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Originally Posted by Critteranne
Well I got my start with V. C. Andrews.  Somewhere, I learned that kids who liked V. C. Andrews also liked John Saul. Maybe it's the teens-in-jeopardy concept. |
I actually stumbled upon V.C. Andrews because King mentioned her (them?) in a couple books
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Originally Posted by Critteranne
I think King and Koontz were my favorites for a while. I took a shine to Koontz because he wrote a couple of books on writing fiction that I loved. (I wish they'd reprint them, even if much of the information is out-of-date.) I haven't gotten into the newer stuff. The last couple of Koontzs I read were too preachy. 
I keep meaning to read Lumley. I did read one of his very early Lovecraftian tales, and I enjoyed it because the fantasy elements were set apart by a satirical tone. It's called How Kank Thad Returned to Bhur-Esh and is available in the House of Cthulhu collection. |
I wasn't as big into Koontz... I don't even recall many titles. You should definitely try Lumley's Necroscope series! And since nearly everything I've mentioned thus far as been vampiresque, you may want to try out the newish series by Guillermo Del Toro called
Strain. I didn't
love it, but it was creepy and really fun. Reminded me a lot of the authors we're tossing about here.
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Originally Posted by Critteranne
I bought a couple of the new Pike compilations -- the Last Vampire Ones and Remember Me. Talk about bricks!  There's also a new Last Vampire book! |
Ok, do I buy the new one, reread the series, and discover that these books were terribly written? Or do I avoid it and keep my nostalgia? I'm afraid they're going to suck...