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The Kill Society: A Sandman Slim Novel (Sandman Slim, 9) Hardcover – June 6, 2017

by Richard Kadrey (Author)
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Sandman Slim returns in this stunning, high-octane ninth thriller in the series, filled with the intense, kick-ass action and inventive fantasy that are the hallmarks of New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey.

Sandman Slim has been to Heaven and Hell and many places in between, but now he finds himself in an unknown land: the far, far edge of the Tenebrae, the desolate home of the lost dead. Making his way inland with nothing but his unerring instinct for trouble to guide him, he collides with a caravan of the damned on a mysterious crusade, led by the ruthless Magistrate. Alone and with no clue how to get back home, he throws in with this brutal bunch made up of human souls, Hellion deserters, rogue angels—and Father Traven.

Slim didn’t land in Tenebrae by chance. His little stunt of trying to open Heaven has set off a tsunami across the universe. Now, the afterlife is falling apart because of the ensuing warfare. And when Heaven finds out Slim is close by, the angels put a fat bounty on his head.

It’s one thing to ride with a ferocious criminal pack across the treacherous plains—it’s another to do it when everyone in the land of the dead is itching to keep you there permanently. But Slim’s not too worried. He’s been fighting cosmic forces bent on destroying Heaven, Hell, Earth, and him for years. A pack of vicious bounty hunters, vengeful angels, and dangerous enemies with friendly smiles isn’t going to stop him fixing the chaos he’s caused . . . one way or another.

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  1. Book 9 of 12
    Sandman Slim
  2. Print length
    416 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Harper Voyager
  5. Publication date
    June 6, 2017
  6. Dimensions
    5 x 1.41 x 7.12 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0062474146
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0062474148
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“Every time I imagine that Richard Kadrey has run out of ends-of-all-creation to torture his long-running, hard-boiled supernatural antihero Sandman Slim with, he surprises me...and with the [ninth] volume in the series, The Kill Society, Kadrey pulls out all the stops.” — Cory Doctorow, author of Walkaway

“A welcome return to form and a wildly entertaining bridge to bring Stark back from the brink.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Kadrey’s Sandman Slim series just keeps getting better, and this ninth installment packs some of the darkest twists and blackest humor yet...With plenty of gruesomely fascinating characters, visceral descriptions and a final shocking showdown, this is a sensational installment to a fiendishly good series.” — RT Book Reviews

“It’s a testament to Kadrey’s mastery of the craft that, even after nine books, I still read the final page and am immediately anxious for more.” — GeekDad

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Sandman Slim has been to Heaven and Hell and many places in between, but now he finds himself in an unknown land: the far, far edge of the Tenebrae, the desolate home of the lost dead. Making his way inland with nothing but his unerring instinct for trouble to guide him, he collides with a caravan of the damned on a mysterious crusade, led by the ruthless Magistrate. Alone and with no clue how to get back home, he throws in with this brutal bunch made up of human souls, Hellion deserters, rogue angels—and Father Traven. 

Slim didn’t land in Tenebrae by chance. His little stunt of trying to open Heaven has set off a tsunami across the universe. Now the afterlife is falling apart because of the ensuing warfare. And when Heaven finds out Slim is close by, the angels put a fat bounty on his head. 

It’s one thing to ride with a ferocious criminal pack across the treacherous plains—it’s another to do it when everyone in the land of the dead is itching to keep you there permanently. But Slim’s not too worried. He’s been fighting cosmic forces bent on destroying Heaven, Hell, Earth, and him for years. A pack of vicious bounty hunters, vengeful angels, and dangerous enemies with friendly smiles isn’t going to stop him fixing the chaos he’s caused . . . one way or another. 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Voyager; First Edition (June 6, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062474146
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062474148
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1.41 x 7.12 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Richard Kadrey is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series. Sandman Slim was included in Amazon’s “100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime,” and is in development as a feature film.

Some of Kadrey’s other books include The Dead Take the A Train (with Cassandra Khaw), The Pale House Devil, and Butcher Bird. His work has been nominated for both the BSFA and Locus awards.

Aside from books, Kadrey has written for film and comics, including Heavy Metal, Lucifer, and Hellblazer. Kadrey also makes music with the band, A Demon in Fun City.

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Montzalee Wittmann
5.0 out of 5 stars Sandman Slim in more Badassery...
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2017
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The Kill Society (Sandman Slim #9) by Richard Kadrey is a book I won with the Goodreads Giveaway, hippie!!! I have been reading Sandman Slim novels since they came out. This is before I started reviewing, sorry. I have been too broke to buy #8 and this one. Now I just need to see if I can get #8. These books need to be read in order.
This time, Sandman is in Hell, really dead this time. He has been there so many times but for a variety of reasons. Yep, he is that kinda guy! Fighting in the arenas, substitute Satan, yes, he is that bad ass!!! Visiting... why you ask? Don't ask, it isn't good for your health. He has stolen things from there, maybe people too, hard to remember all the times he has been there. He always finds a way out. But this time, he might really, really be dead. In this book, he stayed in parts of Hell the whole book! That is like a record or something! Of course he was the baddest ass down there except Death, who of course he talked with. Who else could do that?
This book is full of full throttle action, battles, magic, angel vs angel kick butt fights, all kinds of explosions, you know, Sandman Slim kind of books! Never a dull moment book. If there is a page, something bad is happening. LOVE IT!!! Thanks for the book!!
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Ada Lavin
4.0 out of 5 stars Dead again
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2017
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I have a new man in my life his name is Sandman Slim. He's not the nicest guy in the world but you will sure love having him around. He's got a great bike, likes to have a drink or two, will make you laugh and has a killer personality.

I just read my first Sandman Slim novel and it was love at first read. He's half moral half Angel and this book finds him Hell dead on a mountain. He is found by a man named Magistrate and his right hand person Daja. If it hadn't been for their holy man Traven that would have be it right there and then for our hero. But they give Slim, who at this point is going by the name ZaSu Pitts a chance to save his life by meeting with the Oracle. If he passed that test he will be given a chance to live and redeem himself. Pitts/Slim is released into Traven's custody. Unknown of course to everyone Traven and Slim were good friends in the Uptown. Slim explains to his friend that he was killed, sent to Hell/Tenebrae where they are now but no idea why.

The meeting with the Oracle goes surprisingly well and he is accepted into the group by the Magistrate. But much to the chagrin of Daja who doesn't like or trust him. From here on Daja and her best friend Wanuri go out of their way to keep an eye on our hero who of course goes out of his way to try to figure out what the heck is going on with the Magistrate and his band of merry men. And I use that term very loosely. The havoc that travels with the Magistrate is a mismatched group of souls and Hellions.

The Magistrate is on a crusade of sorts. He goes from town to town looking for information. While on these travels Slim finds out just how deeply troubled and cruel the Magistrate is. For his final test of loyalty Slim is forced to pick someone at a town to be executed. While it sickens him to do so, he finds a man he knows is a child molester. Makes his choice. That convinces the Magistrate that he is one of them and rewards him by making him one of his bodyguards. This helps Slim do more nosing around to try to figure out what the crusade is about and what is under the tarp on the flatbed truck. Now at the next town the Magistrate talks to the town council and one person looks at his map and tells him some really good news. This of course makes that cruel Magistrate happy! He brings her, the Empress Consort Hristora back to his travel trailer and as he walks by he says...... kill them all.

Then like nothing happened it's back on the road to go find what the Empress had shown him. They finally get to there and Traven is copying down the information of the pillar and oh boy a legion of angels come looking for Slim. There a huge battle of course, and no one except for Slim and Traven know who the angels are really looking for even though one of them screaming come out here. So finally Slim goes out on top of one of the semis and gets into a fight with the angel who called him out. Now the angel is calling him by his real name, Sandman Slim. Now remember they still think his name is ZaSu Pitts. So after they see Slim kill the angel, Slim had taken his knife and used it on him, they were totally scared to death of him because no one could kill an angel except Death and another angel. Well during the battle 6 other angels showed up to help and they with Slim made short work of the first bunch and battle over. So now time for a big talk. Vehuel, the head angel, Alice her helper, Slim, the Magistrate, Daja, Wanuri and a whole bunch of others go to the Magistrate's and the truth starts coming out. Sandman confesses to who he really is and what he is. Half moral half angel. They also find out that the Magistrate is the fallen arch angel Raziel who has had his wings removed. The Oracle is really a mortal named Cherry. But she does really have powers to see the future. Then the truth regarding the crusade comes out. They are after the Lux Occisor, the sword of God. The sword that can end the war that is currently going on to see who controls heaven. Now the only ones that known where it is for sure are Vehuel and Alice because the pillar that had the information on it that Traven was copying down was destroyed during the battle between the angels earlier that day. So from that point their are a strange friendship.

There's so much more to this story but you're just going to have to read it for you to find out what happens. Because I'm totally out of room to finish the review!

One of the things that I really liked about Richard Kadrey's writing was that he took the time to help explain what was going on with terms for levels of hell and the different kinds of "people" . Also things that happened in earlier books without it making it seem like flashbacks or he was stopping the action in the story. Without that I would have be very confused at times and it would have been a deterrent to the story. Even with that I feel I'm going to have to go back and read from the beginning to completely understand how everything weaves together. TY Harper Collins for this book!
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Justin
5.0 out of 5 stars Richard Kadrey created a great dark world
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2017
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Richard Kadrey created a great dark world. I love his characters. They have a lot of depth and distinct personalities. Its dark humor and a lot of action. MacLeod Andrews is the perfect choice to read the books as he has deliveries the lines perfectly. He really understands the characters and brings the characters to life, Once you start the series you won't be able to stop.
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Dumbledore
5.0 out of 5 stars Book 1 of 2 ... but a great addition to the series
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2017
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Me too ... I love the Sandman Slim series. This story is no exception and I'll not use up space repeating what others have said about the book. Let me just say that (in my opinion), this should be labeled book 1 of 2. The story ends with so many plot lines looming in the distance that I can't wait for the next installment. Bottom line: a great story, a great writer (with no credentials), and a great series. More, more ... and soon, I hope.
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Reinold F.
4.0 out of 5 stars Cars, a long trip and some vengeful angels.
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021
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Death comes to everyone, even to Stark A.K.A. Sandman Slim; for the rest of us it probably means a simple end, but for a cool character as Stark it means to be the weapon wielded by a fanatical Magistrate in a mad crusade though Hell. Or rather the ruins of Hell. At last Kadrey's hell contains human waste, blood and punishment. I have to confess I have skipped some books in the series. I loved the first one, and although I really liked the rest there are a couple of details that don't fit well: the first halves, as enjoyable as they are, tend to end in nothing more than a goose chase; and Stark as a man worried for friends is rather unsettling considering his lonely vengeance in the first book. Of course Stark has to grow as a character but if he is happy is a bit like reading a story after the happy end. Fortunately this book is the closest I read to the first book, the only detail that puzzles me is that there is a character that speaks an old language, he understand English but for some reason he cannot speak it.

Stark is alone again, he cannot even give his name, everybody mistrusts him and he has been betrayed. True, he has, without giving spoilers, somebody to care about, but is a dead person so it is not that vital. Also helps that Hell now is a place with more depth, is not as rich as Los Angeles, but definitively it has now a geography and a history to go through. Stark is less Superman than before, his enemies are powerful (and new), and he is in risk to perish into that last Hell that is Tartarus. So, yeah, my second favorite book among the ones I read in the series. It includes after the end a short story which I had already purchased separately, "Devil in the Dollhouse," so I will review it apart, but I liked it too. Richard Kadrey is having fun writing these books and it shows when you read them.
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wayne locke
5.0 out of 5 stars Next please Mr Kadrey.
Reviewed in Canada on June 28, 2017
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When are the Amazon geeks going to drop long story synopsis reviews for real reviews like those of old, like this: a great read, characters you love and hate and enough twists and turns to make you say "just one more chapter, I promise". Don't stop now, the story just keeps getting better,next please.
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Roby S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2017
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Well, that was a plot twist if I ever read one!
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B Schenk
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2017
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Richard Kadrey does it again! Probably my new favourite
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