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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9781432706807
ISBN number: 1432706802
Label: Outskirts Press
Manufacturer: Outskirts Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 288
Printing Date: June 26, 2007
Publishing house: Outskirts Press
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A kid, a cop, and a girl with terrible powers ...
It starts with the death of two little girls, and for the quiet suburb of Fairview, Virginia, the weekend is only just beginning. It's the winter solstice. The Damworths, a traveling gang of young killers, are in town, and they're here to party. But even their leader is unprepared for his youngest recruit to do the one thing that Damworths never do: fall in love. In TEETH, a new author brings three unlikely characters together to awaken an evil as old as Cain--and to escort you through a night so long, you may never think to see the day again.
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I picked up this book several months ago, interested in reading it as it stared at me from up on my shelf of "to do" reading ever since. I finally got around to it and am very glad I did. I do not read a huge amount of Vampire fiction. Well, I guess that depends on one's perspective, perhaps, as I have read several stories throughout my adult life but it has never been a staple of my reading diet. Part of that, I suppose, is the plush, Harlequinish type novels that are out there--longing, lust, and monsters with a genteel nature. I enjoyed the movie 30 Days of Night for the simple fact that the Vampires were truly monsters, not icons of lust and power that everyone envies or desires to be with. I do respect the mysterious allure and power associated with Vampires but I have grown weary of the soft or hardcore porn take that some authors like Laurell K. Hamilton have taken in their vampire based novels.
Teeth does not play nice with its Vampire archvillains. These folks are not sweet, mornful souls that you almost feel sorry for. They are brutal, vicious killers, using all their supernatural powers to plow through as many victims as they need both to sate their hunger and to have a wickedly good time. Certainly there is a aura of power and along with that incredible desire but we are never subjected to the wimpy vamps whose tormented souls get boring, fast.
Our main character, Nicolas, is an outcast teen who struggles with everyone around him--his classmates, his parents, and even himself. When the Damworths, a traveling band of vamps, converge on his small town and start wreaking havoc, Nicolas is sucked up into the whirlwind of their power and carnage. I liked the character and while I could not completely identify with his sense of being locked out of everything normal in life, the author did a great job of pulling us into his world, his tortured existense that gave the character a compelling sense of realism.
I found this author's take on vampires to be compelling as well. They are raw, brutal, and nearly unstoppable. The author does not relent, only allowing a slight glimmer of their former humanity to shine through but never allowing it to cripple them in anyway. Even if one of them can still experience love, it does not stand in the way of the destruction they unleash. There is no mercy here, no remorse or regret.
A fast paced, exciting read that made me appreciate vampires all over again.
I look forward to the sequel, which there most certainly will be based on the ending of this story. For a very first time novelist, Marcus Damanda has done a outstanding job in scribing this tale.
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Teeth is one of those books that really succeeds in taking you to a different world. Its brutal, entertaining, and better yet- it has what most books in its genre are missing- a depth of human emotion that brings the characters to life in the reader's mind. . Teeth goes way beyond the status quo for the vampire genre. Any writer can use their pen to slice and mangle human bodies all day long, but if you're not writing characters I can connect with, the cries fall on deaf ears.
-A very creative piece of fiction -Definitely a five star read
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This book was a real page turner from beginning to end. Normally used to the fast pace of actual Vietnam war air combat accounts, I was surprised to note that Mr. Damanda kept the air speed up and G-loading on from the very beginning to the very end of the story, leaving the reader gasping for a sequel in addition. Character development was great too, with the evolution of Nicholas and the good cop Gillis as vampire hunter. All things considered, a highly recommended read.
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When we're kids, we're taught to avoid the dark because of all the monsters lurking in it - the witches, vampires and werewolves waiting to swoop in and take us for nefarious purposes. Of course, when we grow older we realize those stories were told chiefly to shelter us from the more realistic danger of murderers and kidnappers waiting to drag us into their vans.
But what if those murderers and kidnappers actually were the monsters of our youth and not simply disturbed individuals? That blend of real and imagined danger is the core of "Teeth: A Horror Fantasy," the debut novel of writer Marcus Damanda. A tense, shocking novel, it offers a more contemporary type of vampires and makes them as frightening as any serious Dracula depiction.
The story centers on a small Virginia town, where a small clan known as the Damworths have come to feed. As they settle in and begin preying on the residents, they will cross paths with two of the town's resident outcasts: an albino high school student named Nicholas and a dishonored deputy named Frank Gillis. This contact will lead to an escalating body count and exercise of supernatural powers, culminating in a night-long siege on a juvenile hall.
"Teeth" advertises itself as a horror fantasy, and it certainly matches its title. Damanda creates horrifying scenes such as a ritual slaughter by the Damworths and a midnight forest battle between Nicholas and a wolf-creature, all of which are blood-drenched and vividly written. The climactic siege is particularly alarming, rolling out all levels of vampiric powers and turning children into combatants against the police.
Characterization is also very important to the novel. The vampires are not the stereotyped Europeans but a mix of different personalities, including a coldly proficient leader, a gregarious grey music fan and an emotional stargazing redhead. Nicholas, who suffers excessive torment from bullies and his father, is the poster child for troubled teens and is depicted as excellently conflicted between his humanity and the chance to escape it. This psychological debate is almost as frightening as the violence, for the possibility that thousands of students in his shoes would eagerly take the option.
"Teeth" is the sort of novel that makes you look twice at any nondescript van in a parking lot, look over your shoulder at an unlit forest and eat a heavier dose of garlic at dinner - in short, an excellent thriller. It shows the reader a very dark and compelling world that, despite the unnerving feeling, is worth sticking around for.
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A friend dangled the hook of fresh blood in the vampire genre, and I bit. From the very first page I was pulled away from my world and into Damanda's, taking every turn with Nicholas as his saga unfolds. From sympathetic characters that are easy to identify with to horror you hope never to be a part of, Teeth will take you on a wonderful ride where the delineation between good and evil vanishes in a haze of love, hate and loneliness.
One of the best parts of this book is knowing that there is more to come! Damanda sets the stage for a sequel that I will be eagerly awaiting. I just closed my office door for the past 2 hours, hiding from my boss so I could finish Teeth. If you fear another tired, cheesy vampire story, don't. You will love the quality and creativity of this book.
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