Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town: The Second Official Novel

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Hopper sighed and took a sip. This wasn’t how he had planned to spend the Fourth of July, but he knew he shouldn’t judge. The children—all thirty of them, nearly the whole of Sara’s elementary school class—were having a great time, being entertained by a team of professionals hired just for the occasion by the Palmers, and being fed and watered—and sugared—by a catering crew that were probably being paid more for this one gig than Hopper earned in a whole month. Nachdem ich die dritte Staffel meiner Lieblingsserie „Stranger Things“ beendet habe, wollte ich unbedingt mehr über die Serie und die Charaktere erfahren. Da Jim Hopper einer meiner Lieblingscharaktere ist, wollte ich unbedingt seine Vorgeschichte erfahren.

Book two in the Stranger Things extended universe is focused on our favorite policeman, Jim Hopper. Hiatt, Brian (November 17, 2005). "Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' Turns 30". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019 . Retrieved July 4, 2019. Set after season 2 of the show, El is now living as the adopted daughter of Hopper. On the day after Christmas, 1984, El finds an old box containing files about Jim. Seeing her curiosity piqued, and realizing she doesn't know that much about him, Hopper decides to tell her a story of his life in New York City. Christmas, Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is to enjoy a quiet first Christmas with Eleven, but his adopted daughter has other plans. Over Hopper’s protests, she pulls a cardboard box marked “New York” out of the basement—and the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins all those years ago? What does “Vietnam” mean? And why has he never talked about New York?

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Chief Jim Hopper reveals long-awaited secrets to Eleven about his old life as a police detective in New York City, confronting his past before the events of the hit show Stranger Things. Only rich people could live in a house like this, he thought, because only rich people could afford the army of cleaners it must need to keep it just so. Rich people who thought they were Andy Warhol. Rich people who were friends with Andy Warhol, or at least knew his decorator.

Top Pop Albums – for the week ending March 16, 1985". Billboard. March 16, 1985. p.75. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023 . Retrieved November 8, 2016. Byla išties kraupi, ir šita knyga yra labiau detektyvas, nei romanas apie ST veikėjus. Tyrėjas čia Hoperis, o užduotis, kurią gavo – išsiaiškinti, kas atsakingas už ritualines žmogžudystes, prie kurių aukų paliekamos kortelės su keistais simboliais. Viskas veda link keistos grupuotės, į kurią Hoperis, rizikuodamas absoliučiai viskuo – nuo karjeros iki šeimos – privalo įsilieti.

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Hopper and El are relaxing in Hopper's cabin for their first Christmas together. They're snowed in and Mike is away to see relatives, so a bored Eleven asks Hopper to tell her about his life. He tries to avoid the subject, especially not wanting to talk about Vietnam, but caves in when Eleven pulls out a box containing files from his time as a homicide detective in New York City. What Hopper discovers is a dangerous man known as Saint John who returned from Vietnam with a dark message.

Novela dentro del género policíaco basado en el pasado de Hopper como inspector de homicidios en Nueva York. As with most runaway hits, Stranger Things has hit the cash-in market in a huge way – there are action figures, plush toys, T-shirts, video games, even a Monopoly set – but they’ve also used this commercial reach to widen the mythology of the series, with a new comic book published this year by BOOM! Studios and a series of tie-in novels from the penguin imprint, Century. I'm a huge fan of the Netflix show Stranger Things. I adore the characters, the small town mystery, and the creep factor. The show relies on the nostalgia viewers have for pop culture and fond memories of their own childhood to make this a binge-worthy show. Hopper hid his grin in his wine glass as he drained it, and turned his attention to the scene unfolding in the middle of the room, where Diane sat with the other women—most clad in long, flowing cotton dresses that looked a lot more breathable than the men’s fashion choices—leaning in to listen as the fortune-teller stared into the crystal ball and pretended to read the future of . . . was it Cindy, Tom’s mother?

The story opens in Hawkins, 1984 and Hopper and Eleven first Christmas together. Let there be Eggos™! She wants a story, one about his past life and she pulls out a box marked New York. Hopper reluctantly shares his last case there. One that took place in the summer of 1977, one that forever changed him…. Po nějaké chvíli jsem knížku už jen stěží odkládala. Temnota na okraji města nabízí opravdu napínavý příběh s nádechem detektivky i hororových prvků. Bavilo mě číst nejen o fungování, hierarchii gangů, ale i celkově o životě v NYC před padesáti lety. Light . . . There’s . . .” The fortune-teller grimaced, like she’d just bitten into a lemon. “There’s . . . No, it’s not light, it’s an . . . absence. A void. Dark, a cloud, like a wave, coming in, sweeping over . . . over . . .” Zum Schreibstil kann ich sagen, dass er mir gut gefallen hat. Das Buch ließ sich flüssig und schnell lesen, er hat an den richtigen Stellen die Szenen der Gegenwart eingebaut und die Nebencharaktere gut ausgearbeitet. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the Edge of Town". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023 . Retrieved November 5, 2020.