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For the novel 14, NerdsonEarth.com reviewer Joseph Robinson praised the work for the mysterious build-up that occurred during the novel as it was something that defied his own expectations for the piece. Robinson also comments that the characters in the novel are not completely fleshed out and only really make decisions that further the plot of the book. [1]

Leland "Mike" Erikson- The main character in The Fold, he has an eidetic memory which allows him to instantly recall anything he's ever seen. But then suddenly the chapter ends mid-action and we are treated to a very boring chapter about some other parallel plot line of little consequence. The story progresses as the inhabitants of the Kavach Building develop some connections and relationships with each other, and discover that they are all interested in the building’s mysteries. Against the prohibitions of the building’s superintendent, the residents of the Kavach Building begin to research the history of the building and explore its off-limits areas, including the mysterious apartment 14. Now I can't be the only one having goosebumps over the thought of giant roaches making those skittery noise in the kitchen, can I?

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I liked the mystery, and the investigation, and the way that real life people were tied into the story. I liked the feel of it, the vibe I got from it, and I like that not everything was explained. It is significant but not in any real way, though you will think it is as you keep hearing about it.

It's the Diet Coke of Lovecraft. Which, I say as someone who wrote a book set in the Cthulhu Mythos starring a character more akin to Conan than Giles. There's nothing wrong with Diet Coke Lovecraft, though, and I love it when it's done by Brian Lumley. I also loved it when it was done by Peter Clines. It's got more calories than Lovecraft Coke Zero and that's more than enough for me. Anne- Played minor characters in both 14 (as a temp at Nate's work) and in The Fold (as a receptionist) but is the major antagonist in Terminus. if the point of science fiction is exploring ordinary people placed under extraordinary circumstances, this book is pointless. Its actually taking me a bit longer than I thought to get all this down on my phone and so without rising any suspicion in here I'm going to pause it. Superheroes and zombie novels appeal to the fourteen-year-old boy in me, and when I read one, I am usually disappointed because I am no longer a fourteen-year-old boy. Ex-Heroes is the ultimate superheroes+zombies mashup, with the Earth's surviving superheroes (okay, Los Angeles's surviving superheroes) protecting what remains of the living human population from the undead hordes after the zombie apocalypse.

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The relative absence of cheap scares is what makes this such an effective horror novel. Indeed, I compare it to a movie I recently reviewed called Into the Mouth of Madness. Given Into the Mouth of Madness was one of my favorite horror movies of all time, I'm not as at all unbiased here. There's a connection to the Cthulhu Mythos for fans of the series but I won't spoil that actual connection to encourage people to people to read it cold. The story did take quite a while to unravel, so some of you might find it a bit slow in the beginning. However, the time it took to get to the big revelations made sense to me. It also served to develop the characters and their connections more realistically. Once I hit the halfway mark, I was trying to find more and more time to listen to the audiobook by taking long walks. in fact, i found the protagonist, Nate, supremely uninteresting. almost despicable, really. the only character i thought was of any interest was Oskar, the super, the one person these characters seem to actively hate. A cerebral horror novel, 14 is published by Permuted Press and has received much praise for its labyrinthine but understandable mystery. It has another book in the same universe by the same author, The Fold. This book reminded me of the movie "the knowing" for encrypted writing, Jules Verne and Wells for involved physical descriptions, Scooby Doo the Matrix, etc.

Would I read a sequel to this? Probably but I will not seek it out. My booklet will have to pursue this.. I think this is first Zombie Apocalypse book I've ever made it all the way through (though I could be wrong). Anyway as ubiquitous as these books...and movies and video games and short stories and so on...are you might be temped to think, "ayah another zombie book. What's the big deal?"In SFFWorld.com's review for The Fold, Mark Yon applauded Clines’ novel for being part of classic science fiction. Yon also commends the story for its pacing and build-up of mystery throughout the novel to the apex of the plot and the naturalness of the characters. [3] Origins [ edit ] Published on the 14th of January, 2013, through the Del Rey publishing house this time, this marks the fourth installment of the ex-heroes series, carrying on directly from the last. Furthering what has come before, it once again builds upon the world with a precision that only Peter Clines is capable of, as he now shows a confident writer clearly in his element. With a similar style and tone to what came before in previous titles as well, it also manages to provide the readers with more of what they are looking for too.

So what annoyed me? Well it was something the writer went for so I assume it won't annoy some of you as much as it did me. The character St. George is written like some people picture paladins (like in RPGs). He's so reticent to "take a life" he endangers the people he's supposed to be protecting. AND when he comes across zombie/X-superheroes he takes them and drops them off somewhere...leaving them to continue killing and infecting others. Not a really "Good-Guy (Lawful Good) thing to do. I mean he can't bring himself to "putdown" the undead versions of super-people he used to know. The zombies are dead (whether you knew them before or not). I thought he got a bit annoying, and my friends here will probably think I'd identify more with a guy named Saint George than any of the other heroes. I probably would have if he'd only shown a little more common sense. I mean you can't kill something that's already dead. I hate this! I gave 14 a 4...now I'm giving this a 4, but 14 is better. It's just that I think this is better than a 3. Curse you 5 star rating system! In the afterword to 14, Peter Clines reveals that the debut of 14 started as an advanced readers edition copy that Clines sold at the 2012 Crypticon in Seattle prior to the actual publication of the book. [4] Even given that the characters themselves are uninteresting (worse, they are capital-I “Interesting!” which makes them all the more boring, because why explore a character when you can just give them histories and talents that are designed to do the work for you), nothing is more frustrating than characters acting illogically. They fail to do the obvious things because had they done anything a normal person might have done, the mystery would not have played out.I know our government will eat its own tail, But this is putting a kindergärtner in charge of grading College papers. The relative absence of cheap scares is what makes this such an effective horror novel. Indeed, I compare it to a movie I recently reviewed called Into the Mouth of Madness. Given Into the Mouth of Madness was one of my favorite horror movies of all time, I’m not as at all unbiased here. There’s a connection to the Cthulhu Mythos for fans of the series but I won’t spoil that to encourage people to people to read it cold.