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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780971327863
ISBN number: 0971327866
Label: Wahmpreneur Books
Manufacturer: Wahmpreneur Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 444
Printing Date: May 29, 2003
Publishing house: Wahmpreneur Books
Sale Popularity Level: 555484
Studio: Wahmpreneur Books
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Brief Book Summary:
Some doors should never be opened.
A group of scientists found just such a door, and got a lot more than they bargained for -- but none of them lived to tell the tale.
Federal agent Michael Pacilio, assigned to investigate their murders, finds himself following a trail of corpses left by a demonic killer with a grisly sense of humour and a terrifying master plan.
Can Pacilio stop him ... before all Hell breaks loose?
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Justin Gustainis, The Hades Project (Brighid's Fire Books, 2003)
It's not often that a small-press horror novel surprises me. When I picked this up, I figured it for a vanity publication, but it seems I was wrong. Gustainis got more cred in my eyes when I found a few more of his publications listed with some publishers I respect. But the real acid test was, of course, the book itself. No, it's not Kathe Koja or Ramsey Campbell-level stuff, but I've read far worse from far bigger presses.
The story revolves around Michael Pacilio, an ex-Navy man now working for the government's Office of Scientific Accountability. When an experiment goes horribly wrong, leaving ten dead and one missing, Pacilio is sent to track down the missing team member. As well, no one seems to know exactly what the team was doing there, and whether it had anything to do with what killed them.
The Hades Project, both in design and execution, has a good number of the hallmarks of the amateur effort (the cover, in fact, was what led me to tab it as a vanity in the very first place--it wouldn't stand out mixed in among a shelf of iUniverse and Xlibris titles), but where the writing is concerned, there's nothing a good copy editor couldn't cure. The actual meat of the book, and the technical aspects of its construction, are as solid as they come--maybe not Koja or Campbell level, but certainly in the realm of, say, Richard Laymon. Whether or not you think the pace drags is likely to rest on how you feel about information as opposed to action; I had no problem with the pace, but others who have reviewed it are of differing opinions. There are also some "as you know, Bob" moments (really, does any doctor specializing in emergency medicine these days need to have an AK-47 described to them?) and the like, but again, nothing a rewrite (with the kind of professional help one gets at major presses) wouldn't have fixed.
Gustainis knows what he's doing, and I liked this enough that I've got his second novel, which is coming out in about six months as I write this, on the wish list. If you're a horror fan, you could do a lot worse than The Hades Project--and you probably have. ***
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simple, straight-forward tale of good vs. evil. scientists [ apparently] inadvertently allow a demon to cross over from hell. after a few fun filled days of raping and murdering, our hero[?] is ordered to return to the lab [by a demon higher in rank], and assist in opening the "gate" again, and let some of his pals [demons] to cross over and get in on the fun. tough old school federal agent michael pacilio is just the man for the job to put an end to what might be the beginning of the apocalypse. michael is haunted from his experience with a demon in vietnam. I hope this is the beginning of a long career for justin. graphic and gory, my favorite kind of horror.
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The Hades Project is one of the scariest books I have read in a long time. The very first chapter has one of the most graphic scenes of violence I have ever read and Gustainis paints a vivid picture with his words and imagery. From there, the book doesn't let go. The characters are interesting, the chase is on, and a showdown looms between good and evil - and you're not sure who will win at the end.
I am not a sci-fi/horror novel type of girl, but I truly enjoyed The Hades Project. I hope to see more from this author in the future.
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This book does not live up to the hype. The very first chapter was electrifying, but the rest of the book was all but unreadable. In fact, 2/3 of the way through, I simply tossed it out. The story had a lot of potential, but the writing couldn't carry it.
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The plot in this book is nothing special; a demon is let loose in the world and it is up to an ex-SEAL to stop it. However, the storyline flows smoothly, the characters are interesting, and the author has spent some time thinking about the details of demonic appetites. Well worth the read.
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