It's All Hallow's Eve, and Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to town.
Hear the music, see the lights, shrug off life's worries and enter a place where dreams are not dreams, and wishes can be real.
All this awaits two boys trembling on the brink of manhood. But entering the smoke, mazes and mirrors, they will discover that not all dreams are worth the cost that must be paid . . .
Ray Bradbury's seminal tale of life in small-town America is as prescient today as it was sixty years ago.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781473230583
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 261 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 24 mm
A darkly poetic tale . . . probably Bradbury's best work - Stephen King
Ray Bradbury's most poignant evocation of the hopes and frustrations of smalltown life - The Encylopedia of Fantasy
A timeless rite-of-passage book - Washington Post
The novel is drenched in darkness, every character a slice of night - Guardian
A brilliant story brilliant executed. A must-read for fans of dark fantasy or horror, especially horror - SF Site
One of our eminent dreamers . . . the Hans Christian Andersen of the jet age - Brian W. Aldiss
I did find this book a little slow to start with and the writing a bit flowery but once I got used to it and got into the story I rather enjoyed it. The friendship between Jim and Will is superbly written and gives... More
What I like a lot about Bradbury's writing is that it still feels very fresh and new. This is a particularly wonderful story; part horror story, part friendship. When a carnival comes to town, two young friends... More
I can't believe there aren't hundreds of reviews - this is an incredible book. the characters are amazing (the father!!!!) and the writing is beautiful - poetic and compelling
this is a classic by one of...
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