After reading his wonderful, vital Books of Blood, his books became "must-gets" for me. I followed him through his metamorphosis into a fantasist (hardly a stretch if you consider the range in The Books of Blood), and developed an appreciation for the movies he directed; critical successes or not. There was, and still is, nothing quite like him.
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| A much younger Clive, with his most famous creation |
Admittedly, the last couple of books of his I read, while not necessarily execrable, were definitely below average on my Barker scale. Still, long may he write - especially as I still hold out for that third, elusive Book of the Art.
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| The 2nd Book of the Art, 17 years ago and counting... |
Until then, we have the Abarat series, replete with that distinctive, wonderfully weird Barker art. (Make sure you buy the hardback or large format paperback!)
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| The 3rd Abarat book, recently released. |
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