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Christopher Priest

    14. Juli 1943 – 2. Februar 2024

    Christopher Priest is a British author whose works delve into intricate narrative structures and psychological themes. His writing is notable for its sophisticated plotting and exploration of the nature of reality, memory, and identity. Priest's style is characterized by its precision and ability to immerse readers in profound, often unsettling worlds. He is a distinguished creator whose influence extends across genre boundaries.

    The Affirmation
    Vampirella: Seduction of The Innocent Vol. 2
    Inverted World
    The Gradual
    Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 8
    Vampirella Vol. 4: Red Mass
    • THE LONG NIGHT concludes Dynamite's record-breaking 50th Anniversary Celebration of the swingiest of modern space vampires! Our dark heroine is finally home from her Interstellar journey but pursued through the cosmic Gateway by the enigmatic vampire-murdering SHANE who follows a twisted agenda all his own to seek out the oldest and deadliest of the undead and set in motion events which will change Vampirella forever! issues 22-25 plus 7,8, 15

      Vampirella Vol. 4: Red Mass
      4.4
    • In the late '80s, Val Semeiks revitalized the Conan the Barbarian series, collaborating with Christopher Priest to create a legendary storyline culminating in issue #200. This epic features Conan facing the formidable Devourer of Souls, who wields the power of the Elder Gods, forcing Conan to seek help from the dreaded Thulsa Doom. The collection also includes the return of Red Sonja and the "Heku Trilogy," alongside early works by Andy Kubert, making it an essential read for fans of the franchise.

      Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 8
      4.0
    • The Gradual

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      War, music and identity are explored and dissected in this powerful and affecting novel from one of the UK's greatest authors.

      The Gradual
      4.0
    • Helward Mann leaves the City of Earth - the world he knows - to work as a Future Surveyor in an alien world, where everything seems familiar at first but soon appears strangely different. The world is 'inverted'. It is a planet of infinite size existing in a universe of finite bounds... 'He conjures up some admirably powerful images out of his vision of a world which is literally the inverse of our own' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'One of the trickiest and most astonishing twist endings in modern SF' TRIBUNE 'A spinning originality grips every page' THE LISTENER

      Inverted World
      4.0
    • Picking up from the end of volume 1. While vacationing in the Caribbean with Benny the Witch, Vampirella enters the surreal world of a Voodoo Vampire King who becomes obsessed with winning her as his bride. Meanwhile, Victory, Vampirella's estranged lover, was left behind in Los Angeles. Now she's impersonating Vampirella for her own amusement, unaware that a newly forged team of Vampirella's enemies closing in for the kill!

      Vampirella: Seduction of The Innocent Vol. 2
      3.9
    • THE AFFIRMATION is a haunting thriller; a compulsive, dream-like novel from one of Britain's most exciting writers.

      The Affirmation
      4.0
    • The Prestige

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      'A brilliantly constructed entertainment, with a plot as simple and intricate as a nest of Chinese boxes...a dizzying magic show of a novel' WASHINGTON POST

      The Prestige
      3.9
    • Our second story arc begins with our women of the evening, having lost the woman who'd drawn them together, Lilith of Drakulon, but discovering a new and more powerful incentive to stay and defend the peaceful vampires of Ashthorne: cold, hard cash. Plus the non-team gets one and one-half new recruits-and they don't even realize it! Bonus: our new Nyx micro-series, drawn by fan favorite artist Stephane Roux begins here! Issues 7 thru 12

      SACRED SIX V. 2: WAR OF THE ROSES
      3.2
    • Existenz

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      A science fiction novel based on the David Cronenberg film, featuring a shocking and violent tale of virtual reality that shatters the line between reality and imagination in a sophisticated, futuristic hi-tech game.

      Existenz
      3.2
    • Richard Grey wakes up in a hospital with amnesia after a terrorist bombing. His memories gradually start to return, but what he remembers doesn't always seem to coincide with what really happened. And then there is Susan Kewley, an enigmatic young woman whom Richard does not remember but who claims to have been his lover. With her help, Richard will discover the strange and terrible world of the glamour and a remarkable power both of them may possess ... From the master of mind-bending literary fiction, Christopher Priest (The Affirmation, The Prestige), The Glamour (1984) is both a gripping, page-turning novel of suspense and an intricate puzzle, whose construction is so clever that readers will want to read the novel a second time to see how exactly it was done. 'A story of psychological suspense, mixed with elements of the supernatural. A well-written, thoroughly engrossing tale; highly recommended.' - Library Journal 'A tightly narrated slice of psychological horror.' - The Independent

      The Glamour
      3.8