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Last Exit for the Lost
From multi award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer Tim Lebbon comes this huge collection of the very best of his short fiction.
His first short fiction collection As the Sun Goes Down (Night Shade Book), attracted rave reviews. Now, Last Exit for the Lost collects the best of Lebbon's output from 2000 to the present day. Weighing in at over 560 pages and containing 150,000 words of fiction, it also features two brand new, never-before-published stories: the novelette The Evolutionary, and the novella Nothing Heavenly.
• In Kissing at Shadows, a man makes a yearly journey through an apocalyptic landscape to visit the memory of his wife...
• In The Stuff of the Stars, Leaking, a dead sea creature washed up on a remote beach proves to be more mysterious than it first appears…
• A man loses his son... and he will do anything to get him back In Perpetuity…
• In The Horror of the Many Faces, Watson witnesses his friend Sherlock Holmes committing horrendous crimes that the great man himself would have trouble solving...
• A boy meets a mysterious stranger who can heal dead animals in The Evolutionary… but is there some fearful design to their meeting…?
• And captured by angels or demons, a prisoner can find Nothing Heavenly in either...
Lebbon has been described as "…the most exciting voice in the horror genre since Poppy Z Brite and Bentley Little", "...the most exciting new name in horror for years", and "…one of the very few genuinely talented British writers of thought-provoking horror and dark fantasy".
If you're brave enough to step through this Last Exit, you'll see why…
His first short fiction collection As the Sun Goes Down (Night Shade Book), attracted rave reviews. Now, Last Exit for the Lost collects the best of Lebbon's output from 2000 to the present day. Weighing in at over 560 pages and containing 150,000 words of fiction, it also features two brand new, never-before-published stories: the novelette The Evolutionary, and the novella Nothing Heavenly.
• In Kissing at Shadows, a man makes a yearly journey through an apocalyptic landscape to visit the memory of his wife...
• In The Stuff of the Stars, Leaking, a dead sea creature washed up on a remote beach proves to be more mysterious than it first appears…
• A man loses his son... and he will do anything to get him back In Perpetuity…
• In The Horror of the Many Faces, Watson witnesses his friend Sherlock Holmes committing horrendous crimes that the great man himself would have trouble solving...
• A boy meets a mysterious stranger who can heal dead animals in The Evolutionary… but is there some fearful design to their meeting…?
• And captured by angels or demons, a prisoner can find Nothing Heavenly in either...
Lebbon has been described as "…the most exciting voice in the horror genre since Poppy Z Brite and Bentley Little", "...the most exciting new name in horror for years", and "…one of the very few genuinely talented British writers of thought-provoking horror and dark fantasy".
If you're brave enough to step through this Last Exit, you'll see why…
- GenresHorror
557 pages, Hardcover
First published January 31, 2008
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About the author
Tim Lebbon
293 books1,525 followersI love writing, reading, triathlon, real ale, chocolate, good movies, occasional bad movies, and cake.
I was born in London in 1969, lived in Devon until I was eight, and the next twenty years were spent in Newport. My wife Tracey and I then did a Good Thing and moved back to the country, and we now live in the little village of Goytre in Monmouthshire with our kids Ellie and Daniel. And our dog, Blu, who is the size of a donkey.
I love the countryside ... I do a lot of running and cycling, and live in the best part of the world for that.
I've had loads of books published in the UK, USA, and around the world, including novels, novellas, and collections. I write horror, fantasy, and now thrillers, and I've been writing as a living for over 8 years. I've won quite a few awards for my original fiction, and I've also written tie-in projects for Star Wars, Alien, Hellboy, The Cabin in the Woods, and 30 Days of Night.
A movie's just been made of my short story Pay the Ghost, starring Nicolas Cage and Sarah Wayne Callies. There are other projects in development, too.
I'd love to hear from you!
I was born in London in 1969, lived in Devon until I was eight, and the next twenty years were spent in Newport. My wife Tracey and I then did a Good Thing and moved back to the country, and we now live in the little village of Goytre in Monmouthshire with our kids Ellie and Daniel. And our dog, Blu, who is the size of a donkey.
I love the countryside ... I do a lot of running and cycling, and live in the best part of the world for that.
I've had loads of books published in the UK, USA, and around the world, including novels, novellas, and collections. I write horror, fantasy, and now thrillers, and I've been writing as a living for over 8 years. I've won quite a few awards for my original fiction, and I've also written tie-in projects for Star Wars, Alien, Hellboy, The Cabin in the Woods, and 30 Days of Night.
A movie's just been made of my short story Pay the Ghost, starring Nicolas Cage and Sarah Wayne Callies. There are other projects in development, too.
I'd love to hear from you!
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August 10, 2023
Last Exit for the Lost collects numerous short stories from early in Tim Lebbon's career printed in a variety of publications, including "Pay the Ghost" which was adapted into a 2015 film, plus two previously unpublished tales. The stories range from straight out horror to cosmic/Lovecratian horror, fantasy/dark fantasy, speculative fiction and all manners in between. While his novels of late have been off the charts, this collection shows that he had some incredible writing chops even way back when. Probably the one that stood out for me the most was "The Horror of Many Faces," a weird fiction/cosmic horror tale featuring Holmes and Watson, but in every story the crisp writing really stands out.
January 30, 2019
It took me forever to read this book. Short stories are usually easy - read one or two, even if they don't agree with you, put the book down for a bit, then try again. I can't say there was one story in here that I enjoyed. Not sure why - maybe it was style, the writing is good enough, but no tale, no character, nothing caught me. Everything was a bit too unfocused, if I had to try to pin it down to something. Anyway, finally done!
March 4, 2014
There are some authors which I love reading their short stories and there are some authors which I love reading their longer prose. Lebbon doesn't really fall into either category. He has had excellent short stories, novels and novellas. Unfortunately he has also had stories that have been not been as interesting. Sometimes he knocks it out of the park and I'm flabbergasted. Simply awestruck. Other times he does a good job, I'm entertained and that's about it. In these cases, I've kept the analogy going and compared it to an infield hit. A good job but not as good as you would have like. His writing is poetic and stirring. It can be engrossing and amazing. He will do more than just entertain; he will get his ideas under your skin and make you think. The stories might not always be great but when they are, you know that you just read a masterpiece! While choosing my favorites from the book, I realized that most of them focused on a father's love for their child or spouse. Coincidence? My favorites from this collection are below.
"Last Exit for the Lost" - A father receives some packages from his daughter and must face the darkness inside.
"Kissing at Shadows" - A man's love for his wife continues even beyond the apocalypse.
"Pay The Ghost" - A father gets some limited closure to his daughter's disappearance while also facing some hard truths about life and love.
"The Horror of the Many Faces" - A Sherlock Holmes story with a undertones of H.P. Lovecraft.
"In Perpetuity" - This is the home run of the book. The grand slam. It's a heart wrenching tale of a father's love for his son and what he would do to prove it. It grabbed me from the start and squeezed my emotions the whole way. This one easily made the purchase of the book worthwhile.
"The Evolutionary" - A chance to see how important the individual can be to nature moving forward.
"Last Exit for the Lost" - A father receives some packages from his daughter and must face the darkness inside.
"Kissing at Shadows" - A man's love for his wife continues even beyond the apocalypse.
"Pay The Ghost" - A father gets some limited closure to his daughter's disappearance while also facing some hard truths about life and love.
"The Horror of the Many Faces" - A Sherlock Holmes story with a undertones of H.P. Lovecraft.
"In Perpetuity" - This is the home run of the book. The grand slam. It's a heart wrenching tale of a father's love for his son and what he would do to prove it. It grabbed me from the start and squeezed my emotions the whole way. This one easily made the purchase of the book worthwhile.
"The Evolutionary" - A chance to see how important the individual can be to nature moving forward.
August 31, 2013
This was my first Lebbon experience and it will not be my last. I'm amazed by the diversity of the stories as with the author's wonderful way with words.
Every tale in this book is worth your time, some are just perfect like In Perpetuity, The Horror of Many Faces and Nothing Heavenly, to mention just a few. I also have to give credit to Cemetery Dance for collecting this massive volume of stories and as always their wonderful quality for limited editions.
If you're even remotely interested in Lebbon or if you're already a fan go to eBay right now and get a copy, its really not as hard and expensive as it should be considering the quality of the material.
Every tale in this book is worth your time, some are just perfect like In Perpetuity, The Horror of Many Faces and Nothing Heavenly, to mention just a few. I also have to give credit to Cemetery Dance for collecting this massive volume of stories and as always their wonderful quality for limited editions.
If you're even remotely interested in Lebbon or if you're already a fan go to eBay right now and get a copy, its really not as hard and expensive as it should be considering the quality of the material.
August 8, 2010
This is the Cemetery Dance Publications Book Club 3.0 fourth selection. It is a signed edition limited to 1500 copies.
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