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The Faceless One (2013)

by Mark Onspaugh(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

034554918X (ISBN13: 9780345549181)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Hydra

review 1: The Faceless One is apparently Mark Onspaugh's first book, a fact that brings me no small bit of jealousy. I marvel at people who knock it out of the park with their debut. The Faceless One is a horror story set with Alaskan shamanism as the backdrop with tendrils that reach into present day.An ancient evil (You had me at ancient evil) is released from its eons-old imprisonment in the Alaskan outback, then makes its way across America to cement its power, wreaking havoc and very imaginative bloodshed as it goes. The only ones who can stop it are a backsliding elderly ex-shaman and his best friend who follow messages from the spirit world, and the full picture gets bleaker and bleaker for them as the story goes. Onspaugh has a great gift for writing characters that you feel... more deeper and deeper sympathy for, especially when they're performing atrocities against their will. He also has a great ability to tie everything together in a climactic ending, if this book is any evidence. An excellent first time.
review 2: This book was so interesting!! I loved the Native American legends and stories. The characters were so deep. I loved them all, even the bad ones. I really enjoy the good vs evil storyline and this one did not disappoint! While it wasn't super scary there were for sure some really creepy parts that kept me hooked! The whole book was great, I wasn't bored once. The story ended well although it did leave it open for more stories about the main characters Jimmy and George. All in all a great book. less

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