Memory, prophecy and fantasy -
the past, the future and
the dreaming moment between -
are all in one country,
living one immortal day.

To know that is Wisdom

To use it is the Art.

The Great and Secret Show

Clive Barker's bestseller -Weaveworld astonished worldwide readers with his visionary range, firmly establishing him as the reigning master of fabulist literature. Now, with The Great and Secret Show, he rises to awesome new heights. Fantasy, horror story, love fable--in this one unforgettable epic Clive Barker wields the full power and sweep of his extraordinary talents. "Succinctly put," says Barker, "it's about Hollywood, sex, and Armageddon." Armageddon begins with a murder in the Dead Letter Office in Omaha, Nebraska. A lake that has never existed falls from the clouds over Palomo Grove, California. Young passion blossoms, as the world withers with war. The Great and Secret Show has begun on the stage of the world. And soon, the final curtain must fall. In this, the First Book of the Art, Clive Barker has created a masterpiece of the imagination that explores the uncharted territory within our secret lives and most private hearts. Sprawling, ambitious, triumphantly magical and satisfying, The Great and Secret Show is what the rest of life is all about.

Release History

The Great and Secret Show First published in Great Britain in 1989 by Williams Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. The Great and Secret Show Limited Ed. Specially bound and slip-cased edition limited to 526 copies, 500 for sale each numbered and signed by the author. 26 copies reserved for private distribution lettered a - z. The Great and Secret Show (Hardcover) Clive Barker / Published 1989 /Published by Harper & Row ISBN# 0-06-016276-7 The Great and Secret Show (Mass Market Paperback) Clive Barker / Published 1990 / Published by Harper Mass Market Paperbacks ISBN# 0061099015 The Great and Secret Show on Audio Cassette Clive Barker, Stephen Lang / / Published 1991 / Published by Harper Audio ISBN# 1559941618 The Great and Secret Show (Paperback) Clive Barker / Published Dec 1999 / Published by Harperperennial Library ISBN# 006093316X The Great and Secret Show PerfectBound; - 672 pages (e-book) Microsoft Reader Version - 562K ASIN: B00005R1Y5 The Great and Secret Show PerfectBound; - 672 pages (e-book) Adobe Reader Version - 2008K ASIN: B00005R1Y6

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