In the Mood (The Millennium Quartet Book 2)

Only one place seems safe -- Las Vegas, Nevada. But Las Vegas is the current home of the Horseman, who is searching for one of the few men able to stand against evil.

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Travis has an extraordinary ability. If he lays his hands on a slot machine, the machine will pay off -- just enough to cover his basic needs. Travis has no idea he is the object of the Horseman's search, or that two others are also looking for him, eager to unite him with the heroes of Symphony and In the Mood as the end of the Millennium, and the end of the world, grows ever closer. Read more Read less. Thousands of books are eligible, including current and former best sellers.

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Charles L. Grant

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I was hoping it would be a more legitimate series, with the same core characters appearing in all the novels leading toward a grand conclusion in book four. Instead, save for a couple of references to Casey Chisholm, the reverend from the first book, these appear to be like his Oxrun Station books -- stand I was a little disappointed that this is a whole separate story from Symphony, with only a brief reference in the first chapter to the events that took place in the first volume of the series. Instead, save for a couple of references to Casey Chisholm, the reverend from the first book, these appear to be like his Oxrun Station books -- standalone books set in the same universe.

Each book seems to be about one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, with Symphony being about Death, and In the Mood being about Famine, but the associations so far are pretty tenuous. There was a lot of death in both books, and while Grant takes care to show a lot of the effects of famine in this book, that stuff is mostly just in the background.

Series: Millennium Quartet

The real story is about John Bannock, a CPA-turned-writer who is estranged from his wife and son, who is being called home to participate in a grim family reunion. His son shows some supernatural abilities, but what it means is left rather nebulous until the final showdown. I'm not sure what to make of this book, to be honest. There's enough going on to keep the story moving, but I wasn't clear on what it all meant. It doesn't help that the first two books in the series seem disconnected, and that the first book had a small victory at the end.

Are the horsemen coming, or not? And what exactly happened at the end here between Bannock and his son, and what will it mean to the next two books? Or will those just wind up being further disconnected works? Grant's style definitely improved over time, especially with his narrative flow, but I feel like this novel overall was just all over the place. He tackled a pretty big story with the series, but I expected each book to focus on the themes of each of the horsemen, instead of continuing to be small-town showdowns.

Considering as far as I've come with his books and this series, I'm not going to give up on them, but I'm hoping there will be a bit more cohesion and resonance with the last two books. Regardless, here's a reminder of why I keep reading his stuff: Jul 15, Angela rated it liked it Shelves: It is the time of the Millennium, of great battles between good and evil. The hoofbeats of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse herald the last days of Mankind. Crops wither in the fields. Fish float belly-up in rivers, lakes and oceans. Missing are little Joey a It is the time of the Millennium, of great battles between good and evil.

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Joey and his mom are on their way. Suddenly he can tell when someone is about to become violent -- and he can stop them.

The second Horseman, Famine, has arrived. And another cool holographic cover, too. Jan 12, Nathan Burgoine rated it liked it.

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The second book in the Millennium Quartet, Famine steps onto the scene, and with it, the seemingly chosen person is a man who seems to always know when someone is just about ready to snap and become violent - and he has a kind of power to stop them. It's a family reunion for him, this man, since he's also pretty sure that a trail of dead bodies will be there all the way home - and the demon, Famine, is waiting at his doorstep.

The tension is good in this book, and the pattern of the demons of th The second book in the Millennium Quartet, Famine steps onto the scene, and with it, the seemingly chosen person is a man who seems to always know when someone is just about ready to snap and become violent - and he has a kind of power to stop them.

The tension is good in this book, and the pattern of the demons of the apocalypse is well written.