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Title: Breed by Owl Goingback ISBN: 0-451-20567-7 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 06 August, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.81 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: "Breed" delivers some chilling and horrific moments
Comment: "Breed", the 3rd Owl Goingback novel that I have read, is an exciting and quick-reading book. Written in a similar vein to "Evil Whispers", ("evil Indian spirit comes back to "life" to terrorize local populace") Goingback does his usual good job of establishing believable characters involved in an unbelievable plot.
This is not to say that you won't thoroughly enjoy "Breed", however. Just suspend your powers of disbelief for a while and dig in.
The story begins when local mystics break into St. Augustine's Tolomato Cemetary and through their incantations, unlease an ancient Indian demon known as the "Shiru". As the Shiru prepares to cross over into the world of the living, numerous deaths and mutilations occur. When Detective Jack Colvin begins to investigate these strange deaths, he realizes that things may not be as they appear. He becomes even more confused about the deaths when local tour guide, Ssabra Onih, reports to him that she believes that the murders are being committed by an ancient evil Indian spirit. Ssabra loses credibility with Colvin when she explains that her knowledge of these events comes from the spirit of Indian Chief Tolomato (also a resident of Tolomato Cemetary) who has visited her on a number of occasions to warn the living world of the evil Shiru.
Now I know all of this sounds too fantastic to make a good yarn, but Goingback pulls it all together. Fortunately for the reader, he spends most of the book's time in the present and creates a pretty good murder mystery. Goingback also injected some humor into the book by making Chief Tolomato a relatively cynical and "hip" character. The interaction between the Chief and Ssabra are some of the stronger parts of the book. Even the ending was a little out of the ordinary for this type of story. Not unsatisfying, just different than what I expected.
I was particularly impressed with Goingback's "on-the-money" descriptions of the St. Augustine area. As a frequent visitor to this part of Florida, it was very rewarding to see the area so accurately depicted. I appreciate his efforts and the time that he spent researching the St. Augustine area.
If this is the first book you've read by Goingback, be sure to give his other novels a look. Especially recommended is his first book, "Crota", a Bram Stoker Award winner. Goingback is a very promising author who will continue to thrill his growing legion of fans for years to come.
Rating: 5
Summary: Breed
Comment: I did enjoy reading this book.The starts out mysterious and the plot is then exposed.This book can be best read during a dark and stormy night.Owl Goingback keeps you turing the pages and you may not think about going to sleep.I would suggest this book for people who like good horror reading.
Rating: 4
Summary: A fun read.
Comment: Owl Goingback loves horror and his passion shows in his work. I've read nearly all of his novels and I have enjoyed each and every one of them. He has a few weaknesses that I hope he outgrows-- he relies too heavily on cliches and his plots lack sufficient depth sometimes-- but he is an exceptional storyteller and a relatively new writer who is still developing. He also understands the elements that make a good horror novel and BREED is no exception. It has a creepy monster (almost Lovecraftian with it's netherworld roots), likeable characters, and the kind of suspense that makes you turn the pages as fast as you can. All in all, Goingback is a writer that all horror fans can appreciate and BREED is a fun, quick read. To my mind, he has established himself as an author you can trust for a solid horror yarn.
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Title: Evil Whispers by Owl Goingback ISBN: 0451202910 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 08 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Crota by Owl Goingback ISBN: 0451197364 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Darker Than Night by Owl Goingback ISBN: 0451198786 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Trauma by Graham Masterton ISBN: 0451205553 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Spirit by Graham Masterton ISBN: 084394935X Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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