Five Star Science Fiction/Fantasy - Ghosts of Eden [Hardcover]

T. M. Gray (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1594143048 | ISBN-13: 978-1594143045 | Publication Date: January 21, 2005 | Edition: 1

T. M. Gray's supernatural thriller, Ghosts of Eden, is the story of a young woman's courageous homecoming, her struggle with a tragic past, and a battle whose outcome may determine not only her own fate, but that of the entire planet. The year is 1947, the place, Mount Desert Island, Maine, one of the most sought after summer resorts for the rich and famous. Saxon Faraday, daughter of a local mortician, is neither rich nor famous, and she's returning home to Bar Harbor after a five year infirmity at an insane asylum. Haunted by agonizing memories and questioning her sanity, she faces her greatest challenge: to defeat the evil inside Roquefort Manor, a lightning rod for the dead whose terrors are masterminded by an entity known only as 'the Serpent'. With the help of two friends Saxon journeys into an underground world, a horrific landscape where a nightmare of epic proportion waits to be born. In the autumn, wildfires will blaze through the State of Maine, including Bar Harbor, and in the chaos Saxon's strong spirit may be tempered at last, her resolution forged, as she learns who she really is and why she was chosen to try to defeat the Serpent.

T. M. Gray was born in Bar Harbor and lives in Downeast, Maine. (20021201)

Editorial Reviews

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"From a darkly humorous tale of the power of words (Death and the Librarian) to a never-before-published response to events of September 11 (Ilion), Friesner's 12 stories illustrate the author's acutely sensitive vision of wonder in the everyday world... Known primarily for his 'Star Wars' novels... Zahn's short stories also deliver strong plots and memorable characters... Zebrowski's many novels (e.g. Macrolife) mark him as a visionary as well as a master of hard sf. The ten short stories collected in In the Distance provide a benchmark of his creativity... the author expands his concept of the human condition to embrace the stars. Part of Five Star's continuing commitment to showcasing the short fiction of the genre's most prominent author's, these three volumes belong in most libraries where short sf is popular."
-- Library Journal (December 2002) (Library Journal 20020615)

"...Part of Five Star's continuing commitment to showcasing the short fiction of the genre's most prominent authors, these three volumes (Death and the Librarian and Other Stories/ Star Song and Other Stories/ In the Distance, and Ahead in Time) belong in most libraries where short sf is popular."
-- Library Journal (December 2002) (Library Journal 20050201)

"Four more titles in Five Star's new series (God Is an Iron and Other Stories/ Generation Gap and Other Stories/ The Lady Vanishes and Other Oddities of Nature/ Suppose They Gave a Peace and Other Stories) of short fiction by noteworthy sf authors offer a variety of tales that illustrate the depth and staying power of the genre...Most of the stories in these volumes have only appeared in periodicals. Libraries wishing to augment their sf or short fiction collections should consider any of them."
-- Library Journal (June 2002) (Library Journal )

"Gray strains credulity, even for the horror genre, blending elements from the expected haunted house to Area 51. Yet she deftly pulls it all together in a not overly gory read.

T.M. Gray proves herself a writer to watch in the horror field."
--Bangor Daily News, February 2005 (Bangor News )

Product Details

• Hardcover: 266 pages
• Publisher: Five Star; 1 edition (January 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594143048
• ISBN-13: 978-1594143045
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,215,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars very scary horror novel, November 14, 2004

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This review is from: Five Star Science Fiction/Fantasy - Ghosts of Eden (Hardcover)

After five years in a mental institution, Saxon Faraday returns home to Roquefort Manor in Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island off the coast of Maine. It is not a happy homecoming for the twenty-three year old woman because her father is dead, killed by Saxon in self defense and her mother is in Florida with no plans of seeing her troubled daughter. That is bad enough but she returns home knowing she must still battle the Serpent, an evil entity, who has made the house a magnet for ghosts and spirits.

The Serpent is very much aware that Saxon has come home and is waiting to capture her soul along with the other seven he has in his possession. He is ready to molt and transform himself and he needs Saxon to make his metamorphous complete. Saxon is stubborn and intends to go to war with the Serpent; she has two allies to help her, a mentally challenged sixteen year old and a man nearly a century old. If they lose, Earth as people knows it will never be the same.

GHOSTS OF EDEN is a very scary horror novel, one that would easily make a great movie. Readers hearts go out to the heroine who suffered so much yet is still willing to battle an evil older than time. The action starts almost from the very first page and continues at a breathtaking pace until the bittersweet finale. T.M. Gray has talent and will one day be one of the superstars of the genre if this book is any indication.

Harriet Klausner