Kill the Dead

... if you believe your father may be a misunderstood Satan with daddy issues and your best friend is a chain-smoking head who is trying to betray you; all while you're trying to save the world from the various rank and file of the undead and an avenging angel is trying to kill you... Then you are sharing a typical day for James Stark aka Sandman Slim who escaped from Fight Club in hell in Richard Kadrey's first book in this series titled after the character Sandman Slim.

Kadrey builds on his first book with humor, excellent character development, gratuitous violence, and oh yeah sex.

A sustainable and fun read for those who dote on urban fantasy.

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“Hell is hilarious if you're the one in charge.” ~ Lucifer

I absolutely love this series thus far. It was one of the books I wanted to finish reading by the end of the year via this list. 10 Books I Want to Read This Year.. And Why

My blog post from earlier this year, “Kill the Dead” by Richard Kadrey -   I read the first “Sandman Slim” book, aptly named just “Sandman Slim” and dudddde, holy anti-hero batman. Yaas. Bring on the “I don't give a shit attitude.” I love that the language in Sandman Slim is punchy. Not overly wordy and detailed.  I want some concisely written words.”

I received everything I asked for and more after reading #2 in the series. Sandman Slim should be on more lists and garner more praise. It should be up there with the likes of Dresden, and October Daye because it is just that damn good. It is so refreshing when there seems to be so much unoriginal urban fantasy out there. Always the same sort of schtick. Not this book...

“Twenty percent? What am I, your waiter? I got you five vampires, not a BLT.”
― Richard Kadrey, Kill the Dead

This story picks up a while after the first Sandman Slim story left off. We have our resident anti-hero having a hell of a time mentally, and in some ways physically while trying to the bills by doing the odd killing or menacing here and there. I don't want to give too much away, but if you enjoyed the first book in this series, “Sandman Slim” you will probably enjoy this one. They are a little different in style and texture. But, the dark humor and great story come through. There is a bit of a love interest, and a new interesting character getting fleshed out in Lucifer. I am going to keep this short, as this book is a pause in a longer story. But read the series. It is so worth it.

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Ok, now the story has more of a life of it's own. And doesn't feel so much of a ripeoff of Dresden Files.