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5 Stories Paperback – August 19, 2008

by Peter Straub (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
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Offered for the first time in a collected format, this selection of short stories features five gripping tales by one of the horror genre's most literate and endlessly inventive writers, Peter Straub - "Little Red's Tango," "Lapland, or Film Noir," "The Geezers," "Donald Duck," and "Mr. Aickman's Air Rifle."
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  1. Print length
    128 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Borderlands Press
  4. Publication date
    August 19, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1880325039
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1880325032
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Borderlands Press; First Edition (August 19, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1880325039
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1880325032
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

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  1. Peter Straub

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    Peter Straub is the author of seventeen novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. They include Ghost Story, Koko, Mr. X, In the Night Room, and two collaborations with Stephen King, The Talisman and Black House. He has written two volumes of poetry and two collections of short fiction, and he edited the Library of America’s edition of H. P. Lovecraft’s Tales and the forthcoming Library of America’s 2-volume anthology, American Fantastic Tales. He has won the British Fantasy Award, eight Bram Stoker Awards, two International Horror Guild Awards, and three World Fantasy Awards. In 1998, he was named Grand Master at the World Horror Convention. In 2006, he was given the HWA’s Life Achievement Award. In 2008, he was given the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award by Poets & Writers. At the World Fantasy Convention in 2010, he was given the WFC’s Life Achievement Award.

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    Michael Easton

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    Michael Easton is the author of the critically acclaimed trilogy SOUL STEALER which was named “Graphic Novel of the Year” by Ain't It Cool News in 2011. He co-wrote THE GREEN WOMAN for DC Comics with best-selling author, Peter Straub. His latest graphic novel CREDENCE was released in 2014. He lives in New York City.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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H.R. Arch
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for Straub's 5 Stories
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2012
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Not a huge fan of audio books, and only get them for long driving stretches on road trips. Most of the time, being read to is annoying, but this one was truly worth every penny. Straub is a favorite author, though this isn't his usual fare. This is actual sapient literature, so don't expect to be spoon fed. I had read one of these short stories in a periodical many years ago ("Red's Tango"), and I didn't think it particularly lent itself to oration, so I was curious to hear how the reader handled it... particularly since the chap reading it wasn't versed in this medium. I recognized him as a sci-fi actor (Michael Easton) I used to watch in "Total Recall:2070" many moons ago. He was pretty awesome...great tone and timbre; kept me awake on the road, anyway. Needs to enunciate on the end of his past-tense verbs to be clearer, but that was about the only critique that jumped out. Stories were amazing. Donald Duck completely cracked me up -- quite brilliant.
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C. A. Giese
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2017
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Great!
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Mike Kazmierczak
3.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written stories. Not enough story though to make me happy.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2017
Peter Straub definitely knows how to hook a reader and seduce that person with his writing. Straub's style is poetic and lyrical. He is a master at crafting a scene and pulling the imagery through to the reader. This remains true for his characters too which evolve into fully dimensional characters. With all the images being created, his stories generally take a little while to build up; when they do get that time, they are awesome. This book is a collection of five short stories and unfortunately, none of the stories really have the length that they need to become gripping.

"Little Red's Tango" is a great character visualization; the short pulls multiple scenes together to illustrate a guy named Little Red. However, there is no story; it could have continued and revealed more of the characters or stopped earlier to reveal less.

"Lapland, or Film Noir" and "The Geezers" both had more story but not enough to pull me along.

"Donald, Duck" was the most interesting of the five. It revealed the life of Donald Duck and the rest of the Duck clan as they are beseeched by a Black Widow. A Black Widow that Donald is too love-blind to see.

And the final story "Mr. Aickman's Air Rifle" fell into the same problem of not having enough story to actively engage me. The writing is gorgeous and very beautiful to picture but I was hoping for a bit more action to occur.
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Raphaël Rousseau
5.0 out of 5 stars a new great collection from Peter Straub
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2008
This is a new wonderful collection of short stories by Peter Straub. Each story is more surprising than the one before. There is a tale about a jazz collector; one about the films noirs in the 50'; even a dark comedy about Donald and his family; a murder mystery and a Robert Aickman pastiche. Each story seemed great to me but for a different reason each time. The Aickman-ish story leaves you with an incredible feeling of horror. Don't miss this collection. It recently was Awarded. Thanks to Peter Straub for writing so well and havaing such a great imagination.
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David S.
3.0 out of 5 stars Confused?!?
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2010
This is the probably the sixth Peter Straub book I have read and was a bit confused and disappointed by the stories. I have loved all the other books of his until this one, this is the most recent one I have read. Only buy it if you want to read a very strange and different set of stories that are unlike any others by this author.
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