Blood Moon (Tales of da Yoopernatural) [Kindle Edition]

PD Allen (Author)

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Product Description

Tales of da Yoopernatural harkens back to the tradition of spooky stories told around the campfire late at night. Each volume contains frightful tales of adventure and mythos, enchantment and the supernatural, tales of a depth and character to match the land from which they are drawn. Tales of da Yoopernatural.

In volume 1, Blood Moon, Connie Hillman follows her former lover into madness. In the ancient Huron Mountains, she encounters ghosts, cannibalistic Weendigo, and a mysterious giant while trying to rescue the man she cannot stop caring about, Phil Waverly, an anthropologist lost in his obsession to prove his own demented theories.

This volume also contains The Buck of Mulligan Plains. Henry Kincaid enters into a mythic hunt that will bring him face to face with the Lord of the Wilderness. Meanwhile, his lover, Lilith Gordon, fears that she will lose him forever.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 130 KB
• Print Length: 98 pages
• Publisher: Mountain Sentinel Publishing (December 5, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00300H6QI
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,184 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

PD Allen has seen the publishing industry from many angles, as an editor, proofreader, typesetter and a sales clerk in a book store. But first and foremost, he is a novelist. With the publishing industry in turmoil due to the rising popularity of ebooks, he has chosen to throw his hat in the ring as an indie author.

PD has led a dynamic and adventurous life. He bicycled the Rocky Mountains, traveled the country as a wandering minstrel, and took degrees in geology, earth science and mathematics. Some consider him an authority on energy issues. His work has been referred to in the US Congress, and in the Australian and French Parliaments.

Yet his greatest talent has always been storytelling. He writes fiction in longhand, with a pen and paper, and then types the handwritten manuscripts into document files for proofing and editing.

Twelve years ago, he had the good fortune to find his soul mate, Elizabeth Anne Pfeiffer (ne Lovan). Elizabeth is an angel who has stood by his side through the best and worst, and has always believed in him, even when he did not believe in himself. He must have done something good, to have such a wonderful person as his partner.

Over the next couple of years, PD Allen will release several novels, including two trilogies -- Under Shattered Skies and Giants in Their Steps. He will also produce further volumes of Yoopernatural and related novels.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creating a World Like Our Own But with Myth and Magic, August 10, 2010

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Marion NYC "Reads&Writes" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood Moon (Tales of da Yoopernatural) (Kindle Edition)

PD Allen's Blood Moon is volume I of PD Allen's "Tales of the Yoopernatural" a series of books and stories taking place in the Michigan's Upper Peninsula though it's not exactly Michigan's, it's Allen's.

In these tales the author has created a world of myth and legend, a world which looks a lot like the one we inhabit but is just a bit skewed with the occasional portal to other dimensions, appearance of mythical creatures, spirits, ghosts and more. Allen skillfully weaves in geology and history while maintaining the story's tension and pace.

Blood Moon is the tale recounted by Connie Hillman. Connie trained as an anthropologist, earns her living as a writer of historical fiction. She begins by telling us a story of her Grandfather's encounter strange encounter with a benign hairy giant who he comes to believe was guarding the land from a mythical monster. We know, that like Chekov's gun on the mantle piece, we are sure to encounter the giant and the monster again.

Connie is an astute narrator and her story involves her travails as a grad student where she first encounters Phil Waverly, an anthropology professor with some unconventional ideas. Phil becomes Connie's advisor and her lover. Connie becomes enmeshed in university politics and Phil's feud with Warren Stanton, the department head. Like James Hynes, Allen is knowledgeable about life in academia and uses this well to set up the action for his story.

Years after her relationship with Phil has ended, Connie is drawn in when he summons her to archeological dig in the Huron Mountains where some strange events are occurring. It's here that the writing really shines as Allen connects the Grandfather's story to the phenomena at the site.

This is smartly told story that will appeal to lovers of supernatural suspense as well as anyone interested in American and Native American legends and generally anyone interested in good stories.

As an added bonus, a haunting short story, The Buck of Mulligan Plains is included.

I look forward to reading further tales of this magical place.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!, April 30, 2010

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K. S. Ryan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood Moon (Tales of da Yoopernatural) (Kindle Edition)

I enjoyed both the tales here. They are fast reads, and kept me engaged - very well written. When I first saw the word "Yoopernatural" I thought, nah, can't be...

What really won me over though was the locale - very well described. I was born in L'Anse and lived across the harbor in Baraga for the first two years of my life. When we go back, we always stop at the Hilltop for their cinnamon rolls so it was really a hoot for me to find this in a book!

My Dad was a Michigan State trooper up there when we lived there. He says he didn't know of any ghosts in the mountains, but he DID know a State Trooper of Indian descent!

Anyway, even if you don't know the area, the stories are good.

I will keep reading the tales of da Yoopernatural!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yoopernatural? Never heard that word before, now I'm not likely to forget it!, February 18, 2010

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Sue (Utah, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Blood Moon (Tales of da Yoopernatural) (Kindle Edition)

I bought this after finding a thread with many people from the Michigan Upper Penisula "speaking" in their unusual dialect. I thought their posts and stories to be entertaining and decided to purchase the book based on that. Boy, am I glad I did. The 2 stories were very different, but equally enjoyable. The first was very creepy and kept me engaged throughout. The second was a beautiful, spiritual story that had a wonderful ending tinged with sadness.
I have already bought the second volume and am anxious to read it. It is hovering somewhere near the top of my TBR list.
Well done!