Blackstone Chronicles (novel series)

Blackstone Chronicles (novel series)

"The Blackstone Chronicles" is a serialized novel by American horror and suspense author John Saul. The series consists of six installments and takes place in a fictional New Hampshire town called Blackstone. In each chapter a different character receives a "gift" from an unknown source, and strange, terrible things begin to happen to the recipient (or those around them) shortly thereafter. The final novel reveals the connection between the various objects and the identity of the mysterious gift-giver.

Publication Details

# An Eye for an Eye: The Doll Publisher: Fawcett Books (December 28, 1996) Paperback 82 pages ISBN 0-449-22781-2
# Twist of Fate: The Locket Publisher: Fawcett Books (January 29, 1997) Paperback 86 pages ISBN 0-449-22784-7
# Ashes to Ashes: The Dragon's Flame Publisher: Fawcett Books (February, 1997) Paperback 86 pages
# In the Shadow of Evil : The Handkerchief Publisher: Fawcett Books (March 30, 1997) Paperback 96 pages ISBN 0-449-22788-X
# Day of Reckoning: The Stereoscope Publisher: Fawcett Books (1997) Paperback 84 pages ISBN 0-449-22789-8
# Asylum Publisher: Fawcett Books (June 1997) Paperback ? pages ISBN On February 28, 1998

The series was later reprinted in an omnibus edition as "The Blackstone Chronicles : The Serial Thriller Complete in One Volume" (ISBN 0-449-00192-X, 544 pages).

Blackstone Chronicles in other media

In 1998 Mindscape published a multimedia-rich computer game developed by Legend Entertainment. The game, titled "", is a sequel to the novels and takes place several years after the sixth book. The game starts with Oliver Metcalf (the main protagonist of the novels) arriving at the Blackstone Asylum, which is being remodeled and turned into a psychiatric history museum. The spirit of the asylum's last superintendant, Malcolm Metcalf (Oliver's father, who died some forty years earlier), has taken Oliver's son, Joshua, and hidden him somewhere in the asylum, apparently to coerce Oliver into going there. The object of play is to rescue Joshua and uncover the elder Metcalf's agenda.

While the game was not a huge success, it is highly sought-after by fans of the book series. The game is impressive for its expansion of the novels' plot, its dark and unsettling atmosphere, and the chilling voice acting by Henry Strozier (as Malcolm Metcalf).

External links

*http://www.johnsaul.com/
*http://www.randomhouse.com/features/blackstone/
*moby game|id=/john-sauls-blackstone-chronicles-an-adventure-in-terror|name="John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles: An Adventure in Terror"


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