Douglas E. Winter Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Arms dealer Burdon Lane's weekend shipment is in danger from federal agents who have infiltrated his organization and insiders bent on taking over. A first novel. Reprint.

Pestilence, floods, war, social upheaval, drug crime, wicked leaders, conspiracies, corruption even visions of death-dealing aliens -- this superb collection of stories takes an unforgettable imaginative journey into terror and transcendence. Each decade of the twentieth century is assigned to one of the top fantasy/horror authors of the modern age who evokes the particular madness of that decade as it contributes to a prophecy for the next century. Decade by decade as the millennium approaches in these powerful, chilling tales, the tension builds toward a dramatic revelation that is both a prophetic warning and a visionary answer for all humankind. A singular publishing event, Revelations is a stunning anthology-novel by modern superstars of fantasy and horror, including New York Times -- bestselling author Clive Barker, David J. Schow, and Ramsey Campbell.

Douglas E. Winter presents a collection of all-new, tantalizingly terrifying stories by masters of horror. "Strong stuff, with good shudder potential ... A success ... You'll want to read this one!"--Locus.* Introduction - Douglas E. Winter* The Reploids - Stephen King* Sneakers - Stephen King* Dedication - Stephen King* Metastasis - Dan Simmons* Vanni Fucci is Alive and Well and Living in Hell - Dan Simmons* Iverson's Pits - Dan Simmons* The Skin Trade - George R.R. Martin[Some sources give Paul J. Mikol, the Dark Harvest publisher, as editor.]

Contenuto del volume Introduzione (Introduzione) di Douglas E. Winter Parte prima. Alla corte della Morte Rossa - Il Succhiatore Volante (Racconto lungo, The Night Flyer, 1988) di Stephen King - Una donna a pranzo (Racconto breve, Having a Woman at Lunch, 1988) di Paul Hazel - Bacio di sangue (Racconto, The Blood Kiss, 1988) di Dennis Etchison Parte seconda. Cenere alla cenere - Addio al passato (Racconto, Coming to Grief, 1988) di Clive Barker - Cibo (Racconto, Food, 1988) di Thomas Tessier - Il Grande Dio Pan (Racconto, The Great God Pan, 1988) di M. John Harrison Parte terza. Segreti - L'angoscia è arancione, la follia è blu (Racconto lungo, Orange Is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity, 1988) di David Morrell - Il ginepro (Racconto lungo, The Juniper Tree, 1988) di Peter Straub Parte quarta. Storie dei vivi e dei morti - Raccontami una storia (Racconto, Spinning Tales with the Dead, 1988) di Charles L. Grant - L'ultima avventura di Alice (Racconto, Alice's Last Adventure, 1988) di Thomas Ligotti - Imparerete a conoscermi (Racconto, Next Time You'll Know Me, 1988) di J[ohn] Ramsey Campbell Parte quinta. Le ragioni delle tenebre - La piscina (Racconto, The Pool, 1988) di Whitley Strieber - La nemesi delle tenebre (Romanzo breve, By Reason of Darkness, 1988) di Jack Cady

Douglas E. Winter, de samensteller van deze bundel opmerkelijke verhalen, is een vooraanstaand recensent van horrorliteratuur. Dertien schrijvers kregen vrije baan wat betreft onderwerp en verhaallengte. Meesters van het Kwaad is het resultaat: een kleurrijke verzameling horrorverhalen, waarin zeer uiteenlopende stijlen vertegenwoordigd zijn.