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Great & Secret Show

By: Clive Barker
Narrated by: Chet Williamson
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In the little town of Palomo Grove, two great armies are amassing; forces shaped from the hearts and souls of America. In this New York Times best-seller, Barker unveils one of the most ambitious imaginative landscapes in modern fiction, creating a new vocabulary for the age-old battle between good and evil. Carrying its readers from the first stirring of consciousness to a vision of the end of the world, The Great and Secret Show is a breathtaking journey in the company of a master storyteller.

©1999 Clive Barker Ink, Inc (P)2015 David N. WIlson Classics Fantasy Heartfelt Mind-Bending Scary
Imaginative Worldbuilding • Complex Mythology • Excellent Character Differentiation • Engaging Fantasy • Dark Humor
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This is my favorite book to read, and is equally as enjoyable to listen to. Clive Barker has an incredible imagination, and his ability to detail both the physical and metaphysical is unparalleled in my opinion.

The narrator did a wonderful job at conveying both mundane occurrences and dramatic events with aptitude.

Fantastic

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Though I read most of this book before getting the audio copy, this was Clive Baker's first full length novel I've listen. I was definitely not disappointed. And though I hadn't read any of his work until now, I've been a big fan of Clive Barker movies like Hellraiser, Candyman and Nightbreed.
This story is EPIC. It has it all. Love, hate, fantasy, horror and a little romance. Its epic in the sense there is an epic battle between Good and Evil. We are not always sure who or what is representing Good or who or what is representing Evil at all times. Some characters are both simple and complex. The ensuing battle spans across the country and across the decades. Couple generations of lives are caught up in this conflict. The survival of humanity and the very existence of reality are at stake. The villian of the story prefers the dark and hates everything the Light represents. But not even he is fully prepared for the evil he's about to unleash. And it all starts in a lonely postal room in the heart of America where lost mail is sorted. A crossroads of fate.
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Read this year's ago and decided to read some of the older CB books again ! Love the characters... Even the bad ones !

Love this series !!

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As a fan of Stephen King i found this story to be waaay over sexualized. Honestly, to a fault. that being said the story was very unique and deserves to be read by many! I was surprised I had never heard of it. Enjoy!

Very ambitious but it worked!

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loved it hard to stop listening. can't wait to start another of his books. asso

clive barker one of the greatest

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Tried this for a second time. Still a bit too much for me, but I think I appreciated it more this time around than when I was younger.

The Great and Secret Show

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I read this book when I was 18, thought it was pretty good... when I came across the audible version it was a no brainer.
great performance and interesting characters. the audio version made me realize things I didn't quite understand when I read it ... this was so much better.

great audio representation of an awesome book.

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Chet Williamson, the horror author, carries this story so beautifully, juggling the sounds of so many different voices with ease with his lovely deep voice. He needs to narrate more books.

The story is a true epic, down in the dirt and up the heavens with creation and sex and the nature of the world(s), and I am so looking forward to reading its sequel, Everville, also narrated by Williamson.

Perfect narrator

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If you love Barker, or you love outlandish horror fantasy, get this book. It delivers his unique Horror Fantasy, complete with lore, other dimensions, strange monsters, a large cast and epic stage. It's imaginative, surreal, and well written.

However, I didn't find myself engaged because the characters, especially the romantic pair, didn't seem to have much of lives or personalities, and I found the premise so bizarre that I couldn't relate to it or feel concern over the outcome. Also, it's really long with lots of subplots and side character backgrounds that dragged things out. It's very subjective because the book did everything it should, but I just prefer things a little more down to earth.

How Weird Do You Like It?

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I've read this book several times throughout the years, and it never disappoints. this story will make you contemplate many things in a way you haven't considered imo.

one of my all time favorites

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