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72. Nightmares And Dreamscapes - Stephen King 91/0
New English Library (H & S), 836 pages <Short Stories> No less than 2 weeks after I wrote how Night Shift was his best short story compilation, I stand corrected, marvelous shorts in this one. Around 24 stories including classics, The Night Flier, Dolan's Cadillac, Popsy, Chattery Teeth, The Moving Finger, The Ten O'clock People, Umney's Last Case and the beautiful Head Down.”
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72. Nightmares And Dreamscapes - Stephen King 91/0
New English Library (H & S), 836 pages <Short Stories> No less than 2 weeks after I wrote how Night Shift was his best short story compilation, I stand corrected, marvelous shorts in this one. Around 24 stories including classics, The Night Flier, Dolan's Cadillac, Popsy, Chattery Teeth, The Moving Finger, The Ten O'clock People, Umney's Last Case and the beautiful Head Down.”
73. Love & Rockets v11 Ofelia - Gilbert Hernandez 9/10
Fantagraphics, 245 pages <Graphic Novel> Ofelia is looking to write a book about Luba. There's flirting everywhere. There's Fortunato. And there's more with our friends of Palomar all now settled in the States. More great reading and art!
74. New Stories volume one - Los Bros. Hernandez (Gilbert, Jaime and Mario) 7/10
Fantagraphics, 101 pages <Graphic Novel> More Los Bros work, with Jaime's superhero Penny Century universe and some magical real shorts by Gilbert and Mario.
75. New Stories volume two - Los Bros. Hernandez (Gilbert, Jaime and Mario) 6/10
Fantagraphics, 99 pages <Graphic Novel> More superhero mash-up from Jaime, and Gilbert lays down his epic 'Hypnotwist', wich to be honest, with its lack of words, I found thought provoking… and unclear narrative. Introducing 'Killer', a sad girl?
76. New Stories volume three - Los Bros. Hernandez (Gilbert & Jaime) n 9/10
Fantagraphics, 100 pages <Graphic Novel> Wow wow wow, Jaime's give us more Maggie backstory and the first two parts of 'The Love Bunglers'. 'Beto give us more of Luba's people too, including a young lady nicknamed 'Killer'
Great stuff… yet again.77. New Stories volume four - Los Bros. Hernandez (Gilbert & Jaime) 9/10
Fantagraphics, 101 pages <Graphic Novel> Featuring the final three parts of Jaime's 'The Love Bunglers' the on and off relationship of Maggie and Ray, some more amazing Maggie backstory and 'Beto's King Vampire. Surely on of the greatest ongoing series ever written?
78. New Stories volume five - Los Bros. Hernandez (Gilbert & Jaime) 8/10
Fantagraphics, 101 pages <Graphic Novel> Half the book is taken up the best story 'Proof That The Devil Loves You', see 'Beto take killer and Pipo back to Palomar which is as weird (magical real?) as ever. As well as other Palomar shorts by 'Beto, Jaime focuses on Vivian and her sister Tonta.
79. The Troublemakers - Gilbert Hernandez 8/10
Fantagraphics, 120 pages <Graphic Novel> One-off Graphic Novel, with a 'Love & Rockets book' sub title. Story of a group of four grifters, who don't really know who to trust. Some great magical realist, and magic touches!
80. Firestarter - Stephen King 9/10
Warner Books (Little Brown), 510 pages
<Horror> Heartbreaking story of a family decimated, chased and persecuted… because they have 'powers'. Great characters such as Cap, Rainbird, the Manders and The Shop. Classic King

81. The Ice Twins - S.K. Tremayne 7/10
Harper (HarperCollins), 375 pages <Suspense> Bestselling debut novel with the terrifying premise of a family recovering from the premature death of a twin... when the surviving twin months later claims to be the one presumed dead!




