Comments on Speculative Fiction Junkie: Review - Beyond the Door

@mountain-lord: Zach McCain is the cover artist an...

2011-10-30T10:36:17.265-04:00

@mountain-lord: Zach McCain is the cover artist and I agree that it is 100% awesome.

The cover alone is worth the price of the book. Wh...

2011-10-30T08:24:41.248-04:00

The cover alone is worth the price of the book. What genius created it I wonder?

As a speculative fiction author, I love your blog ...

2011-07-11T22:36:25.232-04:00

As a speculative fiction author, I love your blog and would like to pitch my book for a potential review here. Fistful of Reefer is a dieselpunk, weird Western pulp featuring goats, guns and the camaraderie of outcasts. Marijuana was the plan, liberty the dream, revolution the result. It lives somewhere between No Country for Old Men and The Three Amigos.

I couldn't find an email, or any other means to contact you, thus the comment. If interested in hearing more just let me know.

Sounds great, but my expensive book budget is all ...

2011-06-28T08:12:10.099-04:00

Sounds great, but my expensive book budget is all used up at the moment :(

Its really something incredible. I don't think...

2011-06-26T16:03:12.442-04:00

Its really something incredible. I don't think I have really read anything like it before. A few folks on TLO have read it. I think some have taken it to be a homage to fin de siecle dectectives. Its really not... but each reader will take what they want from this novella. Like many EO titles, its very intellectual, and there are many interesting layers upon layers to peel away.

@Benjamin U: nope, and I don't know anything a...

2011-06-25T20:33:41.008-04:00

@Benjamin U: nope, and I don't know anything about it...

Hey Ben, Speaking of other EO titles, have you ha...

2011-06-25T16:42:12.869-04:00

Hey Ben,

Speaking of other EO titles, have you had a chance to read Marvick's STAR USHAK?

@Nathan: what do you think of the Punktown books? ...

2011-06-17T23:13:38.922-04:00

@Nathan: what do you think of the Punktown books? I've not read them obviously but they look interesting.

So glad to see you reviewing again! I was a big f...

2011-06-17T17:33:04.030-04:00

So glad to see you reviewing again!

I was a big fan of Jeffrey Thomas about a decade ago, when Punktown was the new big thing, but somehow, around 2003 or 2004, he became one of those authors whose works I continue to accumulate out of habit even though I'm not actually reading them anymore. Not because I stopped liking them but because there's just always so much to read! Now it looks like I have more than a dozen novels and collections of his lined up unread on my shelf!

But this review has rekindled my interest. Time to dive back into his work!

@Benjamin U: I am still reading Ex Occidente title...

2011-06-17T09:53:31.996-04:00

@Benjamin U: I am still reading Ex Occidente titles. Currently I'm looking forward to the Charles Schneider book arriving in my mailbox.

I actually read the Berguno book and wasn't really taken in by it. It was alright but not too memorable for me personally. I do appreciate the recommendation though!

Hey Ben, Are you still reading any Ex Occ titles?...

2011-06-17T02:57:59.300-04:00

Hey Ben,

Are you still reading any Ex Occ titles? Btw, Dan's shipping has gotten way better as of recent (so far 2/2 on the last two parcels he has sent out to me). I know that has been an issue in the past. If you are, I would highly highly recommend Berguno's, Son's of Ishmael. If you want a sample of his work to whet your appetite, Absent Willow Review has a free Berguno short story on-line. Having read many of your reviews, I think this story and this author would be right up your alley...

Check it out:
http://absentwillowreview.com/archives/the-sad-eyes-of-the-lewis-chessmen

Oh, and regarding the brief hiatus: I just had a t...

2011-06-17T01:05:55.516-04:00

Oh, and regarding the brief hiatus: I just had a ton of things going on during the past few months, including getting married (!), working a lot of ungodly hours, etc.

When I returned to blogging after a real hiatus a while back, I told myself that when life called, I'd not worry about the blog too much. That seems to have been a good decision for my sanity :)

@Ryan G: Even though I haven't read anything e...

2011-06-17T01:03:59.745-04:00

@Ryan G: Even though I haven't read anything else by this author yet, I hope the rest is as good as this one was!

@Benjamin U:Just read your review on GoodReads (I'm a Library Thing user myself) and I'm intrigued. I have to admit I'm a little worried that the other books reviewed by Mr. Thomas seem to be reviewed less favorably than this one. Hmmm....

Hey Ben, great review. I'm glad to see you a...

2011-06-17T00:37:10.727-04:00

Hey Ben, great review.

I'm glad to see you are back posting reviews after what appears to be a brief hiatus. I felt very similarly about this little novella too... just a wonderfully told weird tale. Thomas has a nice collection of short stories recently published by Dark Regions Press called "Dooms Days". Are you on goodreads? I posted a brief review of this novella there.

I've never heard of the author before, but aft...

2011-06-16T11:55:17.588-04:00

I've never heard of the author before, but after reading the review I feel like I've been missing out. thanks for the headsup!

@Chris: copies are going for relatively little on ...

2011-06-13T22:54:26.910-04:00

@Chris: copies are going for relatively little on eBay (i.e., less than $20) so you might be able to snag on of the hardcovers if you act quickly. Good luck!

Compelling review of an author I've never hear...

2011-06-13T14:09:41.932-04:00

Compelling review of an author I've never heard of. I'm very happy to see a $4.99 ebook price. Why not give it a shot when it is that affordable? My only regret is that I will not have that awesome cover in a colorful hard copy.

@Donald: thanks for the recommendations. I will de...

2011-06-12T09:33:34.692-04:00

@Donald: thanks for the recommendations. I will definitely follow up on them!

I've been a fan of Thomas's work for sever...

2011-06-11T23:41:17.417-04:00

I've been a fan of Thomas's work for several years now and was wondering when you'd get around to his stuff. I recommend either Unholy Dimensions or Letters from Hades as your next stop.