I have read his entire Apropos series, comics, and other short stories. Love him. Sir Apropos of Nothing is one of my favorite books. I met Peter David, and had him sign it. This was terrible. I don't know why. It seems horribly unedited. There are mistakes and it repeats in places. The humor is painfully forced at times and there are unnecessary bits of exposition everywhere. It's like it was written straight though and never once looked over. So disappointed. Not worth the $11 I paid for it. I keep hoping maybe it is supposed to be this way ... Like he's poking fun at Twilight and other bad vampire fiction (since it sort of is) both in content AND writing style? I've been a Peter David fan ever since he took over the writing duties for X-Factor back in the early nineties. His strengths lie in pacing, dialogue and humor. Two of the three were on display in Pulling up Stakes. David still does a great job of getting a story going and keeps it moving and I still love that unlike most comic/sci-fy author makes the words coming from the characters mouths seem believable. Unfortunately, his attempts at humor fell largely flat. I think the biggest reason for this is that David hasn't really switched up his formula for humor. Also the subject matter, basically the struggle between vampires and humans, has been done and while this is billed as something different, it really isn't, especially the jokes. All in all, if you like David's other novels, you'll like this. It is quite short and a very breezy read. Compared to such books as Q-squared or The New Frontier books, however, Pulling Up Stakes just doesn't measure up. I would encourage you to buy this book however even if you aren't into vampires or David in general. At the end of December 2012, Peter David had a massive stroke and while he has some medical insurance, the bills keep on mounting and making life unduly hard for him and his family. His wife, Kathy, has on numerous occasions said the best way to help Peter is by buying his work, especially from his publishing company, Crazy Eights (might be wrong on the specific name) Publishing. Pulling Up Stakes and a couple of other titles are by David and the sales of those books in particular help the family out the most. It isn't asking a lot, the books are fun and you would be helping an artist in need.
What do You think about Pulling Up Stakes (2012)?
kind of interesting. I LOVE Peter David. we'll see if the second one is any good!
—herrmann
Something different from PAD. I'll be checking out 'Artful' in July.
—heyhihello
Fun, quick read. I just wish this had been an entire story.
—diedra
