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Daryl Gregory

Author of Spoonbenders

59+ Works 3,665 Members 230 Reviews 6 Favorited

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Includes the names: Daryl Gregory, Darryl Gregory

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Works by Daryl Gregory

Spoonbenders (2017) 755 copies
Pandemonium (2008) 612 copies
We Are All Completely Fine (2014) 406 copies
Afterparty (2014) 393 copies
Raising Stony Mayhall (2011) 324 copies
The Devil's Alphabet (2009) 319 copies
Revelator (2021) 219 copies
Harrison Squared (2015) 198 copies
Album of Dr. Moreau (2021) 87 copies
Planet of the Apes Vol. 1 (2011) 28 copies
Unpossible (2011) 10 copies
Damascus 10 copies
Legenderry: Green Hornet (2016) 7 copies
Glass (1975) 4 copies
Dead Horse Point (2007) 3 copies
Free, and Clear (2004) 3 copies
La reveladora (2023) 2 copies
Planet Of The Apes #3 (2011) 2 copies
In the Wheels (1990) 2 copies
Planet of the Apes #1 (2011) 2 copies
Planet of the Apes #2 (2011) 2 copies
Objawicielka 1 copy
Planet of the Apes #5 (2011) 1 copy
Begone 1 copy
Planet of the Apes #6 (2011) 1 copy
Planet of the Apes #8 (2011) 1 copy
Planet of the Apes #10 (2012) 1 copy
Planet of the Apes #11 (2012) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales (2016) — Contributor — 330 copies
Year's Best SF 11 (2006) — Contributor — 234 copies
Masked (2010) — Contributor — 225 copies
Year's Best SF 12 (2007) — Contributor — 185 copies
Twenty-First Century Science Fiction (2013) — Contributor — 180 copies
Year's Best SF 14 (2009) — Contributor — 170 copies
Glitter & Mayhem (2013) — Contributor — 152 copies
Eclipse 2: New Science Fiction and Fantasy (2008) — Contributor — 135 copies
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 (2019) — Contributor — 105 copies
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 (2021) — Contributor — 93 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 Edition (2010) — Contributor — 68 copies
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Omnibus (2015) — Contributor, some editions — 66 copies
Rip-Off! (2012) — Contributor — 65 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2016 (2016) — Contributor — 63 copies
Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition (2008) — Contributor — 62 copies
Made To Order: Robots and Revolution (2020) — Contributor — 62 copies
Mash Up (2012) — Contributor — 61 copies
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 (2019) — Contributor — 51 copies
Year's Best Fantasy 8 (2007) — Contributor — 47 copies
Year's Best Fantasy 9 (2009) — Contributor — 33 copies
Thirteen: Stories of Transformation (2015) — Contributor — 25 copies
We, Robots (2010) — Author — 23 copies
Uncanny Magazine Issue 9: March/April 2016 (2016) — Contributor — 10 copies
Some of the Best from Tor.com: 15th Anniversary Edition (2023) — Contributor — 10 copies
Bifrost n°74 : dossier Léo Henry (2014) — Contributor — 6 copies

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I enjoyed this book much more than I expected to. The story was immersive, and the characters were well rounded. The plot was inventive and even surprised me a few times. I loved the setting and the author's note at the end gave a neat insight into the history of the area and how the author's family inspired the story.
 
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LynnMPK | 8 other reviews | Mar 9, 2024 |
Another one of the Edgar award nominees ( for paperback) and definitely well worth a read. This book is exactly why I read from lists at times. Forces me out of my comfort zone, occasionally resulting in a pleasant surprise. It is very unlikely that I’d have picked up a book about a boy band formed by human animal hybrids that are at the center of a murder mystery, but I’m glad I did. The animal traits that show up in each character are both likely and , at the same time, amusingly exaggerated. The detectives are likable and basically believable. An unusual and fun little mystery tale… (more)
 
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cspiwak | 4 other reviews | Mar 6, 2024 |
This book had so much potential, and while it achieved some of it, I felt quite let down by the writing. The idea, of a support group for people who have survived some kind of horror movie experience, is great. Maybe if I had a good knowledge of the relevant movies, I'd have spent the whole book going 'ooh, that's clever', but as it was the characters all felt thin, unrealised. There was nothing to distinguish the character voices, and with each chapter being from a different perspective, there'd be a section where I didn't know who was speaking, and I found that disorienting.

In addition, there is some uncomfortable use of language, some not so hidden bigotry that would just kind of happen. The example I can remember was describing a young woman, wearing long sleeves and long trousers, all in black, as dressed in 'goth burka', which seemed such an unnecessary and unpleasant description. Similarly, the introduction of the singular black character is off, and if it were not that it was repeated as a description, I would not necessarily remembered that point of difference, because there really wasn't much to distinguish the characters.

And I was annoyed that the two characters sacrificed to the narrative were the two women who had survived their respective experiences.

in sum: I loved the idea, but I want to read someone else's version.
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fred_mouse | 39 other reviews | Feb 11, 2024 |
Would have given this 5 stars were it not for my self-imposed rule. An engaging Southern gothic story set in one of my favorite places, the Smokey Mountains. Plenty of plot twists that you simply cannot predict. And, in the case of the audiobook, a reader with just the right accent. Highly recommended.
 
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Treebeard_404 | 8 other reviews | Jan 23, 2024 |

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