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The Ravenous
Every small town has secrets.
Some you take to the grave.
Others send you there! All is not what it seems in the small town of Gotham Creek, a secluded yet successful community in Downeast, Maine. When teenager Eddie Speers discovers the brutal truth festering beneath his town's pristine exterior--blood-hungry forest gods and a dangerous cult centered around ritual human sacrifice--can he save his sister from the Evil lurking amidst the trees or will the force that moves behind Gothan Creek claim another in a long line of victims?
Some you take to the grave.
Others send you there! All is not what it seems in the small town of Gotham Creek, a secluded yet successful community in Downeast, Maine. When teenager Eddie Speers discovers the brutal truth festering beneath his town's pristine exterior--blood-hungry forest gods and a dangerous cult centered around ritual human sacrifice--can he save his sister from the Evil lurking amidst the trees or will the force that moves behind Gothan Creek claim another in a long line of victims?
- GenresHorror
204 pages, Paperback
First published September 30, 2004
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About the author
T.M. Gray
10 books3 followersT. M. Gray hails from coastal Downeast Maine as daughter and wife of lobster fishermen. Currently, her published novels include: Mr. Crisper, The Ravenous, and Ghosts of Eden. She has produced one non-fiction book, Ghosts of Maine, a ghost-hunter's guide to the most haunted hotspots in the state. Over the years, her short works have appeared in magazines, ezines and on CD-ROM, as well as several anthologies. At the present, Gray is working on a new novel as well as a new non-fiction book.
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January 1, 2013
Absolutely cracking read!! Nice setting and characters were good. Well written and had me interested from page one!!
December 5, 2008
Gotham Creek, Maine is an insulated but fairly prosperous town. Hardly anyone is wealthy, but no one is hungry and there is no unemployment. All the houses are neat and cared for by the residents.
On the surface, one oddity is the nearby forest made up of several old growth oak trees, bigger than redwoods. The trees are owned by Doc Putnam, the unofficial town leader.
The children of the town don't think their lives are anything but normal, though Eddie Speers and his best friend Jess begin to discover not every town celebrates Embolic, Winter Solstice, Ostara, or Samhain.
I believe I like this book because of the author's openness about what is happening, there is no ham-handed attempts to keep the reader guessing about who the villians are or what evil lurks in the forest. Which is what bumped it from 2 to 3 stars.
On the surface, one oddity is the nearby forest made up of several old growth oak trees, bigger than redwoods. The trees are owned by Doc Putnam, the unofficial town leader.
The children of the town don't think their lives are anything but normal, though Eddie Speers and his best friend Jess begin to discover not every town celebrates Embolic, Winter Solstice, Ostara, or Samhain.
I believe I like this book because of the author's openness about what is happening, there is no ham-handed attempts to keep the reader guessing about who the villians are or what evil lurks in the forest. Which is what bumped it from 2 to 3 stars.
May 20, 2013
Branches moving quickly,
slithering, like a serpents tongue.
Seeking out those who surpass,
trespass on these sacred grounds.
A price must be made to pacify,
satisfy the god of the forest.
Bark opening, hungering, grinding.
Struggling in vain, limbs like a vice.
Sap seeping, weeping,
like angry tears.
No longer thriving,
surviving.
Just dying.
by Nikki
I felt like this read went on past the expiration date and everything after that kind of soured the read. My attention went right out the window after a certain part. The writing was good.
slithering, like a serpents tongue.
Seeking out those who surpass,
trespass on these sacred grounds.
A price must be made to pacify,
satisfy the god of the forest.
Bark opening, hungering, grinding.
Struggling in vain, limbs like a vice.
Sap seeping, weeping,
like angry tears.
No longer thriving,
surviving.
Just dying.
by Nikki
I felt like this read went on past the expiration date and everything after that kind of soured the read. My attention went right out the window after a certain part. The writing was good.
October 11, 2012
Absolutely fantastic. I read it in a day and a half. I couldn't put it down. Wonderful characters and setting. Will not say anything else about this book as I do not want to give it away!
If you like horror, this book will not let you done!
She is a great author!!
If you like horror, this book will not let you done!
She is a great author!!
October 14, 2009
I read this in draft and it's only got better. A great book, told with pace and rich in atmosphere and clever characterisation, this is very highly recommended.
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