Makes me want to re read the rest of peter straub s work. With peter straub s writing, my early visits to the village began with shadowland, ghost story, and floating dragon. During the middle 1960s, 17yearold tom is very curious about the murder of a woman who is rumored to be a local politcians mistress. Peter straub may well be the most important voice in suspense fiction today. Koko, mystery, the throat, and the hellfire club are mysteries, in which traumas of the past impact the present. Peter straub is one of america s foremost authors of supernatural and suspense fiction. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The quasicosmic, picaresque journey of twelveyearold jack sawyeracross america on foot, flipping in and out of a parallel universe called the territoriesin quest of a magical talisman that will save his widowed mother a former bmovie star from dying of cancer. He has won the british fantasy award, two bram stoker awards and two world fantasy awards.
He has written numerous horror and supernatural fiction novels, including julia and ghost story, as well as the tailsman, which he cowrote with stephen king. Stephen king and peter straub join dark forces archive. Some of his books are annual mustreads for me, while there are others ive never finished. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. See all books authored by peter straub, including the talisman, and black house, and more on. Straub is the editor of numerous anthologies, including the twovolume american fantastic tales from the library of america. Ive now devoured most of his books and the talisman still ranks in my top 3 of his creations. He has been married to susan bitker straub since august 27, 1966. Koko is an american horrormystery novel written by peter straub and first published in the united states in 1988 by ep dutton, and in great britain by viking. Looping back, i caught up with his first two horror novels. Peter francis straub is an american author and poet. Jacks trek begins on the atlantic coast, where an old black man at a seedy funworld tells him about the territories, the. It is as though some old part of yourself wakes up in you, terrified, useless in the life you have, its skills and habits destructive but intact, and what is left of the present you, the person you have become, wilts and shrivels in sadness or despair.
Sides by peter straub over twenty years in the making, sides represents the first ever collection of nonfiction by bestselling author peter straub. Peter straub is probably my favourite author, but its a strange relationship. Peter straub is the author of seventeen novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. Straub is the editor of numerous anthologies, including the twovolume the american fantastic tale from the library of america. Straub, peter sharp copy of first editionsigned by straub published by new york, new york, u. Stephen king and peter straub join dark forces archive, 7. Peter straub is the new york times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including a dark matter. Peter straub is the new york times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels. Mar 16, 2015 in his midcareer 19881996 straub turned to realism. Peter straub books list of books by author peter straub. Discount prices on books by peter straub, including titles like the talisman. His horror fiction has received numerous literary honors such as the bram stoker award, world fantasy award, and international horror guild award, placing him among the mosthonored horror authors. Peter straub s shorter fictions are like tiny novels you drown in. Tom pasmore is the central focus in peter straub s second blue rose book, mystery.
He has won the bram stoker award for his two of his novels and a short story collection, 5 stories. Im probably a fourbookaweek guy, and i like reading the same books over and over again. Peter straubs 1979 novel has always proved popular, both with readers and critics alike, and is one of the books hailed as starting the new boom of horror in the eighties, which gave us some great books and newer writers. A past president of the horror writers of america and multiple. Below is a list of peter straubs books in order of when they were originally released. Although straub had written a couple of novels before this, this was the book that made his name and made people take him.
He is most famous for his work in the horror genre. Peter straubs shorter fictions are like tiny novels you drown in. If you care about the short story, you should read this book, and watch a master at work. Jul 10, 2015 with peter straubs writing, my early visits to the village began with shadowland, ghost story, and floating dragon. A novel by straub, peter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Straub is the editor of numerous anthologies, including the twovolume american more about peter straub. In the night room and lost boy, lost girl are winners of the bram stoker award, as is his collection 5 stories. Straub was the editor of the twovolume library of american anthology the american fantastic tale. Peter straub s 1979 novel has always proved popular, both with readers and critics alike, and is one of the books hailed as starting the new boom of horror in the eighties, which gave us some great books. Straub has received such literary honors as the bram stoker award, world fantasy award, and international horror guild award.
Peter straub s blue rose trilogy koko, mystery, and the throat is one of the landmark accomplishments of modern popular fiction. He received a ba in english at the university of wisconsinmadison and an ma from columbia university. After three years, peter straub discreetly went to dublin, ireland in 1969 to pursue a phd so that he could take writing as an important profession. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the talisman. Neil gaiman, author of the ocean at the end of the lane. Peter straub was born in milwaukee, wisconsin on 2 march, 1943, the first of three sons of a salesman and a nurse. Feb 17, 2005 buy a dark matter by straub, peter isbn. Peter straub made his debut as a published author in 1972 with the poetry collection ishmael.
Bestselling author peter straub s koko is a gripping psychological thriller in which horror and paranoia are indistinguishable from reality. They show straub at the height of his skills and doing completely his own thing. In the night room and lost boy, lost girl were winners of the bram stoker award, as was his collection 5 stories. Peter straub is the new york timesbestselling author of more than a dozen novels. He worked with thomas tessier who was a poem writer and produced two poet books, ishamel and open air. Peter straub s 1979 novel has always proved popular, both with readers and critics alike, and is one of the books hailed as starting the new boom of horror in the eighties, which gave us some great books and newer writers. X, in the night room, and two collaborations with stephen king, the talisman and black house. Below is a list of peter straub s books in order of when they were originally released. Straub was born in milwaukee in 1943 and attended milwaukee country day school, where he. Lincoln child american master peter straub takes the sweep of our freaky history over the past forty years, subjects it to all the elegant gifts of madness and arts of haunting of which he is the wicked king, and finds himself in possession of a masterpiece. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android.
He has won the bram stoker award for his novels lost boy lost girl and in the night room, as well as for his recent collection 5 stories. Straub, peter 81 peter straub 50 lawlor, patrick girard 22 traub, peter edward 18 wood, edward edgar 10 king, stephen 6 berkrot, peter 4 bradford morrow 4 daniels, luke 4 easton, michael 4. The salesman wanted him to become an athlete, the nurse thought he would do well as either a doctor or a lutheran minister, but all he wanted to do was to learn to read. Black house book by stephen king, peter straub official. Featuring introductions, essays, afterwords, and even a frivolity along with the collected works of putney tyson ridge, straub s selfinvented human speed bump and alter ego this collection presents a rare glimpse into the authors tastes and. His horror fiction has received numerous literary honors such as the bram stoker award, world fantasy award, and international horror guild award. I think i read the entire novel in one night because its really hard to put it down once youve started it. Browse audiobooks written by peter straub sorted by best.
He is a writer and actor, known for ghost story 1981, the talisman and the talisman 2008. Dec 02, 2015 before coauthoring the talisman with stephen king, peter straub was turning out a novel every two or three years, becoming a bestselling author with ghost story and further cementing his. Im probably a fourbookaweek guy, and i like reading the same books over. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read floating dragon. Peter straub was born on march 2, 1943 in milwaukee, wisconsin, usa as peter francis straub. They were vietnam vetsa doctor, a lawyer, a working stiff, and a writer. Born in milwaukee, peter straub is the author of fifteen novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. A novel ebook written by stephen king, peter straub. One of peter straub s best books published by user, 17 years ago i have read this book three times since it was released in the early 80s. I dont know how much of the book was written by him or peter straub but it doesnt really matter. He is thenew york times bestselling author of a dozen novels, including the horror classicghost story and the talisman, which he cowrote with stephen king. Mar 06, 2016 peter straub is an awardwinning writer of horror fiction the author of ghost story, a dark matter, lost boy lost girl, and 14 other novels. Nov 12, 2008 peter straub is probably my favourite author, but its a strange relationship. Ranging from the caribbean to vietnam to the american midwest and spanning decades of tumultuous history, these books a.