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Summary: The Season of Passage
Review: As a huge fan of Christopher Pike books, of course I think this is a powerful and well written book. It is in fact, my second favorite of all his works, the first being the Listerners. I enjoyed the sci fi/outer space in this one, which seemed a little different from most of his other writings which centered more around mythical things related to religion and such. I enjoyed the power and wonderful detail, and his creativity is, as always, beyond all realms. The book had all the things I enjoy in a story, characters to fall in love with, characters to hate, love, emotion, and of course, fear. I gaurentee if you read this book, you will be a hooked Pike fan from then on. Enjoy the book!
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Summary: Scared Senseless
Review: I've encountered horror novels before that have given me chills, but this one took me far beyond goosebumps. While reading it alone in my dorm room one night, the book evoked feelings of despair and doom that left me crying and wanting my mother!
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Summary: Pike soars making the transition from Young Adult to Adult
Review: From the time I was twelve, until recently I had read Pike's young adult novels. Now, at twenty, I Feel quite childish in that section. I am a flight attendant, and I found Season of Passage in a used book store at a Milwalkee airport. I loved it so much, I knew I wanted to read more of his adult works. Unfortunately, many mainstream booksellers don't sell them. This book was an excellent tale of space travel and history intertwined to a edge of your seat ending, oh-so-cliche of Pike. An excellent read, with an interesting side story about a futuristic family feud. Worth every penny if not more. Pike is very educated in his words; I am always learning a philosphical moral in every story without even trying!
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Summary: Brilliant Mars Adventure
Review: This is a great blend of sci fi, horror, and mythology that draws you in with vivid characters and razor sharp pacing. The concepts in this book are so interesting. The book seemed almost biblical in its mythological turns. There is not a dull moment in this riveting tale. The book is really well structured and like most Pike books will be sure to strike an emotional chord in you.
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Summary: sensational!
Review: I've read this book about a million times and I still do not get sick of it. The book is a scary, well told horror story that made me constantly question my friend about it,(who read the book before me) saying "So does this mean...?" and afterwards wanted to strangle me. The writting is great as it kept me reading on and not skipping pages like I normally do, and the characters were very individualistic. Basically it's got a sensational storyline that is well told and that's very rare.
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Summary: Pike's best work
Review: I have been a loyal fan of Pike's writing for a decade now, and The Season of Passage is without a doubt my favorite of his works. My copy has gotten lost somewhere, and although I think it will turn up, I am ordering a new copy just in case! Pike has the rare ability to combine one part sickening horror, another part mythological wonder, and produce a story so beautiful you are tingly by the end. He breathes such life into his heroines, sisters Lauren and Jennifer, that I almost believe they exist somewhere besides the author's imagination. I can only hope that others get the same joy and awe reading this that I do.
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Summary: A bone-chilling tale that is a must-read for everyone
Review: Like many other Pike veterans, I started reading his young adult novels at an early age. This book took me completely by surprise. It became a part of me as I took it everywhere - reading and re-reading over and over. The story is so engrossing and the account so realistic you feel as if you're right in the spaceship, looking out onto the dead, dry world of Mars. It became the gateway to the "adult horror world" as I am now just as addicted to Stephen King. This is one of the few books that I would recommend to anyone, regardless of their reading preference. If you're looking for an engrossing path to the more sophisticated world of horror, this is gonna be your best bet hands down.
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Summary: A PAGE TURNING MASTERPIECE...A MUST READ !
Review: This is an unbelievably absorbing book, a veritable page turner. It will entertain anyone who enjoys horror, science fiction, or fantasy books. It combines all three genres successfully. The book involves a trip to Mars by a group of Americans, who seek to unravel a mystery intimated by a Russian expedition to Mars, which never returned to Earth and seemingly vanished. Part of the American team includes a Dr. Lauren Wagner, who leaves behind a thirteen year old sister, Jennifer, who has premonitions of disaster on Mars. Dr. Wagner leaves her sister in the care and custody of her boyfriend, reporter Terry Hayes. Central to the book is a story of fantasy written by Jennifer about two ancient races, the Asurians and the Sastra. To simplify, the Asurians are evil and the Sastra are good. Their tale of conflict is spellbinding and allegorical to the central, yet parallel story of the expedition to Mars. Suffice to say that what is encountered on Mars is chilling and terrifying. The Americans come across an ostensible survivor of the Russian expedition. It turns out that he is something else. It is something from the beginning of time which has lain dormant for eons and now threatens the Earth itself. It makes human beings not human anymore. It turns them into something very, very scary. The apparent survival and return to Earth by Dr. Lauren Wagner and Major Gary Wheeler, pilot of the mission to Mars expedition, raises questions by those who know and love them. They sense that Lauren and Gary are not who they purport to be. They are now different somehow. Could they be... vampires? The clue on how to stop the potential destruction of the human race lies in the allegorical tale. This fantasy (or is it?) has the answers. This book is unbelievably creative and imaginative. Yet, somehow the author manages to make the combination of genres work flawlessly, weaving it all into an enthralling novel. This is an old fashioned, page turning, must read book. It is simply one of the best and most engrossing books I have ever read.
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Summary: Almost Perfect
Review: Repeat: "I do like this book, I do like this book, I do like this book"...but I hate the ending. I've read it several times, each time beginning with a feeling of excitement and joy, slowly dissolving into a somewhat disappointment through the end. I keep expecting to finally change my mind and truly love this book, to no avail. I can't get past the sinking feeling towards the end. I have read most of Pike's work, including all his YA stuff, even though I'm 25. I still will buy an earlier book if I see it for a cheap price, no matter what the title, subject or genre. I just love him that much. But I've never really been a sci/fi fan, and I think that may be my problem with 'Season of Passage'. The characters are great; I really like Laura and her sister Jenny. Going into space is alright; I seem to enjoy stories set on earth. But dissolving into vampire/horror/confusion in the end just isn't satisfying. I would otherwise give the highest score for this interesting, involving story.
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Summary: Absolutely Brilliant
Review: The Season of Passage is incredibly deep and echoes of a faraway past that we cannot imagine. It stimulates thoughts from parts of our minds we didn't know existed and takes us to ancient places from beyond our dreams. It's combination of beauty, violence, and theory creates a hauntingly beautiful novel. Must be read.
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