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Ron N. Butler

Ten Years in the Making!

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2011

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[Full disclosure up front: I knew Thomas Fuller. I know Brad Strickland. And I have played the pompous, priggish, pig-headed Dr. Benedict Peterson in audio productions of `The Dancer in the Dark' more times than bears thinking about.]

I don't care for horror stories. Too often, they depend on characters acting like idiots and the mood is one of despair. Well, I don't care for vampire stories, either, but Tom Fuller's take on vampires - `The Brides of Dracula' - is a show I will happily listen to, all the way through, at any time.

Horror, fantasy, archaeological speculation or murder procedural, `The Dancer in the Dark' is just one of the rattling-best stories I've read in years. As the preliminary note says, this is a tale I am very familiar with, but reading through the draft Brad sent around for review, I found myself turning pages and thinking, `What next? What next? What next?' (Especially during the gingerly, fearful exploration of Cold Pine Plantation, late in the action.) I think anyone reading it for the first time can only be drawn in and along to a (literally) near-apocalyptic conclusion.

The characters are strongly drawn, memorable (even - especially - the unpleasant ones), none act like idiots (OK, Miriam Peterson is a bit of a squish but there's a good reason for it, and a tougher personality peeks through at the end), and all are appropriate to the time and place.

And there is a marvelous sense of time and place - one of Brad's particular strengths as a writer. Like all their collaborations, `Dancer' benefits from Thomas's soaring imagination and Brad's professionalism as a writer. The humor comes from both of them, I believe.

I got a Kindle for Christmas. (I am not an early adopter.) `The Dancer in the Dark' is the first book I bought for it. And I read it pretty much straight through.

Recommended. Oh, yes...

Robert Danielzik

Great Lovecraftian Story

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2012

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Set in Georgia in the year 1928, "The Dancer in the Dark" is a great lovecraftian story about murders. At first it was just a dog, but as one might expect, it won't stay that simple.
I highly recommend it to fans of the horror genre and while it is a lovecraftian story, it is written in an english that runs smoothly and Brad Strickland definitely has his rhythm. The only complaint, if it would be a complaint, is that the books was not longer, it was over all too quickly.
Sadly, Thomas E. Fuller, who had written the manuscript for the story (and the various audio adaptions) has passed away. Otherwise I would love to see a sequel to it. No, I do want to see a sequel to this story, written by Mr. Strickland, period.

kimberlyhdm

Scary, intriguing and atmospheric

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2011

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The Dancer in the Dark unfolds in an infernally hot (even for Georgia) mountain town where feisty semiretired archeology professor Cletus Tremaine finds himself embroiled in an ancient horror. Supernatural happenings abound from the start. They build with a quiet terror augmented by fascinating details about ancient cultures that may be not long gone in the past. This is not a gruesome slash-filled tale, but a slow-burning suspense-filled story that will will stay with you a long time.

T. Hoch

Pretty Good Read

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2013

This book surprised me. I picked it up on Smashwords during a Lovecraftian themed shopping. But once I started reading it, the story quickly swept me up and soon I was finding myself turning page after page.

Fuller & Strickland have created a storyline that travels along at a really good pace. Though at times it may seem that the story is slowing down, it is in fact setting you up for the next big event in the story. The first person narratives interspersed in the actual story helps the reader to relate to the events in the storyline. These help to add a certain believability to the tale and also help to pull the reader further into the novel.

The climax of the story was a bit...quick. Things came to a head extremely quickly, and were resolved with equal speed. This removes the sense of urgency that has been building throughout the story and instead replaces it with an ending that feels as if it was solved too quickly, too easily. This is somewhat soothed by the way the ending pans out after all is said and done, but it still left me feeling that things could have been a bit more difficult for the protagonists.

However, the writing in this novel is wonderful, the tale masterfully put together barring what I mention above, and in the end, I will most likely read this tale again. Well worth the money I paid for it on Smashwords, I would recommend this story to anyone who enjoys Lovecraftian tales. I suggest you pick it up and give it a read.