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by Robert R. McCammon

ISBN: 0380363194
Author: Robert R. McCammon
Publisher: Avon Books (1978)
Language: English
Pages: 293
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Rating: 4.3
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Category: Literature
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Robert R. McCammon's BAAL. Baal is my Angry Young Man novel. It was also my first published novel, and the first book I ever tried to write.

Robert R. McCammon's first novel, originally published as an Avon Books paperback original in 1978. Bibliographical information for Baal. I think that in Baal you can feel the friction of shoulders being squeezed by iron walls: my shoulders, pressing against the walls of a dead-end job. You see, I never thought I could be a writer.

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THEY THIRST A novel by the bestselling author of Mine and Swan Song ROBERT R. McCAMMON Across the centuries, an evil returns to feast upon the City of Angels -and millions sway beneath their deadly spell. On Sunset and Hollywood boulevards, unspeakable horrors lurk in the darkness. They are the undead, nightmares in human form, dark disciples of death who prey upon the living. Now nature succumbs to the evil, raging in a fury of sandstorm and tidal wave

This gives the novel an eerie relevance to our modern age. An absolute classic. Not his strongest novel (but hey, I Robert McCammon is one of those horror authors influential to me as I delved into horror fiction from the mid-to-late 80's, not only as a reader but as a writer. In a word, I love his work.

Swan Song is a 1987 horror novel by American novelist Robert R. McCammon. It is a work of post-apocalyptic fiction describing the aftermath of a nuclear war that provokes an evolution in humankind. Swan Song won the 1987 Bram Stoker award (tied with. Swan Song won the 1987 Bram Stoker award (tied with Misery). The novel begins with nuclear war breaking out between the submarine fleets of the .

Robert Rick McCammon (born July 17, 1952) is an American novelist from Birmingham, Alabama. One of the influential names in the late 1970s–early 1990s American horror literature boom, by 1991 McCammon had three New York Times bestsellers (The Wolf's Hour, Stinger, and Swan Song) and around 5 million books in print. His parents are Jack, a musician, and Barbara Bundy McCammon. After his parents' divorce, McCammon lived with his grandparents in Birmingham.

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After his next novel, Gone South, McCammon took a break from writing to spend more time with his family. He did not publish another novel until 2002’s Speaks the Nightbird. Since then he has followed fixer Matthew Corbett in two sequels, The Queen of Bedlam and Mister Slaughter.

After his next novel, Gone South, McCammon took a break from writing to spend more time with his family. His newest novel is The Five. McCammon and his family continue to live in Birmingham.

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Thordigda

The debut novel is so often an author's strongest - it can feel like the most polished and precious of an author's entire canon. I have been a fan of McCammon's for quite a few years now, but my familiarity is more with his recent novels. It has taken me a bit of time to track down this, his debut novel. And with hopes set high, it quickly becomes apparent that McCammon is one of those authors who has really honed their craft over time. This debut is far from being his strongest novel!

Its biggest flaws lies with its uncertain grasp on time. Years ebb and flow through the book, but without any sort of specificity. The general backdrop of technology feels consistent, making it feel like Baal has aged like a soap opera's progeny (overnight, and all at once). With a broad scope for a horror novel, coincidence plays a large role which downplays the frightening scenes. The varied characters, though lively, do not ever feel like they have a permanent role in the novel, giving them all more of a minor, undeveloped feel.

There is plenty of horror and gore here - with an almost screenplay-like action and sense of setting. As the plot unfolds, it certainly follows an unpredictable path and the prose along the way hints at McCammon's later mastery with words. It's an interesting first novel, and though I wouldn't recommend starting with McCammon here, I certainly don't regret reading it.

Gralinda

What a great Horror Writer. The Real Deal.

Mavegelv

This book was not what I expected...

Beazerdred

I dont think it was worth what I was charged it was a very old old copy :( I was disappointed that is was such an old copy and i was charged so much .

Thetalune

McCammon's new novel The Border is out very soon from Subterranean Press, but here's where it all began back in 1978; Baal is a very concise, pulpy and epic horror novel on a global scale, told in three acts.

Things kick off in seventies' grimy America, as the future mom of the demon gets attacked on the street. She's saved in the nick of time, but gets strange burn marks all over her body. Later, she gets pregnant by her husband and gives birth to an obviously evil baby boy. When the father tries to drown the titular demon-to-be, the mother kills him. The kid gets shuffled off to a series of orphanages. As he grows older, he adopts the name Baal and starts messing with the nuns and the priests, and turns his fellow orphans into disciples.

The second act moves the events to Kuwait, where people are going bananas over a mysterious religious leader. A theologist, Donald Naughton, goes to investigate and disappears. His colleague, James Virga, goes looking for Naughton and discovers that a now grown-up Baal is the one to blame for all the hubbub. He finds a helping hand in Michael, who seems to know a thing or two about what's going on.

After a fake assassination attempt, Baal disappears, and Virga and Michael track him to Greenland for the final act. They find him and start skiing to the ocean. A cosmic battle between good and evil follows, with Virga the only survivor.

There's an infectious energy to the novel; it's bursting at the seams, the short length barely able to contain all the ideas. The first two thirds are excellent, with the first part echoing such classic horror as The Omen or Rosemary's Baby. The second part in Kuwait is the high point, suffocating and claustrophobic, predating Dan Simmons' similarly atmospheric Song of Kali by more than half a decade. There's also a spark of genius in keeping Baal out of the picture for most of the action, with the increasingly tumultuous events being observed through the eyes of outsiders Naughton and Virga.

But after Kuwait, there should've been more. Baal's barely made his grand entrance when he fakes his own assassination and goes into hiding. The scenes in Greenland are good and the milieu's great, but it's almost as if the novel is running out of steam by that point. It lumbers to its inevitable conclusion, but after all the excellent set-up, Baal kind of goes out with a whimper.

It's obvious Baal was McCammon's first novel, written when he was only 25 years old, and for a time he kept it out of print (along with several other early ones) for that very reason. Baal is nowhere as well-developed or evenly told as, for instance (my favourite) They Thirst , but it has its merits. The youthful exuberance of it all makes it a joyous read, and even back then, McCammon's brisk use of language was in evidence. The Kuwait chapters alone are worth the visit. Baal doesn't quite reach the dizzy heights it aspires to, but it makes a great effort, and in doing so points the way for McCammon's later novels. A brave first novel.

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Xmatarryto

This isn't Mr. McCammon's best book. I had read it years ago but didn't remember very much of it. I was very glad I read the Afterword before getting into the book very far - also glad to know it was his first novel. It showed tremendous promise that has been proven many times over the years with so many wonderful books. This one repeated a lot of the descriptions of Baal & his opponents too many times & that caused me to skip over some of it later in the book. However I had to keep reading to find out how it ended & that was a little disappointing too. Virga & Michael had good character development but I was disappointed that after the first couple of chapter there were no people added that could have rounded out the story more. For a first novel this book is great & I am so glad he was encouraged enough to continue writing.

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