Fear

by L. Ron Hubbard

Overview

What would you do if you completely lost four hours of your life? James Lowry, adventuring ethnologist and college professor, is a ‘logical’ man. He firmly disbelieves in notions of demons and devils--they are just illusions of the mind, of course. Professor Lowry even denies their very existence in a newspaper article.

But fate has a gruesome surprise awaiting Lowry. He loses his hat, and inexplicably, four critical hours of his life. He then begins a quest—taking him into a vortex of his darkest Hell—from which there is no escape.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592125593
Publisher:	Galaxy Press, LLC
Publication date:	05/15/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
Lexile:	870L (what's this?)
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 350 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most acclaimed and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard.

What People are Saying About This

Ray Bradbury

A true scare1

Stephen King

A classic tale of creeping, surreal menace and horror...one of the really, really good ones.

Ellery Queen

Packs an undeniable wallop!

Robert Bloch

Fear is L. Ron Hubbard's finest work!

Editorial Reviews

Ethnology professor Jim Lowry publishes a study explaining modern superstitions as the remnants of the primitive delusion that demons were the cause of disease and misfortune. Now it seems that demons may have begun a campaign of revenge for Lowry's skepticism: he awakens on a sidewalk, his clothes torn and stained, with no memory of the past four hours. In dreams he is told that if he finds the four hours, he will die. The publisher has adjured reviewers ``please do not reveal the startling ending.'' There is indeed a twist, which is mildly clever though not ``startling.'' According to the publisher, Fear first appeared in 1940 in the fantasy magazine Unknown and received praise from fantasy master Ray Bradbury. Though Fear may have been groundbreaking in 1940, the development of fantasy and horror fiction in the last 50 years means that the novel, unfortunately, seems a bit convoluted and curiously bland now. However, Hubbard's works are in demand, and Fear provides an interesting look at horror/fantasy of the 1940s.-- A.M.B. Amantia, Population Crisis Committee Lib., Washington D.C.

Library Journal

"A true scare!" —Ray Bradbury

"FEAR is L. Ron Hubbard's finest work!" —Robert Bloch

"From Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, a literary debt is owed to L. Ron Hubbard for FEAR." —David Hartwell

"A masterpiece... Fear has everything: thumping great story, colorful action writing and some very nice desciptions..." —Mystery Scene

"A first-class work ... a must purchase." —Booklist

"...a ripely surrealistic horror novel." —Kirkus Reviews

"Scary stuff.  Highly recommended." —Calgary Herald

From the Publisher