by Peter Straub · Plaza & Janés Edito · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401490910
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«Dragón» is the horror and mystery novel by Peter Straub, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (586 pages, in Spanish).
Four neighbours —Richard Allbee, Patsy McCloud, Graham Williams and young Tabby Smithfield— watch as a malevolent presence spreads through their town and must flee before falling into its clutches. The tale blends the supernatural with intrigue to a disturbing conclusion.
Originally published as 'Floating Dragon', it won the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1984. It belongs to the Los Jet collection (no. 91) from Plaza & Janés.
A recommended read for lovers of supernatural horror, suspense and fantasy.
Peter Francis Straub was an American novelist and poet. He had success with several horror and supernatural fiction novels, among them Julia (1975), Ghost Story (1979) and The Talisman (1984), the latter co-written with Stephen King. He explored the mystery genre with the Blue Rose trilogy, consisting of Koko (1988), Mystery (1990) and The Throat (1993). He fused the supernatural with crime fiction in Lost Boy, Lost Girl (2003) and the related In the Night Room (2004). For the Library of America, he edited the volume H. P. Lovecraft: Tales and the anthology American Fantastic Tales. Straub received such literary honors as the Bram Stoker Award, World Fantasy Award, and International Horror Guild Award.
