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    The Kill Society: A Sandman Slim Novel
    The Kill Society: A Sandman Slim Novel
    The Kill Society: A Sandman Slim Novel
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    The Kill Society: A Sandman Slim Novel

    By Richard Kadrey

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    Sandman Slim returns in this stunning, high-octane ninth thriller in the series, filled with the intense, kick-ass action and inventive fantasy that are the hallmarks of New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey.

    Sandman Slim has been to Heaven and Hell and many places in between, but now he finds himself in an unknown land: the far, far edge of the Tenebrae, the desolate home of the lost dead. Making his way inland with nothing but his unerring instinct for trouble to guide him, he collides with a caravan of the damned on a mysterious crusade, led by the ruthless Magistrate. Alone and with no clue how to get back home, he throws in with this brutal bunch made up of human souls, Hellion deserters, rogue angels—and Father Traven.

    Slim didn’t land in Tenebrae by chance. His little stunt of trying to open Heaven has set off a tsunami across the universe. Now, the afterlife is falling apart because of the ensuing warfare. And when Heaven finds out Slim is close by, the angels put a fat bounty on his head.

    It’s one thing to ride with a ferocious criminal pack across the treacherous plains—it’s another to do it when everyone in the land of the dead is itching to keep you there permanently. But Slim’s not too worried. He’s been fighting cosmic forces bent on destroying Heaven, Hell, Earth, and him for years. A pack of vicious bounty hunters, vengeful angels, and dangerous enemies with friendly smiles isn’t going to stop him fixing the chaos he’s caused . . . one way or another.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJun 6, 2017
    ISBN9780062474186
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    Richard Kadrey

    Richard Kadrey is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir books. Sandman Slim was included in Amazon’s “100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime,” and is in development as a feature film. Some of his other books include The Wrong Dead Guy, The Everything Box, Metrophage, and Butcher Bird. He also writes the Vertigo comic Lucifer.

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    • 5/5
      The Kill Society (Sandman Slim #9) by Richard Kadrey is a book I won with the Goodreads Giveaway, hippie!!! I have been reading Sandman Slim novels since they came out. This is before I started reviewing, sorry. I have been too broke to buy #8 and this one. Now I just need to see if I can get #8. These books need to be read in order.This time, Sandman is in Hell, really dead this time. He has been there so many times but for a variety of reasons. Yep, he is that kinda guy! Fighting in the arenas, substitute Satan, yes, he is that bad ass!!! Visiting... why you ask? Don't ask, it isn't good for your health. He has stolen things from there, maybe people too, hard to remember all the times he has been there. He always finds a way out. But this time, he might really, really be dead. In this book, he stayed in parts of Hell the whole book! That is like a record or something! Of course he was the baddest ass down there except Death, who of course he talked with. Who else could do that? This book is full of full throttle action, battles, magic, angel vs angel kick butt fights, all kinds of explosions, you know, Sandman Slim kind of books! Never a dull moment book. If there is a page, something bad is happening. LOVE IT!!! Thanks for the book!!
    • 5/5
      I received this from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

      I've really enjoyed this series, but I think this one has been the best by far. In this volume, Stark is outside of his "comfort zone", stuck in the Tenebrae, a sort of purgatory with all sorts of interesting, and dangerous, lost souls. He has no one to rely here, his friends all think he's dead, and he's forced to rely on his wits to get him through this trial.

      Lots of surprises and twists that impact on the on-going plot lines that have stretched over the entire series. Can't wait for the next one!
    • 5/5
      A little slow at first but a great read! Enjoy!
    • 5/5
      Another engaging story to a very entertaining series. This main character may be rough around the edges for some folks, but man is he a fun character to follow and seeing what stories unfold. I am big fan of characters that sometimes stumble through things but in the end find themselves and do what they do best. I look forward to the next book in this series.
    • 4/5
      This is the 9th book in the Sandman Slim series and was a well done continuation of this series. I enjoyed this book, as with all the Sandman Slim books, it has a unique voice, gritty tone, and wry wit. Sandman Slim is finally dead...and for real this time. He finds himself in the far reaches of Tenebrae, uncertain of which of his nephilim abilities he retains. While he’s trying to come to terms with this he finds himself set upon by a caravan of other residents of Tenebrae led by a creepy dude named The Magistrate. This book was a bit of a transition book. Sandman Slim is trying to get back on his feet and figure out what/who he is now that he’s dead. He also ends up unraveling yet more of the plot of the war between angels. While many of our favorite characters are missing (aside from Father Traven) we do meet some pretty awesome new characters. The book ends at a huge cliffhanger and I am curious to see where the story goes in the next book. Overall I really enjoyed this book in the Sandman Slim series and look forward to reading future books in the series. I would recommend to those who enjoy anti-heroes and gritty urban fantasy.
    • 5/5
      I can't believe we are already up to book 9 in this series! We pick up immediately after that surprise ending in The Perdition Score. We all do know how that ended right? Stark has a whole new set of challenges now, but he also gets some help from old friends. Add in the usual amounts of sarcastic humor and random acts of violence gives us one wild ride to another twist at the end I didn't see coming. This is a series that never fails to deliver for me. Now I just have to try and be patient as I wait on the next entry. 
    • 4/5
      The Kill Society by author Richard Kadrey is the ninth in the Sandman Slim series and takes up where the last book, The Perdition Score, left off. James Stark aka Sandman Slim is now dead and in Hell but Hell just ain’t what it used to be. He has not only landed in the Tenebrae, a part of Hell he remembers not so fondly from when he was Lucifer for a while, he finds himself confronted by a caravan of the dead with a charismatic leader called the Magistrate on a mission to get a mysterious object to a mysterious destination for a mysterious purpose and all while wreaking as much death (yes, the dead can die) and destruction as possible on the way. As Stark describes the Magistrate, “I know a killer when I see one and he’s a cold Charlie Starkweather mother…….* To protect his identity, since the names Sandman Slim and James Stark are both very well-known in Hell, he adopts the alias ZaSu Pitts.** Like all the past books, The Kill Society is full of non-stop action, otherworldly crazies, and Stark’s signature brand of sarcastic wit –sort of Mad Max meets Don Rickles. Along with a lot of new characters, both good and evil (although, like in past books, it’s sometimes hard to tell them apart), there are a lot appearances by some old favourites like Father Traven, once eater of sins and now member of the caravan, Cherry Moon still crazy after all these books, Stark's old girlfriend, Alice, who has taken on a more powerful identity, and, of course, his old pal and verbal sparring partner, Death.I am a huge fan of the Sandman Slim series – it may not be the most literate fantasy series, the most intelligent, or the most consistent in quality but, hands down, it is the most fun. The Kill Society could be read as a stand-alone but, given the numerous references to past events and characters, you should really read the entire series. Besides, if you like your fantasy with humour and very unusual characters, this is a series you definitely want to read right from the beginning. *Trigger warning here: there’s a lot of profanity, violence and all-round mayhem in this book.**Footnote: many of the references and jokes are pretty old which only makes them more descriptive or funny for those of, shall we say, a Certain Age but may require some googling on the part of a younger audience Thanks to Edelweiss and Harper Voyager for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review
    • 3/5
      Can't get enough of these. Sick compulsion, I know.
    • 3/5
      The Sandman Slim series has always been one I need to be in the mood for, if not it tends to feel a bit put on to me. This was the wrong time for me to read this book as I struggled a bit to enjoy the arc of the novel given the recent books. I also missed one in the series so need to go back and catch book 8.

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