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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
3 ancient gods now rule earth, spreading death and destruction in their wake. Dave is desperate to reach his daughter after her boyfriend tells him that she may be in trouble. Together they set out to find her before her actions make her a sacrifice to the gods.
WHAT I LOVED
-The non stop action that left you wanting more at the end of each chapter. The scenes with the gods were extremely entertaining and made me want to read more lovecraftian type work.
-The relationship between Dave and Tom, it felt very authentic.
-The author pulls no punches with the storyline, it explores some unsavoury human traits. Some of the scenes are spectacularly gory but it was balanced out nicely with good character development.
-The ending, I love it when an author doesn't pick the easy route.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
-Nothing, it took me a couple of chapters to get into properly but this was a fantastic read.
3 ancient gods now rule earth, spreading death and destruction in their wake. Dave is desperate to reach his daughter after her boyfriend tells him that she may be in trouble. Together they set out to find her before her actions make her a sacrifice to the gods.
WHAT I LOVED
-The non stop action that left you wanting more at the end of each chapter. The scenes with the gods were extremely entertaining and made me want to read more lovecraftian type work.
-The relationship between Dave and Tom, it felt very authentic.
-The author pulls no punches with the storyline, it explores some unsavoury human traits. Some of the scenes are spectacularly gory but it was balanced out nicely with good character development.
-The ending, I love it when an author doesn't pick the easy route.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
-Nothing, it took me a couple of chapters to get into properly but this was a fantastic read.
Interesting book.
It just misses the mark for me in several areas.
The story surrounds a dystopian setting in London area. The world is infected with Nazi like radicals that feed human "sacrifices" to a 200 ft. zombie god. The story is based upon the life of Dave Anderson. He is rescued by his daughter's boyfriend Tom and the vast majority of the story surrounds their adventures to find Dave's daughter and to make a plan to leave the earth for a new one.
The writing style is overly simple and I find that the action scenes are to "dumbed" down. He is a prime example: " The passenger fired a couple of shots at us and then the car was a racing block of metal coming to us." Yeah, I get the picture but it is to simple for the target the audience. The themes within would imply the target age for this is greater than 8 years old.
The character development is pretty good though as you can easily relate to Dave's personality influenced by the situations that he is finding himself thrown into.
For a 200 page book it doesn't read very fast as I think that the story is just missing to much information to hold a persons interest.
I am not bashing the book, I would just like to have seen greater world building and more detail in how the creatures came to be and some of the science behind this dystopian alternate universe.
It just misses the mark for me in several areas.
The story surrounds a dystopian setting in London area. The world is infected with Nazi like radicals that feed human "sacrifices" to a 200 ft. zombie god. The story is based upon the life of Dave Anderson. He is rescued by his daughter's boyfriend Tom and the vast majority of the story surrounds their adventures to find Dave's daughter and to make a plan to leave the earth for a new one.
The writing style is overly simple and I find that the action scenes are to "dumbed" down. He is a prime example: " The passenger fired a couple of shots at us and then the car was a racing block of metal coming to us." Yeah, I get the picture but it is to simple for the target the audience. The themes within would imply the target age for this is greater than 8 years old.
The character development is pretty good though as you can easily relate to Dave's personality influenced by the situations that he is finding himself thrown into.
For a 200 page book it doesn't read very fast as I think that the story is just missing to much information to hold a persons interest.
I am not bashing the book, I would just like to have seen greater world building and more detail in how the creatures came to be and some of the science behind this dystopian alternate universe.
It is what it is. Not bad, author could probably work on character motivation ('We must find Ashleigh!'). The ending was pretty cool though and the action scenes were vivid and suitably horrible. Pacing was a little all over the place.
Excellent and scary worldbuilding. Accelerating action and characterisation. By midway, it became unputdownable. Perfect length. Loved it.
I normally do not do reviews for books that I do not respond well with, however, in this case I know it's just me. The synopsis really says "Come read me!!" and I did get to 25%, however, it starts and has a huge military feel to it and I never could get away from that feeling.
That is just not for me.
And although I was intrigued with the synopsis and that cool cover, the fight scenes at the beginning were enough to make me want to put this down. I may pick it back up later when I have more time to read and I want to get into a dystopian / military type of book, but for now I'm leaving it at this:
If you enjoy dystopian and do not mind a military feel, try this one out.
That is just not for me.
And although I was intrigued with the synopsis and that cool cover, the fight scenes at the beginning were enough to make me want to put this down. I may pick it back up later when I have more time to read and I want to get into a dystopian / military type of book, but for now I'm leaving it at this:
If you enjoy dystopian and do not mind a military feel, try this one out.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Luke Walker’s horror novel The Mirror Of The Nameless was written before his The Day of the New Gods, but in-world it takes place afterward. I read Day first, and I’d recommend doing it that way. It makes the events of that book more surprising.
Dave Anderson, 41, made the mistake of walking down the wrong streets at night. The Children of Naz Yaah, the Worm, chose him as a sacrifice to their god. When he’s rescued by a mysterious young man named Tom who claims to be in love with Dave’s daughter Ashleigh, the two of them head off to hunt her down and save her from an attempt to do something very dangerous. For 30 years now the gods have ruled the earth: Gatur the Green, who drives people so insane that they attack and kill the very people they love. Segoth, the giant zombie who drops burning, rotting flesh that melts people and turns them into his minions. And Naz Yaah, the least understood of the three, the giant worm dripping acid who rules her younger siblings. Ashleigh believes that the writings of an author named Makepeace hold the key to rescuing humanity and freeing them from the rule of the gods, but Tom thinks she’s going to get herself killed–or worse.
Much like Day‘s main character, Brian, Dave spends most of the book fighting tooth and nail to get to and save his daughter. However, Ashleigh is a bit older than Brianna, very much knows her own mind, and has a plan. So the relationship ends up being very different between them. Dave is a bartender who writes on the side (it’s basically heresy to write fiction, so he ghost-writes celebrity books), and he has a lot less practice at being tough than Brian did. He doesn’t have the firepower Brian had, and has to rely on his wits as well as whatever improvised weapons may come to hand. Tom isn’t an amazingly deep character, but it is interesting to watch his somewhat sheltered views get shattered.
What’s really fascinating for me in this book is the opportunity to glimpse civilization several decades after the arrival of the cosmic horrors from beyond. It’s wild to read about–both the ways in which civilization has continued to exist, and the ways in which it falters.
Content note for brutal death and dismemberment, as well as alluded-to offscreen rape.
Dave Anderson, 41, made the mistake of walking down the wrong streets at night. The Children of Naz Yaah, the Worm, chose him as a sacrifice to their god. When he’s rescued by a mysterious young man named Tom who claims to be in love with Dave’s daughter Ashleigh, the two of them head off to hunt her down and save her from an attempt to do something very dangerous. For 30 years now the gods have ruled the earth: Gatur the Green, who drives people so insane that they attack and kill the very people they love. Segoth, the giant zombie who drops burning, rotting flesh that melts people and turns them into his minions. And Naz Yaah, the least understood of the three, the giant worm dripping acid who rules her younger siblings. Ashleigh believes that the writings of an author named Makepeace hold the key to rescuing humanity and freeing them from the rule of the gods, but Tom thinks she’s going to get herself killed–or worse.
Much like Day‘s main character, Brian, Dave spends most of the book fighting tooth and nail to get to and save his daughter. However, Ashleigh is a bit older than Brianna, very much knows her own mind, and has a plan. So the relationship ends up being very different between them. Dave is a bartender who writes on the side (it’s basically heresy to write fiction, so he ghost-writes celebrity books), and he has a lot less practice at being tough than Brian did. He doesn’t have the firepower Brian had, and has to rely on his wits as well as whatever improvised weapons may come to hand. Tom isn’t an amazingly deep character, but it is interesting to watch his somewhat sheltered views get shattered.
What’s really fascinating for me in this book is the opportunity to glimpse civilization several decades after the arrival of the cosmic horrors from beyond. It’s wild to read about–both the ways in which civilization has continued to exist, and the ways in which it falters.
Content note for brutal death and dismemberment, as well as alluded-to offscreen rape.
4.5 stars!
This novella was a crazy trip and I like crazy trips.
Setting: Earth.
Subject: New Gods roaming said earth.
Very Brief & Simplified Plot Summary: New Gods killing thousands of people at a shot, all the time, all over the world and what can be done about it?
Escape: None?
That sums up the story, as I don't like to go into the plot too much in my reviews. This was a crazy mix of Lovecraftian horror, mystery, family, love, death, zombies, worms, and fear. Most importantly fear. When fear is used to govern, the results can be unpredictable.
This was a compelling read. Mr. Walker paints a clear picture of life in this new world, and let me tell you, this new world is UGLY. The human characters are realistic and interesting, but I think the real stars of this show are the setting and the Gods. As the reader acclimates him or herself to this new world order, they cannot help but feel repulsed while at the same time excited to see what happens next.
This story showed a lot of imagination and creativity on the author's part and I loved it. The only reason this wasn't a five star read for me is the fact that I would have liked to have known more about how the Gods initially took over. Other than that very small detail, I highly recommend this novella to fans of horror and dark fiction. Clear some space on your calender though, because chances are good that you will want to finish this story in one sitting.
This novella was a crazy trip and I like crazy trips.
Setting: Earth.
Subject: New Gods roaming said earth.
Very Brief & Simplified Plot Summary: New Gods killing thousands of people at a shot, all the time, all over the world and what can be done about it?
Escape: None?
That sums up the story, as I don't like to go into the plot too much in my reviews. This was a crazy mix of Lovecraftian horror, mystery, family, love, death, zombies, worms, and fear. Most importantly fear. When fear is used to govern, the results can be unpredictable.
This was a compelling read. Mr. Walker paints a clear picture of life in this new world, and let me tell you, this new world is UGLY. The human characters are realistic and interesting, but I think the real stars of this show are the setting and the Gods. As the reader acclimates him or herself to this new world order, they cannot help but feel repulsed while at the same time excited to see what happens next.
This story showed a lot of imagination and creativity on the author's part and I loved it. The only reason this wasn't a five star read for me is the fact that I would have liked to have known more about how the Gods initially took over. Other than that very small detail, I highly recommend this novella to fans of horror and dark fiction. Clear some space on your calender though, because chances are good that you will want to finish this story in one sitting.