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A review by vailynst
Refuge Omnibus Edition by Jeremy Bishop
3.0
Recently, I've come across several series that are written by a group of writers. The idea is fascinating! It makes me think of some of the partnered stories I've written in the past. Refuge is a series written by five authors and each of them have a distinct style. They did a nice job of keeping the characters consistent but had some discrepancies with expressing them either in speech or action. It could be a little jarring.
Refuge is a small New England town that doesn't have a lot going on. The most excitement occurs in the summer as people travel through town for other destinations. It was just another lazy summer night when the church bell begins to toll on it's own. The ringing becoming faster and louder until it was the only thing you could hear. When it stops, a gusty wind full of sand covers the town in grit, strange creatures attack and the locals find themselves thrown in a jarring landscape of what should be there and should not.
What's happening?
Where are they?
What's hunting them?
The stranded locals and others struggle to figure out what's going on and survive in the ever changing circumstances that doesn't pause long enough to let anyone truly breath. The rules have changed and all their lives are in danger.
The beginning sets up several key characters and you get a solid idea of who they are. The loyal Sheriff Rebecca Rule, Deputy Helena Frost, the artist Griffin Butler, his daughter, Charlie the town drunk, the reverend and others will have to overcome personal differences and issues in order to work together.
I haven't seen any hint of the series continuing. I hope it does! I would like to know what happens with the next ringing of the bell. Will any of them survive? The series is a cool mix of science, fantasy and haunting terrors. I want to make a comparison to two TV shows but I won't. It would be a total spoiler.
Refuge is a small New England town that doesn't have a lot going on. The most excitement occurs in the summer as people travel through town for other destinations. It was just another lazy summer night when the church bell begins to toll on it's own. The ringing becoming faster and louder until it was the only thing you could hear. When it stops, a gusty wind full of sand covers the town in grit, strange creatures attack and the locals find themselves thrown in a jarring landscape of what should be there and should not.
What's happening?
Where are they?
What's hunting them?
The stranded locals and others struggle to figure out what's going on and survive in the ever changing circumstances that doesn't pause long enough to let anyone truly breath. The rules have changed and all their lives are in danger.
The beginning sets up several key characters and you get a solid idea of who they are. The loyal Sheriff Rebecca Rule, Deputy Helena Frost, the artist Griffin Butler, his daughter, Charlie the town drunk, the reverend and others will have to overcome personal differences and issues in order to work together.
I haven't seen any hint of the series continuing. I hope it does! I would like to know what happens with the next ringing of the bell. Will any of them survive? The series is a cool mix of science, fantasy and haunting terrors. I want to make a comparison to two TV shows but I won't. It would be a total spoiler.