Summer of Night, Dan Simmons
Summer of Night, Dan Simmons
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Summer of Night

Author: Dan Simmons

Narrator: Dan John Miller

Unabridged: 20 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/05/2011

Synopsis

It’s the summer of 1960 and in the small town of Elm Haven, Illinois, five twelve-year-old boys are forging the powerful bonds that a lifetime of change will not break. From sunset bike rides to shaded hiding places in the woods, the boys’ days are marked by all of the secrets and silences of an idyllic childhood. But amid the sun-drenched cornfields, their loyalty will be pitilessly tested. When a long-silent bell peals in the middle of the night, the townsfolk know it marks the end of their carefree days. From the depths of the Old Central School, a hulking fortress tinged with the mahogany scent of coffins, an invisible evil is rising. Strange and horrifying events begin to overtake everyday life, spreading terror through the once-peaceful town. Determined to exorcize this ancient plague, Mike, Duane, Dale, Harlen, and Kevin must wage a war of blood—against an arcane abomination who owns the night.…“It stands with the best of King and Straub in the traditional modern horror genre.” —Seattle Post-Intelligencer“Impressive…combines beautiful writing and suspense into a book for which Dan Simmons deserves the bestseller status of King and Koontz.” —The Denver Post“One can only wonder what Simmons will do next, now that he’s shown us he can do everything the best writers in horror and science fiction can do.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

About Dan Simmons

DAN SIMMONS is a recipient of numerous major international awards, including the Hugo Award, World Fantasy Award, Bram Stoker Award, and the Shirley Jackson Award. He is widely considered to be one of the premier multiple-genre fiction writers in the world. His most recent novels include the New York Times bestsellers The Terror and Drood, as well as Black Hills. He lives along the Front Range in Colorado and has never grown tired of the views.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Shaun on 2008-05-24 21:05:30

this book had so much in the way of possibility but ultimately disappointed. most of the 600 pages were devoted to unnecessary character background and descriptions of Illinois farm-country. it wasn't until about 2/3 into the book that the real suspense finally started, with a lot of promise regarding the Borgia Bell and all of its inherent history. unfortuntely there are actually very few pages devoted to the supernatural or the satanic history behind the bell and the ending of kids vs evil, is entirely predictible and a real let-down. i wanted to love it, especially given Stephen King's endorsement, but had to force myself to finish it never a good sign and was left ultimately disappointed.

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on November 13, 2021

The only novel, I´ve read so far, I would compare to Stephen King´s It, it´s one of the most amazing and underrated of Simmons´ works, just as Carrion comfort. And I don´t get why. There are very few authors out there who have this amazing characterization ability, this magic gift of making expositi......more

Goodreads review by Always on June 17, 2017

Honestly most horror or suspense books feel lacking because it's hard to build a plot that keeps someone interested without giving everything away while balancing that with interesting characters and a unique plot line but some how this manages to do that. I honestly haven't read anything else like......more

Goodreads review by Mort on February 03, 2019

Superb! And there we have the coming-of-age horror trifecta. After some research on the net and some reviews on Goodreads by people whose opinion I trust, I've decided to find the best three coming-of-age stories in the horror genre. In my opinion, this is the third and final leg of the triangle - th......more

Goodreads review by Johann (jobis89) on August 18, 2020

"Old Central School still stood upright, holding its secrets and silences firmly within. Eighty-four years of chalkdust floated in the rare shafts of sunlight inside while the memories of more than eight decades of varnishings rose from the dark stairs and floors to tinge the trapped air with the ma......more

Goodreads review by Baba on November 02, 2021

2017 review: Unashamedly horror, with reverberations of Stephen King's It. Horror and terror comes to a small town and only a small group of children are aware, sound familiar? This is their story. Pretty good epic by Dan Simmons, a must read for his fans. 7 out of 12. Notably an author and genre fa......more

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