The Complete John the Balladeer. Manly Wade Wellman. Edited by Stephen Haffner. Introduction by Stephen Jones, Pat LoBrutto. Afterword by Hedges Capers, Karl Edward Wagner. Cover Art by Raymond Swanland. Illustrated by Tim Kirk. ISBN Two Hardcover Volumes. · For me (still a young horror reader) it was a revelation. Here was “genre-blending” long before Harry Dresden. And because Wellman was tapping into myth, legend and folklore, his John the Balladeer stories offered the perfect blend of the fantastic, the supernatural, and the horrific. John is a simple man wandering the countryside, eschewing complicated, “modern” and “sophisticated” life in . The Complete John the Balladeer book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. TBA - a two-volume hardcover omnibus of all the John the B 5/5(1).
by. Manly Wade Wellman, Karl Edward Wagner (Introduction), David Drake (Foreword) · Rating details · ratings · 37 reviews. Collection of 17 short stories (written in two chronological periods, and ) plus a few ultra-short vignettes written in , presented in the order they were written, and all set in Appalachia. This is a collection of some 28 short stories narrated by Manly Wade Wellman's Appalachian folk-musician hero, John, whose last name is never given. John is a simple, pure-hearted soul who wanders through a timeless backwoods where occult powers roam and poverty and relative wealth stand in stark contrast. Manly Wade Wellman () started his writing career during the hey-days of the Pulps, finding himself at home both in the science fiction magazines (Astounding) and the horror titles (Weird Tales, Strange Tales).But it wasn't until the Pulps were dying out that Wellman created his most famous character, John, the country guitar-playing balladeer who has no last name.
Silver John is a fictional character from a series of fantasy stories by American author Manly Wade Wellman. Though fans refer to him as Silver John or as John the Balladeer, the stories simply call him John. He is an example of the loner hero. The stories are set in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. The historical period is never explicitly indicated, but appears to be mid 20th century. The Complete John the Balladeer book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. TBA - a two-volume hardcover omnibus of all the John the B. John wanders the mountains on foot as an itinerant folk singer of the old songs (his nickname comes from his gu. Collection of 17 short stories (written in two chronological periods, and ) plus a few ultra-short vignettes written in , presented in the order they were written, and all set in Appalachia and featuring Wellman series character Silver John.
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