Shadow on the Sun, Richard Matheson
Shadow on the Sun, Richard Matheson
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Shadow on the Sun

Author: Richard Matheson

Narrator: Mark Bramhall

Unabridged: 5 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/07/2011

Categories: Fiction, Horror


Synopsis

Southwest Arizona, a century ago An uneasy truce exists between the remote frontier community of Picture City and the neighboring Apaches.That delicate peace is shredded when the bodies of two white men are found hideously mutilated.The angry townspeople are certain the savages have broken the treaty, but Billjohn Finley, the local Indian agent, fears that darker, more unholy forces may be at work.Theres a tall, dark stranger in town, who rode in wearing the dead mens clothes. A stranger who may not be entirely human. Originally published as a massmarket Western in 1994, Shadow on the Sun has been largely overlooked by horror fans and general readers.But this tale of supernatural terror is sure to chill the blood of Mathesons many fans.

About Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson (1926-2013) is the author of many classic novels and short stories. He wrote in a variety of genres including terror, fantasy, horror, paranormal, suspense, science fiction and western. In addition to books, he wrote prolifically for television (including The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Star Trek) and numerous feature films. Many of Matheson’s novels and stories have been made into movies including I Am Legend, Somewhere in Time, and Shrinking Man. His many awards include the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Awards for Lifetime Achievement, the Hugo Award, Edgar Award, Spur Award for Best Western Novel, Writer’s Guild awards, and in 2010 he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maciek

Richard Matheson was a writer for the original Twilight Zone, and most of his work shows why. Short and tight, his work has entertained, surprised and amazed whole generations. He became a writer's writer, with many citing him as inspiration and motivation to pursue their own dreams of writing. A Sha......more

Goodreads review by Cody

Richard Matheson has always amazed, inspired, and genuinely interested me as a writer. His is a uniquely distilled sense of style, never wasting words, always concise and always in pure service of the story. He doesn’t often say what he wants to say, he lets the story do the saying on its own. Shadow......more

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Goodreads review by David

A pretty straightforward horror/western: the gruesome murders of two white men threaten a treaty between a band of warlike Apaches and the U.S. before the ink has even dried, but when Indian agent Billjohn Finley investigates, he discovers that the murderer may be supernatural. Matheson's writing is......more

Goodreads review by Dave

Though my interests in the genre has waxed and waned at various points in my life I’ve always been interested in Westerns. Growing up the Lone Ranger and Tonto were the first Western characters to ever capture my imagination. In my teen years I discovered the Westerns of Clint Eastwood and numerous......more