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Robert’s 2024 Year in Books
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Robert Dunbar
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Robert Dunbar is the author of the THE PINES TRILOGY, a series of supernatural thrillers – THE PINES and THE SHORE and THE STREETS. These novels have garnered extremely positive reviews, attracting a great many readers, and the author often blogs about his adventures in the genre world here at Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Dunbar has written for television and radio as well as for numerous newspapers and magazines. His plays and poetry have won awards, and his short fiction has been widely anthologized. You can find an interview with him here:
http://www.uninvitedbooks.com/page32....
Dunbar has been called "the catalyst for the new literary movement in horror" and "one of the saviors of contemporary dark fiction," which h ...more
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The Pines (The Pines Trilogy, #1)
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Willy
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2011
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The Shore (The Pines Trilogy, #2)
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2007
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Martyrs and Monsters
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2009
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Wood
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2012
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The Streets (The Pines Trilogy, #3)
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2015
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Shadows: Supernatural Tales by Masters of Modern Literature
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2010
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Vortex
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2013
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Dark Forest
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2014
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Rattlers & Snappers: Reptiles, Amphibians, and Outlaws
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2007
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It's always nice to see a new review, even if a book has been extensively reviewed before. It's the kind of thing that keeps a writer going.
"Infinitely mesmerizing and suspenseful." ~ Notes from an Eclectic Reader (On Facebook.)
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“The original Gothic horror tales focused on personalities deformed through loneliness. Ghouls, vampires, werewolves: all made, not born. But the isolation? Are even such as these ever truly alone? Perhaps the psyche has always been more complex than that, desire eternally more potent than terror. Surely, none prowl entirely in solitude.”
― Martyrs and Monsters
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Hero by Perry Moore
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| Queereaders: February - March nominations | 18 | 33 | Jan 28, 2010 02:37PM | |
| Cover to Cover Ch...: Nancy's 144 books in 2010 | 8 | 157 | Jun 14, 2010 08:51AM | |
| Read 150+ Books a...: Nancy's 2010 reading list. | 6 | 127 | Jun 14, 2010 09:19AM | |
| Queereaders: Spring Reading Challenge - Official Record of Points | 6 | 77 | Jun 21, 2010 07:25AM | |
| Queereaders: Book Splurges | 50 | 87 | Sep 25, 2010 08:14PM | |
| Queereaders: April - May nominations | 16 | 39 | Mar 21, 2011 09:27AM | |
| Queereaders: March 2011 - What are you reading? | 16 | 26 | Apr 06, 2011 11:17AM |
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
― The World As I See It
― The World As I See It
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
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Hi Robert, Thank you for your friendship, it means a lot.
Robert, wanted to message you, but couldn't see how. You were mentioned in the latest Literary Wonder & Adventure Show, Episode 6, The Golden Age of Science Fiction, Part 1. :)
http://dreamtowermedia.com/podcast/
Matt wrote: "Robert,I just wanted you to know about my new release Strip Shot: The Prequel to Behind the Velvet Curtain [bookcover:Strip Shot: The Prequel to Behind the Velvet Curtain|33673044..."
Wonderful!
Robert,I just wanted you to know about my new release Strip Shot: The Prequel to Behind the Velvet Curtain
It is erotic m/m romance with a splash of horror and on release date went to #1 in GLBT Horror.Thanks!
Matt
Stefan wrote: "Hey Robert, Thanks for the invite, but the group isn't letting me join. It's saying that it's for 18+, and telling me i need to add my birthdate. But my birthdate is on my profile. I don't know wha..."That's mysterious, Stefan. So your birthday is on your Account Settings?
Rob
Thank you for adding me as a friend. I hope to become more active in Literary Darkness once things begin to calm down with my college work. I have a copy of The Shore that I hope to read when I get the opportunity as well. I can definitely relate being from the Jersey Shore! I will be interested in keeping up with book and writing discussions!
Do you tweet?(*ducks* just in case the subject is grating) :D
Who! What! Where! Yeah yeah I know, those need a question mark, but you know me... I'm gonna exclaim, raise my tone like a crazed dolphin chasing summer interns at Sea World for sardines... Hey hey Robert, what's shakin? Hope that book is bookin, and the pizza boxes are stackin up, next to the coffee cups, and anything else that piles up while unleashing the goodstuff on that next opus of yours! Just checkin up on you my dear...Hugs & Hisses!
xoxo
mina-minooshka
Hello,Hopefully, we will become great buddies. I am an 42 year old southern gentleman author. I am working on my third novel. It's an paranormal, horror, adventure, magical, romantic, urban, dark fantasy book series, named Moonwarriors. Come by and we'll chat, leave a comment.
Until Next Time . .
Hello There,I am glad to meet you. How are you doing as of lately?
I have been writing on my third book, Moonwarriors: In An Blackened Dawn. You should check out my new website, then leave your thoughts and ideas on it.
Keep On Reading . . .
http://authorrustynugent.wix.com/moon...
Thanks, Chad. Wishing you the same. That's right -- it's still the New Year, isn't it? The weather has been so harsh, I feel like we're six months into winter.
Thank you for the friend request! Happy reading and writing! :)
Hi - thanks for the friend invite! :-)Frank
Thank you so much. WILLY is such a strange and personal work -- it means a lot to me when people respond to it. It's good to meet you.Rob
Robert,Thanks for letting me in! I'm looking forward to the discussions on Literary Darkness.
Jo Ann
Dear Robert,I would like to thank you so much for being my friend here on GoodReads. As an avid reader of science-fiction and fantasy genre i do hope to have the chance to read some of your work at some point, as it is of much interest to me.Thank you once again
Kind Regards
Lucinda x
I'm so glad you enjoyed it -- truly one of my favorites. Thanks for letting me know.
Robert, I finally read The Vampire Tapestry which you had added to my Best Vampire Horror Novels list a while back and at your recommendation. I have to give you a big thanks for suggesting it! It is really one of the finest novels of the genre that I have read so far! Thanks so much for suggesting it to me! It is one I am sure I will return to again in the future and will recommend to others.
Kari wrote: "Thanks for the add :) And for the message from the Literary Horror group ;)"Nice to meet you, Kari. I hope you'll drop by.
Rob
Thanks for the add :) And for the message from the Literary Horror group ;)
Thanks for accepting my friendship, Robert. I love reading horror and thriller type books, so I've put "The Pines" on my wish-list.
Thanks for the request, Robert. I'm a transplant to Jersey and The Pines looks intriguing. I want it but since my wallet is light I have to wait. Stupid rent and electric bill.
Hello Robert,Nice to meet you here on Goodreads. Thanks for the freindship invitation.
Cheers!
CAS
Thanks for including me among your friends, Robert.
Thank you for the kind invitation, Robert. Best of luck with your projects!
It is NOT tacky to recommend your own book! You should check out ~The Drama Unfolds~ by Me/Andrea M. Kulmanhahaha... :~D
Hey Robert, not tacky at all! Sounds like a real nail-biter!Jeannie
Hi Robert and thanks so much for adding me as a friend. I visited your web site...very cool! If you have time, I'd love for you to visit mine, jeanniebarber.com. I'm a novice writer so feel free to make any kind of suggestions, ideas or thoughts to correct it. I’m co-authoring a novel with Patty Wiseman, who I see is also one of your friends. We’ve known each other for over 30 years. While you're there, please sign the guestbook, too! There’s also a link to our book you can click on…clairkelley@synthasite.com. This site is brand new and in the editing stage as is our story. Please visit it as well. Blessings,
Jeannie
Thanks for the add, Robert. :)Many good wishes,
Louise
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery/suspense author, though my cozies are tamer than your thrillers!
