Blue World: The Complete Collection

By: Robert R. McCammon

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot, Kevin T. Collins

Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

A novella and 12 stories from a master of supernatural horror.

Father John has lived his whole life without knowing a woman's touch. Hard at first, his self-denial grew easier over time, as he learned to master his urges with a regimen of prayer, cold showers, and jigsaw puzzles. That changes the day that Debra Rocks enters his confessional. A rough-talking adult film actress, she has come to ask him to pray for a murdered costar. Her cinnamon perfume infects Father John, and after she departs he becomes obsessed. Around the corner from his church is a neon-lit alley of sin. He goes there hoping to save her life before he damns himself.

That is Blue World, the novella that anchors this collection of chilling stories by Robert R. McCammon. Although monsters, demons, and murderers fill this audio, in McCammon's world the most terrifying landscape of all is the barren wasteland of a lost man's soul.

©1990, 2015 The McCammon Corporation (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Interesting stories but performance is average.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

If you are a fan of old school fantasy/horror in the genre of E.C. Comics and the Twilight Zone this is definitely a collection of stories you should listen to or read. McCammon hates being portrayed as the poor man's Stephen King, but it's hard not to since he is every bit as good (and I would argue better) a writer, but he is not as well known by the general public.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Yellachile's Cage is probably my favorite in the Audible format because the reader here seems more engaged than in most of the other stories.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Bronson Pinchot and Kevin T. Collins ?

I am unsure who narrated which stories, but overall (except for a few readings) the performance seemed lackluster and did not do the stories justice. Maybe it was just my mood at the time, but my mind tended to wonder during Yellow Jacket Summer as well as several other stories. Normally I can stay well focused on audio books, but even though the readings weren't necessarily bad, the narration didn't grab me.

Any additional comments?

This is pure vintage McCammon at his best and if you enjoy his early works you should definitely give these short stories a try.

Delicious!

This collection of stories were so fresh and imaginative, some stories were dark and some as joyful as a spring morning but they were all told with such descriptive magic they drew you in to the tale. Full of human nature, magic, fright, suspense and triumph they
held me spellbound. and I truly enjoyed this book. The writing was superb and the narrators talented and well suited to the stories they narrated. Bravo! Well done!

creepy pasta before it was a thing

Love this book... Read this when I was a kid and it always takes me back... A compilation of some amazing stories

50/50 on the readers

I enjoyed the stories and thought Bronson Pinchot did a great job but every story Kevin T. Collins read annoyed me so much I was dreading listening to them. I really liked the idea of different stories read by different voices just not that particular voice.

My First RMc Book

I actually bought this when I was younger as a paperback book. Here's the thing... I could not put it down !!! I loved it so much, that these many years later, I was thinking about it and I bought it on Audible. Awesome purchase, and even better now that I can just relax, sit down and listen.

Great stories poor narration

The choppy cadence of the reader ruins most of the stories… Fortunately a very good reader does the title story blue world… That story alone is worth the credit

Blue world

The novella blue world was extremely good. The rest were hitter mess. Some stand the test of time and some did not. Still would recommend this book highly.

One too many narrators

I looked forward to listening to this book because there were so many short stories of Mr. McCammon's that I had not read or listened to. I wasn't disappointed although a couple of the stories made no sense and one or two were real downers. The remainder were outstanding and I would have given the work five stars if the above-mentioned stories had not been included.
The other reason was the narrators. One, and I can't for the world of me tell you which one, was great. He had a voice that you could listen to for hours and I did. At times I wasn't even aware that he was talking. I was so involved in the story. Thank heaven he read the main story "Blue World". The other narrator was horrible. He ruined each of the stories he read and I found myself anxiously waiting for the end. It was bad because some of the stories he read were McCammon at his best.
I won't tell you not to get this book, it's well worth your time, just be aware that the narrator is not top notch.

McCammon’s Shorter Yarns

This mix of supernatural horror, science fiction, and psychological thriller short stories (and one short novel thriller) finds Robert McCammon in peak form. The author refers to these as fast cars in the introduction, and they certainly are that!

The readers Bronson Pinchot and Kevin T. Collins do a fine job adding life to these already lively yarns.

Note: this is the extended edition of Blue World, including three stories that did not appear in the original paperback release from 1990. Those three show improvements in craft but the same penchant for telling a spellbinding, heartbreaking, or blood curdling story.

Great Listening Experience

As a new fan of Robert Mccammon I’m still in a state of delight! Somehow though I am persuaded that I’ll remain in this heady place of delight!