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'''Earthbound''' is a novel written by Richard Matheson. In this work the character Marianna is a Succubus.
'''Earthbound''' is a novel written by Richard Matheson.
 
[[Image:Earthbound.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cover of Earthbound by Richard Matheson.]]




== Details ==
== Overview ==
*Title: Earthbound
*Title: Earthbound
*Author: Richard Matheson
*Author: Richard Matheson
*Format: Paperback
*Published By: Tor Books <small>(Paperback)</small> , RosettaBooks  <small>(eBook)</small>
*Publisher: Tor Books
*Length: 224 Pages
*Pages: 224
*Format: Paperback & eBook
*Language: English
*ASIN: B0051AEDA2 <small>(eBook)</small>
*ISBN-10: 0765311712
*ISBN-10: 0765311712 <small>(Paperback)</small>
*ISBN-13: 978-0765311719
*ISBN-13: 978-0765311719 <small>(Paperback)</small>
*Release Date: March 10, 2005
*Publishing Date: March 10, 2005




== Plot Summary ==
David and Ellen Cooper came to the lonely beachside cottage in hopes of rekindling their troubled marriage. Yet they are not alone on their second honeymoon. Marianna, a beautiful and enigmatic stranger, comes to visit David whenever Ellen is away.


== Synopsis ==
Who is Marianna, and where has she come from?
David and Ellen Cooper's 21-year marriage is nearing the rocks, so they decide to leave L.A. for a honeymoon on Long Island. Soon after they arrive at their beach cottage, a strange woman, Marianna, appears to David, who's immediately entranced. Matheson adeptly explores David's growing fear and guilt, which becomes intensified after he and Marianna make love in a secret room in the house. Although Marianna is portrayed as an "earthbound spirit" (a ghost who rejects the afterlife, appears real to all senses, believes she is alive and, through psychic attack, sucks life from the living) she's really more or less just another succubus, gussied up in Caspar-the-friendly-ghost clothing. With each graphically detailed sexual rendezvous, Marianna pushes David to deeper levels of obsession, loss of will and irrationality. When the evil ghost threatens Ellen, however, he comes to his senses just in time for a literally cliff-hanging ending.


Even as he succumbs to her seductive charms, David realizes that Marianna is far more than a threat to his marriage, for her secrets lie deep in the past and beyond the grave. And her unholy desires endanger the life and soul of everyone she touches.




== Book Review ==
== Book Review ==
 
''At the time of this article's entry in the SuccuWiki, no review was available. Tera has this work on her reading list and will review it shortly.''
''This book reviewed at [http://www.sfsite.com/10b/eb210.htm SF Site.com]''
 
 
== Commentary by TeraS ==
I wanted to note that Marianna is a contradiction in terms and actions. She acts like a succubus, but then is held to beliefs like a ghost.




== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://www.amazon.com/Earthbound-Richard-Matheson/dp/0765311712 Amazon Book Listing]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Earthbound-Richard-Matheson-Book-5-ebook/dp/B0051AEDA2/ This work in Kindle Format at Amazon.com]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Earthbound-Richard-Matheson/dp/0765311712 This work in Paperback Format at Amazon.com]

Latest revision as of 11:28, 26 June 2015

Earthbound
Earthbound Book Cover, written by Richard Matheson
Earthbound Book Cover,
written by Richard Matheson
Author(s) Richard Matheson
Publisher Tor Books (Paperback)
RosettaBooks (eBook)
Publication date March 10, 2005
Media type Paperback
eBook
Length 224 Pages
ISBN 978-0765311719 (Paperback)
ASIN B0051AEDA2 (eBook)

For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).


Earthbound is a novel written by Richard Matheson. In this work the character Marianna is a Succubus.


Overview

  • Title: Earthbound
  • Author: Richard Matheson
  • Published By: Tor Books (Paperback) , RosettaBooks (eBook)
  • Length: 224 Pages
  • Format: Paperback & eBook
  • ASIN: B0051AEDA2 (eBook)
  • ISBN-10: 0765311712 (Paperback)
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765311719 (Paperback)
  • Publishing Date: March 10, 2005


Plot Summary

David and Ellen Cooper came to the lonely beachside cottage in hopes of rekindling their troubled marriage. Yet they are not alone on their second honeymoon. Marianna, a beautiful and enigmatic stranger, comes to visit David whenever Ellen is away.

Who is Marianna, and where has she come from?

Even as he succumbs to her seductive charms, David realizes that Marianna is far more than a threat to his marriage, for her secrets lie deep in the past and beyond the grave. And her unholy desires endanger the life and soul of everyone she touches.


Book Review

At the time of this article's entry in the SuccuWiki, no review was available. Tera has this work on her reading list and will review it shortly.


External Links