FRIGHT EATER is the second book in the HOST series. When it opens, it has been three years since Tracy Cohen went into combat against the undead in Jones Port, Arkansas. In that time, she has been asked to join an intelligence agency which deals with... well, extraordinary cases. In this capacity, she has fought vampires on several different fronts. Her constant dealings with other-worldly situations has caused her to lose touch with the mundane, and the cost is her relationship with Jane Weston.
Now the agency has called her across the country to battle the soulless in Wako City. A city torn apart by racism and hatred as a group of Neo Nazis prepare to march through a part of the city heavily populated by Holocaust survivors. Among those survivors are Tracy's estranged family.
But Nazis and vampires are only part of the problem, and Tracy finds herself up against her most powerful foe to date. Can Tracy deal with her past, secure the present, and insure the future of the world?
THE DEMON WITHIN IS MORE POWERFUL THAN THE DEMON WITHOUT.
Selina Rosen lives in rural Arkansas with her partner, her 18 year old son, and a vast number of birds, goats, and various and sundry other animals. She is a Torah scholar and a student of Kabbalah as well as a carpenter, gardener, rock mason, and sword fighter. THE HOST books are the end product of years of study and a lifetime of experience.
Her short stories have appeared in MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY'S FANTASY MAGAZINE, THE IGUANA INFORMER, COSMIC DEBRIS, the DISTANT JOURNEYS anthology, the BEST OF MZBFM, Vol. 2, and SWORD AND SORCERESS 16.
Ms. Rosen is also currently the editor-in-chief of YARD DOG COMICS, available through YARD DOG PRESS. Check out our web site.
Selina Rosen lives in rural Arkansas with her partner, her parrot, Ricky, assorted fish and fowl ' both inside and out, several milk goats, an undetermined number of barn cats and her dog, Spud. Besides writing, editing, and taking care of the farm, she's a gardener, carpenter, rock mason, electrician (NOT a plumber), Torah scholar and sword fighter. In her spare time she creates water gardens, builds furniture, and adds to her on-going creation of the 'Great Wall of Kibler.'
Selina's short fiction has appeared in several magazines and anthologies including Sword and Sorceress 16, Such A Pretty Face, Distant Journeys, three of the MZB Fantasy Mags, Tooth and Claw, Turn the Other Chick, and the new Anthology At the End of the Universe, just to name a few. Her critically acclaimed story entitled "Ritual Evolution" appeared in the first of the new Thieves World anthologies, Turning Points, and her second TW story, 'Gathering Strength,' appeared in the new TW anthology, Enemies of Fortune. The Bubba Chronicles is a collection of her short fiction which features ' strangely enough ' bubbas.
Her novels include Queen of Denial, Recycled, Chains of Freedom, Chains of Destruction, The Host trilogy, Fire & Ice, Hammer Town, Reruns, and novellas entitled The Boatman and Material Things.
Her new novel, Strange Robby, is due out in July of 2006 from Meisha Merlin Publishing. This will be her first hard cover release. Bad Lands, a gonzo-mystery novel co-written with Laura J. Underwood, is due out from Five Star Mysteries in 2007.
In her capacity as owner and editor in chief of Yard Dog Press, Ms. Rosen has edited several anthologies, including the award-winning Bubbas of the Apocalypse, and The Four Bubbas of the Apocalypse: Flatulence, Halitosis, Incest and' Ned, and two collections of 'modern' fairy tales ' the Stoker-nominated Stories That Won't Make Your Parents Hurl and More Stories That Won't Make Your Parents Hurl.
She also owns and operates CASTLE FARMS, an ADGA goat farm with registered Nubian milk goats.
You can contact Selina through her personal website www.selinarosen.com, or just Email her at selinarosen@cox.net.
Three years have passed since Rabbi Tracy Cohen had battled against the undead in Arkansas. Her life partner, Jane Weston, felt invisible and worthless in Tracy's life. In fighting the undead Tracy did God's work. How could Jane ever compete with God? Fed up, Jane accepted a TV job elsewhere and left.
Tracy joined an intelligence agency that dealt with the extraordinary. The agency sent Tracy and her small group of fighters to Wako City. The city was torn by racism and the vampires had gathered among a group of Neo Nazis who were preparing to march through a part of the city heavily populated by Holocaust survivors. Tracy's estranged family lived in that part of the city as well. And Tracy needed to see them, needed to forgive them for what they had done to her. This was made even harder since the soulless seemed to be targeting her family.
Jane happened to be in Wako City as well. She noticed the bizarre happenings and just KNEW that Tracy would be the one in town to help out the police, with her golom at her side. Realizing how much she wanted and needed Tracy in her life, Jane began her search in hope of reconciliation.
**** This seems to be book two of a series. I missed book one, but have the third book waiting for me to begin. Even so, I did not feel as though I had been thrown into an abyss. The author did a wonderful job on the characters and the novel had closure. It could be read as a stand-alone book, however, it left me eager to see what the agency throws at Tracy's little group next! Tracy's life is much like the "Twilight Zone". Recommended! ****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSmart and Scary, September 3, 1999
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This review is from: Fright Eater (Plastic Comb)
Not your average vampire story. I appreciate smart, competent people who are willing to stand up what what they believe. I also appreciate heroes who are human but trying to be their best. Rosen gives us all that and a scary tale to boot. No wimps here.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Tracy Cohen saga continues. . ., August 11, 1999
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This review is from: Fright Eater (Plastic Comb)
A great second novel. The Tracy Cohen novels continue in The Fright Eater. Really enjoyed the growth of not only Tracy, but the vampires too. More of Tracy's personal life is revealed. Great pace and suspense. Can't wait to read the 3rd one!
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