6/30/2023 0 Comments Come closer book reviewIn the case of The Book of the Most Precious Substance, only three copies are thought to exist, and it is rumoured that the book will grant any wish to someone who completes its five steps of sex magic. The Book of The Most Precious Substance resembles Elizabeth Hand’s The Book of Lamps and Banners in that it is actually about a rare book of unimaginable power and value. The Book of the Most Precious Substance continues that trend by merging supernatural horror with mystery and adding in some erotic thriller. Her books have a reputation for playing with reader’s expectations and refusing to be confined by genre boundaries, a little like Elizabeth Hand. The Claire Dewitt series is considered to include some of the best detective novels of the last decade and her 2003 horror novel Come Closer is still widely discussed and was reprinted last year. I had never read Gran before, but I was certainly aware of her. Success that will be assured if every novel published by Dreamland is of the quality of The Book of the Most Precious Substance. It’s a brave move for an established author, but the quality of her writing coupled with her experience in book retail gives her a great chance of success. For her eighth novel, American author Sara Gran has chosen to self-publish under her own imprint, Dreamland Books.
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