- Taschenbuch: 512 Seiten
- Verlag: Alnpete Press (31. Mai 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0955220637
- ISBN-13: 978-0955220630
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,2 x 13,6 x 3,8 cm
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A sleeping menace is roused deep in the darkness of the forest. For decades it grows, biding its time, reaching out to tug at the ordinary lives of those living beyond the shadow of the trees. Their children begin to disappear. Unaware and unsuspecting of the danger, a group of families, friends for many years, journey to a newly opened hotel. It stands alone in a clearing a mile or more within the forest boundary. For some this will be their last reunion.
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Best horror I have read in years
26. April 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
I will tell you right from the start that this is one of the finest horror novels I have ever read. There is no doubt in my mind that Alison Buck is one of the best writers of horror around today. Abiding Evil left me hanging on the edge of my chair so many times that the next time I read one of her books I may strap myself into my seat. The story drew me in from the first page and never released its grip. Even hours after putting down my Kindle I found this story playing on my mind.
The tale is told in two parts, the first of which takes us quickly through a number of years and acts as a lunch pad for the main meat of the novel. The background narrative is detailed and fully believable while at the same time setting a chill in your soul. This chilled spot only grows as the story progresses. The second part of the tale fills out with multiple characters all of whom feel as natural as the people you meet every day. You can identify with most people in the book, including the not so nice ones. Everyone's back story and personality are fully formed and developed. Their interactions are credible and plausible, giving you the feeling that you really know their characters. The plot develops a web of suspense and tension that builds into an explosive ending.
The villain in Abiding Evil is one that will give any parent nightmares for years to come and is as memorable as all the great monsters of modern horror. Alison Buck has created an evil that just cries out for a sequel and her unlikely heroes capture your heart from the start. Everyone within that book has been fashioned with such care and attention that you quickly become emotionally involved with the storyline.
The quality of writing within this book is as good as it gets. The pacing of the plot is perfect and carries you through the story at just the right speed. I found myself hitting every major emotion there is with this book. The locations are depicted with such meticulous detail and sense of atmosphere that I feel that I was there during the horrid events of the story.
In short I could find nothing lacking in this book. I don't know why Alison Buck's name is not better known. If this book is anything to go by she is easily as good as Stephen King or Dean Koontz. I don't think I can recommend this book enough. If you enjoy horror with a real fear-provoking storyline then read Abiding Evil and then recommend it to all your friends. If there was ever an author that deserved to be seen on the shelves of all the high street bookstores then it's Alison Buck.
The tale is told in two parts, the first of which takes us quickly through a number of years and acts as a lunch pad for the main meat of the novel. The background narrative is detailed and fully believable while at the same time setting a chill in your soul. This chilled spot only grows as the story progresses. The second part of the tale fills out with multiple characters all of whom feel as natural as the people you meet every day. You can identify with most people in the book, including the not so nice ones. Everyone's back story and personality are fully formed and developed. Their interactions are credible and plausible, giving you the feeling that you really know their characters. The plot develops a web of suspense and tension that builds into an explosive ending.
The villain in Abiding Evil is one that will give any parent nightmares for years to come and is as memorable as all the great monsters of modern horror. Alison Buck has created an evil that just cries out for a sequel and her unlikely heroes capture your heart from the start. Everyone within that book has been fashioned with such care and attention that you quickly become emotionally involved with the storyline.
The quality of writing within this book is as good as it gets. The pacing of the plot is perfect and carries you through the story at just the right speed. I found myself hitting every major emotion there is with this book. The locations are depicted with such meticulous detail and sense of atmosphere that I feel that I was there during the horrid events of the story.
In short I could find nothing lacking in this book. I don't know why Alison Buck's name is not better known. If this book is anything to go by she is easily as good as Stephen King or Dean Koontz. I don't think I can recommend this book enough. If you enjoy horror with a real fear-provoking storyline then read Abiding Evil and then recommend it to all your friends. If there was ever an author that deserved to be seen on the shelves of all the high street bookstores then it's Alison Buck.
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Great Writing and a Real Shocker
25. April 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
I've just finished Abiding Evil. Normally I don't stray too far away from crime and mystery fiction but this one intrigued me so I thought I would give it a try.
Well, what a pleasant surprise. I couldn't put it down. Great writing, I mean really great. This is what I want when I buy a Kindle eBook as some quality can be questionable. Not this time.
This proved the point that unknowns can be great new talent and this novel totally blew me away. I don't like to write reviews that seem over-hyped but this has to be an exception. I was very impressed with the story, the way the characters came to life, unexpected happenings, in fact maybe I should take in more paranormal/horror fiction in the future. Abiding Evil shouldn't be missed. Read it.
Not sure whether this is Alison's first time out the gate, but if it is, what a tour de force. I'll take a look for her other work. Highly recommended.
Well, what a pleasant surprise. I couldn't put it down. Great writing, I mean really great. This is what I want when I buy a Kindle eBook as some quality can be questionable. Not this time.
This proved the point that unknowns can be great new talent and this novel totally blew me away. I don't like to write reviews that seem over-hyped but this has to be an exception. I was very impressed with the story, the way the characters came to life, unexpected happenings, in fact maybe I should take in more paranormal/horror fiction in the future. Abiding Evil shouldn't be missed. Read it.
Not sure whether this is Alison's first time out the gate, but if it is, what a tour de force. I'll take a look for her other work. Highly recommended.
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Spooky horror, but I had to keep reading
3. März 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
I read this originally as a paperback when it first came out. It's 512 pages long but I read it all in one sitting, once I'd started I had to keep going to see what happened. I'm not usually like that with books, in fact I often end up putting a book down to get back to real life and forget to go back and finish it for ages (usually after someone else has mentioned it and I suddenly realise that I don't remember how it ended!)
The short synopsis in the product description above doesn't really do this book justice. It makes it sound a bit like a murder mystery or an episode of CSI. But it's a horror story in the best tradition with a supernatural/spooky element and with a surprise at the end. Alison's writing style is very easy to read and her characterisation is very effective, the characters are well written and believable, you care about them which is more than I can say for most films and lots of other books. It's also quite spooky and not one to read in the dark with no other light than your Kindle clip-on, the story-telling is done with a light enough touch so as not to not reveal too much of the Evil of the title so your imagination fills in the gaps, which makes it all the spookier.
I don't know why the movie rights haven't been snapped up by Hollywood, it would make a more gripping movie than many other supposed horror films I've seen over the last few years. In fact her writing style is already quite filmic so it should easily lend itself to being turned into a screenplay. I'd go and see it.
When Abiding Evil came out in paperback I saw a rave review in a scifi/horror magazine in the UK, but it never seemed to picked up by the major retail chains - maybe it's too big and takes up too much valuable retail shelf space (as I said it's 512 pages long), or maybe it's just the downside of being published by a small independent publisher with a limited marketing budget.
Now it's available on Kindle it's very affordable, which hopefully means more people will take the risk of trying an author they've never heard of before. I took that risk with Alison's book and have never regretted it. It would be good to see this do well as a Kindle as I think it deserves to be more widely read (so I must admit I've mentioned it a few times on readers' discussions threads - that's when I realised I hadn't actually written a review, hence this review to remedy that oversight).
I loved it, but you've probably already gathered that. So I heartily recommend it to anyone who'll listen ;-)
The short synopsis in the product description above doesn't really do this book justice. It makes it sound a bit like a murder mystery or an episode of CSI. But it's a horror story in the best tradition with a supernatural/spooky element and with a surprise at the end. Alison's writing style is very easy to read and her characterisation is very effective, the characters are well written and believable, you care about them which is more than I can say for most films and lots of other books. It's also quite spooky and not one to read in the dark with no other light than your Kindle clip-on, the story-telling is done with a light enough touch so as not to not reveal too much of the Evil of the title so your imagination fills in the gaps, which makes it all the spookier.
I don't know why the movie rights haven't been snapped up by Hollywood, it would make a more gripping movie than many other supposed horror films I've seen over the last few years. In fact her writing style is already quite filmic so it should easily lend itself to being turned into a screenplay. I'd go and see it.
When Abiding Evil came out in paperback I saw a rave review in a scifi/horror magazine in the UK, but it never seemed to picked up by the major retail chains - maybe it's too big and takes up too much valuable retail shelf space (as I said it's 512 pages long), or maybe it's just the downside of being published by a small independent publisher with a limited marketing budget.
Now it's available on Kindle it's very affordable, which hopefully means more people will take the risk of trying an author they've never heard of before. I took that risk with Alison's book and have never regretted it. It would be good to see this do well as a Kindle as I think it deserves to be more widely read (so I must admit I've mentioned it a few times on readers' discussions threads - that's when I realised I hadn't actually written a review, hence this review to remedy that oversight).
I loved it, but you've probably already gathered that. So I heartily recommend it to anyone who'll listen ;-)
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