The Fade Out, Act One
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Average rating3.7
“A fun, fast read that is fully engaging. The multiple story lines and deeply flawed characters will keep the reader invested. Some of the content is for a mature audience, but this should not deter a worthy library purchase. For fans of Brubaker and Phillips, film noir, and Golden Age Hollywood stories.” - Library Journal (Starred) Brubaker and Phillips' newest hit series, The Fade Out, is an epic noir set in the world of noir itself, the backlots and bars of Hollywood at the end of its Golden Era. A movie stuck in endless reshoots, a writer damaged from the war and lost in the bottle, a dead movie star and the lookalike hired to replace her. Nothing is what it seems in the place where only lies are true. The Fade Out is Brubaker and Phillips' most ambitious project yet!
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3 primary booksThe Fade Out
The Fade Out is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Ed Brubaker.
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8 released booksThe Fade Out (Single Issues)
The Fade Out (Single Issues) is a 8-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Ed Brubaker.
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Well done old Hollywood setting. Perfect for crime noir. However, I found the story lacking. It was difficult to navigate the jumps from person to person.
On the recommendation of a friend, I'm delving into Mr Brubaker. He warned me it was a little noirish for my taste, and he's right for the most part. But we are sufficiently interested to keep reading, since Mr Brubaker is thus far a talented writer.
