| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| drosdelnoch |
Posted - 25 February 2008 : 6:25:22 PM
Synopsis
2008: Deep in the mountain forests of Wyoming, photographer Graham Cook is distracted from his search for the North American Grizzly bear, when he stumbles across the rotting remains of a wooden wagon. He's discovered what's left of the Preston Group, a convoy of settlers that vanished in the winter of 1848. It's clear that something horrific happened here all those years ago, but Cook can only find a few tantalising clues...1848: as early snows descend, the eclectic group of settlers that form the Preston wagon train are forced to dig in. Miles from any kind of civilisation, they see the group of Native Americans also trapped nearby as their greatest threat. But they soon realise what true danger is. When a woman is found murdered, appallingly mutilated, one of the Indian party struggles wounded back to camp, whispering of unspeakable evil as he dies. United by fear, the settlers and the Indians must protect themselves against whatever is lurking in the woods. But as suspicion and panic grow, perhaps their own terror will be just as dangerous. Or maybe, whatever's out there is worse than anything they can imagine.Back in the present day, as Cook unravels the mystery, he must question if the horror he is uncovering was in fact only the start of something much worse.
..A gruesome thriller of suspense and a chilling look at the breeding grounds of evil, Alex Scarrow's new novel will fascainte and terrify you in equal measure.
Legends Never Die, Druss Lives! |
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| LeeGregz |
Posted - 17 November 2009 : 7:04:58 PM
Ahhh cheers john! I think ive found a copy on WHSmith aswell. Things are looking up =D
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother" |
| John Prigent |
Posted - 17 November 2009 : 6:57:51 PM
www.abebooks.com is your friend! It say there's hardback copy at Revaluation Books of Exeter. Go to abebooks' detailed search and click on the hardcover option when you do the search and it should come up.
Cheers
John
Sum, ergo cogito |
| LeeGregz |
Posted - 17 November 2009 : 6:26:34 PM
None on amazon either =(. Ill keep looking tho, need one for the collection, just wouldnt be right otherwise!
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother" |
| Ankhsy |
Posted - 17 November 2009 : 5:33:53 PM
There are no hardbacks for sale on eBay either. Must be a good sign, that people are hanging on to their copies.
Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus. |
| Parmenion |
Posted - 17 November 2009 : 4:23:07 PM
I have a feeling that the HB for this title will become a very expensive collectors item one day, as alex's name grows in the thriller market, and more people want to collect the back catalogue they will look for this book and its bloody hard to find in HB.
Centurion Parmenion
LASCIATE OGNE SPERANZA, VOI CH'INTRATE
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| LeeGregz |
Posted - 17 November 2009 : 3:17:52 PM
Hey all, does anyone know when OS will be available in hardback from the scarrowshop again? Failing that, any idea where else i can gets me a copy?
Ta, Lee
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother" |
| Parmenion |
Posted - 04 February 2009 : 4:04:53 PM
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALEX-SCARROW-OCTOBER-SKIES-UNCORRECTED-MANUSCRIPT-PROOF_W0QQitemZ260357200134QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Books_Fiction_GL?hash=item260357200134&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A4%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
for those who collect these things, there is an uncorrected proof on ebay
Centurion Parmenion
LASCIATE OGNE SPERANZA, VOI CH'INTRATE
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| Alex Scarrow |
Posted - 28 January 2009 : 10:41:23 PM
Hi eizmed, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for looking me up and posting your comments.
Good luck with LAST LIGHT....it can get you down, reading that book, especially with the way the world look's like it's headed right now.
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| eizmed |
Posted - 27 January 2009 : 6:42:48 PM
Hi Alex,
Thank you. Really enjoyed your book.
I have not really read a novel from beginning to finish since finishing "ENGLISH" as a subject during my school days. Picked up OCTOBER SKIES randomly at some bookshop in Singapore, based on its cover and the proximity to the cashier.
After reading the prologue, could not really put the book down.
Will get all the other ones to have a read starting with LAST LIGHT , and perhaps some of your brother's too.
The problem will be finding them here in Koh Samui where I'm currently at....... |
| Alex Scarrow |
Posted - 09 January 2009 : 5:32:42 PM
I'm afraid not...yet. It really depends how much interest my publisher gets from various wholesale buyers, as to whether they bother to organise some in-store signings.
That said...I do travel to Manchester from time to time, and next time I'm up, I'd be more than happy to arrange to meet up somewhere in the city centre, grab a coffee and all. |
| Mace |
Posted - 09 January 2009 : 11:33:14 AM
He's standing behind you, isn't he...
Only jesting, Simon.
So, are there any plans for book signings up north for OS this year?
"My Mom says I'm cool"
Millhouse. |
| Alex Scarrow |
Posted - 07 January 2009 : 6:03:17 PM
Kind words Mace...thank you. Really? You read one thread then the other? That's...that's....that's cheating!.
As for Simon's books, I have to say he's one of the very few writers these days who's books I enjoy. And trust me, I hate admitting that.
(Actually, it makes me darn proud to admit that) |
| Parmenion |
Posted - 07 January 2009 : 4:45:41 PM
quote:
Maybe I'll rebrand myself as a soporiphic product
better that than a suppository
Centurion Parmenion
LASCIATE OGNE SPERANZA, VOI CH'INTRATE
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| Simon Scarrow |
Posted - 07 January 2009 : 4:40:11 PM
Oh, thanks a bunch. Maybe I'll rebrand myself as a soporiphic product. In all seriousness though OS is a brilliant read, however you go about it! |
| Mace |
Posted - 06 January 2009 : 10:19:59 PM
Got it for christmas, and damn thing had me up 'till 02.00 finishing it. Same thing happened with bloody Last Light, too!!
I actually read the 1800's story first: like I said, it was getting late and I was so absorbed in Ben and Preston's story that I found the modern tale a nuisance. I think I skipped all of Cooke's story from the point where the BBC guy was killed, as the pace of Ben's tale was, at that point, more exciting. Once I finished that, and got some sleep, I went back to read Cooke's exploits, and found that knowing how the Preston tale ended in no way impared the rest of the book.
All in all, a really great book, Alex. Just do me a favour and make the next book a bit easier to put down. I need sleep! Of course, I could just pick up one of Simon's to help with that, I suppose... ;)
"My Mom says I'm cool"
Millhouse. |
| Ankhsy |
Posted - 02 January 2009 : 3:24:04 PM
Methinks I feel a sequence coming.....
The Mormons' Revenge!
"To be clear-headed rather than confused; lucid rather than obscure; rational rather than otherwise; and to be neither more, nor less, sure of things than is justifiable by argument or evidence. That is worth trying for."
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| scarrow |
Posted - 02 January 2009 : 11:52:32 AM
Lol. thanks F-Paul. I'm sure you'll appreciate that I'm somewhat wary of Mormons now. I've got a feeling they're coming for me. ;-) |
| Fast Paul |
Posted - 01 January 2009 : 9:00:36 PM
Just finished it ten minutes ago. As I shut the book for the final time and placed it reverently in a prime position on my book shelf I had to sit back for five minutes and reflect on such a fine read.
How can I convey my thoughts on this book succinctly.....
I`ve got it.....(Drops on one knee and with arms raised, palms open, bellows in a very deep gravelly voice...)
"ALEX SCARROW.....YOU THE MAN !!!!"
It`s true that opposite`s attract!
Thats why your surrounded by beautiful, intelligent, happy people! |
| Mace |
Posted - 18 November 2008 : 8:46:44 PM
Been 'out of the loop' for a while, and this is the first I've heard of it. Sounds excellent! Unfortunately, the wifes just gone and bought me another book (reckon it's Pratchett) for Christmas. Guess I'll have to take a chance, and buy this one myself. Won;t be a problem, devoured the last book of Alex's in a weekend, so this one should b finished way before xmas.
"My Mom says I'm cool"
Millhouse. |
| scarrow |
Posted - 06 November 2008 : 9:54:36 PM
Thanks Nick, that review's a peach. :-) |
| Nick Warren |
Posted - 06 November 2008 : 6:47:57 PM
No problem! I've submitted it right now and have expanded a bit on my review above. I stuck it on the HARDCOVER version page and it should be just above Parm. OCTOBER SKIES deserves to be read by more people!!
'I've got the worst hangover ever/I'm crawling to the bathroom again/It hurts so bad that I'm never gonna drink again/I'll probably never drink again/I may not ever drink again/At least not 'til next weekend . . .' |
| scarrow |
Posted - 05 November 2008 : 08:28:47 AM
Thanks Nick. It's always encouraging to get a bit of positive f/b. Would you be able to shove a review up on Amazon? This poor old book doesn't seem to have picked up as many reviews as the others. |
| Nick Warren |
Posted - 04 November 2008 : 6:32:16 PM
PS The winter survival scenes in 1856 . . . could this be a model for post industrial stone age winters in TWILIGHT by any chance . . .
'I've got the worst hangover ever/I'm crawling to the bathroom again/It hurts so bad that I'm never gonna drink again/I'll probably never drink again/I may not ever drink again/At least not 'til next weekend . . .' |
| Nick Warren |
Posted - 04 November 2008 : 6:28:38 PM
Totally loved OCTOBER SKIES - plotting was spot on, especially loved the vivid detail and no-holds barred gruesome scenes during the 1856 scenes. William Preston's character was well created and suitably menacing and misguided what with the "angel's voices" he heard in his head, you could feel the chill of the mountain winter too!! Present day sequences, I will say that Shepherd's comments about a self obsessed society were pretty much spot on in places, though I somehow don't think his idea of organised religion is the answer! Very topical reading during the current US election campaign. Julian Cooke could easily be played in a movie adaptation by Alex Pettyfer when he gets a bit older - he is someone you could easily come across in everyday life if you've been involved with 'media muppets' as you say'; I know from experience.
Altogether, great to read something with an original twist and the timeslip techinque worked a treat. Along with THE FINAL RECKONING by Sam Bourne, best read of 2008!
'If you're hungry, try a piece of your friend for dinner.' |
| Ankhsy |
Posted - 21 October 2008 : 10:34:04 AM
"Exclusive" airport versions were available at WHS at Heathrow T5. I sang its praises to a guy browsing there. He picked it up, and I hope he bought it, but I couldn't stay around to find out.
"To be clear-headed rather than confused; lucid rather than obscure; rational rather than otherwise; and to be neither more, nor less, sure of things than is justifiable by argument or evidence. That is worth trying for."
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| KilboFraggins |
Posted - 20 October 2008 : 08:38:43 AM
Not sure if I posted after reading October Skies. Bloody good mate. I hesitate to say it but, better than Last Light. And very, very creepy. |
| Ankhsy |
Posted - 01 October 2008 : 2:00:47 PM
You desrve it, Alex!
I put a review on amazon last night. I wonder when it will come up.
"To be clear-headed rather than confused; lucid rather than obscure; rational rather than otherwise; and to be neither more, nor less, sure of things than is justifiable by argument or evidence. That is worth trying for."
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| scarrow |
Posted - 30 September 2008 : 3:08:14 PM
Ank, thankyou. It was a real bugger to write this one. I literally sweated blood pounding this out. So trust me when I say I'm truly grateful for the feedback. |
| Ankhsy |
Posted - 30 September 2008 : 2:23:35 PM
I read 'October Skies' while I was in Barcelona last week.....what can I say?
Alex, this is a brilliant book! Not only the best book you've written, but by far a more vivid gripping chilling story than anything of its genre I've read in a long time. Bravo, Alex!!!
"To be clear-headed rather than confused; lucid rather than obscure; rational rather than otherwise; and to be neither more, nor less, sure of things than is justifiable by argument or evidence. That is worth trying for."
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| AndyCanty |
Posted - 22 September 2008 : 8:27:26 PM
Cool, I really like that little addition to the CE. glad you like it too. I think Alex is rather proud of that map. Ideal for framing IMO.
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