Books by William Browning Spencer and Complete Book Reviews
William Browning, Author, William Browning Spencer, Author White Wolf Games Studio $19.99 (0p) ISBN 978-1-56504-915-4
Former literature professor Jack Lowry has been in Hurley Detox before--twice before. But the power of positive thinking isn't for everyone, and after five months of sobriety Jack is back for another dreary round of group therapy led by counselor...
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William Browning Spencer, Author . Subterranean $40 (195p) ISBN 978-1-59606-047-0
Pathos, poignance and gentle humor accent the nine stories in this stellar fantasy collection from Spencer (Zod Wallop
), whose characters engage readers' sympathies through their efforts to accommodate the tectonic shifts of wildly...
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William Browning Spencer, Author Permanent Press (NY) $22 (276p) ISBN 978-0-932966-99-5
Spencer's discerning first novel draws the reader into a whirlpool of mad romantic obsession that spans 20 years. Aspiring artist David Livingston, moonlighting as a hospital orderly, is immediately captivated by self-destructive Anna Shockley, whom
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William Browning Spencer, Author Permanent Press (NY) $24 (220p) ISBN 978-1-877946-27-1
Offbeat plots and characterizations strengthen a collection of 11 tales featuring the usual bunch of loners, sociopaths and psychotics who have spread hints of menace and violence through countless modern short stories. Spencer ( Maybe I'll Call...
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William Browning Spencer, Author Permanent Press (NY) $22 (0p) ISBN 978-1-877946-53-0
Word processor Philip Kenan is not just stuck in a series of dead-end jobs in this satirical novel, but trapped in delusional fantasies about undead co-workers and monsters from the horror stories of H.P. Lovecraft as well. An unsuccessful novelist...
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William Browning Spencer, Author St. Martin's Press $21.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-312-13629-1
Sly humor and eccentric characters raise Spencer's third novel (following Resume, with Monsters) far above run-of-the-mill fantasy fare. Since his daughter drowned three years ago, children's-book author Harry Gainesborough has settled into a life...
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William Browning Spencer. Subterranean, $40 (288p) ISBN 978-1-59606-831-5
Lovecraft aficionado Spencer collects nine reprints and a poem that will appeal to those who like their horror with a literary flair. Among the highlights is “Come Lurk with Me and Be My Love,” about a man who falls in love with a beautiful,...
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