by Peter Straub · Ediciones Forum · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788475742298
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«La tierra de las sombras (I)» is the fantasy and horror novel by Peter Straub, published by Ediciones Forum in paperback (224 pages, in Spanish).
Del and Tom study together and become friends; Del, an orphan, introduces Tom to the first secrets of magic, and Tom shows uncommon talent. One summer, Del invites Tom to his uncle Coleman Collins's mansion, The Land of Shadows, where they discover that Collins is the king of magicians and guardian of the sacred book. Fascinated by Tom's gift, Collins wants to make him his successor.
First part of La tierra de las sombras, published in 1984 in the Biblioteca del Terror collection.
For fantasy and horror readers who enjoy stories of initiation into magic and confrontations between masters and disciples.
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.
