Sandman Slim

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Review #1

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Serving as the perfection transition from a month of horror to a month of noir, Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim is one of those wonderful genre blends that manages to find something more than the sum of its parts in its blending. A glorious mix of urban fantasy, horror, and noir, Sandman Slim is a revenge tale that feels pretty indebted to Donald Westlake’s The Hunter (which became the great Point Blank), down to the choice of Stark as surname for its protagonist. Like Parker, James Stark is coming back for revenge on a group of former partners who assumed he was dead; unlike Parker, Stark has spent the last decade in Hell, where he’s been battling monsters and assassinating demons, and it’s made him even more dangerous than he was before – and that’s saying something. Stark is a gloriously hard-boiled, no-nonsense antihero, one who trusts no one, doesn’t really care about right and wrong so much as he cares about revenge, and really only wants what’s best for himself in any given situation. An so, sure, his revenge plan ends up finding him wrapped up in a conflict that could change the face of the Earth, and he’s glad to help rescue his friends and maybe kill a couple of guys along the way. But make no mistake: this isn’t a “secret heart of gold” situation; Stark is a bastard and then some, and yet his focus and narration make clear why he is the way he is. Sandman Slim has a lot of lifting to do, and it does it all in a tight, lean book that moves fast and rarely slows down, which makes it all the more impressive how much lore it brings in (even if that slows it down near the end). But it’s also a complete blast with a nasty sense of humor, a gleeful sense of horror, and a great protagonist – and knowing there’s more books in the series leaves me awfully curious to see how the books go from here.

Review #2

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Stark has escaped from Hell, where he spent the last 11 years as a gladiator and assassin. He’s out for revenge, to kill the group of magicians who not only got him sent to Hell in the first place but recently murdered his girlfriend too. Stark was already somewhat of an outlaw with magical abilities before going “downtown,” but just like the prison systems on Earth, his fiery incarceration only made him tougher and more knowledgeable. He also smuggled out a couple powerful items: a magical black bone knife and a key which will transport him anywhere, from shadow to shadow, by way of the nexus of the universe, the Room of Thirteen Doors.

I haven’t had much luck finding urban fantasy that I like. So I tend to shy away from it, but when other FanLit reviewers mentioned how tough, gritty, and of full of wise-cracking dialog Sandman Slim is, I knew it was for me. I love revenge stories, and Sandman Slim is that in spades. But what really made me just have to give it a read is when some unknown hint resonated with me that this book is a lot like a cult classic, hard-boiled crime series that’s a favorite of mine. I’m talking about the Parker books by the late Robert Stark, aka Donald Westlake — the inspiration for the Mel Gibson movie Payback and a much older movie with Lee Marvin called Point Blank. It turned out that my hunch was much more than a coincidence. Mr. Kadrey directly gives nods to the Parker series with some of the character names.

Though the violent action, mean street attitude, and the revenge story echo the Parker books, Sandman Slim is not just a knock-off with a supernatural twist. Instead, Richard Kadrey does something better by creating a very original story with characters that are both interesting and darkly comical. However, Kadrey does use elements of crime noir fiction.

Hard-boiled stories take place among the criminal underworld, where everyone lives outside of the law. Well, everyone except for the cops, who act as judge and jury. But in Sandman Slim, the underworld is both a criminal and a demonic one and the cops are agents of a secret division in homeland security.

Stark, aka Sandman Slim — disappointingly, the alias is never fully explained — is a self-proclaimed monster that hunts monsters. He easily makes enemies and makes it difficult for his friends to like him. The other characters include a talking head, a centuries-old French apothecary, monsters, a hard-nosed federal agent, and a sub-culture of evil magicians (wizards).

Another thing that’s prevalent in hard-boiled fiction is the seedy neighborhoods of a city. The city itself serves as another character in the story. Every major city really does have its own personality. In the case of Sandman Slim, Los Angeles is that character. Even though I’ve never been to L.A., after reading Sandman Slim I feel like I know its underbelly like a native. In L.A., outcasts, failed actors, addicts, and, street-level criminals thrive mere blocks from millionaires, celebrities, eccentric socialites, and big-time gangsters. So it makes the perfect place for Kadrey’s angels and demons, monsters and magicians to dwell. Kadrey has such an intimate knowledge of L. A. that he makes it easy to believe that there are supernatural forces at work there.

Many may find the ideas in Sandman Slim to be uncomfortably sacrilegious. I had a strong Baptist upbringing, so I’d be lying if I said it didn’t make me squirm a little. That said, charge me a heretic and burn me at the stake, because I found Kadrey’s take on Heaven, Hell and the things between just too intriguing to deny.

Review #3

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It’s a fantastical twist on the kinds of books my father loves, those hardboiled detective fiction paperbacks set in L.A. amid murdered starlets, corrupt rich moguls and whiskey soaked sleuthing. Here, Kadrey’s twist is a celestial playground where diabolists and federal saints carry on a secret war, while meddling magicians play both sides.

In true hardboiled style, the story is one tough guy’s first person account, replete with catchy commentary and colorful similes. It’s the book’s strongest suit – the mischievous, cynical voice of the titular Sandman Slim (a.k.a. Jimmy Stark) riddled with language that’s been dipped in razor blades and gasoline, and set alight with black candles for kicks. Kadrey mostly avoids tiresome social commentary, and his anti-hero is thankfully more chuckle-worthy than annoying.

As Stark’s tale begins, he finds himself escaped from hell – literally. He spent 11 years as Azazel’s gladiator, entertaining and ultimately terrifying the minions of Lucifer. He’s special. He has a few special tricks, including a creepy knife, a diabolical token that would make Batman’s Two Face blush, and a special key in his heart that lets him walk through shadows anywhere in the universe. He still prefers to steal luxury cars, though.

Stark has a single-minded goal – kill his old magician pals who sent him to hell and then killed Alice, the love of his life. As he stumbles around toward that goal like a minotaur in a China shop, Stark is absurdly tough. He battles wily magicians, pissed off angels, and ethereal demons posing as Neo Nazis. And, he emerges with a few scars and a headache, which he then dowses in Jack Daniels and a little sip of his best friend’s alchemical solutions. He goes through more clothes than he does antiseptic, though. It’s a running gag that Stark has a harder time keeping himself dressed than he does getting shot.

The alchemical best friend is a delightful character, the best of a cast of supporting characters that Kadrey breathes just enough color into. Vidocq’s a kind of father figure to Stark. He’s a 200-year-old Frenchman who cursed himself with alchemical immortality, which gives him plenty of experience as Stark’s wise advisor.

Stark’s flaw is that he doesn’t know what’s really going on. Kadrey tosses Stark from one set piece to another, then back again, as Stark keeps getting banged up by supernatural mysteries he doesn’t comprehend. Or care about. The problem isn’t that the story unfolds for the readers as it does for Stark. The problem is that Stark doesn’t give a damn about it all even when he does slowly realize the apocalyptic nature of it all. The story becomes a bit of expository ping pong as Stark bounces from one celestial conspirator to the next.

Still, Kadrey pulls off the anti-hero trick in the end with a violent build and a chase through hell. It’s the denouement where Kadrey stumbles slightly. After the dust (and hellfire) settles, Stark visits his doctor friend, who then explains to him the whole romp, with all the celestial hierarchy laid bare. It’s a bit unsatisfying after the fact.

Review #4

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I hate not finishing a book and I struggled with this one. I realised early on I wasn’t enjoying it and found nothingpositive in it.
On the one hand the book delivers on its premise so it has that in its favour in that you get what you expected. On the other hand you get only what you expected and nothing more.
The main character gets plenty of background but there’s nothing complicated about him. It’s all emotion with stupid decisions and it’s difficult to empathise with or even be interested in him in any way. The other characters and organisations who do seem interesting hardly get fleshed out at all. Maybe they do in later books.
Clearly a lot of people love this book so it’s a personal thing. The writing style and the tone wasn’t for me. But if you’re in need of a larger the life character completely ruled by emotions and who just wants to fight, drink, smoke and just basically hate everything and be angry all the time then this book is worth a read.

Review #5

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Well what a disappointment. I’ve had this book in my wish list for ages waiting for the price to come down. And when it did I was so eager to read it after waiting all of that time. But after 92 pages I gave up! And if I could have my 99p back, I would. It was that bad. I don’t usually give 1 star reviews but I was so disappointed with this book. The story is very disjointed. It flits all over the place. One minute we’re taking to other characters and the next he’s reminiscing about Hell. The grammar and proof reading is really bad. And what finally did it was speech marks starting and then not ending. So I wasn’t sure whether he was talking to another character or just telling the story. After waiting for so long for this book, I was not happy that I had to give it up…something I very very rarely do. One thing that is good about it – at least I got it on a deal and didn’t have to pay its full original price.

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