false<![CDATA[Fathom]]>11372173Before God created the earth as we know it, the planet was home to a race of monsters. In order to prepare for humans, He either banished or killed most of these natives creatures; but those who remain in exile have not forgotten. One ancient tale encourages their vengeance, speaking of an angel with the power to wipe out a quarter of the world's population. Together, the old ones form a plot to catch this being and use him to reassert their reign.
But not every prophecy is a promise.
Scattered throughout the globe a handful of unwilling heroes are preparing to intervene. One of these sits frozen in stone, mistaken for a statue and abandoned in a courtyard for eighty years. Though Nia finds it difficult to believe, that strange prison was her rescue--a cocoon that transformed and protected her until her story could truly begin.
<I>Fathom</I> is an unapologetic mix of horror and urban fantasy that will appeal to fans of both genres. The resulting book is a sexy biblical monster story that will hold the attention of readers who appreciate a good fairy tale with an unusual point of view.1124462book25112008Fathomtotal:72|5:14|4:25|3:20|2:9|1:4|722521742921falsefalseSun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009Thu Dec 11 20:08:16 -0800 2008Mon Oct 19 10:11:27 -0700 2009
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Four and Twenty Blackbirds, also by Cherie Priest, and it was good, but it was nowhere near as good as this.
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Gothic Babes I saw a post by a writer calling herself WickedWish. She had written and published a book called Four and Twenty Blackbirds. I thought she was interesting and so I paid attention to her journal for a while, because even though her...more...]]>
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Fathom claims on its inner flap that it is "quite unlike anything you've ever read", and I'll give it this, it's right.
Nia is visiting her cousin Bernice and other family members on a island in Florida when Bernice unexpectedly commits a crime--and when Nia ref...more...]]>
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Fathom - Cherie Priest
Very strange plot, definitely grabs you. Mythic fantasy. Light reading.
This is a difficult genre to write. There is a thin line in making believable fantasy. There are moments when this book slips, but Priest brings it back, which gives it just a little camp e...more...]]>
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Publisher's Weekly starred review. It described the book as, "equal parts horror, contemporary fantasy and apocalyptic thriller." And, really, it was all that. Stylistically, this author has got it going on. I really enjoyed the storytelling-- as I read, ...more...]]>
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Cherie Priest by way of Dreadful Skin, which I picked up somewhat on a lark. I've enjoyed everything I've read since, though I keep managing to avoid her most famous series for some reason.
Fathom is only the second of her full-length books that I've read, but I...more...]]>
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Recommended as s...]]>
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50falsefalseMon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008Thu Feb 26 12:00:50 -0800 2009Thu Feb 26 12:01:30 -0800 2009 It draws you in and keeps you there until the book is finished, then leaves you wanting more.]]>
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