Lost Boys

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Customer Reviews

Great addition to the movie!
The Lost Boys is my favorite movie and I've had the book for awhile. It's really a great book, since it's an adaptation of the script and not the actual movie. That means we get lots of great "cut" scenes, such as what happened before the Boys took Michael to the train tracks, Michael working to earn money for his leather jacket, and an epilogue about what happened after the final scene of the movie. There's also some obscure vampire lore than was originally in the script but not in the final film, such as salt sticking to a vampire's feet and an aversion to water. They also spell Marko "Marco," so I'm not sure which way it's really supposed to be spelt. Anyway, I would definitely get a copy of this book from the Marketplace, even if it's not in the best condition it is totally worth it.

2004-03-24 | The Vampire Girl (MA, USA) | Helpful Votes: 10 | Rating: 5

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School reading!
My daughter brought this book home for school reading. It was handy so I read it. Definitely a book for teenagers but beware if you scare easily! This book is about teenage vampire boys who live in a cave near a pier and fairground. They come out at night to feed their cravings by charging at groups of kids having parties on the beach or an unsuspecting night guard walking to his car after his long shift. The story revolves around two boys who have just moved to the area with their mum and are living with their grandpa. The oldest boy gets involved with the vampire gang after spotting a very pretty girl who happens to be 'involved' with the vampires too! This book is for teens so, as a mum, my review is a mum's opinion. I think this book is okay for a teen to read as a fun book. They couldn't possibly believe anything that goes on in this book such as flying vampires attacking each other from different corners of a dark, dark room. And who is their leader? I will never tell but you will be very surprised when you find out! In the meantime, the younger boy has met some vampire fighting friends who set out to destroy the vampire gang with typical vampire gadgets such as crosses, garlic, salt, mirrors etc. Only problem is, none of it works. I found myself laughing at this book. All in all, it was well written and I'd recommend it for your sons and daughters.

2001-08-07 | bluebrit (USA/England) | Helpful Votes: 10 | Rating: 3

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Hmmmm, I hope this is the correct book!
First of all, I wasn't sure if this 'Lost Boys' was the one I'd read only because I read it many years ago and have since donated it to my daughters school library. I wanted to write a review about it though and have checked all of Mister Gardner's other books which really seem to be in the same line of this book type. The previous review seems very unfair to me. I can understand writing a 'quicky' review but it's obvious to me by looking at the first review that the person never read the book and obviously just wanted to win the money for the first review. This seems very unfair to me and I plan to write to the appropriate people about this. Sorry, but it makes me mad when people sit and read a book from cover to cover, only to see silly little sentences that tell you absolutely NOTHING about the book in question.

2001-08-07 | bluebrit (USA/England) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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the lost boys is my fvorite book
i really enjoyed this book, once i started it was very hard for me to put it down. it is interesting.

2001-06-08 (Prescott, Arizona United States) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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The Dragon Circle: Dragon Sleeping

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Pursuing an ordinary life in 1967 Chestnut Circle, seventeen-year-old Nick Blake is astonished when his world is transformed by a fierce magical storm, forcing Nick to lead his neighbors into the heart of a sorcerer's conflict. Reprint. AB. LJ. PW.

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Customer Reviews

An Old Friend
This book is, without a doubt, one of the greatest fantasies I have ever read. Imaginative, exciting, compelling, Gardner creates a world that is unlike anything I have met in mainstream fantasy. The characters are real, and their own stories all surface in the midst of this complex story; it is amazing that Gardner is able to maintain the underlying story throughout the series, while still keeping you interested in each character's ordeal.
Fantasy stand-bys, such as dragons and wizards, are used in the story, but only in an archetypal fashion. The wizards are closer to polititians than sorcerors, and the Dragon is more of a diety, a destructive god.
I have read and reread this series, and each time I come away with more than I had the previous time; it has become more like an old friend, than an old story. If you are a fantasy reader, this series is a MUST READ. Pity that it's no longer in print . . .

2005-07-22 | QuothTheRaven (Chestnut Circle) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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Unique and Well Written
I started reading the Dragon Circle books in grade seven. I've read all three of the trilogy about twelve times, literally.
I found that all characters are well developed and each serves a purpose, whether it be small or large. Craig Shaw Gardner gives background information on a few characters like Todd and Mary Lou.
The plot was excellent and the book was based around a dragon but did not resolve around a dragon, if you understand me.
Those of you against Mary Sues and Marty Stus will enjoy this book the most. No character in these books is perfect, each has flaws.
What I loved most about this book is the fact that Gardner was able to put himself in the place of his teenage characters and capture their spirit almost perfectly. He was also able to understand the problems that may occur within a household.
Personally, my favorite character was Nunn, the main antagonist. Nunn gave the certain spice that each book should have. I found Nunn to be fresh and lively and unpredictable.
In this book there is really no one main character. In short these are my favorite books and I, as an eighth grade student, found them better than Harry Potter.
Craig Shaw Gardner is a truley unique writer. I've never read any books like the Dragon Circle Trilogy and hope to read more of his books. They are well written and always provide entertainment. This is truley a book that you cannot put down, no matter how many times you've read it.

2005-01-09 | Jessie (Canada) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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A Seventh Graders Reveiw
I chose to read this book because it was recommended to me by my best friend. I found it to be a very good book. It has bad and good parts, but the good part by far outweigh the bad ones.
The beginning drags a little and you feel like you're getting nowhere. Just keep reading and the book gets to be very interesting after a while. It's hard to write down a prologue for the book without telling the whole thing, which is probably why the book doesn't have one.
Something I really liked about the book is that the bad guy, Nunn isn't all powerful, the book reveals his weaknesses too.
In the book, all of the neighbors at Chestnut Circle get pulled into another world by "The Dragon" who is supposedly the most powerful thing there is that controls all. Then, Nunn's soldiers capture them, kill "old man Sayre" and attempt to bring them to him. They are met up on the way by Raven and the Oomgosh. Four of the villagers kids gather up enough courage to run away from the soldiers. Soon everyone is caught up in a hunt for the dragon eyes, gems that give a person some of "The Dragon's" power. It is believed, that if you have all seven of the eyes you can control "The Dragon" and rule the Seven Islands. Obar, the good wizard is determined to get the dragon eyes, use them to destroy Nunn and prevent the dragon's wrath. Nunn however wants to rule the seven islands. It's an incredible race to get the jewels and it's so big that it's a three book series. I am hoping to read the other two books fairly soon.
I would recommend this book to mature people 12 and up. Any younger and it's probably not that good to read. It has a whole lot of blood, gore and swears. Still, if you like books with action and magic, you'll like Craig Shaw's "Dragon Sleeping." I give this book five big stars.

2003-10-07 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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A 7th Grader's Review of Dragon Sleeping
I read the book Dragon Sleeping. When I started this book, I had no clue that it was a series. Dragon Sleeping was written by Craig Shaw Gardener. The book was exciting, and I really loved it. When I came to the end, it left me hanging. Luckily, I found out that it was a series.
The book was about a street that was sent back in time. Everyone on the street had to fight their way throughout the book. My favorite character was Nick. Nick's sword was awesome. The way it needed to draw blood was so cool. I wonder what is going to become of Charlie.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes dragons. This book is better than most books that I have read.

2003-09-24 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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9th Review
The dragon sleeps
Under earth, beneath
The world of men,
Waking some, a time when
Storms rip the sky.
Still, it has yet to fly.
But when it does, the dragon
Will destroy all before it, once again.

A great storm transforms Nick's world. His street, Chestnut Circle, is closed off from the world. Overnight everything changes. Hundreds of trees are where they shouldn't be, ivy is already over-running the houses, and then the brown-clothed men come. Nick and his group of neighbors are herded into a strange world, where two wizards, brothers no less, dwell. One seems evil, the other good, yet both are strange. And the wizards are searching for someone special, someone who is in all probability NOT Nick. But first, they have to somehow manage to keep all of the neighbors in the same place at once, a task more difficult than first thought.

2002-05-24 | rakiel (USA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 4

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A Disagreement with Death

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Wuntvor has caught the cold eye of Death himself, who seeks to add the hapless apprentice to his morbid minions...

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Customer Reviews

The most fun I've had since the Hitchhiker's Guide!
This is a really fun book. It's the third in the Ballad of Wuntvor. All the characters appear in it, from the Dealer of Death to Cuthbert the pacifist sword. This book gets a little silly in its characters, verbage, and plot, but it's fun to read. As a teacher, I will keep it in my classroom, because I think the kids will love it.

2000-06-01 (St. George, UT) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 4

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Slaves of the Volcano God (Cineverse Cycle, Reel 1)

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Customer Reviews

Loved it!
I remember reading this book way back when! The Cineverse Cycle was LOTS of fun to read.

2008-07-18 | mabehr (New York, NY United States) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Mediocre
This isn't a terrible book with hideous plot holes & rampant spelling errors. And, perhaps, to give Gardner his due, if one has seen many B-Movies of the 30s, 40s & 50s, the humor would be more apparent.

That said, a reasonably competent 14-year-old boy could have written this book. The jokes are obvious, the humor & situations forced. I picked this up hoping for a pale shadow of the humor by other masters such as Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams - and Gardner falls seriously short of this mark. He may be compared to the latter (and worst) efforts of Robert Aspirin - you know the ones I mean. There is no sparkling wit, startling plot developments or well-drawn characters with defined & consistent motivations. It's a parody of an oft-lampooned genre.

His style is unremarkable, his storytelling facile & pedestrian. The idea itself is a good one - I just wish a more gifted writer worked this materiel than Mr. Gardner.

It's not a terrible book, just so completely unremarkable & badly paced that you really should skip it unless you are already a devoted Gardner fan.

2005-07-03 | Life is too short to read bad books. (Well, where are YOU?) | Helpful Votes: 5 | Rating: 1

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See You In The Funny Pages![....]
Join Roger and his mighty Captain Crusader Decoder Ring as it takes his for a journey to the Cineverse in search of his kidnapped love, Delores. The Cineverse is the home of all the B-Movies where the laws of 'Movie Magic' apply. See Roger at his heroically sidekick best as he runs from Cowboys, Pirates, Jungle Natives and the really evil Dr Dread. The first in a series, this book is great fun to read, it's not side-splittingly funny, but is really amusing. Now i'm going to have to track down the next in the series. Well recommended.

2002-01-20 (Sydney, Australia) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 4

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A Difficulty with Dwarves

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When a wizard is unable to cure his malady of magicks, he sends his apprentice Wuntnor to seek aid in the distant land of the Eastern Kingdoms which are ripe with fiendish peril.

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Customer Reviews

Brownie Power!
Craig Shaw Gardner spins another winning tale in the first part of the Wuntvor trilogy, sequel to the Ebenezum trilogy. Old characters return and new ones pop up as Wuntvor desperately tries to save the world from the Netherhells, with the help of an oaf with a magic club, an amorous unicorn, a trio of demons, a talkative brownie, a Dragon and a Damsel, and a ferret.

After the events of "Night in the Netherhells," Wuntvor and Co. are safe. At first. Then it's discovered that Ebenezum's allergy to magic has spread to every wizard in Vushta. To make matters worse, Guxx Unfunfadoo has been deposed as Grand Hoohah, and soon the world will be Conquered by Committee. As the wizards puzzle out what to do, Wuntvor tries to deal with the animosity of some very large, angry apprentice wizards and the affections of dancing damsel Alea and jealous witch Norei. (Also the unicorn, who lusts after "Wuntie"'s lap.)

The wizards decide to send Wuntvor on a journey to the Eastern kingdoms, where giants reportedly eat people, and which is ruled by Mother Duck. (Yes, Mother Duck -- Gardner ventures into fairy-tale territory in this one) He's soon being confronted by Death, who announces that he is the "Eternal Apprentice" -- he'll reincarnate a thousand times as the quintessential apprentice, but Death can claim him if he is ever alone. The problem for Death is, Wuntvor has more than enough company: the exiled Guxx and Brax, the irritating Brownie, Snarks the truthful demon, Hendrek and his club, overamorous Alea and her singing dragon, and the pushy unicorn. Can Wuntvor keep from being claimed by death -- either by being alone, or by being eaten on pumpernickel?

Gardner's golden touch is turning to platinum in this book. His talents for kooky characters and overcomplicated conversations are getting better as time goes on. Perhaps the biggest problem with "Difficulty With Dwarves" is that it ends with a "to be continued." (The dwarves mentioned in the title are the "seven OTHER dwarves," including but not limited to Sickly, Nasty, Spacey, Smarmy... you get the idea)

Poor Wuntvor is still trying to keep up with events around him, and Ebenezum is trying to decide what to do (he makes another appearance inside a giant shoe). To really understand the cast of characters (oh yes, Cuthbert the cowardly sword appears as well) you have to read the Ebenezum trilogy. It's complex and outstandingly funny, with plenty of jumbled dialogue that never trips over itself. Ever seen a bumbling, inexplicably attractive hero defeat a giant with a magical toothpick? That's what you'll see here.

Fans of fantasy and fairy tales will enjoy seeing the staples of both being relentlessly spoofed in "Difficulty with Dwarves," and will be left bouncing with anticipation for the next book.

2002-11-26 | ea_solinas (MD USA) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5

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I love this series. It's witty, entertaining, and a wonderful silly adventure.

2001-07-31 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Wonderful! Funny! Fantastic!
In Vushta, city of a thousand forbidden pleasures, there is something wrong. Every wizard there now sneezes when near magic! They all cought this cold when trying to cure their fellow wizard, Ebenezum, greatest mage in the Westerm Kingdoms! It seems like another quest is in the offerings, for, in the meantime, the demons in the Neatherhells, after failing to conquer the surface world, have settled on something new, something more horrifing then the Grand Hoohah, (don't ask!) Conquest by comittee. So, boldly, Ebenezum's appentice, Wuntvor, must set off alone, to try to talk the great and horrifing ruler of the Eastern Kingdom, Mother Duck, into helping them. At first the bold lad is alone upon his quest, (all his companions from the last quest were too busy arguing who shoud go and who shouldn't come), which is exactly the way someone, or rather, something wants him. Death Itself appears to Wuntvor, and reveals that the lad is only the latest reincarnation of the Eternal Apprentice, forever destined to aid true heros in his bumbling, inept way, with the help of any number of magical companions. And since he is forever being reincarnated if he dies, he is forever beyound Death's grasp, (something that drives the specter wild) unless he's alone. Well, Wuntvor happens to be alone at that moment. But before Death can take him to his kingdom, several unexpected companions arive. First there is one of Wunt's 500 magical ferrets. (He conjured it with a magic hat.) Then Tap the Brownie arrives, just in time to scare Death off. Two deamons, Gruxx Unfufadoo, former enemy of Wunt and former Grand Hoohah (don't ask)! and Braxx, traveling Salesdemon join up. Then the vadville act of dasmel and dragon show up. There is also the Warrior Hendrek, and the truthtelling deamon Snarks, as well as a unicorn that longs after Wunt's lap. But they soon learn that Mother Duck has made a pact with the Neatherhells, and intends to take them all to the Storybook, (they would have prefered being baked into bread!) Is this the end? I really love this book, but had to get it from a Z-shop. I recommend it to everyone and everything with a sense of humor!

2000-07-25 | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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A great start to a terrific trilogy
Difficulty with dwarves is a great book. It is about an apprentice wizard named Wuntvore, an unlikely hero with a lot of problems. The novel starts of in Vushta City of a thousand pleasures He is searching for a cure fore his master Ebeniesum The greatest wizard of all time, who unfortunately has a sneezing malady caused by Gux an anoying Deamon who is bent on destroying the above world. I loved this book and anyone who enjoys a funny story line of absolutely bizarr events should read this book. The other two are just as good

1998-05-06 (Dayton, Ohio) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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Cine Cycle #3: Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies (Cineverse)

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A terrible change has come to the Cineverse. In all its many movie worlds, bad guys win, good guys perish, and boy doesn't even get girl. Only Captain Crusader (until recently plain old Roger Gordon) can put things right-but the Captain has problems of his own.

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Customer Reviews

Completely Daft
The Cineverse cycle is an act of pure genius, it remains fast and fun whilst steering clear of any particular subject at all. If you found the Teletubbies/Tweenies funny yet scary this is the book for you. This book could easily be made in to a cartoon, as is brilliantly illustrated by Josh Kirby on the books front cover. I would say that this is a special book and is great reading material for a younger child entering the vast world of teenage and aldult literature.

2000-03-31 | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5

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A GREAT TRILOGY!
This is a one of the funniest and wittiest books I've ever seen! Gardner at his personal best!

2000-03-13 | ciberfreek99 (Texas) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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A Great Trilogy!
One of the most funny and witty books by Gardner! A classic!

2000-03-13 | ciberfreek99 (Texas) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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I have to disagree - the Cineverse series is awesome!
I loved all 3 of these books - wry and witty, yet charming and childishly innocent at the same time, Gardner takes you in to his mixed up world where superheroes reign and the good guys always win (except in movies set in the 1970's). I heartily recommend the entire series!

1999-11-06 (San Francisco, CA) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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TOO BAD I CA N'T GIVE IT NEGATIVE STARS....
THE NAME SAYS IT ALL..THIS BOOK IS JUST DAMN STUPI

1999-08-07 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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