MADE THE CIRCUITS. THE THING IN THE CIRCLE changed shape, finally making itself look like a lady dog of attractive person and very friendly disposition. But I was not fooled into breaking the Circle. It didn’t have the smell part down yet The full moon is also the only time Larry hasn't been able to retain control over himself as a werewolf. I rarely get chance to read a highly admired book. "A Night in the Lonesome October" by Roger Zelazny is my first review read from Netgalley. Whether you call the genre humour or horror or lovecraftian or mystery, but I am not able to put it into single genre confidently. Unlike my other review reads this book shows clear cut difference between debut author and veteran author.

I had no idea what I was getting myself into. After all, I am not a horror reading type of a gal. However, I believe Horror is the last thing I would associate A Night in Lonesome October with. The first would be smart and second, funny. It is like a Halloween Scavenger Hunt of Classic Characters, all of them counting the days from the First of October to The Night, the Thirty First. This book gets brownie points just for including some of these characters. My heart went aflutter seeing the names Count and Larry Talbot. Being told through the points of view of the animals was just another cherry on top of the fandom-sundae.Now, I respect the Great Detective's use of disguises and have no problem with seeing him spend nearly the entire book as a sweet biddy named Linda Enderby. But I really object to the ultimate disguise in which he appears at a climactic moment; Roger, you can only pull someone`s leg so far before it hurts a bit.) And how do I write a review for this book that will do it justice? So cleverly written, and readers will delight in figuring out one by one who each of the “players” in the game are — many of which are characters from Victorian literature. Even though this was my fourth or more go-round with these characters, I stayed up late to experience the novel’s unique ending all over again. It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read — not just one of the best fantasy or science-fiction books. Want proof? My three children, then teenagers, listened to it twice on car trips, lapping up every word, eager to hear what was to come next. Now that’s magic! As the Good Book Says...: The cultists' sermon is an apocalyptic inversion of the Bible's Song of Solomon.

An entertaining, interesting story on the face, the understory is even better. Zelazny's sheer number of allusions and amount of sources truly make it a lunatic scavenger hunt that lead to research in some very dark & dusty corners of history, film, myth, & writing. Which begins the battle of wills for those who wish for this to happen, while others try to prevent it. this book is unique; the premise, Zelazny's writing and the atmosphere conjured up are something very special indeed.” Lovecraft Lite: What's interesting here is that looked at carefully, the actual setting isn't really much brighter or more idealistic than straight Lovecraft. All the coziness comes from the "insider's perspective" on the happenings, as well as the main characters' resistance to the more debilitating forms of insanity. Curses, insanity, and fates worse than death are less of a worry if you're already dealing with one or more of the above.Il tutto mentre cercavo di capire anzitempo quale tra i personaggi appartenesse all'una o all'altra fazione, prima che rivelazioni e sorprese varie mandassero all'aria, inaspettatamente e piacevolmente, tutte le mie teorie e supposizioni. October 2021 I did indeed open it again 0n the 1st October 2021 and read a chapter each day culminating in today's final conclusion. Would you believe I did not remember how it was going to end? Which was great for my enjoyment of the reread but a bit of worry about my failing memory. And Call Him "George": The " experiment man", although they manage to explain that Kitty would like to be put down now, please, before he does the kitty any permanent harm. Self-Defeating Prophecy: Defied. Larry realizes that telling others about things he's anticipating may cause them to change their own actions, so he only reveals what his intuition tells him when he intends to do that, keeping silent if he'd rather rely upon his intuitive foresight. One of the best parts of A Night in the Lonsesome October is trying to figure out which characters are actually participants in The Game, and which side they are on.

Okay, so that's not really Bubo and that's not really Snuff and that's not really Gray. But that's the best I could do, so there. Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Crazy Jill and Graymalk. Gray hints that they're Openers only because they'd both had such horrible lives that they suspect anything else - even a world dominated by the Elder Gods - is bound to be an improvement. Summoning Artifact: The Opening Wand, a Magic Wand with the sole purpose of opening a gateway to let Eldritch Abominations into the world. Left femur, you say?" came an ancient croaking voice from nearby, which could have been Owen's. "I've one right here I ain't usin'. Have you a liver, though? That's my need." I DREW MORE LINES IN MY HEAD LAST NIGHT and this morning, but before I’d created a satisfactory picture we had a callerRe-reading for the SF/Fantasy monthly & loved it. It's a fast, fun read & has the quality I've come to expect from Zelazny. The story, as one of the character's of the book puts it, is 'a lunatic scavenger hunt' in more ways than one. Who are the people, what are they trying to accomplish - are they good or bad guys? It's also perfect Halloween reading.