User:Jack Sebastian/Shadowland (Straub novel)
| Author | Peter Straub |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | horror fantasy |
| Publisher | Coward, McCann and Geohegen (Berkley Books) |
Publication date | 4 March, 2003 |
| Publication place | USA |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook |
| Pages | 468 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0425188221 |
Shadowland is a novel by Peter Straub, first published in 1980 by Coward, McCann and Geohegen. It is a horror novel that has strong elements of fantasy. It was the first book Straub wrote following his highly successful Ghost Story.
1 Background
2 Plot summary
3 Characters
4 Style and story elements
5 Major themes
5.1 Pattern recognition
5.2 Memory of history
5.3 Originality and monoculture
5.4 Branding, identity, and globalization
6 Genre
7 Reception
8 Publication history
9 Adaptations
10 Footnotes
11 External links
Plot summary
[edit]The story concerns two young boys, Tom Flanagan and Del Nightingale, who spend a summer with Del's uncle Coleman, who is one of the foremost magicians in the world. As time passes, however, Tom begins to suspect that what Coleman is teaching is not a series of harmless tricks, but is in fact real sorcery.
Setting
[edit]Parts of the novel involves a thinly disguised version of Milwaukee Country Day School, which Straub attended.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Bleiler, Richard. "Peter Straub" in Supernatural Fiction Writers: Guy Gavriel Kay to Roger Zelazny Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003
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