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It''s the week before Hallowe''en, and Cooger and Dark''s Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois. The siren song of the calliope entices all with promises of youth regained and dreams fulfilled . . .

And as two boys trembling on the brink of manhood set out to explore the mysteries of the dark carnival''s smoke, mazes and mirrors, they will also discover the true price of innermost wishes . . .



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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 *

Something Wicked This Way Comes

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    A Paperback / softback by Ray Bradbury

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      Publisher Orion Publishing Co
      Published 8 October 2015
      ISBN-13 9781473212046
      978-1473212046
      ISBN-10 1473212049
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      Fiction Horror & Ghost Stories Books by Ray Bradbury

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      It''s the week before Hallowe''en, and Cooger and Dark''s Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois. The siren song of the calliope entices all with promises of youth regained and dreams fulfilled . . .

      And as two boys trembling on the brink of manhood set out to explore the mysteries of the dark carnival''s smoke, mazes and mirrors, they will also discover the true price of innermost wishes . . .



      Trade Review
      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 *

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