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Barbara Roden

Auteur de Northwest Passages

28+ oeuvres 159 utilisateurs 2 critiques 2 Favoris

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Œuvres de Barbara Roden

Northwest Passages (2009) 46 exemplaires
At Ease with the Dead (2007) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 14 exemplaires
Acquainted with the Night (2004) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 13 exemplaires
Shadows and Silence (2000) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 10 exemplaires
The Case Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Carbuncle (1999) — Directeur de publication — 8 exemplaires
Lady Stanhope's Manuscript and Other Supernatural Tales (1994) — Directeur de publication — 8 exemplaires
Shades of Darkness (2008) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 8 exemplaires
The Case Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Dying Detective (1998) — Directeur de publication — 7 exemplaires
Forgotten Ghosts: The Supernatural Anthologies of Hugh Lamb (1996) — Directeur de publication — 7 exemplaires
Endless Night (2008) 4 exemplaires
Midnight Never Comes (1997) — Directeur de publication — 4 exemplaires
Northwest Passage [short story] (2004) 4 exemplaires
The Brink of Eternity 3 exemplaires

Oeuvres associées

The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2009) — Contributeur — 772 exemplaires
The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures (1997) — Contributeur — 511 exemplaires
By Blood We Live (2009) — Contributeur — 297 exemplaires
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection (2006) — Contributeur — 236 exemplaires
Vampires: The Recent Undead (2011) — Contributeur — 131 exemplaires
The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales (1890) — Directeur de publication, quelques éditions124 exemplaires
Poe: 19 New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe (2009) — Contributeur — 123 exemplaires
Gaslight Grimoire: Fantastic Tales of Sherlock Holmes (2009) — Contributeur — 122 exemplaires
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010 Edition (2010) — Contributeur — 113 exemplaires
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21 (2010) — Contributeur — 100 exemplaires
Willful Impropriety: 13 Tales of Society, Scandal, and Romance (2012) — Contributeur — 82 exemplaires
Blood and Other Cravings (2011) — Contributeur — 69 exemplaires
Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes (2009) — Contributeur — 61 exemplaires
A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings (2001) — Directeur de publication, quelques éditions52 exemplaires
Ghosts: Recent Hauntings (2012) — Contributeur — 50 exemplaires
Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre (2013) — Contributeur — 45 exemplaires
Horror: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition (2006) — Contributeur — 45 exemplaires
The Ghosts in Baker Street : New Tales of Sherlock Holmes (2005) — Contributeur — 45 exemplaires
The Clock Strikes Twelve (1946) — Introduction, quelques éditions45 exemplaires
They Return at Evening (1995) — Directeur de publication, quelques éditions32 exemplaires
Strange Tales, Volume II (2007) — Contributeur — 26 exemplaires
Bound for Evil: Curious Tales of Books Gone Bad (2008) — Contributeur — 24 exemplaires
Tragic Life Stories (2011) — Introduction, quelques éditions16 exemplaires
The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1997 (1997) — Avant-propos — 15 exemplaires
Reunion at Dawn and Other Uncollected Ghost Stories (2000) — Postface, quelques éditions15 exemplaires
Best New Vampire Tales (Vol.1) (2011) — Contributeur — 14 exemplaires
The Mammoth Book of Gaslit Romance (2014) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
Terror Tales of the Scottish Highlands (2015) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
Lost Places (2010) — Introduction, quelques éditions9 exemplaires
Terror Tales of London (2013) — Contributeur — 8 exemplaires
Exotic Gothic: Forbidden Tales from Our Gothic World (2007) — Contributeur — 7 exemplaires
Exotic Gothic 3 Strange Visitations (2009) — Contributeur — 6 exemplaires
Exotic Gothic 2: New Tales of Taboo (2008) — Contributeur — 6 exemplaires
Apparitions (2009) — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
A Regimental Scandal (1995) — Directeur de publication, quelques éditions2 exemplaires
Subterranean Magazine Summer 2010 — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Strange Tales, Volume I and II (2007) 1 exemplaire

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Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance
1963
Sexe
female
Nationalité
Canada
Lieu de naissance
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Roden is one of the world's foremost experts on ghost stories, contemporary and otherwise, and her first collection generally showcases this knowledge to good effect.

Varying in length from just a few pages to around thirty, the stories here cover everything from vampires to haunted houses, with nods to everyone from Algernon Blackwood to Peter Straub. In general, the stories centre around isolation, people or things being where they don't belong, and the futility of... humanity, I guess. So they definitely plug into the Blackwood/Machen tradition rather than your M.R James.

The chill-factor will vary between readers - though fans of oft-times violent and explicit contemporary horror will find little to please them here. The horror here is generally allusive and metaphorical.

In terms of originality, the collection is a bit of a mixed bag.I found the ant/arctic tales to be the most compelling. It's hard for me to as I'm a bit of a ghost story addict and have read several hundred myself, and the genre as a whole tends to cluster around sub-types. Suffice to say, I never felt there was anything blatantly derivative, though I did find myself comfortably slotting the bulk of the stories into one format or another within a page or so.

Prose-wise, Roden is confident and competent. There's nothing flashy or sublime here. She goes for a quiet, almost detached tone (this is not to say the characters do so). It's very well put together, but I think something with a slightly stronger flavour could have helped a few stories, and increased the originality.

For all that, Northwest Passages is a more than worthy addition to the genre - and I think several of the stories are likely to pop up in anthologies over the years, they are solid.
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patrickgarson | 1 autre critique | Sep 18, 2013 |
A terrific collection of creepy stories. Roden has successfully reclaimed dread fiction with this group of tales. Most every one of them are a winner, evoking the shadows and nightmares in some pretty good situations. Settings are all over the place; be it the frontier in the Canadian wilderness or some lobby of a ritzy hotel, she brings the environment and characters to vivid realization. Reminds me of Lovecraft, Poe, King in his early works. Traditional style but done well, and will put shivers up the spine. Recommended.… (plus d'informations)
½
 
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noblechicken | 1 autre critique | Oct 25, 2010 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
28
Aussi par
37
Membres
159
Popularité
#132,375
Évaluation
½ 3.7
Critiques
2
ISBN
22
Langues
2
Favoris
2

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