clive barker
 

i'm reading imajica & wanted to know others opinions on his work

great book

i like his short stories (Books of Blood)
but i'm not keen on his novels.

so far i've read one of the books of blood, how many are there?, weaveworld(amazing), the great and secret show(great), everville, cabal, damnation game, and there may be others, i just can't remember at the moment.

Damnation Game is amazing, Cold Heart Canyon is a bit redundant but still good and Imajica is wonderful. Very sound world building.

6

• (1985) The Damnation Game
• (1986) The Hellbound Heart
• (1987) Weaveworld
• (1988) Cabal
• (1989) The Great and Secret Show (first "Book of the Art")
• (1991) Imajica
• (1992) The Thief of Always
• (1994) Everville (second "Book of the Art")
• (1996) Sacrament
• (1998) Galilee
• (2001) Coldheart Canyon: A Hollywood Ghost Story
• (2001) Tortured Souls (novelette)
• (2002) Abarat (first book of the Abarat Quintet)
• (2004) Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War (second book of the Abarat Quintet)
• (2007) Mister B. Gone
• (2008) The Scarlet Gospels
• (2008) Absolute Midnight (third book of the Abarat Quintet)

nice to see that he is finally thinking of finishing the "book of the art" trilogy

Barker is one of my favorite writers, but he is hit or miss at times. His earliest stuff is great, his newer stuff is more fantasy.

Haven't read Imajica yet, though.