When the murder of two white men sets the town of Picture City, Arizona, against a band of Apache Indians, Finley sets out to clear their name and finds himself up against powers beyond his control.
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“The author who influenced me the most as a writer was Richard Matheson.”
—Stephen King
“Perhaps no other author living is as responsible for chilling a generation with tantalizing nightmare visions.” —The New York Times
—Stephen King
“Perhaps no other author living is as responsible for chilling a generation with tantalizing nightmare visions.” —The New York Times
About the Author
Richard Matheson is the award-winning author of such classics as Hell House, The Incredible Shrinking Man, What Dreams May Come, Earthbound, and others. A Grand Master of Horror, he received the Bram Stoker Award for Life Achievement. He lives in Calabasas, California.
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Format:Hardcover
This is a very short book, and I wasnt really expecting anything that will blow me away, but this book was much better than I thought it would be. The whole story line is just great.
The characters involved, and Indian fokelore just tie in soo well. I thought this was a great little read, but you have to give it about 20 pages to actually get into the 'real' story of the book. You wont believe what happens :)
The characters involved, and Indian fokelore just tie in soo well. I thought this was a great little read, but you have to give it about 20 pages to actually get into the 'real' story of the book. You wont believe what happens :)
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Unlike Richard Matheson's other novels of frontier fiction (Journal of the Gun Years, The Gunfight), Shadow on the Sun is a horror novel set in the Old West. The book begins with an Indian agent negotiating peace between Apaches and the U.S. Government, before introducing a supernatural creature out of Indian legend bent upon survival whatever the cost. As a result, I got two stories for the price of one. Like The Gunfight, the author first creates an atmosphere full of hope and future promise, then chapter by chapter, slowly lowers that future into a lake of quicksand. The contrast between the main characters--the Indian agent and the Washington D.C. bureaucrat--are excellently drawn, but it is the growth of the bureaucrat--from skeptical adversary to heroic friend--that is the heart of the novel. Despite the suspenseful build up, the climax of the story seemed rushed with an ending more fitting to a short story than a novel. Nevertheless, Richard Matheson delivers another entertaining novel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Took me by surprise....
April 9 1998
By pvw@cyburban.com
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Unlike Richard Matheson's other novels of frontier fiction (Journal of the Gun Years, The Gunfight), Shadow on the Sun is a horror novel set in the Old West. The book begins with an Indian agent negotiating peace between Apaches and the U.S. Government, before introducing a supernatural creature out of Indian legend bent upon survival whatever the cost. As a result, I got two stories for the price of one. Like The Gunfight, the author first creates an atmosphere full of hope and future promise, then chapter by chapter, slowly lowers that future into a lake of quicksand. The contrast between the main characters--the Indian agent and the Washington D.C. bureaucrat--are excellently drawn, but it is the growth of the bureaucrat--from skeptical adversary to heroic friend--that is the heart of the novel. Despite the suspenseful build up, the climax of the story seemed rushed with an ending more fitting to a short story than a novel. Nevertheless, Richard Matheson delivers another entertaining novel.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Surprised
July 26 2007
By Russ
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a short book, about 178 pages. Still, it is entertaining. Maybe more books should get to the point and not drag out with useless narrative and subplots.
This book surprised me. First, I've never really read a "Western" novel, let a lone a "Western / Mystery / Horror" novel. It was a good read, a page-turner, very entertaining. The story begins when the US Government has reached a treaty with the Apache Indians. Strange things begin to happen immediately afterwards. Two young men go missing and are later found murdered, while a stranger in town is wearing their clothes!
Not much else can be said without giving away the story. Take a day and read it!
This book surprised me. First, I've never really read a "Western" novel, let a lone a "Western / Mystery / Horror" novel. It was a good read, a page-turner, very entertaining. The story begins when the US Government has reached a treaty with the Apache Indians. Strange things begin to happen immediately afterwards. Two young men go missing and are later found murdered, while a stranger in town is wearing their clothes!
Not much else can be said without giving away the story. Take a day and read it!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Much better than I was expecting....
Mar 31 2005
By Michael Beveridge
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
This is a very short book, and I wasnt really expecting anything that will blow me away, but this book was much better than I thought it would be. The whole story line is just great.
The characters involved, and Indian fokelore just tie in soo well. I thought this was a great little read, but you have to give it about 20 pages to actually get into the 'real' story of the book. You wont believe what happens :)
The characters involved, and Indian fokelore just tie in soo well. I thought this was a great little read, but you have to give it about 20 pages to actually get into the 'real' story of the book. You wont believe what happens :)
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