- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (3 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007165064
- ISBN-13: 978-0007165063
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.2 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,675,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Reviews for The Wildfire Season:
“This novel’s on fire… Andrew Pyper knows how to whirl a complex plot into motion… but exceeds the demands of the suspense-thriller genre. Pyper is a literary craftsman who knows what he is doing at all times, a consumnate professional who, judging from The Wildfire Season, proposes to burn for a very long time.” Globe and Mail
Reviews for Lost Girls:
‘This is one scary book… You’ll want to keep all the lights on as you read this one’ Independent on Sunday
‘This is an excellently written novel, brilliant in its evocation of atmosphere’ Evening Standard
‘Extremely compelling’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Lost Girls is a hugely impressive and utterly compelling thriller’ Independent
‘A remarkably fine debut novel … Lost Girls has a menace that is all its own’ Time Out
‘Lost Girls is remarkable and compelling. But, more than that, it is a novel that goes some way towards reinventing the literary ghost story’ The Times
‘Lost Girls is an excellent first novel; part thriller; part ghost story but always original in style and compulsive reading’ Manchester Evening News
Reviews for The Trade Mission
‘…a sombre portrait of men and women under the most intense psychological and physical pressure. It packs a mean punch – and some rude surprises… A wonderfully twisted updating of James Dickey's Deliverance, this one will grip you’ Guardian
‘Suspenseful’ – The Times
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‘…shows a writer of great confidence and originality…Pyper is not just preoccupied with questions of morality, he has the ability to explore them in a compellingly non-didactic way.’ The Herald
More reviews for Lost Girls
‘Think The Shining mixed with The Sixth Sense. A truly scary ghost story that will have you turning the pages late into the night’ Maxim
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Reviews for Andrew Pyper: "This novel's on fire!Andrew Pyper knows how to whirl a complex plot into motion!but exceeds the demands of the suspense-thriller genre. Pyper is a literary craftsman who knows what he is doing at all times, a consummate professional who, judging from The Wildfire Season, proposes to burn for a very long time" Globe and Mail 'This is one scary book!You'll want to keep all the lights on as you read this one.' Independent on Sunday 'This is an excellently written novel, brilliant in its evocation of atmosphere.' Evening Standard 'Extremely compelling.' Sunday Telegraph 'Lost Girls is a hugely impressive and utterly compelling thriller.' Independent 'A remarkably fine debut nove!has a menace that is all its own.' Time Out 'Remarkable and compelling. But, more than that, it is a novel that goes some way towards reinventing the literary ghost story.' The Times 'A sombre portrait of men and women under the most intense psychological and physical pressure. It packs a mean punch -- and some rude surprises!a wonderfully twisted updating of James Dickey's Deliverance, this one will grip you.' Guardian More reviews of The Trade Mission '!shows a writer of great confidence and originality!Pyper is not just preoccupied with questions of morality, he has the ability to explore them in a compellingly non-didactic way.' The Herald More reviews for Lost Girls 'Think The Shining mixed with The Sixth Sense. A truly scary ghost story that will have you turning the pages late into the night' Maxim
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you are looking for a page turner, this novel isn't for you. If however you are looking for a novel which is primarily a sympathetic portrait of a man trying to come to terms with a past trauma, but which also encompasses a couple of interesting action-driven sub plots, you will enjoy it.
Set against the backdrop of small isolated town where everyone knows everyones business and there is nowhere to hide the story develops the main characters beautifully. The descriptions of fires and of the people and creatures which inhabit the woods around the town are skilfully and imaginatively written and bring scenes to life in a dramatic way - contrasting well with the hero's internal dialogues.
An enjoyable read
Set against the backdrop of small isolated town where everyone knows everyones business and there is nowhere to hide the story develops the main characters beautifully. The descriptions of fires and of the people and creatures which inhabit the woods around the town are skilfully and imaginatively written and bring scenes to life in a dramatic way - contrasting well with the hero's internal dialogues.
An enjoyable read
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Easy reading but not a page turner. I found the writing to be a little disjointed in places - some sections over descriptive some lacking description. I was confused between the relationship with Miles and Alex, well actually I was confused by all of the characters.
I did consider stopping reading it after about 40 pages as I was a little bored but as it was for a book group I tried again. I was pleased I did as I would have missed out on the survival story of the bears. As usual the blurb misrepresents the book, as I certainly wouldn't call it 'hugely impressive and utterly compelling'. The middle section moves with pace but out of 439 pages if only 80 race along then it becomes a bit of a slog.
A good plot, just maybe needs a different perspective. Mile's fights fires and the story then centres around a 'bush' fire and I felt this became the focus of the novel - which according to the blurb it isn't.
Give it a go and see what you think but I know I won't be reading it again.
I did consider stopping reading it after about 40 pages as I was a little bored but as it was for a book group I tried again. I was pleased I did as I would have missed out on the survival story of the bears. As usual the blurb misrepresents the book, as I certainly wouldn't call it 'hugely impressive and utterly compelling'. The middle section moves with pace but out of 439 pages if only 80 race along then it becomes a bit of a slog.
A good plot, just maybe needs a different perspective. Mile's fights fires and the story then centres around a 'bush' fire and I felt this became the focus of the novel - which according to the blurb it isn't.
Give it a go and see what you think but I know I won't be reading it again.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
THE WILDFIRE SEASON is one of the most accomplished and plain thrilling novels I have read in a very, very long time. The writing is precise, jolting, and funny as the context demands. And the story is almost mythical in its simplicity and the human lessons it imparts. To my mind, Pyper is pretty close to perfecting a style he has single-handedly invented and established: the thinking - and feeling - person's novel of suspense.
...And don't plan to answer the phone or get any sleep for the last 100 pages...
A great read.
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