Devour
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.49 (686 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786036796 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Matthew A. Bille said A A 3.5-star thriller of humans and monsters Kurt Anderson's Devour is a bit unusual for a crypto-creature novel. Anderson spends a great deal of time on his humans. Indeed, there are times when his pliosaur is off screen for whole chapters, mentioned only as a looming shadow over the human drama that occurs on several vessels, but mainly on a crippled gambling-excursion ship. In this novel, pliosaurs have always been with us, sparking occasional sea-serpent reports, They have long lives, hibernate in the ice, and are a bit too big and smart for what we know of such animals, but. .5-star thriller of humans and monsters. Kurt Anderson's Devour is a bit unusual for a crypto-creature novel. Anderson spends a great deal of time on his humans. Indeed, there are times when his pliosaur is off screen for whole chapters, mentioned only as a looming shadow over the human drama that occurs on several vessels, but mainly on a crippled gambling-excursion ship. In this novel, pliosaurs have always been with us, sparking occasional sea-serpent reports, They have long lives, hibernate in the ice, and are a bit too big and smart for what we know of such animals, but. Very Enjoyable There's a sea monster out in the ocean, something that should, by all rights, not be alive today. A cruise boat was chartered for a special purpose which we don't find out until towards the end of the book. We meet all kinds of people that we care about, the fishing boat captain, the card game hostess, even the conniving snake who put the special card game together and thinks he's the one holding all the aces. The author puts these people into impossible situations and then manages to get most of them free. That's good book plotting. . "Never a dull moment! !" according to Young at heart, Deb. This is one of those books that you just don't want to end. It has several different story lines going on but each one grows together in a monstrous way. The monsters in this book are both human and non human. A large prehistoric fish has managed to come out from hibernation and it is hunting. And, if that's not enough, it is very smart. Add in a cruise ship, a few other ships, and a helicopter to the mix and you will not want to put this book down.
. About the Author Kurt Anderson has held jobs as a roofer, machine operator, toxicologist, and environmental scientist. A regular contributor to outdoor magazines, Anderson spends his free time in the woods and on the water, hunting, fishing, 'shrooming, wild ricing, tapping maple trees, and trying--usually in vain--to repair haying equipment on his ranch. He lives in northern Minnesota with his wife and two sons. Devour is his first novel
Kurt Anderson has held jobs as a roofer, machine operator, toxicologist, and environmental scientist. A regular contributor to outdoor magazines, Anderson spends his free time in the woods and on the water, hunting, fishing, 'shrooming, wild ricing, tapping maple trees, and trying--usually in vain--to repair haying equipment on his ranch.
And it is ravenously hungry… IT HUNTS Thirty-five miles off the Massachussetts coast, a small research ship is attacked. But the nightmare is just beginning. The creature likes this human prey. All but one of its crew is killed by the massive serpentine horror that rises from the sea. The tender saltiness within. And it wants more… IT FEEDS Responding to a distress signal, fishing-boat captain Brian Hawkins arrives in time to save the ship’s last survivor. The chewy outer hide. IT LURKS