{"id":7885,"date":"2016-05-23T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cemeterydanceonline.com\/?p=7885"},"modified":"2016-05-23T09:00:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T13:00:05","slug":"review-the-everything-box-by-richard-kadrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-the-everything-box-by-richard-kadrey\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: &#039;The Everything Box&#039; by Richard Kadrey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Everything-Box-Novel-Richard-Kadrey\/dp\/0062389548\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1461787590&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=the+everything+box+richard+kadrey\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7886\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Box-1-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"Box-1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>The Everything Box\u00a0<\/em>by Richard Kadrey<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Harper Voyager\u00a0(April 2016)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>368 pages; $17.14 hardcover; $15.29 paperback; $12.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankMErrington\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Michaels Errington<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Earth. Four thousand years ago. Give or take.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When this is the opening line in your new novel, it better be epic. The verdict? Richard Kadrey delivers again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s just after the great flood and the angel Qaphsiel is sent by God to finish off mankind, but he misplaces the Instrument of Destruction. Fast-forward to the present day where a number of individuals and groups are closing in on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Everything Box. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course the usual Kadrey wit abounds. It&#8217;s a story filled with magic, where literally anything is possible.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;You know, the last few days, I&#8217;ve taken orders from a dead man, hung out with poltergeists, vampires, werewolves, people with tentacles, people with gills, and seen the inside of a turd submarine.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The end of the story reminded me of the madcap cross-country rush to find treasure in the Stanley Kramer classic, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If snark is your thing, or if you&#8217;re just in the mood for a bit of brain candy, you&#8217;ll love <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Everything Box.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Published by Harper Voyager, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Everything Box <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is available as an e-book, hardcover, paperback and in a variety of audio formats.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Everything Box\u00a0by Richard Kadrey Harper Voyager\u00a0(April 2016) 368 pages; $17.14 hardcover; $15.29 paperback; $12.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Frank Michaels Errington &#8220;Earth. Four thousand years ago. Give or take.&#8221; When this is the opening line in your new novel, it better be epic. The verdict? Richard Kadrey delivers again. 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