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The Fury #3
The Fury and the Power
Eden Waring has known fear in her life. She is an Avatar, a talented young psychic with the ability to produce at will her doppelganger - her mirror image, who calls herself "Gwen" and possesses remarkable powers beyond even Eden's gifts. Gwen can be invisible to mortal eyes, if she chooses to be, and can even travel back and forth in time.
As gifted as Eden and Gwen are, there is an even stronger entity that stalks them, coveting Gwen's unique talents. He is known as Mordant, the Dark Side of God, a being both ageless and deadly, so evil that his soul was split in two by the Caretakers, ancient souls in surprising positions of earthly influence, who are charged to watch over humankind. In order to regain his full potential for destruction and reach his goal of world domination, he must accomplish two goals: seduce Eden Waring through any means necessary and take away Eden's control of her own doppelganger.
In human form, Mordant is the ultimate trickster: handsome, wealthy, charming. But when he is provoked, he is nothing but deadly. Eden is his unwitting prey, stalked from the barren Rift Valley of Kenya to the holy streets of Rome, and finally to the neon glitz of Las Vegas, where a terrible and frightening reckoning is waiting to pounce on them both.
As gifted as Eden and Gwen are, there is an even stronger entity that stalks them, coveting Gwen's unique talents. He is known as Mordant, the Dark Side of God, a being both ageless and deadly, so evil that his soul was split in two by the Caretakers, ancient souls in surprising positions of earthly influence, who are charged to watch over humankind. In order to regain his full potential for destruction and reach his goal of world domination, he must accomplish two goals: seduce Eden Waring through any means necessary and take away Eden's control of her own doppelganger.
In human form, Mordant is the ultimate trickster: handsome, wealthy, charming. But when he is provoked, he is nothing but deadly. Eden is his unwitting prey, stalked from the barren Rift Valley of Kenya to the holy streets of Rome, and finally to the neon glitz of Las Vegas, where a terrible and frightening reckoning is waiting to pounce on them both.
- GenresHorrorScience Fiction
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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About the author
John Farris
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American writer and screenwriter of both adaptations of his own books (e.g. 'The Fury'), of the works of others (such as Alfred Bester's 'The Demolished Man') and original scripts. In 1973 he wrote and directed the film 'Dear Dead Delilah'. He has had several plays produced off-Broadway, and also paints and writes poetry. At various times he has made his home in New York, Southern California and Puerto Rico; he currently resides near Atlanta, Georgia. Early in his career he also wrote under the name Steve Brackeen.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
American writer and screenwriter of both adaptations of his own books (e.g. 'The Fury'), of the works of others (such as Alfred Bester's 'The Demolished Man') and original scripts. In 1973 he wrote and directed the film 'Dear Dead Delilah'. He has had several plays produced off-Broadway, and also paints and writes poetry. At various times he has made his home in New York, Southern California and Puerto Rico; he currently resides near Atlanta, Georgia. Early in his career he also wrote under the name Steve Brackeen.
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December 30, 2019
3.9 stars
Below average Farris entry. That said the game's worth the candle. If you see it at a thrift store, drop a few dollars for a satisfying wild ride.
Farris consistently amazes me with punchy prose, longevity (publishing for over 50 years), variety, and Horror. Took me a few chapters to catch the wave since I hadn't read the prequels. My bad!
If you like unusual historical facts and tales like I do, then you'll relish Farris. Along with the history, mystery, and terror there's frightening literary cul-de-sacs to whirl around, flinging poetic sparks, mesmerizing the readers eyes.
Don't stop here. Check out John Farris's other works. Always different, prosy, and horrific. My favorite Farris? "Son of the Endless Night"
Below average Farris entry. That said the game's worth the candle. If you see it at a thrift store, drop a few dollars for a satisfying wild ride.
Farris consistently amazes me with punchy prose, longevity (publishing for over 50 years), variety, and Horror. Took me a few chapters to catch the wave since I hadn't read the prequels. My bad!
If you like unusual historical facts and tales like I do, then you'll relish Farris. Along with the history, mystery, and terror there's frightening literary cul-de-sacs to whirl around, flinging poetic sparks, mesmerizing the readers eyes.
Don't stop here. Check out John Farris's other works. Always different, prosy, and horrific. My favorite Farris? "Son of the Endless Night"
February 13, 2016
Barely got through it.
February 28, 2018
As I make my way through the Fury quadrology, the stories seem to be getting more strained as you go. Eden Waring, the Avatar, is coming to terms with her latent abilities, but has not fully realized her potential. After the destruction of MORG, the top-secret government agency that wanted to control her, Eden starts off this novel in Africa, under the care of Tom and Bertie. She soon learns that Mordaunt, the Darkness of Heaven, wants her for himself. With the aid of her friends, Eden not only has to evade Mordaunt's clutches, but stop his plans of total world domination.
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Farris has created a very good series with the original Fury novel, but when you have a heroine with the powers Eden has, how can you create a plausible antagonist without the story becoming comic bookish in its unreality? The tale is well-told, but the reader has to suspend their hold on reality during the story. It is difficult to empathise with any of the characters, with such a suspension behind you, but Farris did try.
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Here's to hoping the final novel, Avenging Fury, ends the quadrology on a high note after this, the lowest rated of the previous three.
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Farris has created a very good series with the original Fury novel, but when you have a heroine with the powers Eden has, how can you create a plausible antagonist without the story becoming comic bookish in its unreality? The tale is well-told, but the reader has to suspend their hold on reality during the story. It is difficult to empathise with any of the characters, with such a suspension behind you, but Farris did try.
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Here's to hoping the final novel, Avenging Fury, ends the quadrology on a high note after this, the lowest rated of the previous three.
January 26, 2025
I read this not realizing it was part of a series, though it became apparent soon enough that it probably was, since it seemed I was just supposed to already know things about the main characters.
I think if i had read the others first, then I probably would have enjoyed this more. It was just difficult for me to get into and stay invested.
I think if i had read the others first, then I probably would have enjoyed this more. It was just difficult for me to get into and stay invested.
July 19, 2012
The third in what I've discovered is a quatrology (just ordered the final one, "Avenging Fury," from Used B&N, as no used bookstores in town had it; same with "Heavy Planet," although I digress...). This book is quite satisfying, consistent with the previous one and better than the first, although one must read the first to understand the happenings in these current ones. SO, we have Eden Waring, daughter of Gillian, now in Kenya with her friends and protectors Tom Sherard and Bertie Nkambe, when the mysterious illusionist Lincoln Grayle (who is just another incarnation of Mordaunt, the "evil side of God," who in the last book was "The Assassin) joins one of their sightseeing trips. Ah, Lincoln is a smooth, silver-tongued, ingratiating fella! WELL, what old Linc is really after is Eden's doppelganger "Gwen," who is also quite powerful. See, if Mordaunt can seduce Gwen, then he'll have taken over the powers of Eden, who's "The Avatar" (think, "The One," from "The Matrix," sort of...). And THEN, we'll have Mordaunt in Control ! No! That Can't Be Allowed To Happen!
SO then, counteracting the evil Mordaunt is a group of spirits called "the Caretakers," who are embodied in various "holy personages" throughout the world. This here Mordaunt enlists unsuspecting people and turns them into his minions to kill these here personages; indeed, the first chapter is a gruesome description of one such murderer is a 16 year old boy who bites the throat out of a well-known evangelist in the middle of his service. Other such personages are the Dalai Lama, a Bhuddist nun, a South American Sorcerer, and - hey! The Pope! Well, this merry crew gathers regularly at a room in the Vatican and compares notes regularly during the book. Actually, this was one of my favorite parts of the book, not the least of reasons is that the Pope actually turns out to be a good guy (mind you, I still read with great glee works in which the Pope is a corrupt, political, evil, power-hungry, womanizing part of this or that ecclesiastical conspiracy, but this is a nice change of pace).
The action goes from Atlanta to Kenya to Rome to Las Vegas, and Mr. Farris, as I have indicated earlier, knows well how to write both action and horror. However, this is a deeper-layered, quite disturbing work at times. Eden remains plucky, Tom and Nkambe remain stalwart and steadfast, Mordaunt is nothin' but nasty business, and we also have some surprises along the way. I would, of course, recommend this but only if you've read the previous two. Gonna read "Avenging Fury" just as soon as it gets here!
SO then, counteracting the evil Mordaunt is a group of spirits called "the Caretakers," who are embodied in various "holy personages" throughout the world. This here Mordaunt enlists unsuspecting people and turns them into his minions to kill these here personages; indeed, the first chapter is a gruesome description of one such murderer is a 16 year old boy who bites the throat out of a well-known evangelist in the middle of his service. Other such personages are the Dalai Lama, a Bhuddist nun, a South American Sorcerer, and - hey! The Pope! Well, this merry crew gathers regularly at a room in the Vatican and compares notes regularly during the book. Actually, this was one of my favorite parts of the book, not the least of reasons is that the Pope actually turns out to be a good guy (mind you, I still read with great glee works in which the Pope is a corrupt, political, evil, power-hungry, womanizing part of this or that ecclesiastical conspiracy, but this is a nice change of pace).
The action goes from Atlanta to Kenya to Rome to Las Vegas, and Mr. Farris, as I have indicated earlier, knows well how to write both action and horror. However, this is a deeper-layered, quite disturbing work at times. Eden remains plucky, Tom and Nkambe remain stalwart and steadfast, Mordaunt is nothin' but nasty business, and we also have some surprises along the way. I would, of course, recommend this but only if you've read the previous two. Gonna read "Avenging Fury" just as soon as it gets here!
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December 15, 2022
Amazing trilogy by John Farris!
April 28, 2014
This one just didn't do it for me. Don't get me wrong. I love John Farris's work. It's just that the FURY series just doesn't connect with me.
August 26, 2015
This book didn't seem as good as the two previous ones in the series. It had a lot of blood and gore, but (I thought) very little in the way of a storyline. Very disappointing.
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