Another Amazing Book from Hogan and Del Toro
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Del Toro and Hogan do not disappoint in this second book.  It is just a compelling as the first book "The Strain."  The characters are interesting, exciting, and unique. It will definitely chill your bones and captivate your imagination.  Well worth the read.  I can't wait for the third book in the series.
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A must have for art, comic and production design lovers, has lots new designs by Mignola Barlowe and other great artists including the prop makers. Includes beautiful pages illustrating both concept and the picture of the final prop supported by the commentaries and thinkings of the artist involved in the creation of that specific prop. It also includes the final shooting script, and images from Guillermo del Toro's notebook which are nice sketches and annotations depicting the first idea behind the final design of each character. Great!!! one of the best, just do not read it before watching the movie.
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I love pretty much every book that White Wolf puts out, but this one is something special.  It does double duty as a great book for building awesome slasher antagonists and as a manual for playing your own horror story out from the handle side of the knife.

The heart of the book lies in the slasher Undertakings.  Each concept has a terrifyingly mundane 'Ripper' version and a horrifyingly supernatural 'Scourge' version.  My favorite is the Avenger/Legend.  The Avenger is the man who has lost his family and goes on a killing rampage to get revenge.  That's the Ripper side of things.  The Legend, though, is the real jewel.  A Legend is the supernatural side of the Avenger.  It's the father who lost his daughter to homicidal rapist and so he goes on a spree against rapists and those who are even toying with those thoughts.  A legend develops around him.  He gets a scary name like "Machete Jim" or something like that.  Maybe he shows up during the full moon each month up on the hill where the jocks take their dates.  His legend makes him superhuman, immortal, but it also gives him a weakness.  Ordinary folks can learn about his legend and maybe find a way to stop him.

This book has a metric ton of new Hunter (and Slasher) tactics, a bunch of new merits, Endowments, and compacts.  The new third-tier conspiracy, the FBI's Vanguard Serial Crimes Unit, is so cool that we immediately incorporated it into our weekly game.  The fiction pieces are perfect.  This is truly a must-have book for practically any World of Darkness chronicle.
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I love to attention to detail C. C. Hogan shows in his writing. As he says, he loves his characters and you can tell by the love THEY show. These books are based on a most interesting concept world. They're well written and are easy to read due to their wonderful flow of words and ideas. I highly recommend this book and all the Dirt books to anyone interested in a different twist in fantasy fiction writing!
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Once again, I find myself reviewing a Catherine Coulter book. And once again, this reader is blown away by this outstanding book. I have been a fan of Ms. Coulter since the first SAVICH/Sherlock FBI book and it has been all uphill since. I have such a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that this author can continue to give her fans such amazing books with equally amazing characters and stories. Now, teaming with J.T.Ellison, another great author, the fans are treated with a new series, a Brit in the FBI. If the first two books are any indication of the strength of this series, fear not. This series is also filled with amazing characters and equally as thrilling stories. Simply adore Nick and Mike. Right up there with Savich and Sherlock. And the best part of reading both series is that the cross-over of character is like old home week. This fan has been reading these books so long that starting a new one is like seeing a good friend you haven't seen in s while or going to a family reunion. Ms. Ellison as well has given her fans two intense female characters in Jackson and Owens. So, of course, a book co-written by these two women has to terrific. And as you approach the last page of the Lost Key, you do not want it to end. Then you read the last page and you are elated to realize that we will see this cast of characters again. And then there is Nemesis coming in July and we are once again reunited with Savich and Sherlock. Thank you both for two wonderful books and the time spent reading them.
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The Night Eternal is one of the best follow-ups/conclusions to a series I have read in a long time.  Each book feels more like it is part of one story, not a seperate story unto it self.  while this story does move a little slowly in a couple parts, the fact is that if you enjoyed the first two books you will undoubtedly enjoy this one.  Chuck Hogan and Guillermo Del Toro are fantastic writers who have produced a story that I will read multiple times.

The Strain Trilogy is one of the most unique stories I have ever read.  each character is uniquily flawed and real.  There are none of the cliche's that one would normally find in appocalyptical literature, instead you are there for the event that has destroyed our world, you know who caused it and why, and the reasons and associated fallout are all unique but completely believeable. at no part do you think that this could not happen.  The history invented for this was so complete that you find your self associating it with real life and how it fits absolutely perfectly.

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I love Kate Daniels and Curran and I absolutely love this story of Nevada and Mad Rogan. The story is fascinating, the pace exactly what is supposed to be, the supporting characters are on point, the romantic tension is great. I loved the carnations part of it. Nevada is determined but Rogan is even more so. I can't Wait for the next 2 books. I wish they were already here!
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Another great book.  Tears teeth clinching and all around action. The fact that a simple happy-go-lucky side character has turned out to be the main catalyst in the entire world is fantastic.  If you haven't read any of the previous books you will be confused.  If you have read any of them before then you know what you're getting into. Keep on writing and I'll keep reading.
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As always Anita Blake does not disappoint, how Laurell continues to come up with monster after monster I'll never know. But I really enjoyed getting to see another side to Edward and learning more of his history. As for Anita she may not have all the answers, but she never gives up on finding them, whether it's about monster hunting or balancing all her unique relationships. There is love, romance, anger, pain, sadness, action, adventure and horror all wrapped up in a weird wedding weekend. And lots of serpents slithering around in the Florida Sunshine. Definitely a great read. But now that Edward has finally tied the knot, I'm hoping we can get back to St. Louis and see what's going on with the rest of Anitas friends and lovers. Sheriff Tyburn was ok but I miss Zerbrowski and the rest of the St. Louis gang.
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We are big fans of Del Toro.  While this is a horror story, it is due to what humans do to each other.  Del Toro incorporates the ghostly/spiritual in a wonderful way ~ and as always ~ the cinematography is spectacular.
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This by far one of the best books I ever read I've been trying to grab for a while since seeing the movie&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Payback/dp/B00000JDIQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Payback</a>&nbsp;with Mel Gibson on it including&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Payback-The-Director-s-Cut-Special-Collector-s-Edition/dp/B000M3439O/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Payback - The Director's Cut (Special Collector's Edition)</a>&nbsp;to me was the director's original cut which studios try to panned or wouldn't touch due to circumstances and changes based on some sources I picked up. Also seen some clips of the original 1967 film&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Point-Blank/dp/B00097DY2A/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Point Blank</a>&nbsp;starring Lee Marvin by accident one day. To tell you the truth both movies all based off the book by Richard Stark (whose real name is Donald Westlake) all have a different meaning and yes both were adapted from the book with different characters and topics. If you into real fascinating movies and tv shows that are action-packed or action-like, gritty-wise, real edgy and all of that, you need to get your hands on this book b/c this will haunt you to the curve and give you a real scoop to never fall or sell yourself short when you around an environment of people you work for or associated with.

The Bible speaks about it too and how greed, disloyalty, taking advantage, etc. can turn you down a place you never wanted to end up. I consider them lessons learned. I always loved movies and tv shows that were adapted or based off the author's book (either biography, memoir or novel)that have a real meaning what we face in our daily world and living today.
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This is one of my top three favorite books of all time.  Chuck Palahniuk doesn't disappoint.  There's a certain darkness to all of his books, and his characters always have a villainous quality to them.  I also really love the way this book moves back and forth through time.  Invisible Monsters will hook you right from the beginning and keep you on the edge of your seat until the end.  There's a certain level of horror in the book because I think a lot of people can recognize their worst fears in the main character, a former supermodel who got her jaw shot off.  It's like a bad accident: horrifying but still stirs up a kind of morbid curiosity.
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No spoilers in this review, so feel safe to read this without hesitation.  This was the second best book in the series to me, second only to the 2nd book, The Frost Giant's Daughter & Other Stories.  Wow, non-stop excitement from beginning to end, with a few great suprises, and Conan meets an old friend from a prior book, and some good villans. Conan wears many hats, so to speak, in this book, and covers great distances going from one city to another.  I really liked that he meets an old friend from one of the older books, that was fun to me, and of course Conan ends up working for him once again.  Can't say enough about this story, and definetely makes me want more.  I feel Conan is really living on borrowed time, hanging by the skin of his teeth, by the end of this book.  He has some really close calls in this book.  The art was not very good, especially since it follows some great artwork in Iron Shadows In The Moon, so I docked it one star.  The art looked rushed, like they were trying to get this to market very quickly.  I hope Dark Horse either gives its illustrators more time to draw, or pick better illustrators, but the story was so great it more than make up for it, after all, we buy these books more for the stories, not so much for the pictures.  Amazing, and a real enjoyment!  Can't wait for the next one.
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This book is truly brilliant. I consider myself a major Zorro fan. This book is well written, dramatic and full of great moments from Tarentino and Wagner.
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I cannot say more than other reviewers and followers of the Dominic Grey series. All books are fun to read and the 'Resurrector' maybe the best of them. The story of white supremacists so visibly highlighted recently in our country and the modern take on Dr. Frankenstein lore makes this book quite intriguing. I recommend all DG's books and cannot wait for another chapter in this riveting series. I also wish someone in Hollywood finally picked up those books and made them into movies or Netflix show.
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This book is amazing....Once I started reading I couldn't put it down. T.S. Joyce has done it again and I am looking forward to reading Son of Kong!! Please take the time to read this book, you won't regret it I promise.
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In this final installment of Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogans 'The Strain', we pick off where 'The Fall' left off. With the resistance of Ephrain Goodweather, the CDC scientist, his co-worker Dr. Nora Martinez, Vasiliy Fet the New York exterminator, the gang-banger Gus as well as a surprise turn in Mr. Quinlan(The Born).
Without the help of vampire hunter Abraham Setrakian, who fell in the last book, it is now up to Eph and his friends, with the help of the One Book(The Occido Lumen), to take the Master out once and for all.

Eph has been dropped into a severe depression of the loss of his son Zach, who sits alongside the throne of the Master and also still being followed by his turned wife Kelly Goodweather. Also drawn to Vicodin for self medication and a friendship tainted between him and Nora, as a unexpected relationship forms between her and Fet.
Eph and Nora's former boss Dr. Everette Barne's who works for the Master has set up several 'Blood Camps' around New York City, supplying enough blood for the future population of Vampires(the Strigoi)and impregnating healthy woman. We find out that Fet has required a powerful weapon, and the means to use it is paramount.
The Earth has succumbed to total darkness, dark clouds and black rain where only about two hours of sun can protect them everyday.
There's a lot to love about this series altogether, and in my opinion,one of the best Vampire stories in years. It will grab you, scare you and amaze you as the depth of the Masters origin goes deeper than we thought, as well of an incredible back story of 'Fallen Angels' and their part in the final battle.
Once again incredibly written and the blood and action leaps into your mind like a real Del Toro film.

Give this trilogy a chance if you love vampire's, zombies or dark plagues and great writing. This book(series)is everything you want in a Apocalyptic world taken over by Vampires. That the feeling of loss and no hope for a human future will ever exist again. And the few humans left who have the will and faith and drive to do whatever they can to return the world back into some kind of normalcy.
A good read.