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Summary: This would make a wonderful movie
Review: Big in scope -- in the way that Stephen King's Dark Tower Series is big -- this fast paced, dark fantasy, quest is sure to please fantasy and light science fiction readers. The characters are memorable and the scenes vivid. I think this book would make a wonderful movie.
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Summary: This would make a wonderful movie
Review: Big in scope -- in the way that Stephen King's Dark Tower Series is big -- this fast paced, dark fantasy, quest is sure to please fantasy and light science fiction readers. The characters are memorable and the scenes vivid. I think this book would make a wonderful movie.
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Summary: Immortal - a must read
Review: Immortal is smooth flowing, fast paced, suspenseful and entertaining with well defined characters who I wanted to continue to read about. The novel has a compelling quality to it that drew me in, and I found it hard to put it down once I started reading it. Reality and the supernatural are meshed with precision and grace. It's a must read for dark fantasy readers.
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Summary: Immortal - a must read
Review: Immortal is smooth flowing, fast paced, suspenseful and entertaining with well defined characters who I wanted to continue to read about. The novel has a compelling quality to it that drew me in, and I found it hard to put it down once I started reading it. Reality and the supernatural are meshed with precision and grace. It's a must read for dark fantasy readers.
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Summary: A horror driven fantasy novel!
Review: Immortal reads like a horror driven fantasy novel. D.E. Davidson has creatively created a world parallel to ours and in it are creatures that will give readers nightmares. The linking of souls from one world to the next, and to those existing in the same worlds, is a hard-hitting theme. Immortal may have the flavor of Stephen King and Peter Straub's The Talisman, sure, but the story, the setting, the fearful links to anything even remotely possible, is all original.
Some one is brutally killing people in the city park and at an adult living home. An autopsy reveals that deadly spider venom is being used. Jeremy Wheeler, who on a morning walk, is confronted by a gnome-like creature, is informed that he is a dangerous link between the existing worlds and an array of beings from the parallel universe each want him for their own selfish reasons.
Everyone cannot see the nomadic, brilliant blue portals that allow beings from both worlds to cross back and forth. They are only visible to a limited few, like to Wheeler and to young Mark Scott, who is trapped in the opposite world with his mother.
With fast-paced, compact scenes and dialog that moves the story in at a constant high-speed pace, makes Immortal the kind of book that is difficult to put down. After reading it, the images, and perhaps the nightmares, linger. Davidson has written a tightly plotted horror novel that deserves some attention. I will be looking for more work by this talented writer.
--Phillip Tomasso III, author of Third Ring, Tenth House & Mind Play
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Summary: A horror driven fantasy novel!
Review: Immortal reads like a horror driven fantasy novel. D.E. Davidson has creatively created a world parallel to ours and in it are creatures that will give readers nightmares. The linking of souls from one world to the next, and to those existing in the same worlds, is a hard-hitting theme. Immortal may have the flavor of Stephen King and Peter Straub's The Talisman, sure, but the story, the setting, the fearful links to anything even remotely possible, is all original.
Some one is brutally killing people in the city park and at an adult living home. An autopsy reveals that deadly spider venom is being used. Jeremy Wheeler, who on a morning walk, is confronted by a gnome-like creature, is informed that he is a dangerous link between the existing worlds and an array of beings from the parallel universe each want him for their own selfish reasons.
Everyone cannot see the nomadic, brilliant blue portals that allow beings from both worlds to cross back and forth. They are only visible to a limited few, like to Wheeler and to young Mark Scott, who is trapped in the opposite world with his mother.
With fast-paced, compact scenes and dialog that moves the story in at a constant high-speed pace, makes Immortal the kind of book that is difficult to put down. After reading it, the images, and perhaps the nightmares, linger. Davidson has written a tightly plotted horror novel that deserves some attention. I will be looking for more work by this talented writer.
--Phillip Tomasso III, author of Third Ring, Tenth House & Mind Play
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Summary: Immortal is a must-read
Review: Immortal, A Linking of Souls, is a tremendous read. I'd like to congratulate Mr. Davidson on a really, really engaging piece of fiction. The novel is VERY well written. I was somewhat awestruck by the breadth and the scope of the task he has undertaken. Clearly, this was NOT a straight forward story to tell. Not only the sheer number of characters, but also the switching between locales, times, points of view. Through it all, I did not detect a single false note. His characters are so well drawn, I really did not want to leave them at the end. (This is, I know, not an easy trick to pull off, characterization. Some of the best Horror writers have a tendency to overplot and sacrifice character development.) Immortal certainly has plot - a whole lot of it- but it's the characters that drive the story. I liked Jeremy's occasional moral ambiguity, Hank's palpable small town charm and deceptive simplicity, Mark Scott's seeing his mother in a different light. The characters are complex -one would never mistake Jeremy for a squeaky clean guy- and the villains, especially Apep, are not caricatures. They have weaknesses; they have dimension. And their motivations never lose credibility. Several scenes stand out in my mind: I really enjoyed the opening chapters in New Orleans, the tense sequences in Dinsio's basement, Jeremy' s trek across the desert, Hank's narrow escape from IT. And there were human touches throughout that kept the characters human, identifiable. I thought the scenes between Jeremy and Cindy the night and morning before he goes through the portal were very touching. And the descriptions were vivid: The grasslands, the desert, the various creatures, the different landscapes. Also, I think Mr. Davidson has a unique knack for conveying action. The fight scenes in particular are crisp and tautly written. But I think Immortal's strongest asset is its pacing. The ability to pace a story is, I think, one of those things that you either got or ain't got. Immortal's brisk pace does not allow for a single dull moment. Similarly, the dialogue was crisp ( e.g., "Eat and you live. Don't and you die.") and the dialects interesting without drawing too much attention to themselves ("Luck shipped with you." Very nice.) As for weaknesses, I cannot honestly think of any. I must say that I had a bit of a tough time keeping up with all the different characters at first and some of the skipping back and forth in time initially disoriented me a little. But as the story unfolded, everything came into focus and the characters were fleshed out. And the change in locales and time frames proved instrumental to the story's telling and not just some cheap, contrived plot device. In short, I really enjoyed Immortal. No wonder it has been recommended for the prestigious Horror Writers Associations' Bram Stoker Award. It was a tremendous read.
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Summary: IMMORTAL: A Linking of Souls
Review: IMMORTAL: A Linking of Souls is an intricate, thoroughly ambitious trip into that ever-changing labyrinth of life, afterlife and pre-life experienced by all people -- whether they're cognizant of the journey or not. Fast-paced, yet erudite, this novel successfully stradddles the boundaries of horror and metaphysical science fiction, with a strong emphasis on behavioral ethics and the role fate plays in all of our lives. The use of descriptive detail and characterization throughout is excellent. While it isn't your average horror novel, it should satisfy fans of King, Straub and Koontz, as well as intrigue fans of cross-genre works. A. R. Morlan, 711 Miner Ave. East, Ladysmith, WI 54848-1942
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