tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post5883676553846059431..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: IN BRIEF: The Sins of the Father - John BlackburnJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-26176543738836089602014-04-01T14:25:53.669-05:002014-04-01T14:25:53.669-05:00Marvelous - thanks Mr N, much appreciated!Marvelous - thanks Mr N, much appreciated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-88657547190259738402014-04-01T11:43:52.644-05:002014-04-01T11:43:52.644-05:00You're in luck with this writer, Sergio. Valan...You're in luck with this writer, Sergio. Valancourt Books has reprinted many of Blackburn's books and they are available new in handsome editions (some with scholarly introductions!) via amazon - on both sides of the Atlantic. And they are planning more Blackburn reprints in the coming months. You can see what's available <a href="http://www.valancourtbooks.com/john-blackburn.html" rel="nofollow">on this page</a> at the Valancourt website. There are still numerous booksellers offering paperback reprints of his books on the cheap and affordable all over the internet. You might find one for £4 or less in your neck of the woods!<br /><br />As for where to start -- it all depends on your taste. I read BROKEN BOY first and was surprised and impressed by the bizarreness of it all. There is straight out horror, too like FOR FEAR OF LITTLE MEN. For the more overt terrors try BURY HIM DARKLY, so far the most outrageous of his horror novels I've read. But most of his books tend to be forerunners of the technothriller and feature master criminals armed with a sinister array of bacterial and viral weapons. THE YOUNG MAN FROM LIMA (reprinted by Ostara), A RING OF ROSES, and the book above fit this category. Of the books I've reviewed on my blog I'd suggest you start with either BROKEN BOY or FOR FEAR OF LITTLE MEN to get an idea of what Blackburn does very well. Or you go read the blurb of the others at Valancourt and choose based on plot alone.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-9695138839450309622014-04-01T02:25:05.147-05:002014-04-01T02:25:05.147-05:00I have never read any of his but have always wante...I have never read any of his but have always wanted to as he has often been compared to lP Davies, an author I greatly enjoy - so John, where does one start? And keep in mind that I'll be looking to snap up whatever title you reccomend, so be gentle (for my wallet's sake)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com