The Variant Effect (Variant Effect Series #1) [NOOK Book]

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The old furrier building in a rundown part of Metro was the perfect place to find a body, and Joe Borland knew they wouldn't have dragged him out of retirement to see it if something hadn't eaten its skin. It's been twenty years since Borland battled the Variant Effect, and twenty since he let his partner get skinned alive. Now both of them are ordered back into action to meet the new threat.
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The Variant Effect (Variant Effect Series #1)

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Overview

The old furrier building in a rundown part of Metro was the perfect place to find a body, and Joe Borland knew they wouldn't have dragged him out of retirement to see it if something hadn't eaten its skin. It's been twenty years since Borland battled the Variant Effect, and twenty since he let his partner get skinned alive. Now both of them are ordered back into action to meet the new threat.
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940011052255
  • Publisher: G. Wells Taylor
  • Publication date: 6/14/2010
  • Series: Variant Effect Series , #1
  • Sold by: Smashwords
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 41,072
  • File size: 825 KB

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  • Posted October 22, 2010

    A unique take on the old "zombie" concept

    A very interesting concept.....medication, that is supposed to cure all mental ills, eventually becomes the catalyst for worldwide disaster. Those who took this medicine returned to their old psychological ills to murderous degrees after the drug was banned. The book is very gory, but quite the page turner all the way up till just before the end. The climax of the book seemed a bit silly to me given how the rest of the book turned out, but that's just me. Overall, a very entertaining, if often stomach turning read.

    4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 20, 2010

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    Grim Gory and Damn Good!

    I just finished reading this book a few hours ago and enjoyed it very much,I wouldn't say that it is a great book, But in my opinion it is a Good book and Definitely worth Downloading and Reading for those who are into Horror/Thriller books..I do not want to give any of the story away but think of this as a sort of 28 Days later with twists and you should enjoy.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted September 2, 2010

    I Also Recommend:

    Watchmen
    When Graveyards Yawn (Apocalypse Trilogy Series #1)

    This book is one Wild Ride!

    The Variant Effect is intense - a really scary idea. Great characters push this horror/science fiction story to a heart-stopping finale! Wow!

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 16, 2012

    Ll

    Good story but i felt as if i was starting the book in the middle. Some things never made sense.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 20, 2012

    A good book, but a bit graphic

    This was a good read. Novel idea, decent characters, more than 500 pages, and free to boot! The only two issues I had; one, this novel was a bit heavy on the gory graphics; two, the author used only a few adjectives to describe those caught up in the variant effect, and they were used REPETATIVLY. Otherwise, thanks!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted July 25, 2012

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    I LOVE this book!!!

    The way the world fell into this Variant Effect was the best possible way it could have. It's not the traditional radiation/experiment zombie, but something more psychological and down to Earth. This gave me the creeps and I love the characters! It left me hungry for more. What happens tomorrow? Does the contamination get outside of this area? I don't see how it couldn't. And the characters! OMG! Plot twists that threw me down, I just didn't see some of it coming and other things I was yelling at the book having saw it coming (kind of like I was watching it on TV, LOL). This would be a GREAT movie!!! I really just wish I could get a hard copy. It's just a perfectly creepy thought, to take Prozac and then years later have the side effects show up! Great read! A bit slow to start for me because I'm not into detective books much but when it got going (which was quick) it really got going!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 12, 2012

    Skin eaters!

    This book was ok, loved the cocept but i think the first 300 pages made it slow, was getting a little bored until the action kicked in. The author veired away from the storys pace at times a little to mutch, it was distracting but other than that its a good horror book. I will read the second book.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 26, 2012

    The Variant Effect

    Entertaining.

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted September 16, 2010

    Verrrrry strange

    This is a weird tale-full of horror possibilities it does entertain till the end. Great-no but a good read.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 22, 2010

    The originality was great.

    Great book when you got nothing better to do. A few missing pieces in time frame. Pay close attention or you will get lost. All in all I enjoyed it.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 13, 2013

    The concept of the story  was very good.  However, I found his w

    The concept of the story  was very good.  However, I found his writing style a little confusing at times and hard to follow.  

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  • Posted April 9, 2013

    An interesting concept. Definitely worth reading.

    An interesting concept. Definitely worth reading.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted July 17, 2012

    Not my kind of book

    I started to read this book and couldn't "get into" it. Did not finish.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 24, 2012

    Stupid stupid stupid!

    Boring and a complete waste of time. Half of it doesnt even make sense

    0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 12, 2011

    Excellent!

    Edge of your seat suspenseful story! I just wish it was something more palatable--pretty gruesome in parts.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 19, 2011

    Drug companies run amok!

    After the first chapter, I almost gave up on this book. I don't like zombies. But in chapter two...things started to be explained. A drug company that introduces a drug into the environment without proper testing, a true medical condition is exacerbated (no walking corpses, like zombies!), and a government coverup op starts, again. Writing is excellent, only allowing parts of the whole story to come out at a time. It is writtern in layers; more is going on all the time than what you are told. Unpredictable and suspenseful with enough dry wit thrown in to keep it from building too fast. The man's hernias¿if you've never had to live with a couple, you'd be surprised how much it interfers with you life! Good read...off to get the sequel now.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 16, 2011

    I want more!!

    I havent been spooked by a book in ages but this on got it's claws in me good!

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  • Posted October 1, 2011

    Good Read

    Good storyline. Kept me interested and anxious to see what would happen next. Some nice twists and unexpected turns.

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  • Posted September 21, 2011

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    Awesome story!

    Loved this one, good characters.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 19, 2011

    Good Horror Book

    Book keep you interested. If the disease doesn't kill you, the cure will. Book moves at a fast pace. I will read other works by the auther

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