When I read The
Everything Box I ranked it as one of
the stranger books I have read and I have read a lot of books. It was a bizarre mix of Dresden files and Hitchhiker Guide with a
leavening of Stainless Steel Rat humor.
A magically immune crook who is ratted out by a colleague ends up saving
the world is the premise of that book. The same cast of characters led by Coop, the
magically immune crook, is trying to capture a world threatening mummy in this
book.
Kadrey also writes the very successful Sandman Slim
books. So far the only one of those I
have read was The
Perdition Score. I was thoroughly
lambasted for suggesting the need for some back story by a couple of Sandman
Slim fan boys. Their conjecture was read
them all and you don't need a back story.
Obviously but when you don't have that opportunity you deal with each
book as to how well it stands alone.
This book provided minimal back story but still stood alone quite well.
The preposterous plot and over the top sarcastic humor will
be highly appealing to a group of readers.
For me, it was just over the top and I had to force myself to finish it.
The Stainless Steel Rat series was
humorous without pandering, it was more thoughtful humor than slapstick. Kadrey has enormous talent but again, to me,
it appears he works to hard to be funny.
Web site: http://richardkadrey.com/books-2/
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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