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COMMUNITY
by Graham Masterton
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Pub Date
1 Sep 2013
| Archive Date
16 Oct 2013
Description
Michael is involved in a car crash which kills his girlfriend. He wakes to find himself in the hospital of a small town in Montana. There he convalesces and gradually becomes acquainted with the local community, most of whom seem to be clever and charming, although some are arrogant and difficult to get on with. In particular he forms a relationship with a smart and pretty local girl. He learns that he has been in a coma for weeks and that his friend’s remains have already been sent back to California for cremation. He keeps in touch with his family through emails and phone calls.
As time goes by, however, and he gradually recovers his mobility, he begins to notice odd things about the community. People disappear without explanation and nobody ever mentions them again. Strangers come and go on a regular basis but the local people seem to ignore them. He is about to leave and go back home when his new girlfriend disappears. He stays to investigate. He gradually begins to come to the terrible conclusion that he is actually dead and that everybody in the town knows that he is no more than a ghost. The truth, however, is far more shocking...
Michael is involved in a car crash which kills his girlfriend. He wakes to find himself in the hospital of a small town in Montana. There he convalesces and gradually becomes acquainted with the...
Description
Michael is involved in a car crash which kills his girlfriend. He wakes to find himself in the hospital of a small town in Montana. There he convalesces and gradually becomes acquainted with the local community, most of whom seem to be clever and charming, although some are arrogant and difficult to get on with. In particular he forms a relationship with a smart and pretty local girl. He learns that he has been in a coma for weeks and that his friend’s remains have already been sent back to California for cremation. He keeps in touch with his family through emails and phone calls.
As time goes by, however, and he gradually recovers his mobility, he begins to notice odd things about the community. People disappear without explanation and nobody ever mentions them again. Strangers come and go on a regular basis but the local people seem to ignore them. He is about to leave and go back home when his new girlfriend disappears. He stays to investigate. He gradually begins to come to the terrible conclusion that he is actually dead and that everybody in the town knows that he is no more than a ghost. The truth, however, is far more shocking...
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Available Editions
EDITION |
Other Format |
ISBN |
9780727883100 |
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US$36.95 (USD)
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Featured Reviews
Yuri A, Bookseller
This book can be called a "pseudoscientific thriller". It’s about a scientists and government trying to usurp the Nature and God's creative powers, and the terrible consequences and inevitable pay-off that follow that act. It’s a first-rate chiller with slight overtones of the Gothic and the Romantic. Selfish scientists, unsuspected hero, strange community, weird happenings, unyielding mystery of the community’s purposes, specific scientific research facilities,
The text is dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts, bleak atmosphere and smooth prose. Relentless search of a hero for an answer to the great mystery of the Life and Death, trying to understand what’s going on. Mysterious hauntings. Or not at all? Strange conversations. Strange scientists. Holy powers of the Mountain. Or not? Uneasiness. Paranoia. Tremor. Fear.
Good horror-thriller from the always reliable author, 4/5.
****
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1188086785
Featured Reviews
Yuri A, Bookseller
This book can be called a "pseudoscientific thriller". It’s about a scientists and government trying to usurp the Nature and God's creative powers, and the terrible consequences and inevitable pay-off that follow that act. It’s a first-rate chiller with slight overtones of the Gothic and the Romantic. Selfish scientists, unsuspected hero, strange community, weird happenings, unyielding mystery of the community’s purposes, specific scientific research facilities,
The text is dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts, bleak atmosphere and smooth prose. Relentless search of a hero for an answer to the great mystery of the Life and Death, trying to understand what’s going on. Mysterious hauntings. Or not at all? Strange conversations. Strange scientists. Holy powers of the Mountain. Or not? Uneasiness. Paranoia. Tremor. Fear.
Good horror-thriller from the always reliable author, 4/5.
****
http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AQFSXHC5EN0E0/ref=pdp_new_read_full_review_link?ie=UTF8&page=1&sort_by=MostRecentReview#R32E6ZDOWIFVKP
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1188086785