{"product_id":"the-wise-friend-paperback","title":"The Wise Friend - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRamsey Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"An absolute master of modern horror. And a damn fine writer at that\" - \u003cb\u003eGuillermo del Toro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured in \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e's Top SF\/Fantasy \u0026amp; Horror of 2020.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatrick Torrington's aunt Thelma was a successful artist whose late work turned towards the occult. While staying with her in his teens he found evidence that she used to visit magical sites. As an adult he discovers her journal of her explorations, and his teenage son Roy becomes fascinated too. His experiences at the sites scare Patrick away from them, but Roy carries on the search, together with his new girlfriend. Can Patrick convince his son that his increasingly terrible suspicions are real, or will what they've helped to rouse take a new hold on the world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFLAME TREE PRESS\u003c\/b\u003e is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRamsey Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Liverpool in 1946 and still lives on Merseyside. The Oxford Companion to English Literature describes him as \"Britain's most respected living horror writer\". He has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including the \u003cb\u003eGrand Master Award\u003c\/b\u003e of the World Horror Convention, the \u003cb\u003eLifetime Achievement Award\u003c\/b\u003e of the Horror Writers Association, the \u003cb\u003eLiving Legend Award\u003c\/b\u003e of the International Horror Guild and the \u003cb\u003eWorld Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2015 he was made an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University for outstanding services to literature. Among his novels are \u003ci\u003eThe Face That Must Die\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIncarnate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMidnight Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Count of Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSilent Children\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Darkest Part of the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Overnight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecret Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Grin of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThieving Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreatures of the Pool\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Days of Cain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGhosts Know\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kind Folk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThink Yourself Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThirteen Days by Sunset Beach\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eNeeding Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Revelation of Gla'aki\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pretence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Booking\u003c\/i\u003e are novellas. His collections include \u003ci\u003eWaking Nightmares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlone with the Horrors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGhosts and Grisly Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTold by the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJust Behind You\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHoles for Faces\u003c\/i\u003e, and his non-fiction is collected as \u003ci\u003eRamsey Campbell, Probably\u003c\/i\u003e. Limericks of the \u003ci\u003eAlarming and Phantasmal\u003c\/i\u003e are what they sound like. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis novels \u003ci\u003eThe Nameless\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePact of the Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Influence\u003c\/i\u003e have been filmed in Spain. He is the President of the Society of Fantastic Films.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47249716642041,"sku":"9781787584020","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZXZmNDRsYzJUSm9aYUVHckVrRWFFQT09.webp?v=1768649100","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-wise-friend-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}