The Thief Of Always - Clive Barker

Having read the first review I have to wonder what I can add here. For one my copy isn't for loan. It's the British first edition. Sorry guys. Thank heavens this is back on the market it is a phenomenal novel with amazing pictures and a story that will please the Playstation and XBOX generations of today. It has monsters and fantasy and fun in abundance. And it has fear and terror in spades. I was always a Clive Barker fan and being a child of the 80's was brought up to fear Pinhead so this is by comparison a bit tame for me, but then it is aimed at kids. The book works as it uses the fears that we had as kids. Fears that have manifested ...  Read the complete review

Ever since I can remember, I've wanted to be a writer. I learned to read at a relatively young age and have had a love affair with books ever since. Whilst at school I discovered a penchant for writing too. This manifested itself as a series of rapidly written narratives that were produced at light speed. One of my failings was patience. Once I got going I would write so quickly that my handwriting eventually looked like a series of horizontal lines, which only I could decipher. I’ve always wanted to write seriously but simply haven’t had the time coupled with an inert fear of not being good enough anyway. What’s that got to do with a book ...  Read the complete review