blood Volume 6 edition by Clive Barker Mark Miller Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

Great stories. Clive Barker has always been a favorite of mine!
Excellent anthology. Herr Barker is the master of macabre.😈😈
I love the Books of Blood. This collection seemed to have less stories but not lacking in anyway. Clive Barker continues his winning series with stories that are more than fillers, tales that take you to darker places.
This was probably my favorite entry in the series, all of which were stellar. "The Last Illusion" was a model for occult detective fiction before it became cliché.
The final edition of Books of Blood does not disappoint. Many of the ideas in here are the fount not only of Barker's best movies, but of horror fiction to the present day. While it doesn't have anything as powerful as "Candyman," it does end with "Jerusalem," which is just about the best outro I have ever read. Nothing in this series is dated and the prose are as powerful today as they were when the stories were written.
Not the best of the Books of Blood but still worth the time to enjoy. The ending from the film version of Books of Blood is included in this volume. You will definitely be shaken by the events in these stories.
Bought this volume to read "The Last Illusion" which my favorite movie adaptation "Lord Of Illusions" is based on and I must say the story is WAY better. The other stories in this volume show Barker's true talent with great plots, deep interesting characters, and all around entertaining experiences. Highly recommended.
Now this one really brought it. For me, this volume was reminiscent of the first three volumes in that I wasn't disappointed in a single story, not even my least favorite, The Last Illusionist, which I kind of had trouble getting through because of the rather less than exciting plot and the hard to imagine imagery, but even that didn't take away with my overall enjoyment of the book as a whole.

This book, as it was mentioned in the introduction, really does live up to its name. After being somewhat disappointed in the fourth and fifth volumes because to me the stories were just bizarre, but lacking the gore and intrigue of the stories in the first three volumes, I read this and thought that maybe these stories were written around the same time the stories in the first three volumes were because they were just so different from the twilight-zoney feel of volumes four and five.

My absolute favorite in this was probably the first story, The Life of Death, in which a woman becomes something of a walking talking plague who believes she is the desire of Death.

The second story, How Spoilers Bleed, simply put shows what happens when you mess with indigenous peoples and try to force them off of their land.

The third, Twilight at the Towers, was a bit vague for me and even now I'm left scratching my head, but it deals with the russian KGB and some top secret mutants they created and, of course, can't control.

The last true story in this was The Last Illusionist. I still don't get this one either, but apparently the Illusionist in this story made somewhat of the proverbial deal with the devil to wow people with his feats of magic and when misfortune befalls him, I guess that devil comes to collect.

The very last story, however, is considered a postscript and it's called On Jeruselem Street and that's just a follow-up on the very first story that kicked off the entire anthology in which it is named after, Books of Blood. When I first read that opener back in the original volume, I was blown away - I'd never read anything so haunting before. It was just so original. So what better way to end this anthology then by going back to visit with the unfortunate soul in which all of these bloody tales are tattooed on flesh?

If you haven't read any of the others, Frankly, I think this is an excellent one to start out with even if it is the last in the anthology. I think this one, maybe even more than the first three, best depicts what this anthology is all about. If you don't like a bunch of gore, then you probably shouldn't be buying a book called Books of Blood, right? There's a lot of it in here and it is described so graphically that it makes you wonder what kind of nightmares Mr. Barker has had. Anyway, I loved it.