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This is Halloween Paperback – October 9, 2016
James A. Moore (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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- Print length208 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateOctober 9, 2016
- Dimensions6 x 0.52 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101537711660
- ISBN-13978-1537711669
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- Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (October 9, 2016)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 208 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1537711660
- ISBN-13 : 978-1537711669
- Item Weight : 11 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.52 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #586,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #12,095 in Short Stories (Books)
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About the author

“James A. Moore is the new prince of grimdark fantasy. His work is full of dark philosophy and savage violence, desperate warriors and capricious gods. This is fantasy for people who like to wander nighttime forests and scream at the moon. Exhilarating as hell."
—Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of SNOWBLIND and ARARAT
“Gripping, horrific, and unique, James Moore continues to be a winner, whatever genre he’s writing in. Well worth your time.”
– Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of the InCryptid and Toby Daye series
James A. Moore’s, The Last Sacrifice, the 1st book in The Tides of War series, delivers on every level. A pulse quickening dark fantasy ripe with fascinating, multifaceted heroes and villains, and a vein of the horrific that barely hides, squirming just below the surface of it all. I can’t wait to see where this goes in Book 2.
Thomas E. Sniegoski – New York Times Best Selling author of The Fallen series, and the Remy Chandler books.
"You emerge from any Moore novel feeling like you've spent some time in that world––traumatised, beaten up, bloodied from battle––and The Last Sacrifice is no exception. Brilliantly imaginative, intricately drawn, this is a novel and an experience you won't forget in a hurry." - Tim Lebbon, author of The Silence and Relics
“THE LAST SACRIFICE is brilliant, devious, dark and compelling. This is epic fantasy at its very best. Highly recommended!” –Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of KILL SWITCH and MARS ONE
JAMES A. MOORE is the author of over forty novels, including the critically acclaimed Fireworks, Under The Overtree, Blood Red, Blood Harvest, the Serenity Falls trilogy (featuring his recurring anti-hero, Jonathan Crowley) Cherry Hill, Alien: Sea of Sorrows and the Seven Forges series of novels. He has twice been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award and spent three years as an officer in the Horror Writers Association, first as Secretary and later as Vice President.
Never one to stay in one genre for too long, James has recently written epic fantasy novels in the series SEVEN FORGES (Seven Forges, the Blasted Lands, City of Wonders and The Silent Army). He is working on a new series called The Tides Of War. The first book in the series The Last Sacrifice, came out this last January and the sequel, Fallen Gods, is due out in late December. Pending novels also include A Hell Within (a Griffin & Price Novel) co-written with Charles R. Rutledge and an apocalyptic Sci-Fi novel tentatively called Spores. Why be normal?
Being a confirmed Luddite, he is working up the nerve to plunge completely into the electronic publications age.
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I really enjoyed The Dry Season. It set the tone for the book (or so I thought) and I was ready for the ride.
Harvest Moon was also enjoyable, but somewhat forgettable for me.
Then came one of my favorite stories, Hathburn Avenue.
I'm learning I really enjoy horror stories that involve children. Who knew?
Bone Harvest I was not that into and found myself skimming along to get to the ending quicker.
Luckily, Harvest Gods Revisited redeemed things for me. This was another favorite.
Then... thing went downhill from there on.
I started finding James A. Moore's writing to be problematic/misogynistic.
Patchwork includes a pedophile character named Denny. As a mother I was not interested in this story so I quickly abandoned this one.
Then I decided to read some reviews to see if anyone else had the same issues. That's when I learned that the story Blood Tide includes an attempted sexual assault. Of course I had to see for myself. Sure enough I found it on page 150. Needless to say, this is when I decided not to finish this book.
Not only was there the attempted sexual assault in Blood Tides, but also the way James A. Moore described the female character who gets assaulted was just disgusting.
Also in the story Shades of Grey he gives a non-binary character, whom he described as "an androgynous youth," no respect with the descriptions of their appearance, focusing on their sexual appeal.
This is not the type of horror that I enjoy. I would have given it 1 star had I not enjoyed 2 of the stories.
The first story sucked me in. Loved the character driven stories. Moore was able to seamlessly switch between first-person POV stories, or third-person.
Some of the stories were connected in the same universe which was fun.
My two complaints: a few stories felt a little loose. As I reader I would have liked the details to be wrapped up more, rather than left hanging.
Also one story in the mix was really disturbing. Parts of it dealt with a graphic rape/murder which I didn't feel fit in with the overall theme of the book. I honestly feel that could have been 'told' rather than 'shown' and the essence of the story would have remained intact.
Otherwise though, loved this book and will be checking out other works by this author.
Some of the stories, including the final one, were really wonderful Halloween-themed ghost stories. These stories that featured groups of children are the kind of boogeyman stories you remember hearing or reading as a child, and I could relate to them in the way your imagination worked as a child when you and your friends suspected houses of being spooky or shared local urban legends trying to scare yourselves and each other. This is the perfect book to read and savor during the Halloween season!
-MonsterZero NJ
If I had to say something negative about the book, it would be that it ran out of words and I had to stop reading. MORE, Mr. Moore, please!
Highly recommended!
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The first three stories were the ones I enjoyed: "The Dry Season," "Harvest Moon," and "Hathburn Avenue." They had creepy vibes, a perfect Halloween theme, and interesting concepts to all of them. The childhood nostalgia of trick-or-treating was present, as well as a freaky scarecrow concept that never fails to make me giddy.
Beyond these stories, the book started to lose me, although I felt like I was nearly revived by "Harvest Gods, Revisited." After that leap into a classic legend of Halloween, I was back to being lost. The rest of the stories were forgettable for me. "Blood Tide" in particular was confusing and I was left feeling like I missed something that would have made the story cohesive. I also found the editing to be lacking.
By the end of "This is Halloween," I was left with an appreciation for the first few stories, but not much else.


