Chaosicon [Hardcover]

Christopher Leppek (Author), Emanuel Isler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2001

To the citizens of Coffeyville, Kansas, the world has gone mad.

This bucolic setting, deep amidst America's heartland, is ground zero for something beyond terror, beyond evil. With the deadly crash of a commercial airliner, the chaos has only begun. Snow falls in July, animals break behavioral patterns and murder becomes commonplace.

The lives of a devout priest, an Orthodox rabbi, a powerful telepath and a hate-filled skinhead strangely intertwine as a threat -- unlike anything the world has ever faced -- unwinds.

As the very survival of mankind is at stake, the riddle of chaos must be solved.

Chaosicon is more than a thrilling novel of supernatural normal terror, it cuts to the very heart of our most horrifying nightmares. It explores the mysterious secrets of Jewish mysticism, Catholic demonology, the awe-inspiring world of telepathy and mind control, and the concept of hate as seen through the eyes of a fanatical skinhead.

The reader of Chaosicon is thrust into a disturbing reality -- a world teetering on the very brink of chaos.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A mysterious, evil force embodied by a stranger named Cerf has taken hold of Coffeyville, Kans., ground zero for a spreading chaos that begins with a plane crash and blossoms out of control as murder and mayhem sweep the town and then the world. A little boy, a rabbi, a priest and a telepath are all that stand between the world and utter devastation in Christopher Leppek (The Surrogate Assassin) and Emanuel Isler's Chaosicon.
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About the Author

Chaosicon is the ambitious first novel of the writing team of Christopher Leppek and Emanuel Isler. They are the authors of numerous short stories and collectively received writing honors bestowed by Stephen King on behalf of the Oxford University Press.

Christopher Leppek, author of the Sherlock Holmes pastiche, The Surrogate Assassin, is an award-winning reporter and editor at the Intermountain Jewish News. The Surrogate Assassin won Best In Category at Amazon.com.

Emanuel Isler, a former literary and film agent, works in the communications field as a writer/editor.

Both authors live in Denver, Colorado.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Write Way Publishing; First Edition edition (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885173784
• ISBN-13: 978-1885173782
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,761,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent horror novel, July 15, 2001

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chaosicon (Hardcover)

He gleefully lived while the plague terrorized Europe and enjoyed collecting the dead. He cheerfully lived when Vlad Tempes used creative but refined means of torturing souls. He merrily lived while encouraging the French to guillotine Louis and others, collecting Le Roi's head as a trophy. He happily lived as he chose who died within the gas chambers of Auschwitz and the other atrocities that were a 24-7 operation.

He calls himself Cerf, but he is not human or demon. Instead he is chaos and anarchy with a mission to see the world destroy itself. He makes his last stand in Coffeyville, Kansas as he spreads bedlam in widening circles. His only opponents are a mere rabbi, a priest, and a telepathic. Minor league humans, but Cerf does feel a twinge of fear due to Abigail the telepathic who has the means with the help of her religious cronies to stop his rising tide of destruction.

While not quite as grandiose as THE STAND, Christopher Leppek and Emanuel Isler have created a supernatural horror novel that will appeal to fans of the genre's grandmasters. There are fantasy elements to CHAOSICON that will appeal to that genre's readers. The story line is fun and Cerf is quite the villain while Abigail is a strong opponent. This cross genre novel will allow Misters Leppek and Isler to stand tall among Koontz, Barker, Lackey, and Huff.

Harriet Klausner

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent horror novel, July 15, 2001

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chaosicon (Hardcover)

He gleefully lived while the plague terrorized Europe and enjoyed collecting the dead. He cheerfully lived when Vlad Tempes used creative but refined means of torturing souls. He merrily lived while encouraging the French to guillotine Louis and others, collecting Le Roi's head as a trophy. He happily lived as he chose who died within the gas chambers of Auschwitz and the other atrocities that were a 24-7 operation.

He calls himself Cerf, but he is not human or demon. Instead he is chaos and anarchy with a mission to see the world destroy itself. He makes his last stand in Coffeyville, Kansas as he spreads bedlam in widening circles. His only opponents are a mere rabbi, a priest, and a telepathic. Minor league humans, but Cerf does feel a twinge of fear due to Abigail the telepathic who has the means with the help of her religious cronies to stop his rising tide of destruction.

While not quite as grandiose as THE STAND, Christopher Leppek and Emanuel Isler have created a supernatural horror novel that will appeal to fans of the genre's grandmasters. There are fantasy elements to CHAOSICON that will appeal to that genre's readers. The story line is fun and Cerf is quite the villain while Abigail is a strong opponent. This cross genre novel will allow Misters Leppek and Isler to stand tall among Koontz, Barker, Lackey, and Huff.

Harriet Klausner

5.0 out of 5 stars DO Judge A Book By The Cover!, October 26, 2005

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W. Greene - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chaosicon (Hardcover)

From the sublime to the outrageous, Chaosicon wins with its quotable dialogue and ability to masterfully paint fearful visions in the brain - and keeps them there for years to come. Leppek and Isler crash-land a 747 of a story on your mind!