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Tales of the Shadowmen 6: Grand Guignol Tales of the Shadowmen 6: Grand Guignol (Mobile library) Tales of the Shadowmen 6: Grand Guignol Tales of the Shadowmen 6: Grand Guignol 7CeyUnrW2 Tales of the Shadowmen 6: Grand Guignol GfIS03kGC ZO-91143 01oyjWnvv USmix/Data/US-2009 rTx0l7Owh 4.5/5 From 337 Reviews 6nR3TjMSb From Jean Marc Lofficier WM5ceKf3L ePub | *DOC | audiobook | ebooks | Download PDF CRAL80cRu H7h6zM4ui KguWlMmOm FLTBn12Mx so8BosEpl Rob5IzzRx x21FHFDVe LtY2xOrJy 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Another in this eclectic 7gHLAPcZs collection of stories using literary characters from French pulps and more!By 0WgVGtgun Michael R. Brown[a preliminary review until I finish it. read it a while wjXLGpZwV ago.]Tales of the Shadowmen v9 is the latest volume of this eclectic anthology mqmo6SPAv series from Black Coat Press. It makes use of a concept of Philip Jose Farmer PKReX1Ix1 that has various fictional characters set in the same 'universe', thus able to met GI8X27IWt and interact. Don't make the assumption that all the stories are linked. They nLrKXVizu often are not. Most are standalone, can usually be read in any order.What can pgJbbsYil be daunting is that this series uses characters of popular literary culture jA3UTHqT8 (mainly written, but sometimes film and tv), and not 'high brow' characters. And vIZYAAGOO the characters are taken from American, British, French, and other countries, AbRNGbB8h so often if you're not familiar with those characters, it can be confusing. OR, it DoxckZ3kS could lead you to start reading the original stories of these characters, which 1tMF2WOOI BCP does (such as Fantomas, Nyctalop, the Black Coats, Belphegor, Judex, and Pr5sDcmIC many more).The stories in this collection are:Christopher Paul Carey: Caesar's Children starring The Ponto Family.Win Scott Eckert: Is He in Hell? starring The Scarlet Pimpernel, Leonox.Emmanuel Gorlier: Out of Time starring The Nyctalope, The Time Patrol.Matthew Baugh Micah Harris: The Scorpion and the Fox starring Becky Sharp, the Yellow Shadow.Travis Hiltz: The Treasure of the Ubasti starring Sr Dubnotal, Mowgli.Rick Lai: Incident in the Boer War starring Fantmas, Raffles.Roman Leary: The Children of Heracles starring The Nyctalope, Professor Quatermass, The Master.Jean-Marc Lofficier: J.C. in Alphaville starring Jerry Cornelius, Alphaville, The Castle.Randy Lofficier: The Spear of Destiny starring Phantom Angel.Xavier Maumjean: The Man for the JobWilliam P. Maynard: Yes Virginia There is a Fantmas starring Fantmas, Frederick Dickson.John Peel: The Biggest Guns starring Doc Ardan, Lord Roxton, The Gun Club.Neil Penswick: The Vampire Murders starring Harry Dickson.Dennis E. Power: No Good Deed... starring Pre Tabaret, Chevalier Dupin.Frank Schildiner: Laurels for the Toff starring Jean Kariven, The Toff.Bradley H. Sinor: Where the Shadows Began... starring Michel Ardan, Inspector Legrasse.Michel Stphan: The Red Silk Scarf starring Harry Dickson, Madame Atomos.David L. Vineyard: The Children's Crusade starring Arsene Lupin, Harry Lime.Brian Stableford: Where Zombies Armies Clash by Night (Part IV of The Empire of the Necromancers) starring Ned Knob, Germain Patou.At the end of the volume is information on the characters used and who created them, tho this may not help point you to wear they are from. (Wikipedia is most useful here!! along with Black Coat Press's French Wold Newton site and Cool French Comics site). The "Starring" lists the characters who appear in the story, "Co-starring" list characters mentioned in the story, "Also Starring" list placing and 'things' who appear or are mentioned in the story.2 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful entry in a wonderful seriesBy Sean LevinI have been following the Tales of the Shadowmen anthology series for some time now, and I can safely say that these are among the best anthologies I've ever read. The sheer inventiveness shown by the many contributors is remarkable, and Grand Guignol is no exception to that rule. The ways in which various fictional heroes and villains commingle is nothing short of astonishing. Of the stories contained herein, I particularly recommend the following: "Caesar's Children" by Christopher Paul Carey, "Is He In Hell?" by my friend Win Scott Eckert, "Incident in the Boer War" by the exceptionally literate Rick Lai, "J.C. in Alphaville" by Jean-Marc Lofficier, "The Man for the Job" by Xavier Maumejean, "The Biggest Guns" by John Peel, and "The Children's Crusade" by David L. Vineyard. And while these are the ones that stood out most for me, all are fascinating, entertaining, and clever. Definitely a must-read, as with the previous five volumes! This sixth volume of Tales of the Shadowmen is dedicated to simpler horrors and theatrical villainy. Tremble as you face the terror of Fantmas, the villainy of Madame Atomos, the sorcery of Leonox, the unspeakable King in Yellow and the insanity of Alphaville! Fortunately for us, and for the world, there are always stalwart heroes rising up to stem the tides of darkness and restore peace and order to the world. Chevalier Dupin! Harry Dickson! Mowgli! Arsne Lupin! The Scarlet Pimpernel! Raffles ....
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