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The year is 1972. Widowed Christina Parr, her daughter Morgan, and her brother-in-law Jeremy have returned to the remote northern Ontario mining town of Parr's Landing, the place from which Christina fled before Morgan was born, seeking refuge. Dr. Billy Lightning has also returned in search of answers to the mystery of his father's brutal murder. All will find some part of what they seek-and more. Built on the site of a decimated 17th-century Jesuit mission to the Ojibwa, Parr's Landing is a town with secrets of its own buried in the caves around Bradley Lake. A three-hundred-year-old horror slumbers there, calling out to the insane and the murderous for centuries, begging for release-an invitation that has finally been answered. One man is following that voice, cutting a swath of violence across the country, bent on a terrible resurrection of the ancient evil, plunging the town and all its people into an endless night. ""Enter, Night" is so rich and assured it's hard to believe it's Michael Rowe's first novel. In its propulsive depictions of deeply sympathetic characters converging on a small town in the grip of gathering horrors, it skillfully brings to mind the classic works of Stephen King and Robert McCammon. But the novel's breathtaking, wholly unexpected and surprisingly moving conclusion heralds the arrival of a major new talent. Michael Rowe is now on my must-read list". (Christopher Rice, "New York Times" bestselling author of "A Density of Souls" and "The Moonlit Earth"). ""With Enter, Night", Michael Rowe does the near impossible and rescues the modern vampire novel from its current state of mediocrity with his dead-on portrayal of the gothic small town, rich characters and deeply frightening story. This is a novel by a writer to watch, starting now. Read "Enter, Night". With the lights on". (Susie Moloney, bestselling author of "A Dry Spell", "The Dwelling", and "The Thirteen").
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4 人中、4人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Finally, A Vampire Story with Teeth
2012/1/18
形式:ペーパーバック
After the death of her husband, Christine Parr is forced to move back to Parr's Landing, the small town she grew up in, with her daughter, Morgan. Her brother-in-law, Jeremy, has chosen to return with them in hopes of protecting them from Adeline, his domineering mother and matriarch of the town.
Unfortunately, they are not the only ones returning to Parr's Landing. Three hundred years ago, something terrible happened there. The Church believed that the native population was killing priests sent to convert them. The native peoples believed that it was a Wendigo, a cannibalistic spirit brought by the Black Robes themselves. They are both wrong and for centuries it has lain dormant waiting for its chance to return but now it is back and very, very hungry.
Author Michael Rowe has taken the vampire story and, by combining it with the native Wendigo legend, has breathed new life into a frankly overworked and tired genre. These are definitely not your sparkly emo vampires so popular in fiction today and this is no paranormal romance. Rowe's vampires, if you'll pardon the pun, have teeth and they're not afraid to use them.
But perhaps the most surprising aspect of this book is the characters. Most horror is plot-driven with little thought given to the characters who are usually pretty one-dimensional - the bad guys get killed in horrible gory ways and the good guys swoop in and slay the monster du jour. Not so Enter, Night - Rowe has a real knack for creating three dimensional characters with whom the reader can easily relate. What's more, he's not afraid to kill off these same characters if the story demands it, making it impossible to predict the outcome.
That is not to say Enter, Night lacks gore or frights - there's plenty of both to keep even the most hardened horror fan in blood-soaked heaven. But the writing and the characters put this novel a huge step up from your average horror tale making it the perfect read to add a few more chills to a long winter's night.
Unfortunately, they are not the only ones returning to Parr's Landing. Three hundred years ago, something terrible happened there. The Church believed that the native population was killing priests sent to convert them. The native peoples believed that it was a Wendigo, a cannibalistic spirit brought by the Black Robes themselves. They are both wrong and for centuries it has lain dormant waiting for its chance to return but now it is back and very, very hungry.
Author Michael Rowe has taken the vampire story and, by combining it with the native Wendigo legend, has breathed new life into a frankly overworked and tired genre. These are definitely not your sparkly emo vampires so popular in fiction today and this is no paranormal romance. Rowe's vampires, if you'll pardon the pun, have teeth and they're not afraid to use them.
But perhaps the most surprising aspect of this book is the characters. Most horror is plot-driven with little thought given to the characters who are usually pretty one-dimensional - the bad guys get killed in horrible gory ways and the good guys swoop in and slay the monster du jour. Not so Enter, Night - Rowe has a real knack for creating three dimensional characters with whom the reader can easily relate. What's more, he's not afraid to kill off these same characters if the story demands it, making it impossible to predict the outcome.
That is not to say Enter, Night lacks gore or frights - there's plenty of both to keep even the most hardened horror fan in blood-soaked heaven. But the writing and the characters put this novel a huge step up from your average horror tale making it the perfect read to add a few more chills to a long winter's night.
14 人中、11人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Good book.
2011/10/24
形式:Kindle版
I'm actually giving this book 3.5 stars. I thought it was really slow at times and filled with a couple back stories that I really didn't care about reading. There was also a lot of different point of views, I mean a lot...like 10 or 11. That being said, I really liked the idea of the book, two people who escaped their hometown (both for their own reasons) have to come crawling back 15 years later right when all hell is about to break loose. There were a couple twist I didn't see coming that really made the story more interesting. With the way it ended I'm left wondering if there will be a sequel. I'm looking forward to reading more by Mr. Rowe in the near future.
20 人中、15人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
I Wanted So Much To Like It.
2011/12/23
形式:Kindle版|Amazonが確認した購入
I read this book at the review of another author I'm quite fond of (Christopher Rice) so of course I came with high expectations.
I shouldn't have. While I do admit the way he writes is quite intriguing I wasn't completely fond of the character development or much else.
*Spoiler Alert*
They literally leave the main character and her daughters story up in the air so they can tell a prologue basically. Why create a story based around them and just ditch it 80% through (bought it on my Kindle, so I haven't a clue what page I was on) and just start up another? The ending wasn't as satisfying either, I wanted to stop at 90% so much because it just felt drab. Perhaps this writer just doesn't have a style that I like reading either way I really had to push to finish it.
I shouldn't have. While I do admit the way he writes is quite intriguing I wasn't completely fond of the character development or much else.
*Spoiler Alert*
They literally leave the main character and her daughters story up in the air so they can tell a prologue basically. Why create a story based around them and just ditch it 80% through (bought it on my Kindle, so I haven't a clue what page I was on) and just start up another? The ending wasn't as satisfying either, I wanted to stop at 90% so much because it just felt drab. Perhaps this writer just doesn't have a style that I like reading either way I really had to push to finish it.
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