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Dark Rain
Raine's Landing, Massachusetts, can't be located on any map. On the surface it appears an ordinary New England small town, but anyone who stumbles in wants to leave immediately . . . and once gone, they forget they were ever there. Real magic pervades this village of shadows, practiced by powerful adepts descended from the original Salem witches. But a curse has made it i
...moreMass Market Paperbound, 388 pages
Published
October 1st 2008
by Eos
(first published January 1st 2008)
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I am such a wimp. Last night when I was reading the book at home by myself, I heard a noise outside and my dachshund started growling in my lap. I - very stealth-like - ran around the house checking to make sure all the windows and doors were locked. Even after that, I kept having to put it down because it was scaring me.
Being faint-hearted is the main reason why I don't read horror novels - which this book apparently is... despite the fact that I bought it thinking it was urban fan...more
Being faint-hearted is the main reason why I don't read horror novels - which this book apparently is... despite the fact that I bought it thinking it was urban fan...more
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Unfortunately, this is a prime example of a brilliant concept plagued by poor execution. The idea, that a group of witches had escaped the Salem Trials, only to relocate in the nearby town of Raine's Landing and become trapped there is incredible. The town, although now huge in the 21st century, still retains an ancient curse that prevents its inhabitants from leaving or outsiders to visit. Here, in the typical American town, magic is a normal part of daily life... which ends up being exactly...more
This Science Fiction Book Club selection is a tense, thrilling story. The story of Ross' meeting with Saruak, his recognition that the man is a danger, though at first he isn't certain why he know this, interspersed with flashbacks explaining the loss of Ross' family leads inexorably to the conclusion that he, the one unmagical person in a town of adepts, has been chosen to save them. His interaction with the congenitally magical inhabitants, as well as the delineation of their characters, is we...more
I normally don't read fantasy but after reading the back cover I felt it was interesting enough and as a horror movie. Its entertaining but nothing more. Its very different from most premises that I've read in this genre.
I thought this was a good book. A definite sense of good vs. evil. Good story, complex characters and good character development. The only turn off seems to be there may be a sequel in the works. Sometimes, it's just best to let a good story end.
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