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Overview

Some monsters are real.

Miles away from the hectic city, Reed and Rebecca hike into the beautiful Northwester woods. They are surrounded by gorgeous mountains, waterfalls, and hundreds of acres of unspoiled wilderness.

During their first night camping, an unearthly wail pierces the calm of the forest. Then something emerges from the dense woods. Everything that follows is a blur to Reed-except the unforgettable image of a huge creature carrying his wife into the darkness.

Enter into deep wilderness where the rules of civilization no longer apply. A world where strange shadows lurk. Where creatures long attributed to overactive imaginations and nightmares are the hunters . . .and people are the hunted.

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In this long-awaited novel, Peretti (This Present Darkness; The Visitation) tells the story of a young woman who disappears in the Idaho wilderness and the ensuing search for her. The author's prose is clear and crisp, with only a few lapses into Lovecraftian hyperbole: his description of the novel's almost mythical setting is rich and detailed without being overwritten and his characterization of the woman, Beck, and the very unusual creatures she encounters is compelling. Peretti successfully incorporates several contemporary detective drama/suspense thriller tropes; one of his main characters, for example, is a crime scene investigator, and welcome doses of forensic evidence and DNA analysis are thrown into the mix. But the novel suffers from too many supporting characters, and Peretti's failure to develop them greatly compromises the conclusion. More problematic, though, is the novel's agenda with regard to the theory of evolution. Not raised overtly until the middle of the book, Peretti's critique of certain aspects of Darwinism eclipses the story and leads it to an unsatisfying and somewhat confusing end. As in Peretti's previous novels, those who hold conservative views are portrayed as heroic and those who disagree as evil. The novel's devolution into this simplistic moralism, however, will not keep Peretti fans away, and its many merits may attract other readers as well. 400,000 first printing. (Apr. 12) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781401685218
  • Publisher: Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
  • Publication date: 10/11/2011
  • Pages: 432
  • Sales rank: 255,241
  • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.30 (h) x 1.20 (d)

Meet the Author

Frank Peretti, whose books have sold more than twelve million copies worldwide, is the undisputed master of supernatural thrillers. Some of the author’s best-selling books include: This Present Darkness, Piercing the Darkness, Nightmare Academy, Hangman’s Curse, The Oath, and The Visitation. Frank lives with his wife, Barbara, in the Pacific Northwest.

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Chapter One

The Hunter, rifle in his hands, dug in a heel and came to a sudden halt on the game trail, motionless, nearly invisible in a thicket of serviceberry and crowded pines. He heard something.

The first rays of the sun flamed over the ridge to the east, knifing through the pine boughs and morning haze in translucent wedges, backlighting tiny galaxies of swirling bugs. Soon the warming air would float up the draw and the pines would whisper like distant surf, but in the lull between the cool of night and the warmth of day, the air was still, the sounds distinct. The Hunter heard his own pulse. The scraping of branches against his camouflage sleeves was crisp and brilliant, the snapping of twigs under his boots almost startling.

And the eerie howl was clear enough to reach him from miles away, audible under the sound of the jays and between the chatterings of a squirrel.

He waited, not breathing, until he heard it again: long, mournful, rising in pitch, and then holding that anguished note to the point of agony before trailing off.

The Hunter's brow crinkled under the bill of his cap. The howl was too deep and guttural for a wolf. A cougar never made a sound like that. A bear? Not to his knowledge. If it was his quarry, it was upset about something.

And far ahead of him.

He moved again, quickstepping, ducking branches, eyes darting about, dealing with the distance.

Before he had worked his way through the forest another mile, he saw a breach in the forest canopy and an open patch of daylight through the trees. He was coming to a clearing.

He slowed, cautious, found a hiding place behind a massive fallen fir, and peered ahead.

Just a few yards beyond him, the forest had been shorn open by a logging operation, a wide swath of open ground littered with forest debris and freshly sawn tree stumps. A dirt road cut through it all, a house-sized pile of limbs and slash awaited burning, and on the far side of the clearing, a hulking, yellow bulldozer sat cold and silent, its tracks caked with fresh earth. A huge pile of logs lay neatly stacked near the road, ready for the logging trucks.

He saw no movement, and the only sound was the quiet rumble of a battered pickup truck idling near the center of the clearing.

He waited, crouching, eyes level with the top of the fallen tree, scanning the clearing, searching for the human beings who had to be there. But no one appeared and the truck just kept idling.

His gaze flitted from the truck to the bulldozer, then to the huge pile of logs, and then to the truck again where something protruding from behind the truck's front wheels caught his eye. He grabbed a compact pair of binoculars from a pocket and took a closer look.

The protrusion was a man's arm, motionless and streaked with red.

Looking about, the Hunter waited just a few more seconds and then, satisfied that no one else was there, he climbed over the log and stole into the clearing, stepping carefully from rock to stump to patch of grass, trying to avoid any soil that would register his footprints. The truck was parked in nothing but loose soil, freshly chewed by the bulldozer, but he would have to deal with that problem later. He was planning his moves as he went along.

He reached the truck, slowed with caution, and then eased around it, neck craning, in no mood for gruesome surprises.

What he found on the other side was no surprise, but it was gruesome, and definitely a complication. Cursing, he leaned against the truck's hood, warily scanned the tree line and the logging road, and started weighing his options.

The crumpled body on the ground was obviously one of the logging crew, most likely the foreman who'd lingered alone too long on the site the previous evening, judging from the stiff condition of his body. He lay on his belly in the dirt, his body crushed, dried blood streaked from his nose and mouth, his head twisted grotesquely on a broken neck. His hard hat lay top down several feet away, and the ground around the truck was littered with metal shreds of what used to be a lunch box and scattered, chewed-up plastic wrappings that used to hold a lunch.

I don't have time for this!

The Hunter quickly stifled his rage. He needed to calculate, foresee, plan.

His gaze shifted to the pile of logs. That might be an option. He could make it look like an accident that would explain the bent, torn, rag-doll condition of the dead man.

Were the keys in the bulldozer?

Leaving his rifle by the truck, the Hunter ran to the bulldozer, clambered up on the big steel track, and stepped into the cab. He sank into the worn and torn driver's seat and searched the panel for the keys. Then he sniffed a chuckle of realization: Of course. This wasn't in town, where idle punks drifted about looking to steal anything not locked up or bolted down, and this machine was no car for joyriding. The key was in the ignition.

It had been a while since his college summers with the construction crew, but if this thing was anything like that track hoe he used to operate . . .

He clicked the key over to Preheat, waited, then turned the key to Start.

The dozer cranked to life with a puff of black smoke.

His mind was racing, still planning, as he put the mountainous machine into gear and got it moving. Reverse came easily enough. Forward was easier. With careful manipulation of the brakes and levers, he brought the dozer to the back of the log pile, then left it there, still running.

Hauling the dead man across the ground would be messy, but it was the only option. The Hunter grabbed the man's wrists—the right arm was intact, but the left arm had been snapped above the elbow and flexed like a rubber hose—and started pulling. He tugged and dragged the body over limbs, grass, rocks, and debris. The man's head dangled from a wrung neck and scraped on the ground. When the Hunter reached the front of the log pile, he let go of the arms. The stiffened body flopped into the dust.

Seated once again in the dozer, he edged the machine forward, reaching under the logs with the bucket. With a calculating, steady pull of the lever, he raised the bucket, lifting the logs, lifting, lifting, until . . .

The pile upset. The logs rolled and rumbled down, bouncing, tumbling one over the other, drumming the ground, kicking up dust.

The dead man's body disappeared beneath a jackstraw pile of logs.

No time, no time! The Hunter eased the dozer back to its resting place, switched it off, and leaped to the ground. He ran back to the idling truck and pocketed every metal scrap, every torn plastic wrapper he could find. Then, slinging his rifle over his shoulder, he spotted and grabbed a broken-off evergreen bough and went to work, retracing his every step, brushing and erasing each footprint with rapid side-sweeps as he backed out of the clearing.

As expected, he heard the slowly rising sound of a vehicle coming up the logging road, climbing switchbacks, lurching through gears, rattling over potholes, and growling over gravel.

He crouched and headed for the trees, tossing away the branch. Just as he slipped into the forest, a truck pulled into the clearing on the other side. He stole through the crowded timber, planting every footstep silently in the soft, pine-needled ground. Truck doors slammed. Voices lifted, followed by cries of alarm. Those loggers were going to have quite a morning.

First Chapter

Chapter One

The Hunter, rifle in his hands, dug in a heel and came to a sudden halt on the game trail, motionless, nearly invisible in a thicket of serviceberry and crowded pines. He heard something.

The first rays of the sun flamed over the ridge to the east, knifing through the pine boughs and morning haze in translucent wedges, backlighting tiny galaxies of swirling bugs. Soon the warming air would float up the draw and the pines would whisper like distant surf, but in the lull between the cool of night and the warmth of day, the air was still, the sounds distinct. The Hunter heard his own pulse. The scraping of branches against his camouflage sleeves was crisp and brilliant, the snapping of twigs under his boots almost startling.

And the eerie howl was clear enough to reach him from miles away, audible under the sound of the jays and between the chatterings of a squirrel.

He waited, not breathing, until he heard it again: long, mournful, rising in pitch, and then holding that anguished note to the point of agony before trailing off.

The Hunter's brow crinkled under the bill of his cap. The howl was too deep and guttural for a wolf. A cougar never made a sound like that. A bear? Not to his knowledge. If it was his quarry, it was upset about something.

And far ahead of him.

He moved again, quickstepping, ducking branches, eyes darting about, dealing with the distance.

Before he had worked his way through the forest another mile, he saw a breach in the forest canopy and an open patch of daylight through the trees. He was coming to a clearing.

He slowed, cautious, found a hiding place behind amassive fallen fir, and peered ahead.

Just a few yards beyond him, the forest had been shorn open by a logging operation, a wide swath of open ground littered with forest debris and freshly sawn tree stumps. A dirt road cut through it all, a house-sized pile of limbs and slash awaited burning, and on the far side of the clearing, a hulking, yellow bulldozer sat cold and silent, its tracks caked with fresh earth. A huge pile of logs lay neatly stacked near the road, ready for the logging trucks.

He saw no movement, and the only sound was the quiet rumble of a battered pickup truck idling near the center of the clearing.

He waited, crouching, eyes level with the top of the fallen tree, scanning the clearing, searching for the human beings who had to be there. But no one appeared and the truck just kept idling.

His gaze flitted from the truck to the bulldozer, then to the huge pile of logs, and then to the truck again where something protruding from behind the truck's front wheels caught his eye. He grabbed a compact pair of binoculars from a pocket and took a closer look.

The protrusion was a man's arm, motionless and streaked with red.

Looking about, the Hunter waited just a few more seconds and then, satisfied that no one else was there, he climbed over the log and stole into the clearing, stepping carefully from rock to stump to patch of grass, trying to avoid any soil that would register his footprints. The truck was parked in nothing but loose soil, freshly chewed by the bulldozer, but he would have to deal with that problem later. He was planning his moves as he went along.

He reached the truck, slowed with caution, and then eased around it, neck craning, in no mood for gruesome surprises.

What he found on the other side was no surprise, but it was gruesome, and definitely a complication. Cursing, he leaned against the truck's hood, warily scanned the tree line and the logging road, and started weighing his options.

The crumpled body on the ground was obviously one of the logging crew, most likely the foreman who'd lingered alone too long on the site the previous evening, judging from the stiff condition of his body. He lay on his belly in the dirt, his body crushed, dried blood streaked from his nose and mouth, his head twisted grotesquely on a broken neck. His hard hat lay top down several feet away, and the ground around the truck was littered with metal shreds of what used to be a lunch box and scattered, chewed-up plastic wrappings that used to hold a lunch.

I don't have time for this!

The Hunter quickly stifled his rage. He needed to calculate, foresee, plan.

His gaze shifted to the pile of logs. That might be an option. He could make it look like an accident that would explain the bent, torn, rag-doll condition of the dead man.

Were the keys in the bulldozer?

Leaving his rifle by the truck, the Hunter ran to the bulldozer, clambered up on the big steel track, and stepped into the cab. He sank into the worn and torn driver's seat and searched the panel for the keys. Then he sniffed a chuckle of realization: Of course. This wasn't in town, where idle punks drifted about looking to steal anything not locked up or bolted down, and this machine was no car for joyriding. The key was in the ignition.

It had been a while since his college summers with the construction crew, but if this thing was anything like that track hoe he used to operate . . .

He clicked the key over to Preheat, waited, then turned the key to Start.

The dozer cranked to life with a puff of black smoke.

His mind was racing, still planning, as he put the mountainous machine into gear and got it moving. Reverse came easily enough. Forward was easier. With careful manipulation of the brakes and levers, he brought the dozer to the back of the log pile, then left it there, still running.

Hauling the dead man across the ground would be messy, but it was the only option. The Hunter grabbed the man's wrists--the right arm was intact, but the left arm had been snapped above the elbow and flexed like a rubber hose--and started pulling. He tugged and dragged the body over limbs, grass, rocks, and debris. The man's head dangled from a wrung neck and scraped on the ground. When the Hunter reached the front of the log pile, he let go of the arms. The stiffened body flopped into the dust.

Seated once again in the dozer, he edged the machine forward, reaching under the logs with the bucket. With a calculating, steady pull of the lever, he raised the bucket, lifting the logs, lifting, lifting, until . . .

The pile upset. The logs rolled and rumbled down, bouncing, tumbling one over the other, drumming the ground, kicking up dust.

The dead man's body disappeared beneath a jackstraw pile of logs.

No time, no time! The Hunter eased the dozer back to its resting place, switched it off, and leaped to the ground. He ran back to the idling truck and pocketed every metal scrap, every torn plastic wrapper he could find. Then, slinging his rifle over his shoulder, he spotted and grabbed a broken-off evergreen bough and went to work, retracing his every step, brushing and erasing each footprint with rapid side-sweeps as he backed out of the clearing.

As expected, he heard the slowly rising sound of a vehicle coming up the logging road, climbing switchbacks, lurching through gears, rattling over potholes, and growling over gravel.

He crouched and headed for the trees, tossing away the branch. Just as he slipped into the forest, a truck pulled into the clearing on the other side. He stole through the crowded timber, planting every footstep silently in the soft, pine-needled ground. Truck doors slammed. Voices lifted, followed by cries of alarm. Those loggers were going to have quite a morning.

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  • Posted November 20, 2009

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    monster is beast. :D

    Monster by, Frank Peretti, is a spectacular suspense/ thriller novel packed with tons of adventure. I absolutely loved this book because it kept me on the edge of my seat and wonder what was going to happen. Monster takes place in modern day time in the deep, dark, mysterious woods of Oregon.
    The major conflict in Monster was that when Reed and Beck Shelton go on a camping trip, beck is stolen Beck is stolen by a huge monster in the middle of the night. While Reed and his crew are searching for her, little do they know that they're being stalked by something. While on the search for Beck, Reed and his crew are continually finding clues like Beck's backpack. Also, men die from a mysterious monster while on the hunt. When they find a part of Beck's jacket covered in blood, Reed is positive that she is dead. But then they see that the GPS they "gave" her suddenly becomes alive.
    Frank Peretti did an awesome job writing Monster. He made it so that the reader would not get bored, but want to keep reading and never put the book down! Frank Peretti used rich vocabulary while writing.
    I would definitely recommend this novel to people who like to read suspenseful and adventurous novels because this book is exactly like that! This book is now my favorite book, and I'm sure it will be yours too!


    NOW GO AND READ IT !
    kthanks(:

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 20, 2009

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    Christian Author Writes A Thriller That Also Gives You Something To Ponder Regarding Creationism And Evolution.

    I thoroughly enjoyed "Monster". First of all, the title reached out and grabbed me because I love anything that might give me a good scare. It had a little bit of everything mixed in. There was murder, intrigue, scary scientists, scary hairy monsters, mystery, and a twist. If you enjoy reading about the Loch Ness Monster, Dracula, Werewolves, or Bigfoot, then you will enjoy this book. It's a thriller that also has a moral message.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 2, 2008

    wow!

    I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It kept my attention from beginning to end. My taste in literature ranges from one end of the spectrum to the other. One thing that I do look for in a good book is what I can pull from the book, aside from what is physically written on the page, and frank peretti keeps me thinking, 'what is he trying to say?' or 'what am I supposed to get from this?'. I love his work and this book is no exception.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 28, 2007

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    Monster by Frank Peretti is a gripping tale of a husband and wife who, while hiking in Idaho, find themselves in a horrible predicament. What started out as an enjoyable evening of hiking results in days of terror filled panic and nights of horror, mixed with fear of the unknown. As the reader turns each page, he will be on the edge of his seat with fear, excitement, and suspense as he follows the trail of the main characters, Reed and Beck. Peretti skillfully navigates the reader between different scenes of Reed searching, Beck traveling with the monster, and the search party almost finding her several times. Peretti enables the reader to understand what is happening through his vivid descriptions. Will Beck be found alive? Will Reed redeem himself for making her go camping when she did not even want to go in the first place? Will the monster get away with Beck? Will the monster live? All these questions can be answered when you pick up a copy of Monster by Frank Peretti. This 413 page book is well worth the read.

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  • Posted April 18, 2009

    Very enjoyable

    Likable characters with some surprises.

    1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 15, 2012

    A MUST READ????

    I love this book so much it is full of suspence and the writing is awesome! You may think you know what the monster really is but when the hunter become the hunted you find out all you thought you knew was wrong. Spoiler alert lets just sy there is more than five deaths

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 6, 2012

    Amazing combination of intensity, nature, and hope. One of the best books I've ever read. Simply couldn't put it down.

    Loved it!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 13, 2011

    Best book I've ever read!!! Best book I've ever read!!!!

    !!!!!!!!!!

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  • Posted September 2, 2011

    An Awesome book

    In the book Monster by Frank Peretti, Reed and Beck plan on going on a fun and safe camping trip with their friends. On the first night of their trip they arrive at the cabin they see that it has been torn up by some type of animal. What they do not know is their worries have just begun. This book has sensory details from the monster breaking sticks in the wood while watching Beck and Reed.After Beck and Reed found their cabin destroyed by an animal, they headed up the hill to set up camp for the night. Reed went to hang the food so the animal would not get it while Beck was finishing setting up camp. That night Beck woke up to a crack in the woods. Reed told her it was nothing and to try going back to sleep. They heard the sticks crack more over a period, so Reed went to check on the food. Then Beck heard a loud screech and went to find Reed. After they found each other, the monster started to chase them. They ran past the cabin and trough the river. While running through the river Beck slipped and busted her head against a rock. Once they got to higher ground they settled down and befor Reed noticed a mass surrounded Beck and she was gone. Now Reed, his friends and the volunteer searchers have less time then they think to find Beck.The best thing about this book is that it always keeps you on your toes. You never know what will happen in this book. There is a little bit of for shadowing in this book. This book is heart stopping and you will never put it down. You cannot stop reading this book it is a like a roller coaster you will just want to keep reading it over and over again.I suggest this book to kids the age of 13 and older. It has strong language and vivid sensory details. This book gives children wider choice of vocabulary for future school assignments.I love this book. It is the best book I have ever read. If I could read this book all day I would. I enjoyed reading this book. This book has helped me expand my vocabulary.I hope you enjoy and love this book as much as I do.

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  • Posted July 22, 2011

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    EXCELLENT thriller!

    A page turner is there ever was one! Fast, easy read. Had a hard time putting this one down. Completely unpredictable, Just when you think you know all there is to know, you find out something else! Not necessarily scary (at least not for me), but will make you edgy at times, for sure! Makes all those weird noises you hear at night not quite so innocuous!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 24, 2011

    bigfoot story lovers and X-file fans will love it too

    This book sucks you in slowly and delivers the goods. Some characters you will root for and others you will feel heartfelt pitty for. If you are a supporter of P.E.T.A. you will feel a sort of justice tainted with a remorse for the animal kindgom. All in all it is a page turner that will open your mind if it isn't already to the possiblity that Bigfoot does exist and should be left alone...

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 28, 2010

    Monster is Great!

    This is an extremely intense, suspenseful book. Peretti has outdone himself.

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  • Posted November 11, 2009

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    "Monster" by Frank Peretti

    Peretti takes an old legend and puts an entirely new spin on it. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time and you won't be able to put it down!

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  • Posted April 16, 2009

    One of Peretti's Best!

    I read this book a few weeks ago and my thoughts still revisit the plot which is incredibly touching, provoking, and original. With a background in science, I find the implications of a story like this frightening in light of the blatent genetic experimenting done today. Could not put this book down!

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  • Posted April 6, 2009

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    Had me at the edge of my seat!

    Riveting, fun and easy read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 17, 2008

    Book Review

    The book monster features monsters that kill local hikers just out of the nearest town. The book jumps between many different perspectives which can make it difficult to read at times. It could be hard or easy to connect with one of the many charters in the book it just depends of how you are. The title explains the whole book. A monster thakes beck to save her while her husband reed fights to find her and finds many other hikers on their journey. If you read this book you will find out that if you never give up happiness will come to you. I would give this book a 4 out of 5 because of the great book but a bit too hard to fallow. My favorite quote from the book is, ¿the cold of the night was creeping into Sam Marlowe¿s feet.¿ I would also compare this book to any show or movie that deals with a monstrous animal.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 22, 2008

    Quirkiest novel I've read so far

    Reed Shelton and his wife Beck go on a survival week in the Idaho wilderness, only for Beck to be carried off by a strange creature. While Reed and the local authorities carry out a search, a deeper plot begins to stir. A very intriguing and, as I said in the title, quirky tale. Peretti, as usual, is meticulous with details without drawing from the story. And, as usual, the secret plot that is ultimately revealed is a bit 'out there', but is also what makes it a great fiction story. Even if you are an evolutionist, don't let the story's creationist viewpoint scare you away. It's still a great story with great characters, and perfect if you're looking for a fast paced and engaging thriller.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 28, 2008

    BAD SCIENCE AND WORSE WRITING

    Or maybe it's the other way around: bad writing and worse science. Frank Peretti admits he 'cannot make a big scientific argument' (his words, not mine) and I totally agree. The problem is he fails to scare or move with his bad story and his terrible story-telling. Don't bother.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 26, 2008

    An amazing book

    This book is outstanding in the world of fiction literature. The story if full of emotion, twists and turns, deception, horror, murder, science and mystery all while holding a Christian theme.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 24, 2006

    A little too much

    I think the author did a nice job of bringing the reader into the story, however, the story was a little too much of a stretch. The different aspects of the story made it too unbelieveable. I enjoy fiction, but I think the plots and actions in this story didn't seem believable enough. I thought the characters were too underdeveloped - it seems their denial and relaxed approach to situations seemed a little unbelievalbe. All-in-all, not a bad 'monster' read. It reads fast.

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