The Dismembered by Jonathan Janz:

[Martin]

I think we have both the Novella Series and Signature Series lined up pretty far out. Like the Graveyard Editions it's mostly just a matter of working them into everything else.

More Signature Series, Yippy!

[Dan Hocker]

“Quite a few titles”...that gets me pretty excited. I love the Novella line!

I think we have both the Novella Series and Signature Series lined up pretty far out. Like the Graveyard Editions it's mostly just a matter of working them into everything else.

[Sock Monkey]

Not sure how I missed this thread when it popped up back in August. Don't expect this title to be up for sale any time soon. Currently there are quite a few titles ahead of this in the series it's in.

“Quite a few titles”...that gets me pretty excited. I love the Novella line!

[Dan Hocker]

A series did you say? A series of $0.75 books??

Ha! No. Unless something changes this title is currently in our Novella series.

[jeffingoff]

Not sure how I missed this thread when it popped up back in August. Don't expect this title to be up for sale any time soon. Currently there are quite a few titles ahead of this in the series it's in.

A series did you say? A series of $0.75 books??

[Dan Hocker]

Not sure how I missed this thread when it popped up back in August. Don't expect this title to be up for sale any time soon. Currently there are quite a few titles ahead of this in the series it's in.

[njhorror]

I'm a fan of Janz, as well.

[khaos]

Isn't Children of the Dark also connected to another of his books?

It is somewhat connected to Savage Species but not enough where it would matter if you read them in any order.

[Sock Monkey]

Children of the Dark and Nightmare Girl are both great books. He is working on a sequel to Children Of The Dark.

Isn't Children of the Dark also connected to another of his books?

[bookworm 1]

I've read everything by Janz. His newest, The Dark Game, is a great place to start. I think it's probably his best written book. Children of the Dark might be the one I hear that most people like the best. Nightmare Girl is my favorite. Part of that is probably tied to when I read it and what I was going through at the time.

Children of the Dark and Nightmare Girl are both great books. He is working on a sequel to Children Of The Dark.

[sholloman81]

Thanks for the recommendations RonClinton & khaos! Think I'm going to give a few of these a whirl and see if I like his stuff.

[khaos]

I've read everything by Janz. His newest, The Dark Game, is a great place to start. I think it's probably his best written book. Children of the Dark might be the one I hear that most people like the best. Nightmare Girl is my favorite. Part of that is probably tied to when I read it and what I was going through at the time.

[RonClinton]

Have also never read anything from this author. Have seen the name bandied about with mentions of his stuff being good, but never anything more specific than that. I did previously see that a lot of his work is being rereleased; so, I'm assuming there must be a strong demand for it. If anyone has read this author, what is the book that broke this author out; or, where would you recommend starting? From the description of this book, it sounds like historical horror and, from what I can gather, not the usual type of story from this author.

Janz is a little atypical in that he didn't have a breakout book, per se, ala Paul Tremblay w/ HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS, but rather just progressively built up an audience through smart but modest marketing, word of mouth hype/recs, and a consistent output of new material. If I had to assign that breakout label to one of his books, though, I'd probably go with SAVAGE SPECIES...it seemed to me like the book that put him on the map for many folks not yet familiar with him. I read it, and while it was pretty good, I don't know that I would say it's the one that a first-time reader should pick as I doubt it's his best...it was a bit rough in spots, a little light in characterization (though I think deliberately, as he was trying for a Laymon'esque vibe, I believe) and placed more emphasis on pacing, which I don't believe is his typical approach. I haven't read enough of his other works to make a learned recommendation, unfortunately. I did just recently pick up NIGHTMARE GIRL, and I've heard good things about it.

[sholloman81]

Have also never read anything from this author. Have seen the name bandied about with mentions of his stuff being good, but never anything more specific than that. I did previously see that a lot of his work is being rereleased; so, I'm assuming there must be a strong demand for it. If anyone has read this author, what is the book that broke this author out; or, where would you recommend starting? From the description of this book, it sounds like historical horror and, from what I can gather, not the usual type of story from this author.

[Sock Monkey]

I'm also digging the cover and am looking forward to this one. I've yet to read anything by Janz and that needs to be corrected.