The Demon Plague

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Summary: Demon Plague
Review: Demon Plague is the story of a special connection between two families. Though the bonding of these two families had been foretold many generations before, the action of this story begins in Salem during the witch trials of 1692. Patience Gladstone, an indentured servant to Reverend Parris, and Tituba, a slave to Reverend Parris, realize that they have a strange mystical connection. This connection between the two women and their respective families becomes solidified when Tituba gives Patience an ancient relic. This ancient relic along with special star and moon birthmarks is inherited through the female forever connecting the descendants of these two women as special sisters.

The story of this special family connection continues through to 1992. In 1992, Crystal Patience Gladstone Donovan, a reporter from Salem, attends her grandmother's funeral. However, this sad event turns strange when her grandmother's best friend Ubitta starts talking about prophecies, sisters, birthmarks, and special magical powers. Little does Crystal know that her life is going to become a whole lot stranger.

Demon Plague is an active science fiction that connects generations of characters seamlessly through time. That the story takes place in Salem, immediately reinforces in the reader's mind the well known political, social, and spiritual norms and conflicts at the time. The author then uses the present and the future to show the distinct differences and changes in these political, social, and spiritual norms and conflicts during later time periods. This creates a nice solid foundation for the story. Furthermore, the personality and character traits of each set of female characters match her specific time period while still illustrating specific inherited character and personality traits shared by the generations of sisters.


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Summary: Terror and cruelty, both demonic and human
Review: The Demon Plague by Joreid McFate is an original and compelling novel of murder and time travel, in which a woman inherits an unknown amulet and becomes transported into the brutal days of the Salem witch trials. Terror and cruelty (both demonic and human), stalk the pages of this thrilling and suspenseful narrative. The Demon Plague is especially commended to the attention of horror fantasy enthusiasts.

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Summary: Back to the future--with hell to pay
Review: The writing team of Karl Joreid and Frances McFate have created an intriguing, multi-level tale of adventure and intrigue filled with fascinating characters who never turn out to be who they seem. With the pacing of a Bruce Willis movie on amphetamines, THE DEMON PLAGUE hauls the reader from page to page, from past to present to future, never letting up for a moment longer than to allow one deep breath before plunging on. Their heroine is well-blessed with intelligence, common sense and a firm sense of the ironic, and the plot is full of enough twists, turns and red herrings to keep even mystery lovers wondering who did what to whom-and when. The dialogue is snappy, clever and rings true with only an occasional lapse, and each character of any importance is instantly recognizable by his or her voice.

The book's single weakness is that the authors fudge on future technology, relying overmuch on equipment operated by "thought waves." Up to that point, THE DEMON PLAGUE qualified as solid time-travel SF. The pseudo-tech of the mentally controlled computers, robots and whatnot seems too much like magic, especially given the "future history" described.

However, for readers who aren't as bothered by such quibbles, this is without question good, sound entertainment.

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Summary: I loved this novel!
Review: Tightly plotted and well written. It grabbed me from the start, held me spellbound, and left me well satisfied. The pace keeps building with every page consumed. I was expecting something similar to the movie, Warlock, which delt with the Salem witch trails and time travel. I was wrong. This is very different, and much better. That said, I feel that The Demon Plague would make a great movie. Enjoy!

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Summary: WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND TIME TRAVEL
Review: What if people of the future discover the hiding place for modern-day terrorists' Weapons of Mass Destruction? What if, in the process of transporting these weapons, they trigger a worldwide catastrophe? While this story's main focus is on the adventures and misdaventures of one woman, it's so much more.. By combining elements of the past: the Salem witch trials and the present: the search for Weapons of Mass Destruction, The Demon Plague draws a picture of a frightening -- because it seems plausible -- future. For me, this was one of those rare, can't-put-it-down books that had a satisfactory ending, yet left me wanting more. My hope is that Hollywood will discover The Demon Plague and turn it into a movie.

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Summary: WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND TIME TRAVEL
Review: What if people of the future discover the hiding place for modern-day terrorists' Weapons of Mass Destruction? What if, in the process of transporting these weapons, they trigger a worldwide catastrophe? While this story's main focus is on the adventures and misdaventures of one woman, it's so much more.. By combining elements of the past: the Salem witch trials and the present: the search for Weapons of Mass Destruction, The Demon Plague draws a picture of a frightening -- because it seems plausible -- future. For me, this was one of those rare, can't-put-it-down books that had a satisfactory ending, yet left me wanting more. My hope is that Hollywood will discover The Demon Plague and turn it into a movie.