Vespers. [Paperback]

Jeff. Rovin (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: St Martins Pr; Uncorrected Proof edition (1998)
• ASIN: B000OT3TSM
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,653,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best book I have ever read in my life!!!!!!!!!, February 11, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Vespers (Hardcover)

This book is never boring, there is always something new happening when another ends, and it is not difficult to read at all. It is as if you become the characters in the book and everything that happens is so intense you can't help but continue to read. I am not a big reader and this book took me two days to read because it was so good I did not want to put it down. Trust me buy the book and you will not be sorry. The first chapter there is already two people who are murdered by these creatures and it done in great detail. Love the book!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No Guano ... you'll really like this book!, March 31, 2001

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coachtim (Indiana, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vespers (Mass Market Paperback)

If you want a book that's well-researched, has good characterization, and has a great hook-line...Giant bats and their buddies taking over New York... then, by all means, pick up a copy of "Vespers"! I'd give it 4 and 1/2 stars, but Amazon.com does not permit that kind of rating.

This was the first book that I've read by Jeff Rovin, but it won't be my last. He's a very good story-teller who's done his homework. "Vespers" contains great action, a descriptive tour of New York and a lot of information about bats that I'm sure most people never knew before. The story nevers bogs down because Rovin skillfully weaves a number of little sub-plots throughout the book.

Not one to give away much of the plot, let me just say that the story is set in present-day and contains more than a few unnerving scenes of violence. Giant bats have begun to breed and multiply after an accident involving radiation affects the growth pattern of one of the bats. A gutsy "batologist" and a brave detective are all that stand between New York and annihilation.

This is a very quick read and is great escapism. I heartedly recommend it to those who grew up when the great old "B" movies of the 50's and 60's told of man's encounters with radioactive ants ("Them"), 8-foot tall "carrot-men" from another world ("The Thing") and giant Japanese monsters (Godzilla).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VESPERS gives Giant Bat Monster Books a GREAT name!, July 30, 2000

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M. Grant "MacGyver of the Books" (Detroit, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vespers (Mass Market Paperback)

To be honest, I wanted to read FATALIS but couldn't wait for it to be published. So I bought Vespers to familiarize myself with Mr. Rovin. WOW! I tore through this book faster than the bats tearing through their victims. A great summer read that'll keep you turning pages in excitement (and may even make you brush your hands through your hair a couple of times). Sure it's sci-fi and deals with giant monsters. But it's a FUN READ! Do yourself a favor and get this book!