Voracious [Paperback]

Alice Henderson (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

In Glacier National Park, a lone hiker, Madeline Keye, soon realizes that something is following her, a shapeshifting and terrifyingly intelligent creature pursuing her over treacherous mountain passes. But Madeline has carried a secret into the wild, a frightening ability that is her only hope of survival. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Jove; Original edition (February 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515146021
• ISBN-13: 978-0515146028
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,049,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alice Henderson is a writer of both fiction and video game material. Her most recent novel, Voracious, pits a lone hiker against a shapeshifting creature in the wilderness of Glacier National Park. She wrote the Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels Night Terrors and Portal Through Time. While working at LucasArts, she wrote video game material for several Star Wars titles. She holds a master's degree in folklore and mythology. Her novel Portal Through Time won the Scribe Award for Best Novel.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting and tense novel, February 25, 2009

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kantoskan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voracious (Paperback)

My copy of Voracious came yesterday morning and I can say that Alice Henderson is a welcome fresh face to the dark fantasy genre. Voracious moves along at a blistering pace. Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. I'm a huge fan of dark fantasy and to be honest I've been finding good dark fantasy harder to find of late. In Voracious, however, the author drew me into the world. I found the action and suspense gripping and the characters to be very engaging. For instance, you can feel Madeline's grief over how her "gift" has made her different. I don't want to give anything away, but I will say this about the predator that is hunting the main character; WOW! What an awesome character. It's not the typical vampire or werewolf found in many dark fantasy novels; rather it is something entirely new. If you enjoy horror and dark fantasy get this book. After reading Voracious, I'm definitely keeping an eye out for the next book by Alice Henderson.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, March 12, 2009

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Ashley Perry (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Voracious (Paperback)

This is a very good book. I read it in one day, which is unusual for me. I'm not a big fan of reading. If you are into strange sci-fi type books, you will enjoy this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Voracious by Alice Henderson, December 27, 2009

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susan e. wiget "Susan E. Wigget" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voracious (Paperback)

This horror novel is about a young woman named Madeline who has the psychic power to tap into people's thoughts when she comes in contact with something they have touched. Because of this ability, everyone in the small Montana town where she grew up socially ostracizes her, even her parents. Fortunately, she has met a friend in the form of a new resident, George, and equally fortunate is her future as a college student far away.

Tired of alienation and rejection, she takes a trip to Glacial National Park, where she encounters a monster far more horrible than social stigma. When Madeline was fourteen years old, a serial killer who knew about her psychic abilities killed her best friend in front of her, and Madeline believed that if the killer hadn't known about her powers, he would have left her friend alone. Ever since then, Madeline has considered her "gift" a curse and has vowed not to ever use it to help detect murders, because she doesn't want to absorb so many evil memories and thoughts and thus experience similar trauma. However, now that a monster is hunting her and killing others in Glacial National Park, she must use her psychic powers or the monster will continue killing.

Voracious is a gripping and terrifying novel that is character-driven and with a particularly strong female protagonist. It reminds me of Frankenstein, due to the monster chasing Madeline, the threat of others' deaths, and above all Madeline's conversations with the monster, which is intelligent and capable of human speech. Full of vivid description, fast-paced action, and suspense, I highly recommend this book.