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The Fall (The Rift Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Robert J. Duperre (Author), Jesse David Young (Illustrator)

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The entire series of The Rift is now available as a reasonably priced omnibus, reworked and with added content, complete with all the illustrations from the original books.

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An ancient evil, trapped in the ruins of a lost Mayan temple for centuries, has been unleashed. It takes the form of a deadly virus that causes violent insanity in the living and the recently departed to rise and walk. The blight spreads around the globe, throwing the world into chaos and war.

Regular people are hurled into an existence outside their control, left to deal with a terror they aren't prepared to handle. Life becomes a nightmare, and that nightmare is spreading.

The Rift is comprised of four books:
The Fall
Dead of Winter (Available Now)
Death Springs Eternal (Available Now)
The Summer Son (Available Now)

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"Transcends the genre." -- Indie Fantasy Review

"A cast of characters that shows humanity at its best and worst...Just a bunch of real people stuck in an INSANE world trying to figure out what comes next...This is an amazing first book in a series." -- Bewitched Bookworms

"One hell of a high-octane thrill ride." -- Hellnotes.com

"Duperre's new take on zombies and the undead is both refreshing and terrifying. The Fall is a masterful work of horror." -- From The Shadows

"Robert J. Duperre is able to grab your attention instantly and keep you turning page after page. I could not put this book down!" -- Juniper Grove

"This book has a sweeping feel to it reminiscent of Dean Koontz's The Taking and Stephen King's The Stand." -- Mercedes Yardley, asst editor, Shock Totem Magazine

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Feel free to look at Dead of Winter: The Rift Book II, available now on Amazon.

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Product Details

File Size: 1446 KB
Print Length: 278 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1450579973
Publisher: TRO Publishing; First Edition edition (April 21, 2010)
Publication Date: April 21, 2010
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B003OQUNEA
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,814 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
- #203 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Horror > Dark Fantasy

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful

Absolutely terrifying!

By E. J. Stevens on January 30, 2011

Format: Paperback

Move over old-school zombies, there's a new evil in town.

The Fall is the first book in the epic horror series The Rift. Duperre whisks the readers to an archaeological dig in Central America, but this is not your typical Indiana Jones adventure. Things go terribly, irrevocably wrong and an ancient undead evil is unleashed on the world. I should warn you that if you have any insect phobias you will be scratching away before the first chapter is over. That scene *still* gives me nightmares...and that was only the beginning. The author then pulls the reader into the lives of regular people experiencing the heart-pounding terror of discovering the undead that now plague the living. The creatures of The Fall are fast, deadly, and leave a path of gore and fear wherever they go. Duperre's new take on zombies and the undead is both refreshing and terrifying. The Fall is a masterful work of horror that will have you sleeping with the light on for many nights to come.

I highly recommend The Fall (The Rift, book 1) to readers of urban fantasy, speculative fiction, paranormal suspense, apocalyptic, dystopian, and zombie fiction and especially to fans of horror. The Fall may appeal to fans of Richard Matheson, China Mieville and Steven King.

Sensitive reader warning: contains violence, gore, and terrifying illustrations.

Source: Provided by the author or publisher for honest review.

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful

The Fall: Book I

By ouachitagurrl on April 23, 2012

Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase

I really wanted to like this book, and I always feel bad when I don't give a good review, but I do like to give an honest review, albeit it is from my perspective. First of all...what woman, who has been beaten and attacked by her husband, seen him in quarantine looking like a monster no less, would actually sit in a closed up bar that same night and masterbate? I mean, seriously people...that sounds like a prepubescent's wet dream.

I really love the epic sagas, the longer the better, so when I saw that this was Book 1 in the series and 2 and 3 had already been released, I snapped them up. The main character/charaters in this series are far from perfect, and that doesn't bother me. I never expect the hero/heroine to be perfect, but I do expect them to be life like and not a paper doll cut out without substance. I read the entire book hoping that there would be something I could latch on to that would endear Josh or Kye to me, alas it never happened.

The story is a convuluted mess. It meanders and winds with no real destination and to be truthful; that in and of itself would not have bothered me, as long as I cared about the characters in the book. I just never felt "vested" in the novel and I really wanted to jump pages, something that I am loathe to do.

The author included a note at the end of the book sharing his own feelings about this first book. He was bothered by the book for 2 reasons: It was "too short" and it had "no emotional relevance". He was right and I appreciate his candor, because of his admissions about his feelings of the book's short comings; I am giving it another shot. I've just started book 2 in the series, I'm not going to give up on Mr. Duperre just yet. I'm hoping for a better read in Book 2. Guess we'll see...

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

Give It A Shot!

By Cloud on July 6, 2010

Format: Kindle Edition

The Fall by Robert J. Duperre is the first book in a series about a mysterious medical condition that sweeps the globe after a researcher stumbles onto some hidden ruins deep in the Yucatan Peninsula. The story has the structure of those hit Hollywood blockbusters like Independence Day or Outbreak. It never takes its foot off the gas pedal, getting in close with no shyness about the grisly, horrific details.

Joshua Benoit and Kyra Holcomb are true products of a gritty, mundane small town, wasting their lives away the best way they can. The characters in The Fall are often struggling to hold onto their self-respect while they fend off selfish inclinations. When the world falls apart, they have little room to drop. Forced into terrible situations beyond their control, they search for safety, reason, and a shred of dignity.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would heartily recommend it. I'm curious to know where the story leads, and I've got plenty of my own hunches. Don't miss out on the no-holds-barred creativity found throughout The Fall.

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful

Transcends the genre

By Dolt Dullard on September 3, 2011

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The Fall: An Undead Apocalypse.

Zombie apocalypse is not my usual genre, but I agreed to look at this book and was happy to receive a copy from the author.

I had mixed feelings when I began The Fall. I found the opening chapters difficult to engage with and tried to work out why. There was good writing and heaps of atmosphere, but something wasn't working for me. After much deliberation, I realized it was the language. Not all the language, just bits here and there where the writing stretched and strained for a simile too far, a word too verbose, or a point of view thought that was redundant. Nothing that couldn't be improved with a little more parsimony, and so I read on.

Glad I did.

Whilst there is a very vivid and well-drawn backdrop of contagion, with a hint of something ancient, sinister, and hinting at a very long conflict, Duperre focuses our attention squarely on the characters. These are fully-fleshed out people, the kind of flawed but altogether human beings we might number among our friends and acquaintances. There are no saints and sinners here - merely people doing the best they can with a poor lot; individuals struggling in the big, corporate, indifferent world. The only relationships that matter are the little ones, the close ties: family and friends, colleagues. Those in a particular locality/sphere of influence.

Keeping the focus here is one of the strengths of The Fall. We see what the principle characters see, feel with them, and get swept along on their respective journeys. It was always strongest for me when we were with the compelling Kyra, or with Joshua Benoit.Read more ›

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Wanted to like it but just couldn't.

I've read fifty percent of the first book. The events seem to happen in a vacuum. The spread of the disease is not convincingly described in the story. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Above The Rim

The Fall( The Rift Book 1)

I absolutely love the way writers manage to come up with the different versions of how the ZOMBIE plague got started. Read more

Published 8 months ago by Kindle Customer

It's OK

Not my cup of tea. I doubt I'll get the rest of the series.

Published 11 months ago by Larry

The Fall

This book confused me a little. I found my self going back a few pages to try and figure out what just happened. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Gary Andre Brown

I really, really liked it.

An entertaining read with its own unique voice and a world that is all too real and familiar until it is not all of a sudden and even then humans can be as scary alive as... Read more

Published 14 months ago by Wanda

Stories of the apocalypse

This first book begins the story of several people and is very captivating. I went ahead and got the whole series which was on sale when I got it. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Donna

Very Well Written Book

Thank you for writing a book that is action packed, and fast paced. You told the story and told it well. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Ruth Cooper

Not Your Norm

Very interesting read and am relieved it's not your average zombie pick. I am looking forward to the next chapter.

Published 14 months ago by shackledgypsy.

A fantastic book

I loved this book the suspense of what's going to happen next. It has the wonderful twist factor in its characters it's not your common everyday zombie novel. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Sooner girl

Didn't care for it.

My biggest problem was the main characters. Can't even remember their names. Josh? Kyra? Something like that. I actually wanted the zombies to eat them. Poorly written. Read more

Published 15 months ago by pamela

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