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Spider Kiss
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
From one of the most highly celebrated and dynamic American writers of our time comes Spider Kiss, Harlan Ellison's electrifying novel of the early years of rock and roll.
If you think the only thing Ellison writes is speculative fiction, craziness about giant cockroaches that attack Detroit, or invaders from space who look like pink eggplant and smell like chicken soup, this dynamite novel of the emergent days of rock and roll will turn you around at least three times. No spaceships, no robots, just a nice kid from Louisville named Stag Preston with a voice like an angel, seductive moves like the devil, and an invisible monkey named Success riding him straight to hell.
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- Gerard
- 24-09-20
Superb
This is a truly excellent novel. Brilliantly written and excellent performed. The story, characters, setting and plot are all beautifully communicated.
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- Andy Steven
- 09-01-22
Masterpiece
That Harlan Ellison can write well should come as no surprise, but I’d only been exposed to his sci-fi before. Thinking that I’d like to listen to some of that genre, I searched for him and found this.
Spider Kiss is un-put-downable if it were a book, and a continuous source of delight to listen to. The narration is top class by Rudnicki, evoking a 60’s detective film noire with grit and humour. But the prose steals all the prizes, forces one to laugh out loud with elegant juxtapositions, sharp perspectives, and with deft wordplay and deep insights.
Written in the early 60s, it would not be surprise me if it directly and indirectly influenced the wordsmiths on the film “Amadeus” - if you know that film and buy this audible, you’ll know precisely what I mean when you hear it.
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