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| Welcome to Deadland by Zachary Tyler LinvilleIn Welcome to Deadland, author Zachary Tyler Linville puts an intriguing spin on apocalyptic zombie tales, employing fast-paced alternating timelines. His flawed, complex characters strive desperately to evade the infected hordes and save the remnants of humanity…while conquering their own inner demons. Will they make it to the abandoned theme park in time? Can they work together despite their different backgrounds? In a starred review, Publishers Weekly calls this debut "engaging, heartbreaking, and thrilling." |
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Feedback: A Newsflesh Novel by Mira GrantThe year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we unleashed something horrifying and unstoppable. The infection spread leaving those afflicted with a single uncontrollable impulse: FEED. Now, twenty years after the Rising, a team of scrappy underdog reporters relentlessly pursue the truth while competing against the superstar Masons, surrounded by the infected, and facing more insidious forces working in the shadows. This is the fourth book in the Newsflesh series.
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| The Family Plot: A Novel by Cherie PriestAn old mansion near Chattanooga, TN, contains a goldmine of salvageable items, from marble mantelpieces to heart pine flooring to a chestnut staircase -- and that's not counting the outbuildings. Music City Salvage's owner Chuck Dutton pays $40,000 for the right to strip the entire property, and puts his daughter Dahlia in charge of the project. But soon they find human remains in a supposedly fake cemetery, the house's owner disappears, and the mansion displays signs that it has a will of its own -- an unfriendly one. The salvage crew are in danger -- but from what? Library Journal's starred review calls this contemporary haunted house tale an "irresistible mix of horror and home improvement." |
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The Motion of Puppets by Keith DonohueA young couple find themselves caught in a web of magic and horror. Kay is an acrobat and goes missing. Her husband cannot believe that she has disappeared and searches the city in vain not guessing that she has been spirited away by a puppet master in the toy shop that fascinated her during their walks. Kay begins life anew as a puppet and soon begins to befriend the other puppets at night when they come to life. Will the evil that has charmed Kay be stronger than her husband’s love? Donohue writes a frightening account reminiscent of Grimm’s fairy tales and it will keep you up reading till dawn.
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| Roosevelt's Beast: A Novel by Louis BayardFormer President Theodore ("the Colonel") Roosevelt and his son Kermit went to Brazil in 1914 to map an uncharted river. During that trip, the Colonel suffered a minor injury that escalated into a debilitating illness. Author Louis Bayard imagines an alternate version of this history, in which the Colonel and Kermit are kidnapped by native Brazilians and forced to confront an evil, deadly monster. Roosevelt's Beast transforms the Roosevelts' actual journey into a terrifying supernatural battle. If you enjoy horror tales that unfold in the context of already thrilling adventures, you might also try Dan Simmons' The Abominable. |
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| Dead and Alive by Dean KoontzIn Dead and Alive, the 3rd book in Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series, Hurricane Katrina bears down on New Orleans, threatening total chaos. Scientist Victor Frankenstein, 250 years old and now calling himself Helios, is planning to destroy humanity with his artificial humanoid monsters. But his first creation, who has renamed himself Deucalion, supports the humans, and he heads up an army of Victor's less successful creatures in a bid to derail his project. Though thoroughly science-fictional, Dead and Alive is also terrifying. You may want to start with book 1, Prodigal Son; the series continues through book 5, The Dead Town. |
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| Nocturnal: A Novel by Scott SiglerA strange series of killings haunts San Francisco police detective Bryan Clauser, who becomes even more concerned when he realizes he's dreaming about murders before they occur. Meanwhile, 13-year-old Rex Deprovdechuk is tormented by bullies, and homeless Aggie James is kidnapped and locked up underground, where he is surrounded by mutants. As the murder spree continues, Clauser finds disturbing evidence that it is not the work of an ordinary serial killer...and the threat is much greater than a typical crime wave. The unlikely allies -- Clauser, Rex, and Aggie -- are on their own against the evil monsters, and considerable amounts of blood will flow before the end. |
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| Chimera: A Jim Chapel Mission by David WellingtonIn author David Wellington's series launch Chimera, genetically modified super-soldiers called chimeras have gone out on a targeted killing spree, and a pair of top-level government officials order retired Special Forces veteran Jim Chapel to track down and kill the monsters. Accompanied by a beautiful veterinarian and a sexy hacker, he sets out on his assigned mission, but he wonders what's really behind the killing machines: is it a government conspiracy? Fans of fast-paced science fiction/horror blends will want to pick up Wellington's Jim Chapel series, which currently extends to three volumes. For more in this vein, try Jonathan Maberry's Joe Ledger novels, starting with Patient Zero. |
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