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A Gathering of Crows

by Brian Keene (Goodreads Author)

3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 · rating details · 570 ratings · 45 reviews

Brinkley Springs is a quiet little town. Some say the town is dying. They don't know how right they are. Five mysterious figures are about to pay a visit to Brinkley Springs. They have existed for centuries, emerging from the shadows only to destroy. To kill. To feed. They bring terror and carnage, and leave blood and death in their wake. The only person that can prevent t...more

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Published August 2010 by Leisure Books (first published January 1st 2010)

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Aug 31, 2010 Monster rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Small and quiet, Brinkley Springs, West Virginia is a dying town. People move out and no one ever moves in. Houses go up for sale, but no one comes along and buys them. Tonight five strangers will pay a visit to Brinkley Springs, and they will commit atrocities the people of this town have never seen. Will anyone be left in the morning to tell what happened?
Five crows come to the mountain above Brinkley Springs and turn into human-like figures clad in black. Everything they touch on their way d...more Small and quiet, Brinkley Springs, West Virginia is a dying town. People move out and no one ever moves in. Houses go up for sale, but no one comes along and buys them. Tonight five strangers will pay a visit to Brinkley Springs, and they will commit atrocities the people of this town have never seen. Will anyone be left in the morning to tell what happened?
Five crows come to the mountain above Brinkley Springs and turn into human-like figures clad in black. Everything they touch on their way down the mountain dies. The animals that sense their presence kill themselves rather than allow the ancient evil they feel to get them first. These five beings are on a mission for their master. They will go house to house killing every living creature in Brinkley Springs—people, pets, livestock, all of it. What the five don’t anticipate is the presence of someone who knows the old ways of magic and knows about what the five are. Levi Stoltzfus just happened to stop for the night on his way to Virginia Beach. Maybe he was meant to be in Brinkley Springs on this very night. A handful of people have been able to elude the five strangers, but not for long. Can they defeat the evil that has come here?
Brian Keene has done it again. He starts the mayhem and murder in chapter one and it doesn’t quit until the final page. He tells a fantastic story of magic and evil with a bit of history thrown into the mix. His character development is perfect—the reader gets a great sense of who these people are, with one exception. Levi Stoltzfus is a bit of a mystery. We do get a sense of who he is, but are teased with pieces of his past. He was initially introduced in Keene’s previous books Ghost Walk and Dark Hollow and according to Keene we will be seeing more of Levi. Overall this is a great read; Brian Keene has one hell of an imagination. I highly recommend A Gathering of Crows. I have enjoyed other books by Brian Keene in the past and look forward to more of his wonderful stories.
Blood and gore; some foul language.
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Aug 08, 2010 VanHalen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Since the 1970's, I have seen news report after news report on the predicted damage that the closing of X major production-plant or distribution center will mean for this or that town. The doomsayers have been crying-out for every American small town for a while. Since getting my license in the mid-80's, I have even driven though a few small towns which clearly have seen the impact of industry packing up and leaving. The natural life cycle for towns and economies. I have seen it.

I have never see...more

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Aug 23, 2010 DJMikeG rated it 4 of 5 stars

Brian Keene at his best. The return of the Levi Stoltzfus character from "Ghost Walk" is great, and I enjoyed this book even more than that one. Levi is a such a cool, unconventional hero. He's like nothing else I've ever come across in fiction. Keene's description of a struggling rural town in West Virginia resonates with a clear, honest and rough hewn voice. Its like the literary equivalent of a Johnny Cash song. Except with way more gore (lets not forget that classic country music is full of...more

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Mar 30, 2013 Jeff O'Brien rated it 5 of 5 stars

I usually rely on Brian Keene for a good, old fashioned, gory-spooky fun fest. I felt that he went above and beyond the call of duty this time. Levi Stoltzfus, the former Amish man who still dresses like he's Amish and is a master of powwow and dark magic and knows how to go to other dimensions, is by far one of the most interesting protagonists of this day and age.

The story was a lovely tale of potential apocalypse (reminding me a little bit of his novel Darkness on the Edge of Town- my favorit...more

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Aug 13, 2010 Guillermo rated it 5 of 5 stars

I don't think I'm going to grow tired of Brian Keene. In fact, because this is the third book featuring the character Levi Stoltzfus, I'm now on the hunt for the other two -Ghost Walk and Dark Hollow.

Now I've read a few things by Keene, including Dead Sea, Darkness on the Edge of Town and a zombie short story from The New Dead, still I can tell you that the man is a genius. On the back cover of A Gathering of Crows, his latest, The Horror Review calls him "the next Stephen King," which might be...more

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Oct 14, 2011 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A slash and hack gore-fest by Brian Keene. Five dark figures descend on a small town and begin murdering the inhabitants in extremely gruesome ways. A magus named Levi is the only one who can stop the slaughter. Lots of gratuitous violence for its own sake (which, depending on the reader, can be a good or bad thing). The character of Levi is intriguing and this is the second novel of Keene's that he appears in (the first one is Ghost Walk). The plot is quite simple (even though the magical aspec...more

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Nov 04, 2010 Dan C. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-book-challenge

We've all seen them - those rural small towns that seem to be hanging on by a thread (and likely a prayer.) Western Iowa, in particular, is littered with them. But what makes a a struggling town a ghost town? If you believe horror writer Brian Keene and his latest release, A Gathering of Crows, it's five otherworldly creatures that can shapeshift between a human-like form and that of a crow. They gut (both literally and figuratively) those small towns that have been completely forgotten. And ton...more We've all seen them - those rural small towns that seem to be hanging on by a thread (and likely a prayer.) Western Iowa, in particular, is littered with them. But what makes a a struggling town a ghost town? If you believe horror writer Brian Keene and his latest release, A Gathering of Crows, it's five otherworldly creatures that can shapeshift between a human-like form and that of a crow. They gut (both literally and figuratively) those small towns that have been completely forgotten. And tonight, they're headed into Brinkley Springs, West Virginia.

I've read Brian Keene's zombie fiction (most notably, The Rising and City of the Dead) but had not branched out into his other horror fiction. I saw this at the library and was intrigued enough by the premise that I picked it up and started reading that very day. In 3 days, I was finished - that's how sucked into the story and characters I was.

The story starts by introducing us to some of what will become the main characters. We don't know it yet (although you can guess it) but all their stories will intertwine in some way by the time the book is over. Sticking out like a sore thumb amongst the locals is traveler Levi Stoltzfus, a formerly Amish man who has been disowned by his family for dabbling deeper in the dark arts than his father would allow. As these five demons arrive in Brinkley Springs to feed on the souls of everything that's living, he's their Obi-Wan Kenobi. He is their only hope.

Keene will be one of those writers that's dismissed because he writes genre fiction, but really, he's a great storyteller and fantastic at setting up a story. He makes the characters very real and believable. Sure, it's an easy read, but what's wrong with that? Is there a law somewhere that says that everything good has to be "literary" and "mature"? If there is, I'm not interested. Keene's writing is over the top and gory and stomach turning at times, but THIS IS HORROR FICTION. What do you expect?

Like most horror stories, I felt like the resolution of the novel was a bit underwhelming - Mushroom World really didn't work for me, but oh well. Keene is good at what he does and I applaud him for daring to set up a Lovecraftian mythology that spans most of his novels to varying degrees. That is no small feat (says the husband of an author that has a 7 book series she wants to write.)

Horror fiction can be so bad, but Keene is definitely the cream of the current crop. And A Gathering of Crows (incidentally, known as a "murder") is well worth the time of anyone who likes a fast paced story with more scares and gross-outs than you can count. I heartily recommend it. I actually recommended it to a friend while I was reading it, telling him "if I knew how to buy this for you and send it to your Kindle, I would so be doing that right now."

And when you want to buy the book for someone else, that's how you know you've found a good one. (less)

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Sep 05, 2010 Patrick rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read his new novel and find his prose addicitive. He writes with a simple direct style that makes this book easy readin'. It seems to me that the premise is same as his other books, the same ole it was a quiet town before EVIL CAME!.

However it seems that he is drawing some connections between his novels in the form of a former Amish ready to do battle with demonic creatures from another dimensions and from all possible worlds.

He also entertains a secular view that God is not alone in the uni...more

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Mar 19, 2011 Richard Wright rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011

When five strangers literally swoop into the dying town of Brinkley Springs, their goal is nothing short of the slaughter of every living thing within the town limits. The townsfolk go head to head with the preternatural visitors, and they have an unlikely secret weapon - a stranger called Levi Stoltzfus, who most assume to be Amish, but who is much more. One of the most enjoyable books Keene has written, the very simple town-under-siege plotline rockets along, bodies mount up, and the survivors...more

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Sep 02, 2010 Scott Johnson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Originally posted at Dread Central.

Brian Keene has been called a lot of things. From a virtuoso writer to the next Stephen King, the man's stories keep the majority of people shivering in their seats. His latest offering, A Gathering of Crows, is no exception.

The story begins in a quiet little one-road town out in the country, when five crows land and transform into murderous men in black. From there, readers are treated to one horrific death after another, narrated with reptilian glee with ever...more Originally posted at Dread Central.

Brian Keene has been called a lot of things. From a virtuoso writer to the next Stephen King, the man's stories keep the majority of people shivering in their seats. His latest offering, A Gathering of Crows, is no exception.

The story begins in a quiet little one-road town out in the country, when five crows land and transform into murderous men in black. From there, readers are treated to one horrific death after another, narrated with reptilian glee with every drop of blood. Arriving on the scene is Levi, a former Mennonite whose faith now leans toward more of the occult and mystical energies, though he still looks Amish and drives a buggy. It is Levi's task, charged by God, to stop the crows before everyone in the town is reduced to ash.

A Gathering of Crows is full of Keene's signature grotesqueries, from the exaggerated forms of the crows to the horrific ways in which people die. Not a single person, animal, or age group is exempt from his ghoulish rampage, which is part of what makes this book work so well. Because no one is safe, Keene is able to throw the reader off balance, and gives the reader a real sense that if even the children aren't safe, the reader isn't either. It's a tough trick to pull off, but one Keene handles with a deft hand.

Character-wise, the wash of characters are well developed for the most part. Even the tertiary characters, who exist for the sole purpose of being mutilated in a couple of pages, have a backstory and their own little quirks. However, a few of the secondary characters, who figure more prominently to the story, come off as flat. It might be because the main character, Levi, appeared in two previous books, but there are several places where the reader is left wondering why he does what he does, and where he came from. We get that he's on a mission from God and that he has arcane abilities, but much of what he does is without explanation or emotional content. On the other hand, the character of Donny, an Iraq war vet who has come home just long enough to bury his mother, is a wonderfully drawn character, full of uncertainty and angst.

If you've never read a Keene novel, this one is a good place to start. Less brutal than some of his books, but moreso than most on the market, Keene knows how to horrify, disgust and frighten, but still manages to hook his readers and drag them screaming along for the ride.(less)

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Apr 26, 2013 Vicki G rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: unfinished

It didn't get better and I have no idea why, b/c the first two books were nothing short of riveting.
It probably has to do with what's going on in my life right now that testifies to my inability to handle fictionalized mindless killings.
Someone almost killed ME for no reason, but I never really thought of that until recently. I always told myself that there was a reason for it, at least from HIS viewpoint. Such as it is, and is still the same today as it was 20 years ago when they first put him...more

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Dec 31, 2012 Edward rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror

Not Keenes best. There's a lot of filler in this one. It could have easily been shorter without losing anything important to the story. Another issue was that he introduced a character with the same power as fan favorite Levi Stolfutz, who seemed like he was going to be detrimental to the outcome of the story, but ultimately did nothing with him.

On the plus side there is a lot of Keenes Labyrinth Mythos at work in this book. Which is always interesting and really saves this book from being compl...more

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Dec 31, 2010 Pia Veleno rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: genre-horror-thriller-mystery, source-paperback-or-hardcover

Two hundred plus pages of crow-men murdering a small town, and less than a hundred of resolution/fighting back against the Big Bad Evil.

I would've liked to see more character development, even if only Donny and Marsha (whose relationship I didn't buy into much at all) or Randy who never did much of anything.

I liked the concept behind both the crow-men and the resolution resolution, but the info dumps by Levi were more lecture than storytelling, and not all of it applied to the situation at hand...more

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Oct 26, 2010 Joshtafari rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: tbb-2010

Not a bad setup for a horror book, and I like Keene's portrayal of small town Appalachia. The metaphor he presents of small town America dying out is possibly a little ham-handed, but apt. This is the second book featuring lapsed Amish and powwow magus Levi. Levi seems to be there to provide lengthy info dumps on Keene's Labyrinth mythos, a lot of which is a repeat from the last book Levi was in, Ghost Walk. I like the idea of a mythos tying all of his books together, but it would be better in s...more

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Mar 11, 2013 Reese Copeland rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have read a handful of Keene's novels now, and I really like his style. In some cases, he has extreme gore and violence, and others, a ton of suspense. Either way, he weaves a story like a finely woven quilt. This was a great book. IT's a quick read (took me about 5 days), and it really does keep your attention. It has memorable characters, nad I've just learned one of the main ones, Levi, is a character featured in a few other of Keene's books; which I'm hoping to read shortly. Great read, ke...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Paulo Carvalho rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, horror

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Brian Keene is no stranger to me. It's one of those authors that I follow and read each and every book he releases. I have three more to read in my house but I am yet to read them .

Almost every book he released is a continuation of the Labyrinth mythos he created. Starting with The Rising and City of the Dead, by far my favourite alongside with The Conqueror Worms and the short story novel that links with the first two books The Rising - Selected Scenes from the End of the World. Then we've got...more Brian Keene is no stranger to me. It's one of those authors that I follow and read each and every book he releases. I have three more to read in my house but I am yet to read them .

Almost every book he released is a continuation of the Labyrinth mythos he created. Starting with The Rising and City of the Dead, by far my favourite alongside with The Conqueror Worms and the short story novel that links with the first two books The Rising - Selected Scenes from the End of the World. Then we've got The Dead Sea, Urban Gothic and Darkness on the Edge of Town also have some shed some information bout this mythos. The only one that I think don't have nothing on this mythos is Castaways (but I could be mistaked).

Unfortunally for me I should have read Ghostwalk and Dark Hallow because on the most important characters here is also on those books. I will read them shortly.

This book focus more on the Labyrinth and for the first time we get a glimpse of what is the Labyrinth and what it stands for. We learn more of the mythos and that was a plus on this tale. The connection with the Ronoake incident is also a plus side. The rest of the characters besides Levi are well accomplished but as The Dead Sea and Urban Gothic I failed to connect with most of them. I think Keene is focusing on integrating some types of characters like gay and black people and in my opinion they are not that well done. Again those young white boys behaving like black folk. I mean in a small town in the middle of nowhere should this people exist at all? I don't know.

Besides that I really enjoy the comeback of a war veteran and his problems integrating the small community. I think that character was good. But Levi Stoltzfus, the ex-Amish Magus was in my opinion the only character likeable. The evil characters are also on their "best" behaviour and enter in the mythos easily. Top notch. If you follow Brian Keene then read this book because some questions are answered here. If you are new or just want a quick read then I advice you to head for The Rising and City of the Dead.

I think Brian Keene is slowly becoming on the most interesting horror writers out there. He writes fast-paced books with interesting lovecrafian beasts and some good characters. I really hope he continues to write in his mythos.(less)

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Jul 30, 2012 T.L. Barrett rated it 4 of 5 stars

Here is another terrifying jaunt into the twisted mind of Brian Keene and his mysterious 13 (the otherworldly beings which are older than our universe and hate it with a cruel and undying passion). This time a small dying Pennsylvanian town falls prey to five crows which are so much more five crows. The real terror begins rather quickly as everyone in this small town are killed in horrific and awful ways, shut off from escape and all technology.

Thankfully, Brian Keene's supernatural warrior-her...more

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Dec 19, 2010 Daniel Russell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reads-since-the-big-move

More Keenedom. Getting through the Keene backlist is easy enough, with the pace being what they are. I was going for a weekend away to Busselton and just grabbed a book on the way out. In hindsight, I would have chosen another Keene book, perhaps Ghost Walk or Dead Hollow, as there is a chronological progression with one of the main characters of Gathering, which I would have liked to have followed.

But nothing I could have done about that, right?

A Gathering of Crows has a very simple premise. Th...more More Keenedom. Getting through the Keene backlist is easy enough, with the pace being what they are. I was going for a weekend away to Busselton and just grabbed a book on the way out. In hindsight, I would have chosen another Keene book, perhaps Ghost Walk or Dead Hollow, as there is a chronological progression with one of the main characters of Gathering, which I would have liked to have followed.

But nothing I could have done about that, right?

A Gathering of Crows has a very simple premise. The town of Brinkley Springs is a down and out, one road town that is slowly dying as people head for more lucrative places to live. Returning there is Donny, an Iraq-vet who is all set to leave again following the death of his mother, his reason for coming back. A confrontation with his ex0girlfriend, who attempted suicide the first time he left, interferes with his plan to get out of Dodge. Alongside this, consider a giant soul cage that has descended on the town, meaning no one can get in or out. Plus, five crows, which are in fact shape shifting men in black with a murderous appetite, have descended on the town and intend to make mincemeat out of every resident. The town's only hope is Levi, an ex-Amish man who dabbles in the occult. Perhaps it was an act of God to have him in town at that moment. But with Levi unsure what these entities are, and as the bodies pile up, Brinkley Springs is fast running out of time before it dies for real.

Basically, Keene has this small group of killers having a night of fun in this deadend town, and manages to effortlessly fill a book of about 80, 000 words. Not a bad feat, as it never feels drawn out or forced.

I adore books where the population of a town is massacred in a million different ways. Gathering is no disappointment (and it broke a wry chuckle to see spliced version of mutual buds SD Hintz and Jerrod Balzer be killed off via frozen slabs of meat). While the deaths are varied and very, very often, the Keene nasty streak - as displayed in Castaways and Urban Gothic - seems to be restrained in Gathering. This would make it be the prefect starter book for new readers to Keene, or for those who like their horror, but not too much visceral details. Don't get me wrong, guts will hit the floor and hearts are ripped from chest cavities, but we have no torture or raping. It's a case of wham, bam thank you mam. Right. Who's next?

Levi, of course, is a stand out character and as Keene says in his afterword, has become a fan favourite. Imagine the Amish fella from Diary of the Dead...but not deaf and with occult powers! Okay, he isn't as fleshed out in indepth as you would want in a lead character, but as I said at the outset, I believe this ground work has been done in earlier books. Still, you fell for the guy and want him to succeed.

A Gathering of Crows is yet another Keene book with eclectic pace that whips by and reaches its conclusion before you know it. As for Levi, I do want to read more on him and am glad I have two other books that feature him on my shelf and ready to go. A great read.(less)

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Sep 14, 2011 Scott Emerson rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The idyllic town of Brinkley Springs is suffering a slow death. The local economy has all but dried up, leaving its residents disillusioned and desperate or looking for a way out. Yet this little burg's demise is quickly hastened when five mysterious entities arrive in the night on a soul-consuming mission of bloodshed.

In the hands of a lesser writer this scenario could easily crumble into a cliched mess, but Brian Keene keeps a firm handle on the material. He gives us a cast of credible, sympat...more

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Mar 08, 2012 Frank rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror

I've been meaning to read Keene for awhile as he is always at the top of the list of new horror writers. Unfortunately, I was underwhelmed by this book. The set-up is solid, but it reads like King lite. I found the dialogue stilted and the main character (who has appeared in previous titles) uninspiring. Maybe there was just too much reliance on magic as a plot device (okay, the whole plot) and that's not really a favorite of mine. Too bad.

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Mar 18, 2012 Ingrid rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Horror lovers

Shelves: favorites

Brian Keene's best yet! A great read with a truly unique and ingenious protagonist in Levi Stolzfus. I thoroughly enjoyed Keene's use of Levi's background in his fight against the formidable "crows." These antagonists were both frightening and compelling, from page one I couldn't stop reading.

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Jun 29, 2011 Crissy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Very interesting premise, lots of action and hard to put down! Love his theories on pseudo religion, love the character of Levi, looked up his Long Lost Friend book, it does exist and is a fascinating look at cultural history.

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Dec 28, 2010 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars

Not my usual style. I read it for a book club. I was shocked at the graphic descriptions behind each murder, but I must admit that it held my attention, and I could not put it down.

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Apr 25, 2011 Shawn Manning rated it 3 of 5 stars

As always, a good job done by Mr. Keene. I need to scout out the previous books with Levi in them.Having said that, I did not feel lost by not having read them. However, I think this is the third book of his with folks trapped in a town by the netherbeasties.

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Sep 17, 2011 Frederic Raymond rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I like Keene, but I need some time to adapt. Poor characterization may be to blame. However, the second half of the book is edge of your seat horror/action.

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Jul 28, 2011 Sam rated it 3 of 5 stars

Brian Keene will make you think twice about taking the trash out at night with this third installment that started with Dark Hollow.

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Jan 24, 2011 Jammies rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: didn-t_finish, bookmooch

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Jul 21, 2010 Donald rated it 4 of 5 stars

Exciting story and one of his best characters is back. The greatness of a horror novel revolves around the monster, and these are great.

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Sep 29, 2010 Kristen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Brian Keene never disappoints me. Great story and good cast of characters. Great tale of magic and powwow. good vs evil.

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May 11, 2012 Michael rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. Thank you once again to Rebecca for recommending this author and this series. These books are so easy to read they pull you in and dont let go. I look forward to reading more books by this author

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BRIAN KEENE is the author of over twenty-five books, including Darkness on the Edge of Town, Take The Long Way Home, Urban Gothic, Castaways, Kill Whitey, Dark Hollow, Dead Sea, and The Rising. He’s also written comic books such as The Last Zombie, Doom Patrol and Dead of Night: Devil Slayer. His work has been translated into German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, French and Taiwanese.

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