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Mr. Shivers *Written by Robert Jackson Bennett*
buy on Amazon.com buy on powells.com (more shops) Average Score: 76⁽¹⁰⁾ It is the time of the Great Depression. Thousands have left their homes looking for a better life, a new life. But Marcus Connelly is not one of them. He searches for one thing, and one thing only. Revenge. Because out there, riding the rails, stalking the camps, is the scarred vagrant who murdered Connelly's daughter. No one knows him, but everyone knows his name: Mr. Shivers. In this extraordinary debut, Robert Jackson Bennett tells the story of an America haunted by murder and desperation. A world in which one man must face a dark truth and answer the question-how much is he willing to sacrifice for his satisfaction?
Book Details Horror Hardcover, 336 Pages Published by Orbit on January 15, 2010 ISBN-10 0316054682 ISBN-13 978-0316054683

Reviews
Publishers Weekly	Review Rating: 100
Bennett makes dark fantasy feel like gritty realism, achieving a rare laconic eloquence that will captivate horror readers hungry for new voices. (Starred Review) Full Review Link



SFRevu \| Joseph B. Hoyos	Review Rating: 100
Mr. Shivers is a fast paced horror ride that is a must read for all horror fans... Full Review Link



Fantasy Literature \| Terry Weyna	Review Rating: 85
Bennett is masterful at creating atmosphere. Full Review Link



Library Journal \| Karl G. Siewert	Review Rating: 80
Compelling and truly horrifying, this debut novel is highly recommended for all fiction and horror collections. (Starred Review) Full Review Link



SF Signal \| Lawrence Person	Review Rating: 80
Bennett is already an accomplished stylist, and his descriptions of the bleak landscapes his characters travel through have the vivid, compelling weight of real life. Full Review Link



SFRevu \| Liz de Jager	Review Rating: 80
It is clever, well written, intensely focused and a unique road trip through one of the direst times of American history. Full Review Link



The Zone \| David Hebblethwaite	Review Rating: 80
...a remarkable book in which story and subtext go hand-in-hand, each amplifying the other. Full Review Link



Fantasy Book Critic \| Mihir Wanchoo	Review Rating: 60
The tale of Mr. Shivers is not something truly original the storyline and its ending is something of a bit of mishmash of Horror, fantasy quest and part allegorical tale. Full Review Link



The Green Man Review \| Robert Jackson Bennett	Review Rating: 60
Mr. Shivers held me for long stretches, and with luck, future work from Mr. Bennett will hold readers for longer still. Full Review Link



Fantasy Book Critic \| Cindy Hannikman	Review Rating: 40
With the combination of the flat characters and the setting just falling short, the whole book was sadly disappointing. Full Review Link