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FREE THE STRESS OF HER REGARD PDF Tim Powers | 432 pages | 22 Aug 2008 | Tachyon Publications | 9781892391797 | English | San Francisco, CA, United States The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers Michael Crawford is forced to flee when he discovers his bride brutally murdered in their wedding bed, trapped by the embrace of the malignant spirit claiming him as The Stress of Her Regard bridegroom. Telling a secret history of passion and terror, Tim Powers masterfully recasts the tragic lives of the Romantic poets. Michael Crawford is forced to flee when discovers his bride brutally murdered in their wedding bed. Yet it is not the revengeful townspeople he fears but the deadly embrace of the malignant spirit that is claiming The Stress of Her Regard as her bridegroom. Crawford will not travel alone; soon he is aided by his fellow victims, the greatest poets of his day—Byron, Keats, and Shelley. Together they embark upon a desperate journey, crisscrossing Europe and battling the vampiric fiend who seeks her ultimate pleasure in their ravaged bodies and imperiled souls. Telling a secret history of passion and terror, Tim Powers The Anubis GatesDeclareThree Days to Never masterfully recasts the tragic lives of the Romantics into a uniquely frightening tale. The Stress of Her Regard in print for the first time sincethis newly revised edition of The Stress of Her Regard will thrill both Powers The Stress of Her Regard and newcomers to this gripping Gothic tour de force. He is the two-time recipient of the Philip K. These are subtle, suggestive tales for the connoisseur of imaginative fiction. In the first collection of his shorter stories, which includes three collaborations with fellow fantasist James Blaylock, Powers displays his trademark predilection for quirky modern ghost stories and unsettling incursions of oddness into everyday life…. Whether the subject is disillusioned priests or vengeful spirits, Powers is always ready with a surprise around the next narrative corner. A delight for fans and nonfans alike. Powers makes you doubt the reality of your own. Are there still sin-eaters and ghost-talkers quietly pursuing their trade in tenements and behind weed-infested yards, with The Stress of Her Regard tariffs and specializations? Visit the Tim Powers website. Until The Stress of Her Regard squall struck, Lake Leman was so still that the two men talking in the The Stress of Her Regard of the open sailboat could safely set their wine glasses on the thwarts. The man in the crook of the bow was staring ahead toward the east shore of the lake. Though he was only twenty-eight, his curly dark red hair was already shot with gray, and the pale skin around his eyes and mouth was scored with creases of ironic humor. Imagine climbing up to peer out of some barred window at all this. His friend pushed the fingers of one skinny hand through his thatch of fineblond hair and peered ahead. Mostly out in the lake? Lord Byron stared at Percy Shelley, once again not sure what the young man meant. Both of them were voluntarily in exile from England. Shelley was far less famous, though his offenses against propriety sometimes appalled even Byron. Only twenty-four, he had already been expelled from Oxford for having written a pamphlet advocating atheism, had been disowned by his wealthy father, and had deserted his wife and two children in order to run away with the daughter of the radical London philosopher William Godwin. Godwin had not been pleased to see his daughter putting into all-too-real action his abstract arguments in favor of free love. Four nights ago Shelley and the two girls he was travelling with had visited Byron, and rainy weather had kept the party indoors. What with the storm clamoring beyond the window glass and the candles fluttering in the erratic drafts, the conversation had turned to ghosts and the supernatural—luckily, for it developed that Claire was easily frightened by such topics, and Byron was able to keep her The Stress of Her Regard with alarm, and silent except for an occasional horrified gasp. It seemed that at about the same time that the Shelleys had arrived in Scotland, a young farm maid named Mary Jones had been found hacked to death with what the authorities guessed must have been sheep shears. Byron shot Shelley a look of gratitude, for he assumed that Shelley too was frightening Claire in order to keep her off the subject of her pregnancy; but the young man was at the moment entirely unaware of him. Byron realized that Shelley simply enjoyed scaring people. The Stress of Her Regard Tim Powers Mythopoeic Fantasy Award winner World Fantasy Award nominee Locus Award runner-up Michael Crawford is forced to flee when he The Stress of Her Regard his bride brutally murdered in their wedding bed, trapped by the embrace of the malignant spirit claiming him as her bridegroom. Stress of Her Regard, The quantity. Byron was still grateful. La fuerza de su mirada - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre La trama se centra en torno a la historia de Michael Crawford. Cuando se acerca a recogerlo descubre que la estatua ha desaparecido misteriosamente. Michael se casa con Julia. Michael The Stress of Her Regard regresa a Londres bajo el disfraz de un estudiante de medicina. Keats bajo a marcharse y Crawford es elegido para sustituirlo. Keats y Crawford visitan una taberna donde se encuentran una especie de bebedores de sangre llamados "neffys". Keats hace The Stress of Her Regard que puede para ayudar a Crawford a comprender su nuevo estado. Para ayudar a Crawford, Keats le aconseja que viaje a los Alpes, donde le dice que puede que se deshaga de su esposa. Michael Crawford viaja en barco hasta Suiza. Crawford sucumbe al encanto de su "esposa" y como resultado se encuentra incapaz de caminar bajo la luz del sol. De Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre. Mythopoeic Society. Archivado desde el original el 10 de octubre de Consultado el 16 de octubre de Control de autoridades Proyectos Wikimedia Datos: Q Datos: Q Vistas Leer Editar Ver historial. English Italiano Editar enlaces. The Stress of Her Regard. Ace Books. Estados Unidos. Septiembre de Unicorn Mountain de Michael Bishop. Mythopoeic Awards Thomas the Rhymer de Ellen Kushner. Hyperion de Dan Simmons. Premio Ignotus a la mejor novela Proyectos Wikimedia Datos: Q Stress of Her Regard, The - Tachyon Publications Post a The Stress of Her Regard. Tim Powers is for me a writer whose development is more obvious than a lot of others. One can see a wonderful imagination on the page, but not the talent to execute on a line by line basis. I daresay The Stress of Her Regard is the transition point from those novels to where we see Powers today, as Last Call and the novels which follow feature the author in his best form. Thankfully, unique imagination has remained a constant throughout. Accidentally leaving his ring on a statue, he returns the next day to find the object now clenched in a stone fist, unable to be loosened. A whole world of dark horrors slowly unveiling itself in the aftermath, Crawford escapes Britain, but does so into the arms of a creature which would rather have him dead. Trouble is, they too are haunted in their own way. There are many books and stories these days featuring people of old, real and fictional, in varying fantastical scenes. While not The Stress of Her Regard first, The Stress of Her Regard must certainly be considered one of the forerunners of this type of fiction, and as a result contains The Stress of Her Regard sincerity and integrity that a lot of the later, more imitative works do not possess. As mentioned, with The Stress of Her Regard Powers had finally honed in on a writing style capable of deeper scrutiny. There are innumerable anachronisms in terms of authorial voice superimposed on European culture of the 19th century, but the focus, as tucked into the scene and setting as it is, remains dark fantasy with horror elements. Patient and subtle, the story is built like bricks, one quality scene at a time. That being said, there The Stress of Her Regard be times that Powers is too patient. The content perhaps is not key nor adds significant value, and as a result the story sometimes does not escalate The Stress of Her Regard beyond the scene level. The Anubis Gatesfor example, does a better job generating momentum. The scenes are wonderfully unveiled and an intangible motif of Gothic horror delightfully pervades the story. But something still lacks between the scenes—an underlying motivation for plot that lurks. The twist on vampires is well-done so as not to be just another vampire story—to be more than a one-note story, and for that comes recommended to people who enjoy dark fantasy and horror. No comments:. Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom..