Before that, if you wanted in audiobook format, you had to hunt down a rare (and expensive) CD copy, read by Roger Zelazny himself. I'm overjoyed that it's finally available on Audible. I absolutely adore this book, and I listen to it every October. The only sad thing about this is that since it's Audible, you don't get to see the delightfully macabre illustrations by Gahan Wilson. It's not graphic in violence but it's there. And in case you might have thought otherwise, this is not a children's book. He understands the nature of the book itself, which is vital to get Zelazny right. As do his cat, squirrel, rat, owl, bat, and snake. His humans and those who aren't necessarily human but are humanoid, are also excellent. His dogs sound like you would expect a dog to sound. His different voices are well done, particularly the Things. This was my first book from this narrator and he does a great job.
And having once spent several hours talking to Roger Zelazny and enjoying his delightful sense of humor, I can absolutely attest that this book is an excellent representative of his power over the English language. It feels like it is a dog speaking to you. Zelazny had a great skill in his writing and his use of language, puns, turns of phrase, style, etc are perfect. It's difficult to write a good description that doesn't give away everything. I end up reading the entire thing in one sitting. I always try to read it one chapter a day but never actually succeed. I have read it every October for the last 28 years. This is my hands down FAVORITE Roger Zelazny book. It has inspired many fans to read it every year in October, a chapter a day, and served as inspiration for Neil Gaiman’s brilliant story “Only the End of the World Again.” Many consider it the best of the fantasy master’s novels. First published in 1993, it was Zelazny’s last book prior to his untimely death.
It is brave, devoted Snuff who must calculate the patterns of the Game and keep track of the Players-the witch, the mad monk, the vengeful vicar, the Count who sleeps by day, the Good Doctor and the hulking Experiment Man he fashioned from human body parts, and a wild-card American named Larry Talbot-all the while keeping Things at bay and staying a leap ahead of the Great Detective, who knows quite a bit more than he lets on.īoldly original and wildly entertaining, A Night in the Lonesome October is a darkly sparkling gem, an amalgam of horror, humor, mystery, and fantasy. All manner of participants, both human and not, are gathering with their ancient tools and their animal familiars in preparation for the dread night.
Loyally accompanying a mysterious knife-wielding gentleman named Jack on his midnight rounds through the murky streets of London, good dog Snuff is busy helping his master collect the grisly ingredients needed for an unearthly rite that will take place not long after the death of the moon.
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