Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, #1)

Posted on 02 August 2018 by Richard Kadrey

Supernatural fantasy has a new antihero in Sandman Slim, star of this gripping, gritty new series by Richard Kadrey.Life sucks and then you die Or, if you re James Stark, you spend eleven years in Hell as a hitman before finally escaping, only to land back in the hell on earth that is Los Angeles.Now Stark s back, and ready for revenge And absolution, and maybe even love But when his first stop saddles him with an abusive talking head, Stark discovers that the road to absolution and revenge is much longer than you d expect, and both Heaven and Hell have their own ideas for his future.Resurrection sucks Saving the world is worse.Darkly twisted, irreverent, and completely hilarious, Sandman Slim is the breakthrough novel by an acclaimed author. Best Download [ Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, #1) ] by [ Richard Kadrey ] – kino-fada.fr How could I have gone years without hearing about this book Simply said, I enjoyed it to a ridiculous degree I picked it up mostly because of the blurbs on the back, authors I trust not to lie to me said glowing things I was only 30 pages in when I called the local bookstore to order the other books in the series I like Kadrey s writing It doesn t feel like he s trying desperately to impress me It doesn t feel like he s trying to mimic the big powers in Urban Fantasy Butcher, Harris, Briggs How could I have gone years without hearing about this book Simply said, I enjoyed it to a ridiculous degree I picked it up mostly because of the blurbs on the back, authors I trust not to lie to me said glowing things I was only 30 pages in when I called the local bookstore to order the other books in the series I like Kadrey s writing...Having recently exited Hell, Stark is rather peeved at those who had sent him there for eleven years, and is eager for revenge He has a fondness for stealing cars and making mayhem Los Angeles comes in for some laugh out loud funny noir treatment Richard Kadrey from his site Richard Kadrey has created a world not unlike Kim Harrison s Inderland, a blended world in which the magical and non magical co exist I love Kadrey s dark sense of humor, which reminds me very much of the Hell Boy seri Having recently exited Hell, Stark is rather peeved at those who had sent him there for eleven years, and is eager for revenge He has a fondness for stealing cars and making mayhem Los Angeles comes in for some laugh out loud funny noir treatment Richard K...WOWZA Rarely have I encountered a main character so loaded with ANGSTY RAGENESS and OMNIDIRECTIONAL BADITUDE as James Stark aka Sandman Slim I mean this guy is full of ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHH and it worksmostly Now let me say at the outset that I don t read a ton of Keith Urban Fantasy I enjoy The Dresden Files on a casual, non rabid, basis and despite wanting to bitch slap the main character for his all too often bouts of annoying I really liked The Devil You Know and plan on reading WOWZA Rarely have I encountered a main character so loaded with ANGSTY RAGENESS and OMNIDIRECTIONAL BADITUDE as James Stark aka Sandman Slim I mean this guy is full of ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHH and it worksmostly Now let me say at the outset that I don t read a ton of Keith Urban Fantasy I enjoy The Dresden Files on a casual, non rabid, basis and despite wanting to bitch slap the main character for his all too often bouts of annoying I really liked The Devil You Know and plan on readingof that series and I am absol...Ohhh, Sandman Slim , what a date it was My first encounter with dear Mr Stark aka lovely Sandman Slim was when I read the great reviews of Sarah, the Murderous I was deeply charmed and intrigued, well mostly because my latest date with Daniel Faust wasn t very gripping for me and I was looking for another great ch...Ever read a book and find yourself thinking, This is pretty good, but it could have been face melting awesome This is one of those books for me I really liked it, but found myself picking some serious nits while reading it.Stark was a magician a real magician, not a sawing a woman in half kind who was madly in love with his girlfriend Alice when he was betrayed by another magician named Mason and some others Mason managed to send Stark to hell, but as a living person, not a dead soul 11 Ever read a book and find yourself thinking, This is pretty good, but it could have been face melting awesome This is one of those books for me I really liked it, but found myself picking some serious nits while reading it.Stark was a magician a real magician, not a sawing a woman in half kind who was madly in love with his girlfriend Alice when he was betrayed by another magician named Mason and some others Mason managed to send Stark to hell, but as a living person, not a dead soul 11 years later, Stark learns that Alice has been murdered on Earth by Mason and his pals Determined to get revenge, Stark breaks out of hell with a magical key that allows him to access almost any point in any dimension His stay in hell has made hi...Cunningly shrewdly mercilessly whatever ruling over millions of mostly brain dead murderous crustaceans doesn t mean one cannot be a complete, utter idiot sometimes I mean, look at this delicious little piece of uproariously gruesome beauty here It s been sitting unread on my to be ruthlessly crushed to be read shelf for TWO bloody shrimping years You really have to be some special kind of nitwit a little distracted to let such a disgraceful, revolting thing happen In my defense, I have to s Cunningly shrewdly mercilessly whatever ruling over millions of mostly brain dead murderous crustaceans doesn t mean one cannot be a complete, utter idiot sometimes I mean, look at this delicious little piece of uproariously gruesome beauty here It s been sitting unread on my to be ruthlessly crushed to be read shelf for TWO bloody shrimping years You really have to be some special kind of nitwit a little distracted to let such a disgraceful, revolting thing happen In my defense, I have to say that my rampaging, decapodic kids are forever and always getting mixed up in sub...After the second read through, I ve come to the conclusion that Sandman Slim is Jason Statham starring in a Simon R Green Nightside story Pulpy urban fantasy on steroids, it s perfect for an adrenalin read, but I recommend a pass if you are in the mood for deep thinking or don t feel up for violence.Jason cough I mean, Stark has made it out of Hell and is looking for revenge Eleven years ago, six fellow members of a magic circle sent him to Hell, and his mission is to kill them all Landing After the second read through, I ve come to the conclusion that Sandman Slim is Jason Statham starring in a Simon R Green Nightside story Pulpy urban fantasy on steroids, it s perfect for an adrenalin read, but I recommend a pass if you are in the mood for deep thinking or don t feel up for violence.Jason cough I mean, Stark has made it out of Hell and is looking for revenge Eleven years ago, six fellow members of a magic circle sent him to Hell, and his mission is to kill them all Landing in a Hollywood cemetery, he quickly robs a suit and steals a car After stopping at the Bamboo House of Dolls bar for a drink, he finds Kasabian, circle scapegoat, running a porn shop on the Hollywood strip He meets Kas manager, Allegra goes on a shopping trip for new leathers and boots and stops at his old apartment where he finds Vidocq, an alchemist, a thief and an old friend Money is an issue if he s going to complete his goals isn t it...I guess I m just getting old, but I m so tired I started 3 4 if you count Tooth Fairy which I gave all of 2 stars Urban Fantasies recentlyone I took off my books completely as a waste of time and I didn t even bother to rate or review itanother I stopped reading and gave 1 star as another in a long line of anti hero clones etcnow this one, and it s the same I don t mind antiheroes, if their good antiheroes This is another mouthy guy with attitude that I can t find even remotely bel I guess I m just getting old, but I m so tired I started 3 4 if you count Tooth Fairy which I gave all of 2 stars Urban Fantasies recentlyone I took off my books completely as a waste of time and I didn t even bother to rate or review itanother I stopped reading and gave 1 star as another in a long line of anti hero clones etcnow this one, and it s the same I don t mind antiheroes, if their good antiheroes This is another mouthy guy with attitude that I can t find even remotely believable, in a world where good is rejected and Satan is seen again as a fairly reasonable guy Heaven and hell are pretty much the same, attitude wise apparently I mean he has hell, so I guess he had to have a heaven The protagonist opens the book having sneaked out...It s not just good it s author Charlie Huston good.mean magician Sandman Slim returns from Hell to smash, slash, burn, beat, maim, and kill it appears his time spent in the lower depth s gladiator arenas has only served to sharpen his skills rather than to mellow his temper fortunately, he s not a bad guy and he s exercising his violent capabilities in Los Angeles, where there is plenty of room and need for such endeavors he s an endearing sort a man on a mission with a heart of gold well maybe not gold, but certainly high quality silver mean magician Sandman Slim returns from Hell to smash, slash, burn, beat, maim, and kill it appears his time spent in the lower depth s gladiator arenas has only served to sharpen his skills rather than to mellow his temper fortunately, he s not a bad guy and he s exercising his violent capabilities in Los Angeles, where there is plenty of room and need for such endeavors he s an endearing sort a man...

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02 August 2018

Richard Kadrey