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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780849944765
ISBN number: 0849944767
Label: Thomas Nelson
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 560
Printing Date: September 18, 2003
Publishing house: Thomas Nelson
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An ancient sin. A long forgotten oath. A town with a deadly secret.
Something sinister is at work in Hyde River, an isolated mining town in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Something evil.
Under the cover of darkness, a predator strikes without warning--taking life in the most chilling and savage fashion.
The community of Hyde River watches in terror as residents suddenly vanish. Yet the more locals are pressed for information, the more they close ranks, sworn to secrecy by their forefathers' hidden sins.
Only when Hyde River's secrets are exposed is the true extent of the danger fully revealed. What the town discovers is something far more deadly than anything they'd imagined. Something that doesn't just stalk its victims, but has the power to turn hearts grey with decay as it slowly fills their souls with darkness.
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Under cover of darkness, something evil is at work in Hyde River, an old mining town deep in the mountains. Its latest victim, nature photographer Cliff Benson, was brutally killed while camping -- and his wife Evelyn has been driven nearly mad by what she saw, but she can't remember what it was. The sheriff thinks a rogue bear killed Cliff. But townspeople whisper -- and Cliff's death is just the latest in a long string of bizarre 'accidents.' Cliff's brother Steve is determined to find out the truth about what's concealed in the old caverns near Hyde River, a mystery that the local folk legends only hint at.
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This book was exciting, but I felt that it lacked character development. I liked the concept, and it kept me interested, but it was a little predictable.
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Frank Peretti is definitly an author worth looking into. However, I don't think his works are horror fiction; like Steven King. I find his works similar to Micheal Crichton (the author of Jurassic Park). This is an epic thriller of a story. Some schenes might leave you in suspence, but thankfully, they won't give you nightmares. Best of all, Frank Peretti is not a heavy swearer and he doesn't gross you out by discribing bloody schenes in too much detail.
This is a story about a lonely town populated by Homesteaders (Homesteader's paradice "Ha Ha Ha"). However, this town in Hyde Valley is not a paradice. People have disappeared without a trace. The town's people live in constant fear. The town's master, Harold Bly, has struck fear into their hearts in a way nobody could figure out.
The story starts with Steve Benson (a biology professor). He's a devout evolutionist. He arrives in this town because his brother went on vacation to this quiet valley... and was killed. Rumour has it, a dragon romes the mountain side and eats people at random. As Steve Benson investagates, he slowly believes something like that could be happening.
Like other Frank Peretti stories, there is very little difference between the book's begining and the book's middle. The start of the book drags on for a while, but the details are important to the story. If you have to be instantly interested in the story after the very first page, I wouldn't recommend this to you. You have to sit through the story's middle before the excitment starts. The ending was the best part, in my oppinion. That's when the story concludes, and the real action begins.
This is also a nice spiritual story for Christians and non-believers alike. For a Christian, the book might have lessons you already heard before. I think the book was aimed towards a non-Christian audience, because they might experience more from it.
To sum it up, its a great story. It's a little slow in the plot development department, but thrilling, non the less. It's a novel for older teenagers and adults. A definate worthwhile story. You won't be disapointed
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This book was just amazing. I'm not someone who really enjoys fictional books, but this one I just couldn't put down. It keeps you on the edge throughout the entire book. Frank Peretti is an amazing author!
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Peretti has a knack about being unpredictable in this book. Just as you think you know what is happening, you learn that you don't really understand. It's a lot like life. The life in this book is not the life you want to live but escape. That's what makes it intriguing and an opportunity to examine yourself while enjoying a thrilling story.
Ray Ruppert, Author of "The Sovereign Reigns, or Does He?" "The Sovereign's Last Battle" and "Revelation: A Layperson's Reflections"
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After a camping trip gone wrong in Hyde River, Cliff Benson's body is found savagely mutilated. Cliff's wife, Evelyn, escapes but has no recollection of what killed her husband. It's declared a bear attack but Cliff's brother, Steve, feels there's more than what is being told. Steve sets out on his own expedition to find out what exactly killed his brother in Hyde River. But, as Steve ventures further into the town he meets the local characters, Harold Bly, Doug Ellis, Sheriff Collins and a cooky mechanic named Levi Cobb. Steve soon discovers that there is a dark Oath of secrecy protecting the town's deepest and darkest secret.
Sounding more like a Stephen King novel, then a piece of Christian fiction Frank Peretti keeps you on the edge of your seat with his wonderfully dark story of sin in it's truest form. The character's are all believable and everyone seems to play a role in the keeping the secret of the Oath. It's one of those books that you say that after one more page you'll stop reading but the suspense is so intriguing that you can't. Word of warning to anyone who is expecting a happy go-lucky story written by a Christian author: the story is VERY dark. Please don't start this book late at night either. You'll lose some sleep.
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