Halloween Horrors

Hey folks,

Being that today kicks off Halloween weekend, I figured I'd have a fun post. Just a few parts to it and we hope you take part in them all...

What are your favorite Halloween tricks or treats? Do you have any rituals like watching the entire Friday the 13th (which is on AMC right now by the way) or Halloween series, or reading Pet Cemetary or IT (speaking of, check this out - a great find by The Novel Blog)? Who is your favorite baddie? Have you ever been the one scared by the schmo dressed in the scarecrow costume waiting for people to walk by to make jump out of their skin (or the schmo)? And when you go to a party, what is your typical costume?

If you are looking for some new literary frights, check out a tribute to everyone's favorite chainsaw-armed killer of the Evil Dead (free), a short story treat that may get you Sidetracked (.99), and an up-and-comer who is willing to give out his novel for free if you promise to review it (bonus)! There are way more chills and thrills out there, like Jonathan Maberry, Michael G Cornelius, Clive Barker, and everyone's stand by, Stephen King (amongst others), so cowboy up and get yourself some seasonal entertainment!

Lastly, who is looking forward to Sunday's premier of The Walking Dead? I know I am! It definitely looks like it will push the limits of cable TV, but at the same time, the undead know no limits to the carnage they can produce... remember - always aim for the head!

New Review of Wired Kingdom

This post is a bit behind schedule as it was put up on the Un:Bound site last week, but I still think that it deserves the spot as, like the other reviews seen for Wired Kingdom, it's good. This is only a small portion (the money-maker so to speak), but on the whole, it is a must read.

Chesler delivered a good, fun thriller, easily as entertaining as any of the Cussler's I've read. If there were flaws I was far too busy enjoying the book to notice them. An excellent debut and I look forward to seeing what Chesler does next.

Thank you to Adele for taking the time to read and review this title, and all the folks at Un:Bound that fight the good fight.

Being compared to Cussler is a great feat! Congrats to Rick Chesler for a job well-done. It's no wonder why Steve Alten and Jeremy Robinson (both writers of deep sea adventures) were so willing to blurb this novel. Have you read Wired Kingdom? Would you like to put your two cents in too? We'd love to hear what you thought.

The Last Leg!

Hey friends,

Anthony 'AJ' Tata is in the last leg of the pundit race for the Washington Post but he needs your help to finish it! Please read the message below from him and do your part - cast your vote.

After a week of blogging, today is voting day. Please vote and post this link on your social media networks to get moderate voice onto Washington Post editorial page. Voting is different today in that all 10 candidates are on the same page. Please choose my name and cast your vote. Thank you!

Link: http://wapo.st/aUiMW1

You can cast your vote all day today so spread the word and help Tony achieve the next goal he has set for himself.

Steve Alten's Mid-Atlantic Tour

Hey folks, if you live in or around the mid-Atlantic, this is your chance to get a signed copy of Grim Reaper: End of Days.

• Atlantic City, NJ - Borders from 6-8pm (Oct 20)

• Marlton, NJ - Barnes & Noble from 7-9pm (Oct 21)

• Philadelphia, PA - Barnes & Noble from 1-230pm (Oct 22)
• Philadelphia, PA - Borders from 3-530pm
• Philadelphia, PA - Robin's Bookstore from 7-9pm

• Wilmington, DE - Barnes & Noble from 2-4pm (Oct 23)
• Plymouth Meeting, PA - Barnes & Noble from 6-8pm

You can also listen to Steve on the following stations:

• 700WLW - Cincinnati, OH
• KYW - Philadelphia, PA

Check back in next week for more events coming your way!

J. Kent Holloway - Guest Blogger - Spice It Up!

Hey folks! Monday has returned with another great Guest Blogger post. Today's guest, a return offender, is J. Kent Holloway. He definitely is bringing some great vibes to the blog with some fresh thoughts on how to bring your twisted tales to a whole new level.

Ghosts, Time Travel, and Monsters Under the Bed: How Looking for Alternatives to Common Theories Can Really Spice Up Your Paranormal Tale

When I first started writing paranormal adventure fiction, some friends of mine told me that I was going to have a major issue that they didn’t think I’d be able to overcome. You see, I’m a Christian. And though my books aren’t “Christian Fiction” per se, they are still influenced and guided by my beliefs and I can’t go outside of what I know to be biblical Truth. And whether I wish things were different or not, there are aspects to the paranormal that just plain goes against everything I believe in. To add that content in my books would be irresponsible, if not altogether dangerous. So, what’s a writer, who is Christian, to do when it comes to writing about the paranormal?

The answer is…do what he does best. Be creative! The very thing that my friends said would turn out disastrous for me, is the very thing that will eventually set my books apart from all the others out there like it. Let me explain.

My novel, Primal Thirst, is the first installment of the ENIGMA Directive series. It follows the adventures of globetrotting cryptozoologist Dr. Obadiah “Jack” Jackson and his team as they investigate some of the nastiest monsters known to man. Now I chose cryptozoology for my first series of novels because cryptids, such as Sasquatch, Nessie, and the lesser known Lusca, were really as far removed from “paranormal” as I could get. In truth, if they exist, they are merely strange biological creatures that have remained hidden from human eyes for centuries.

But using “real” cryptids for the primary meanies in my novels was not an option. After all, if Sasquatch really does exist, I don’t want people being scared he’s suck their brains out from their eye sockets, do I? No way! So, I started taking real legends from various cultures and adapting them into real scary monsters that have no need to fear a mob of humans going out with pitchforks and torches. Hence, the first ENIGMA creature…the jenglot. The jenglot, in Malaysian folklore, is nothing more than a voodoo-like doll that is said to come alive at night and feed on human blood. You can buy them for a dime a dozen at any local bazaar…though I’m not sure why anyone would want a doll that could potentially bleed you dry in the middle of the night! But I took this legend, took away its doll-like features and made it nearly four feet tall…drawing heavily on the chupacabra cryptids of the Hispanic community. And wah-lah! Instant monster with absolutely no spiritual undertones.

But my third ENIGMA book (to be released later in 2011) presents an entirely different creature…one that could, if extant, be either physical or spiritual in nature. I’m referring to the Jersey Devil…the strange bi-pedal, winged creature that has a face of a horse and likes to walk on the rooftops of unsuspecting homeowners. Physical evidence suggests that this could actually be a real creature. There’s just been too many eyewitness reports of this creature to just be mere folklore. Yet it contains elements that seem to be supernatural too (the very legend of its birth is a perfect example…it was born a child of the devil himself). So what could I do? This is the fun part and we’re getting into the heart of this post right now…

You come up with possible alternatives to the supernatural…and oddly enough, find yourself with a much creepier story in the process. You see, as I started studying the Jersey Devil, certain characteristics of the creature kept reminding me of another creature of legend. One that would freeze the blood of anyone who happened to see it in its day…a creature that was one hundred percent biological (if real), yet infinitely scarier than some ethereal spirit (unfortunately, I can’t tell you what it is…it’d spoil the fun!).

The key here is coming up with alternative explanations for things too supernatural or unrealistic to use. No matter what you write about, take a look at the subject matter and turn it over and over and over in your head. Don’t look to the obvious. Come up with another way of looking at the subject and you will find a much more original and spine tingling story than if you had just gone with the “expected”. And by the way, this works just as well whether you have Christian convictions regarding a subject matter or not.

But let me give you one more example of what I’m talking about…and possibly a step-by-step guide to how I do it.

In my effort to market the ENIGMA Directive books, I’ve become entrenched within the paranormal investigating community. I know cryptozoologists. I know ghost hunters. And I’ve even started my own investigative team. My same naysaying friends have questioned my actions in this…especially in regards to ghosts. They say, of course, that ghosts are contrary to Scripture. They spout out verse after verse that I know all too well. And in truth, agree with completely. But you see, my friends have blinders on. They are only looking at ghosts from the traditional, classicist point of view…and to me, that’s just plain boring for any kind of good story! I want alternative explanations. I seek after different possibilities. In my own personal experiences, I definitely know that there is some strange phenomenon happening at many a haunted house. But if human spirits are not walking the creaking floorboards of these decrepit old structures…what is?

Enter the Alternative Theory Brainstorm session.

I first start by thinking about all the different theories out there that are mundane. Human spirits unable to find rest. Demons playing with the gullibility of hope-seeking humans. Hallucinations. Psychological disorders. Even psychokinetic manipulation of an environment by a kid in the midst of puberty. I look at these theories, shake my head, and say, “Boring!” It’s all been done before. It’s all been explored. So what’s new? What alternative can I find?

Well, then I start looking at the ghostly phenomenon themselves. Looking at similarities. Examining differences. Searching for commonalities. Then, my eye catches one specific type of haunting and a lightbulb goes off in my head.

It’s called a “Residual Haunt.” If you’ve ever watched an episode of Ghosthunters, you know exactly what I’m talking about. The theory behind the residual haunt is that while someone is alive, part of their “essence” begins to attach itself to a place or an object of importance to them. An eighteenth century woman spends most of her day in the kitchen…cooking, preparing the evening meal, etc. Then she dies. But years later, this same woman can still be seen performing the same chores she did while alive…seemingly oblivious to the living on-lookers. The residual haunt suggests that this isn’t a “ghost” per se, but rather an after-image (like a ghost image on a TV set with bad reception) just going through the motions over and over again. Not a bad theory, right?

Well, just not good enough for me and not exactly spine tingling or adventurous enough for a good yarn either in my mind. We need to come up with an alternative explanation for this type of thing…and maybe, just maybe, it will provide the makings of a unique kind of ghost story never done before.

So my brain kicks in. I start turning the facts over in my mind. Looking at it from different angles. And an idea hits me in the head like a hammer.

What if the strange, ghostly female we see doing her chores in the kitchen isn’t dead? What if she’s very much still alive?

“Huh?” You might be asking. “Um, I’m pretty sure if I can look right through her, she’s probably dead and it’s probably a ghost.”

Oh, but use a little imagination! Think outside the box! What if there’s a better, more entertaining solution? What if “time” is, as has been suggested by certain physicists, actually like a nylon string? What if each point in time is somewhere along that string? Now, what happens if you take that string and wad it up into a ball? Different points on that string will touch each other, right? Or they’ll come very close to touching anyway.

Now imagine those points on the string as being dates in time. What would happen if the point for today’s date, 2010 touched the point for the same date in 1810? What would happen if these points on the string brushed lightly across each other? Would a person from today be able to catch a glimpse into the world of yesterday? Would a ghost hunter seeking the truth be able to see a living, breathing human being performing the chores in her kitchen in the time period in which she actually lived?

It doesn’t matter if this theory is true…at least for fictional reasons. With it, you have the start of one whopping good ghost story! You also have the makings of one fantastic time travel story as well. Plus, you eliminate the nasty little problem, if you’re a Christian, of writing about something that might be unscriptural.

And all it takes is seeking alternative solutions to common beliefs about the paranormal. Whether you have Christian objections to subject matter or not, this method could prove absolutely invaluable to you, as a writer, for coming up with completely original tales of the paranormal.


Kent brings up a great point and that is you write what you know. Though you may not want to translate your beliefs onto your character, in one form or another it typically happens. I see it time and time again though that readers 'bag' the author for trying to impose their beliefs upon them but the one thing that the reader needs to keep in mind is that these are works of fiction. Enjoy the piece for the writing - don't think that everyone is out to get you with their 'mind tricks'. Find out more about J. Kent Holloway at www.kenthollowayonline.webs.com or http://kenthollowayonline.blogspot.com.

Have you struggled with anything your characters have gone through? Have you ever looked past your beliefs to create a completely different character from what your beliefs are, and was it a soul-searching process second-guessing yourself that it was the right thing to do? Do you think it helped the book? And lastly, have you been told that you are 'thrusting your beliefs' upon others and what have you done about that to combat the negative impact it may have brought? As always, your input can win you a Variance e-book of your choice.

Tag Team Back Again!

Good day Variance friends,

Two equally important pieces to talk about today. We can't succeed without your help so let's tag team this and go two-for-two!

First, AJ Tata is in the top 50 of America's Next Great Pundit Contest (that's great considering there were nearly 1500 starters!). If you are a military thriller fan, AJ Tata fan, or a firm believer in holding people accountable, please head over to the above link, read his post, and give him your vote for a story well-written! He has certainly proven himself a go-to-guy for news broadcasts like Fox, The Early Show and The Today Show, this is the next step and hopefully you deem him worthy of the title.


Next, Steve Alten is going on tour! If you are in the following areas be sure to stop in and get your signed copy of GRIM REAPER. You can also listen to a few radio posts (linked below).

October 13 – 16: South Florida

October 13, 2010 – 3 PM to 5 PM (Wednesday)
Barnes and Noble - The Shoppes at Wellington Green - 10500 W Forest Hill Blvd. - Wellington, FL 33414 - 561.792.1292 – TIME: 3:00 PM

October 13, 2010 – 6 PM to 8 PM (Wednesday)
Borders Books - 2240 E. Sunrise Blvd. -- Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304 -- 954.566.6335

October 15, 2010 – 1 PM to 3 PM (Friday)
Borders Books - 9887 Glades Rd. - Boca Raton, FL 33434 - 561.883.5854

October 15, 2010 – 7 PM to 9 PM (Friday)
Borders Books - 12171 W. Sunrise Blvd. - Plantation, FL - 954.723.9595

October 16, 2010 – 2 PM to 3 PM (Saturday)
Waldenbooks – Wellington Green Mall - 10300 W Forest Hill Blvd - Wellington, FL
561.792.4012

October 16, 2010 – 4 PM to 6 PM (Saturday)
Barnes and Noble - 700 Rosemary Ave. The Palladium at City Place - West Palm Beach, FL
561.514.0811

October 20 – 30: NJ – PHILLY – DELAWARE – NYC

October 20, 2010 – 6 PM to 8 PM (Wednesday)
Borders -- 2200 Wrangleboro Road, Mays Landing - Atlantic City, NJ
609.407.1960

October 21, 2010 – 7 PM to 9 PM (Thursday)
Barnes & Noble - 200 W Route 70 - Marlton, NJ 08053 - 856.596.7058

October 22, 2010 – 1 PM to 2:30 PM (Friday)
Barnes & Noble - 1700 N. Broad St. - Philadelphia, PA 19121 - 215.204.0514

October 22, 2010 – 3 PM to 5:30 PM (Friday)
Borders - 1 S. Broad St. - Philadelphia, PA - 215.568.7400


October 22, 2010 – 7 PM to 9 PM (Friday)
Robin’s Bookstore – 110A S. 13th Street. - Philadelphia, PA - 215.568.7400

October 23, 2010 – 2 PM to 4 PM (Saturday)
Barnes & Noble – 4801 Concord Pike, Concord Mall – Wilmington, DE. 302.478.9677

October 23, 2010 – 6 PM to 8 PM (Saturday)
Barnes & Noble - The Metroplex - 2300 Chemical Road - Plymouth Meeting, PA
(610) 567-2900

October 28, 2010 – 7 PM to 9 PM (Thursday)
Partners & Crime bookstore, 44 Greenwich Ave., New York, NY 10011

RADIO:
Oct 12 - Bob McLain 4:05-4:20pm EST

Oct 13 - AdrenalineRadio.com - 8-9pm EST

Let The Reaper Come, Indeed

In all of his glory, the Grim Reaper has come to claim the lives
of those requested...

Yesterday was the official release date of Grim Reaper: End of Days (10-10-10). Don't wait to pick up your copy of 'one of the best books you will read. Period.' (via reviewer Jason Frost) - people have been stating that the book is selling out of stores before people can pick it up! If you can't wait, get it for your e-reader now.

Check out a few things going around the web:

NY Journal of Books - Review - by David Hersman
(abridged - for the full review, go to nyjournalofbooks.com.)

In Grim Reaper: End of Days, Steve Alten offers up an ambitious tale of a hero’s journey through Hell. In this case, Hell comes in the form of a plague-infested Manhattan.

Alten sets the stage for a gripping techno-thriller with some time-tested elements— Manhattan as a sealed-off prison, an apocalyptic virus, shadowy government entities, a flawed and reluctant hero.

Alten’s modern-day morality tale feels like three different books—cautionary essay, fast-paced thriller, and a cosmologic acid trip with a host of supernatural beings. While some of the plot devices have been seen before (think The Andromeda Strain, Escape from New York, I Am Legend), and Alten has chosen to echo classic literature, there is enough originality for fans of this genre to remain engaged. And for those who can’t get enough, take heart: This is the merely the first volume in a planned trilogy.

Uncanny similarity... MyFoxDetroit.com, granted it was in Denver and not Manhattan, but too good to pass up!

Dan Boucher - Guest Blogger - To Review or Not To Review

Hey friends - now that is a question! I couldn't pass the cliche up. I hope you all are having a great Columbus Day/Thanksgiving (CA) or any other holiday that may fall on today. Today's guest blogger is Dan Boucher who will explain himself in great detail along with his entity and why it is important to him to blog his reviews the way he does.

TO REVIEW OR NOT TO REVIEW

I wish that I could say that book reviewing is an art. Perhaps to some, in particular those who are paid to do so, it is, but in my humble opinion, it is just that—an opinion. Anyone can do this, you just need to take the time to do so and be able to put words together so that they make sense.

Having said that, book reviews ARE important—specifically, non-biased reviews from people who don’t read with their pinkies out. Enter, TheNovelBlog.com (shameless promotion from blogger).

We are Indie. We aren’t paid for our reviews and we’re not expected to give a good review to a book that’s crap simply because we were given an ARC, or the author may be a friend. We’re honest. We don’t judge grammar or punctuation (unless it’s so bad you can’t read it) and we don’t look for hidden messages, or metaphors that an author’s trying to plant in a readers head. We report if it was entertaining, fun or just plain bad.

When we started TheNovelBlog.com back in December ’08, we just wanted to get rid of the “fluff” and deliver honest reviews on authors that you may never had otherwise heard of. There’re many sites that do the same as us and do it well. Before I decided to start my own blog site, I was an avid reviewer at Amazon.com and I’m still an Amazon Vine reviewer.

Book reviews are important. I’m sick of spending money on crap. Nowadays it seems an author’s name is in bigger print than the book’s title. Long time favorite authors of mine have started to simply “ride the success of their name” and deliver crap. Reviews help me filter through all the “noise” out there and bring the good reads to the surface.

As a reviewer, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had someone tell me that a blog site dedicated to book reviews “is a complete waste of time,” and that, “Nobody reads anymore.” I disagree. People DO read and people want to spend their money on things that entertain them.

Others have stated that the reviews are nothing more than “rigged” or “paid advertisements” from the publishers. While that definitely may be true in some cases; I can assure you that in our case it’s not. I personally will not review a book unless I’ve read every page and can offer a fair opinion.

Anyways, I believe that book reviews are here to stay and that they’re important aids in preventing making yet another disappointing purchase.

That’s my opinion, what’s yours?


I hope that TheNovelBlog.com sounds like a great review site to you, because well, it is! Not only have they been great to us, but they are as he says - truthful - which makes the reviews all the sweeter. They don't review just thriller books, so if you enjoy the occasional romance or other genre, that is another reason to make a bee-line to their site. Thanks to Dan for this opinion piece.

So as he stated, it is important to remove the fluff. In these economic times, getting the best bang for your buck is ever-necessary. So, in Dan's well-stated 'call to action', what is your opinion? Are they important aids in your decision-making process (and if so, what site do you use typically... be sure to add TNB.com to your list of sites!)? Do you not use blog sites and just go off of the review comments via the bookstore's website reviews? Or just not bother at all and go off of word-of-mouth or author name?

As in other Round 2 Guest Blog appearances, comments left will get you a shot at winning a free ebook of your choice from our Smashwords library. Get your comment here by Friday Oct. 15!

John Fitch V - Guest Blogging - Electronic Publishing Is Best?

Good Monday, friends! I hope you had a wonderful fall weekend. Back to the grind though, so here is a fresh Guest Blog post from John Fitch V. Today, he talks about self-publishing and what it has done for him. Hopefully it answers some questions that you have pondered...

The Self-Publishing Question 2010: To DTB or Not To DTB?

You’ve finished your manuscript. You’ve edited it. You’ve had a close, trusted friend look at it. You’ve made several rounds of revisions. You’ve had another friend look at it; suffice it to say, the process went on ad nauseum. You’ve gone through the submission/rejection process, only receiving letters that indicate your work is “not what we need right now.”

What’s the next step?

We live in a fantastic time, folks. It’s 2010. We’re in the Digital Age, the Digital Revolution, what have you. More and more authors are publishing digitally. Authors, both traditionally published via their backlists and independent, are making money through sites such as Smashwords as well as Amazon Kindle’s Digital Text Platform.

It wasn’t that easy five years ago.

It was 2005. I finished the manuscript for my first fantasy novel, OBLOERON: THE QUEST FOR THE CHALICE, earlier in the year. I sent out a couple of submissions for it, and received the subsequent rejections. No matter. Looking back now, my work, at the time, was truly not ready. But at that point, I wanted something tangible in my hands, proof that I had a great book and all that jazz that comes with naivety. I looked at PublishAmerica, submitted, was accepted (again, my naivety at play), and then I rejected them after my newspaper editor at the time looked into them (thank you, Amy!). I was heartbroken, yes, but I managed to pull myself up.

I decided that night that I would look into self-publishing options. I scoured the Internet, and I came upon sites such as Lulu.com. It looked interesting. I self-pubbed my first four books through Lulu, until I came upon CreateSpace last year. I transferred everything to CreateSpace about 10 months ago.

I also came upon Amazon Kindle.

My friends, Kindle changed my life as both an author and a reader.

Call me an evangelist for the Digital Revolution. Here I am, a schmoe who just happens to possess a vivid imagination, and I’ve now re-published my first four novels, plus two in the past year and more to come, and I’m making more money now than I did with Lulu. I’ve made more money through Kindle than I have with CreateSpace.

What does that mean? I’ve come to a few conclusions:
The less money the customer spends, the better. I follow the Joe Konrath methodology here. Lower price = more readers. Seriously, folks: Would you rather buy a book for $14.95 in the traditional form, or would you rather pay $2.99 for the same words, only digitally? There are people – strangely enough – that would pay the higher price just because that’s what they’re used to paying; this has happened with my readers, too! I cannot believe that people would actually spend MORE money to buy something when you can get the same product for a fifth of the price. However, I sell somewhere in the range of between 60 and 75-to-1 Digital/Kindle books to ink and paper/DTBs (dead tree books).

The need to have a DTB copy lessens with each passing day. The personal fact I showed in the paragraph above strengthens my belief that very soon, the DTB will go the way of the zoot suit, the Charleston, and the Yo-Yo. I give it 15 months before the ink and paper book stumbles into the LeBrea Tar Pits. The eBook is the new mass market paperback. The DTB will still be around in the form of hardcovers, but be prepared to pay upwards of $40-$50 for one. Print runs of DTBs will shrink. If you’re a blossoming author, you may want a DTB to show off to people or to send to reviewers, but seriously: Tell people to get out of the 20th Century and jump on the digital bandwagon. The reading experience, I’ve found, with an eReader – preferably Kindle – is better than with a DTB. Bookstores are seeing the light and are reading the tea leaves; I’m sure you’ve heard of Nook and Kobo and Libre, right?

Should you publish your work as a DTB? Your mileage may vary. For me, though, my experience is calling for less DTBs and more digital work. The revolution, as they say, is on.

Price your book low, give it a fantastic cover, and write a great description. The mere fact that you as an author want people to read your work means you want to keep your book affordably priced. Repeat after me: $2.99. $2.99 is the benchmark. $2.99 is the impulse buy price point on eBooks. $2.99, with a strong cover and a powerful product description, is a sure-fire sales winner.

Folks, we are in a fantastic time, as I wrote before. It’s a fantastic time to be a reader, and it’s certainly a fantastic time to be an author. The world is changing for the better. Our options increase by the day, by the week, by the month.

I’m not telling you to go one way or the other: Do your research, though. Look at the way the wind shifts. Notice the trends, or make the trends. It’s that simple.

And don’t forget: While you’re making your all-important publishing decision, write another book!


Thanks so much John! John Fitch V dabbles in different genres with something for every member of the family. He’s the author of six books, ranging from fantasy to sci-fi to sports fiction. His seventh novel, OBLOERON: THE RISE OF THE DARK FALCON, will be released within the next month. His short story, VUVUZOMBIE, will be a part of the BUMP IN THE NIGHT Halloween Anthology published by Bucks County Publishing in October 2010. He lives in Massachusetts.

So, what say you folks? Have you found that the digital revolution is the path to take? I know a few of you will never go digital, be sure to weigh in as well. Do you see the demand for print to go down and prices to skyrocket as John has now foretold? Do you buy $2.99 books only, or are you willing to spend more (and what is the ratio if you are). To correspond with this, speak your mind and get your chance at a choice of any one Variance E-book in your specified extension.

Looking forward to your opinion!

The First Grim Reaper Review Is In!

Hey folks,

I was scanning though my Google Alerts today when I came across this one, and a doozie it is! Here are a few highlights from Jason Frost's review.

‘Grim Reaper’ is epic. (god, I hate when people say that). I get nervous reviewing books like this because it’s like asking a third grader to explain the law of gravitation as it relates to Mars. (Here goes…) I’m a sucker for end-of-the-word stories and writers who know how to tell a story. ‘Grim Reaper’ combines them both.

What really would happen if humanity was struck with an unstoppable plague? What if this plague was contained on an island? What if you could eradicate said island. Would you do it? What is an OK amount of people to kill (murder) in order to save six billion? Does God factor into this? Would he “stand by” and let man create his own Armageddon or step in to keep with scripture and wait for the appointed time to unleash his? OR… are they one in the same?

This will not be one of the best books you will read this year. This will be one of the best books you will read, period.

For the complete review take the nearest link straight to the source, the Rubicon Reader himself. This isn't his first review, so be sure to gallivant around his blog and read up on his thoughts to find a new book - he's reviewed plenty so I'm sure you'll find something. Thanks to Jason for taking the time to read and review Grim Reaper: End of Days.