… Beautifully written stories that will equally engage you emotionally as they will horrify you.” “ The Long Way Home is a multi genre collection that will appeal to anyone looking for well crafted tales featuring decent characterization. “If you’re looking for a diverse collection of genres and formats from a single author, this one is the one for you. … An impactful collection that, for many, will serve as a first encounter with a fierce and assured talent in genre fiction.” “Chizmar has a genuine gift for undermining expectations and infusing the widely-known tropes of the genre with fresh power. Stephen King at 70: A Tribute to the Gunslinger.My Father and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.Stephen King says he writes “terrific stories served with a very large slice of Disquiet Pie,” and with The Long Way Home, Richard Chizmar has taken his evocative and compelling storytelling to an entirely new level. His storytelling always beats with a huge, passionate heart.” There is hope mingled with horror, and that’s Chizmar’s secret power.

Entertainment Weekly gave the book high praise: “Each tale is a magic trick, luring you toward the light while leading you down an ever-darkening path. This brand new collection features more than 100,000 words of short fiction, as well as more than 5,000 words of autobiographical Story Notes.Ĭhizmar’s previous short story collection, A Long December, was published in 2016 to starred reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus, and was included on numerous “Best Books of the Year” lists. Gathered here for the first time ever are seventeen short stories, two essays, and a short script by award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, Richard Chizmar.Įerie, suspenseful, poignant, the stories in The Long Way Home run the gamut from horror to suspense, crime to dark fantasy, mainstream to mystery. Click here to read the titular short story.

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