4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome read!!!, January 5, 2007
I have never heard of Nicholas Grobowsky before nor his books. Found him on MyPsace and he referred me to this book...AWESOME!!! The charactors are intertwined magnifacantly, and the story hold a tight grip on you. it was hard to put the book down. I am so happy that I had a chance to have read this book..I refer it to everyone who likes a great read, and great sciencefiction. I didn't get aftraid of the book, like some other readers, but it did make me think that is would be a sad life to have lived if this is true...
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Old school horror, awesome epic, May 11, 2005
They don't make books like this anymore, and I wish they did. I'll never look at aliens or demons, damnation or even folklore the same way again.....Grabowsky totally takes contemporary mythology and turns it on its head, creating an epic that's exciting, scary, and fantastical. You don't read this breed of book anymore, book stores just don't carry this style of epic horror like they used to, and I hope Grabowsky's stuff whips the genre back into shape.....if he can't do it, no one can. I tell you, no horror fan should live without reading this dark masterpiece!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
All Hail Grabowsky!, May 3, 2004
Now, I'm not an X-Files kind of girl, I usually avoid most alien stories at all cost. It's nothing personal, it's just that it got old real quick for me. After reading this book, I am converted. All Hail Grabowsky! A book filled with a story so imaginative and profound, even I was astounded. Satisfying a reader's interest in alternative science fiction, classic horror, suspense and yes folks, even gore. The cherry on top, a captivating plot completely unique and interwoven definitively.
The characters are so well detailed, you feel as if you not only know them, you can see them. You find yourself becoming emotionally invested in their struggle to persevere in this world, and hold strong their humanity. Even the antagonist is not without pity or beauty. The atmosphere is complex, murky, and entraps you. You become as bewildered along the journey as the characters are, learning only as you go.
The pace is rapid, sucking you into this world of Grabowsky's, and you find yourself fearfully enjoying the ride. The style of writing is blunt, audacious and head on. While reading, you feel as if the author is whispering the tale to you. Seducing you from the first line, unable to find it in yourself to put it down and go to sleep for fear of what comes next, what horror lay ahead?
Surely you're thinking, "Now BloodyMary, this couldn't possibly be perfect". You're right; the author seriously needed an iespell, or another round of editing. Did it deter me in my reading? Absolutely not, this book rises above the average horror/science fiction novel.
I give this book a 5 . Yes, you heard it kiddies, now raise your arms and say it with me, "Here at last, Here at last, that book I bought new is Here at Last"!
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