Gone south is a bit of a departure from robert mccammons usual horror fare. The son of jack and barbara bundy, roberts parents marriage failed fairly early on, with the author spending most of his childhood with his grandparents. Robert mccammon skip to main search results amazon prime. Robert rick mccammon born july 17, 1952 is an american novelist from birmingham. The vet is dan lambert, 41, a hardluck louisiana carpenter slowly dying from cancer agent orange. Read the southern novels boys life, mystery walk, gone south, and ushers passing by robert r. The son of jack and barbara bundy, robert s parents marriage failed fairly early on, with the author spending most of his childhood with his grandparents. Oct 14, 2008 robert mccammon is the new york times bestselling author of boys life and gone south, among many critically acclaimed works of fiction, with millions of copies of his novels in print. Gone south is a glorious, countrified character study. Gone south is a bit of a departure from robert mccammon s usual horror fare. Mccammon is an american author that made a name for himself by writing groundbreaking horror back in the 1970s and 1980s. Robert mccammon is the new york times bestselling author of boys life and gone south, among many critically acclaimed works of fiction. Buy the paperback book gone south by robert mccammon at indigo.
Robert mccammon will rock your effin eyeface chuck. Mccammon was a major name in horror fiction during its boom period, but went into a depression following the novel gone south and would not come out with another novel until speaks the nightbird in 2002. Cardinal black january 29, 2019 the listener february. Mccammon has made the american south his own gothic playground in these four unforgettable novels. Gone south has 8 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Gone south it was hells season, and the air smelled of burning children with one of the most arresting first sentences in contemporary writing the atlanta journalconstitution, robert mccammon unfurls his visionary masterpiece of survival, redemption, and the. One of the influential names in the late 1970searly 1990s american horror literature boom, by 1991 mccammon had three new york times bestsellers the wolfs hour, stinger, and swan song and around 5 million books in print.
The title of this book is gone south and it was written by robert mccammon. I have not read one of his books that i didnt completely enjoy and recommend to everyone who will listen and this will be my 7th of 8th of his that ive read. Robert mccammon is the new york times bestselling author of boys life and gone south, among many critically acclaimed works of fiction, with millions of. Creepy robert mccammon books that will keep you awake at night. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gone south. Buy a cheap copy of boys life gone south book by robert r. Mccammon was a major name in horror fiction during its boom period, but went into a depression following the novel gone south and would not come out with. The awardwinning author writes supernatural and occult horror with a. They are best known for having made a sceneforscene homemade film version of raiders of the lost ark when they were teenagers. Click here to see the awards mccammons work has received.
Dan lambert is a vietnam vet slowly dying of agent orange. Two extraordinary novels in one volume from the new york times bestselling author robert r. See the complete matthew corbett series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Gone south it was hells season, and the air smelled of burning children with one of the most arresting first sentences in contemporary writing the atlanta journalconstitution, robert mccammon unfurls his visionary masterpiece of survival, redemption, and the astonishing transformations love can create. He is a recipient of the bram stoker lifetime achievement award, the grand master award from the world horror convention, and is a world fantasy award winner. Creepy robert mccammon books that will keep you awake at.
Gone south book by robert mccammon official publisher page. After the publication of gone south, his 11th novel, mccammon. Click on the images and links below for more information about each. His bills are piling up and he is several months behind on his truck payment.
Open road media recently bundled four of robert mccammon s ebook titles as the southern novels included in the bundle are boys life, mystery walk, ushers passing, and gone south. After authoring gone south, mccammon took a long break from writing to concentrate his energies on being a. Robert r mccammon abebooks abebooks shop for books. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. M ccammon is an american author that made a name for himself by writing groundbreaking horror back in the 1970s and 1980s. Author robert r mccammons complete list of books and series in order, with the. I am saddened by this because i feel that he was just beginning to find his own very unique voice with his last two books, gone south and boys life. The film rights to robert mccammon s 1992 novel gone south have been optioned by rolling boulder films. Boys life gone south by mccammon, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Both set in the south, boys life tells a haunting tale of a young boys seemingly ordinary life in a town called zephyr, until one day he witnesses a car with a man at the wheel plunge deep into saxons lake. The content of this book are easy to be understood.
So, reading this book entitled free ebook gone south by robert mccammon does notneed mush time. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Click on the covers below for more information about each of the books. Boys life, mystery walk, gone south, and ushers passing. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Oct 14, 2008 gone south by robert mccammon, 9781416577799, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Robert mccammon will rock your effin eyeface chuck wendig.
Gone south by mccammon, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. However, he eventually returned to writing in 2002, bringing us the matthew corbett series and other novels that blend horror with historical fiction, mystery. Four chilling tales from the new york timesbestselling author of swan song and the true master of the gothic novel booklist. This volume features two breathtaking novels set in robert mccammon s atmospheric smalltown south. Jun 02, 2015 listen to gone south audiobook by robert mccammon. From the back cover of the british penguin books paperback edition of gone south, first published in february 1994. Following the release of gone south, robert decided to change publishers. Boys life, mystery walk, gone south, and ushers passing ebook written by robert r. When jack divorced barbara bundy mccammon, robert went to live with his grandparents in birmingham, eventually receiving his b. Click here to see the awards mccammon s work has received. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Oct 12, 2009 robert mccammon will rock your effin eyeface. Four chilling tales from the new york timesbestselling author of swan song and the true master of the gothic novel b. Mccammon has followed the popular and critical success of boys life with a book that is much darker, but written with the same headlong narrative grip. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the southern novels. If, in boys life 1991, mccammon took a giant step away from horror mine, 1990, etc. After killing a man in an instant of blind fury and fear, dan lambertdesperate, unemployed, and torn by dark memoriesflees south toward the louisiana bayous in. Gone south is set in louisiana and tells of dark exploits of arden halliday, who is a vietnam veteran. Mccammon, including swan song, and boys life, and more on. Robert rick mccammon born july 17, 1952 is an american novelist from birmingham, alabama. Robert mccammon is the new york times bestselling author of boys life and gone south, among many critically acclaimed works of fiction, with millions of copies of his novels in print. The story is part adventure, part fantasy at least hinted at, and strongly character centric. Mccammon includes books speaks the nightbird, the queen of bedlam, mister slaughter, and several more. It has been many years since a book has caused tears but even at the second reading, this one did it in boys life.
Buy gone south first printing by robert mccammon isbn. It was published by gallery books and has a total of 416 pages in the book. Businesses went under by the hundreds, debt and foreclosures boomed, and breadlines grew in many american cities. Boys life and gone south by robert mccammon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Chris strompolos and eric zala are rolling boulder.
After taking a hiatus for his family, he returned to writing with an interest in historical fiction. Author mccammon has made a name for himself with wellcrafted horror thrillers but recently has explored other areas of fiction. This was the last of the 3 southern novels i have read, and i think i would rank them. Every wordin this online book is packed in easy word to make the readers are easy to read this book. Robert mccammon s foreword to the 2008 edition of gone south. If i may humble brag for a moment, i am going to a mccammon readingsigning on tuesday and will certainly take my first edition of this book. After the release of gone south, mccammon chose to leave his publisher. After killing a man in an instant of blind fury and fear, dan lambertdesperate, unemployed, and torn by dark memoriesflees south toward the louisiana bayous in search of personal redemption, with the police and bounty hunters in close pursuit. The sixth book in his matthew corbett historical fiction series, freedom of the mask, was published in may 2016. Among his many popular novels were the classics boys life and swan song. If i may humble brag for a moment, i am going to a mccammon readingsigning on tuesday and will certainly take my first edition of this book for him to autograph. From rural alabama to the louisiana bayou to the north carolina mountains, world fantasy and bram stoker awardwinning author robert r. Robert mccammon audiobooks many of robert mccammon s books are available in audiobook editions. Gone south by robert r mccammon was published in 1992 is 392 pages long.
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