Drood

A Novel

By: Dan Simmons

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens -- at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the world -- hurtled into a disaster that changed his life forever.

Did Dickens begin living a dark double life after the accident? Were his nightly forays into the worst slums of London and his deepening obsession with corpses, crypts, murder, opium dens, the use of lime pits to dissolve bodies, and a hidden subterranean London mere research . . . or something more terrifying?

Just as he did in The Terror, Dan Simmons draws impeccably from history to create a gloriously engaging and terrifying narrative. Based on the historical details of Charles Dickens's life and narrated by Wilkie Collins (Dickens's friend, frequent collaborator, and Salieri-style secret rival), Drood explores the still-unsolved mysteries of the famous author's last years and may provide the key to Dickens's final, unfinished work: The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Chilling, haunting, and utterly original, Drood is Dan Simmons at his powerful best.

Good if a bit long

Definitely way too long. I like the overall premise though (even if I know literally nothing about Charles Dickens) and the voice actor is great

Amazing

This novel is incredibly well written, the recesses of one’s mind exposed in this novel. The detail and character development was superb. I literally had trouble putting this one down even when my eyes were closing in exhaustion.

Excellently Read!

I felt this story used excellent use of books created by the authors within the story. I also enjoyed the period beliefs in animal magnetism...however, I find the plot a little lacking and some holes left unfilled. It is still an enjoyable read. Give it a try

You can't go wrong with Simmons.

I am a die-hard Dan Simmons fan, and could likely never be dissatisfied by one of his books. However, I read in one of the previous reviews up there that this is "Dsn Simmons at his best"; to which I can only say, "no, not quite."

So so this author is better most of the time

I found this story slightly tiresome.finished it because it was audio.do not thing I would have finished it in a print form.