{"product_id":"9780571244270","title":"*WINE-DARK SEA","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Straub called Robert Aickman 'this century's most profound writer of what we call horror stories'. Aickman's 'strange stories' (his preferred term for them) are a subtle exploration of psychological displacement and paranoia. His characters are ordinary people that are gradually drawn into the darker recesses of their own minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in the USA in 1988 and in the UK in 1990 \u003cb\u003eThe Wine-Dark Sea\u003c\/b\u003e contains eight stories that will leave the reader unsettled as the protagonists' fears and desires, at once illogical and terrifying, culminate in a disturbing yet enigmatic ending. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of the horror genre Robert Aickman is a must read. As Peter Straub notes in his introduction 'Aickman's originality was rooted in need - he had to write these stories, and that is why they are worth reading and rereading'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Superb tales of suspenseful unease . . . a contemporary master of the genre.' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Aickman's effects are so concentrated you'll be well advised not to read more than one story at a time.' \u003ci\u003eBooks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber Ltd Uk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026714542320,"sku":"9780571244270","price":23.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571244270_p0.jpg?v=1763718739","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571244270","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}