The marriage failed, and mccammon was raised by his grandparents in birmin. Mccammon is an american author that made a name for himself by writing groundbreaking horror back in the 1970s and 1980s. It won the 1990 bram stoker award for best novel plot summary. There are now over 5 million copies of his books in print, and his last three novels, the wolfs hour, stinger, and swan song, were new york times bestsellers, earning him accolades as. From rural alabama to the louisiana bayou to the north carolina mountains, world fantasy and bram stoker awardwinning author robert r. Other books i highly recommend from robert mccammon is swan song, boys life, and his series that starts with speaks the nightbird. Cardinal black sst version by mccammon, robert limited. Im curating a running post or series of posts, more likely about every book i read this year, and my intention was to simply give it a couple of paragraphs in that post. The son of jack and barbara bundy, roberts parents marriage failed fairly early on, with the author spending most of his childhood with his grandparents. The former member of a radical group, kidnaps a new born baby. Angelfaced john partlow and carnival huckster ginger.
I will tell no more because i do not want to give anything away. The books that have shaped pats warped lil ol mind have included dweller by jeff strand, it by stephen king, boys life by robert mccammon, the traveling vampire show by richard laymon and the girl next door by jack ketchum. Most of his early years were spent in birminghams east lake community. Isbn 9780671664848 9780671664848 softcover, pocket, 1988. But throughout his career, he has written three other new york times bestsellers, received a multitude of accoladesincluding several bram stoker and.
Mccammon is an awesome author, usually tending more towards the traditional monsters, vampires, dead things, ghostly apparitions, and downright evil incarnations. Im curating a running post or series of posts, more likely about every book i read this year, and my intention was to simply give it a couple of. Published in 1987, nine years after stephen kings the stand, the story follows two bands of survivors one representing good, the other evil as they make their way across what used t. With her life seemingly falling apart, laura hopes that her newborn son, david, will make her life everything it ought to be. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mine. Mccammon was a major name in horror fiction during its boom period, but went into a depression following the novel gone south and would not come out with another novel until speaks the nightbird in 2002 robert mccammon would have his first novel, baal, published in 1978, although his first four novels remain out of print. Mccammon may be best known for his novel boys life. But soon laura realizes that in order to get back her son and her life she may have to become as. Click here to see the awards mccammon s work has received. And if you love me, youre going to read all the books found on this reading list. Robert mccammon will rock your effin eyeface chuck wendig. Mccammon was one of the most influential writers in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s during the american horror literature boom. I think that whatever you choose, you pretty much cant go wrong. I enjoyed everything he has written and i think i have read them all except for the five and any in the matthew corbett series beyond the first one.
His childhood stories focused on aliens, cowboys and fantastic monsters. Robert rick mccammon born july 17, 1952 is an american novelist from birmingham, alabama. In the midst of this misery, some folks explored unscrupulous ways to make money. Angelfaced john partlow and carnival huckster ginger lafrance are among the worst of this. Mccammon if, in boys life 1991, mccammon took a giant step away from horror mine, 1990, etc. Oct 12, 2009 what ive done and this is a lot of work on my behalf, so ill expect you to send me gratitude in the form of cash prizes and other free shit is placed all of robert mccammons books in order of big awesome to less awesome but still awesome. Jun 24, 2018 robert mccammon writes contemporary, mass market horror. Incredibly fastpaced thriller that will leave you turning the pages all night long. Robert mccammon i just finished mine by robert mccammon and loved it, and was wondering if anyone else had read any of his books. This a very strong psychological thriller, but mccammon calls it. World fantasy awardwinning, bestselling author robert mccammon makes a triumphant return to the epic horror and apocalyptic tone reminiscent of his books swan song and stinger in this gripping new novel, the border, a saga of an earth devastated by a war between two marauding alien civilizations. But it is not just the living ships of the monstrous gorgons or the motionblurred shock troops.
Mccammon is highly underrated and i recommend him to all adult readers. Best of robert mccammon score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Mccammon is the author of ten acclaimed horror novels including baal, they thirst and stinger. But throughout his career, he has written three other new york times bestsellers, received a multitude of accoladesincluding several bram stoker and world fantasy awardsand drawn countless. Mccammon pocket books 1990 mary terrell, aka mary terror, is a scarred survivor of the radical 60s. One of the influential names in the late 1970searly 1990s american horror literature boom, by 1991 mccammon had three new york times bestsellers the wolfs hour, stinger, and swan song and around 5 million books in print. In the six years since his second hardcover ushers passing, 1984, mccammon has carved out a massmarket horror fiefdom all his own with the immensely popular swan song, stinger, and the wolfs hour.
Robert mccammon primary author only author division. Click on the covers below for more information about each of the books. Robert rick mccammon was born in birmingham, alabama, on july 17, 1952, the son of jack a musician and barbara bundy mccammon. Creepy robert mccammon books that will keep you awake at night. Author robert mccammon bio and signed books vj books. Mary terrall, aka mary terror, onetime member of the storm front, a weatherman splinter group of the 60s, is now 40something and psychotic. Robert mccammon writes contemporary, mass market horror. Robert mccammon asks, what happened to those children of the sixties who learned the language of hatred, who swore oaths upon their bloodstained manifestos and. The next stop in my endoftheworld reading marathon was robert mccammons postapocalyptic epic swan song. Ive read most of mccammons books published in the 80s and early 90s, and this one was so damn good it gives swan song a run for its money. But throughout his career, he has written three other new york times bestsellers, received a multitude of accoladesincluding several bram stoker and world fantasy awardsand drawn countless comparisons. But unlike most writers in that genre, hes actually good. Businesses went under by the hundreds, debt and foreclosures boomed, and breadlines grew in many american cities. Mary terrall, aka mary terror, onetime member of the storm front.
And thats counting the fiftyodd stephen king, tenodd dan simmons, and twentyodd dean koontz novels ive also completed. When jack divorced barbara bundy mccammon, robert went to live with his grandparents in birmingham, eventually receiving his b. Now hes back in hardcover with his first, and feverishly exciting, nonoccult novel everalbeit one that features a memorable, if human, monster. Four chilling tales from the new york timesbestselling author of swan song and the true master of the gothic novel booklist. Mccammon, including swan song, and boys life, and more on. Books go search hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas. Mine was the fourth book of his that ive read, the night boat wasnt anything special, they thirst was a great vampire story, swan song was cheesy as hell but still epic and mine was just a great thriller with two. The novel tells the story of laura clayborne, a successful journalist, the wife of a stockbroker and mothertobe. He was joint winner of the first bram stoker award of the horror writers of america in the novel category, sharing the honours with stephen king. Click here to see the awards mccammons work has received. Primarily a writer of supernatural horror, mccammon stinger here abandons the supernatural without forsaking the grisly details. One of the founders of the horror writers association, robert r. Today, we will briefly look at the border, robert mccammon s scifi novel from 2015.
Robert mccammon is currently considered a single author. Back in the 1960s, mary terrell shot and killed a man. Author robert r mccammons complete list of books and series in order, with the. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Robert mccammon captivates readers and stretches the boundaries of imagination with every new book he writes. Mine, by robert mccammon, is one of the top three most frightening books i have read in my entire life.
The marriage failed, and mccammon was raised by his grandparents in birmingham. A former member of the fanatical storm front brigadea splinter group of the notorious weathermenterrell has stayed one step ahead of the fbi for decades. Robert mccammon will rock your effin eyeface chuck. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read stinger. A psychopathic female fugitive provokes a mothers vengeance in this terrifying thriller by the new york timesbestselling author of gone south and boys life.
Robert r mccammon books list of books by robert r mccammon. Mccammon was a major name in horror fiction during its boom period, but went into a depression following the novel gone south and would not come out with another novel until speaks the nightbird in 2002. Mccammon has made the american south his own gothic playground in these four unforgettable novels. Raised by his grandparents in birmingham, alabama, mccammon published his first novel, the revelationsinspired baal, when he was only twentysix. One of the most successful and enduring writers of the horror boom that occurred between the 1970s and the early 1990s, robert r. Mine is a novel written by american author robert r. Discount prices on books by robert r mccammon, including titles like illustrated masques. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. He began the art of writing when he was only ten years old. There are now over 5 million copies of his books in print, and his last three novels, the wolfs hour, stinger, and swan song, were new york times bestsellers, earning him accolades as one of the most innovative storytellers of our time. Aug 24, 2011 the books that have shaped pats warped lil ol mind have included dweller by jeff strand, it by stephen king, boys life by robert mccammon, the traveling vampire show by richard laymon and the girl next door by jack ketchum. Many of his short stories have been adapted for televisions darkroom and twilight zone series. Robert mccammon mccammon, robert used books, rare books and new books find all books by robert mccammon and compare prices find signed collectible books by robert mccammon english.
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