The Abyss Above Us Book 1: A Horror Novel
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Fobbit by David Abrams: The Forward Operating base, or FOB, is like the back-office of the battlefield—where people eat and sleep, and where a lot of soldiers have what looks suspiciously like a desk job. Freeman by Leonard Pitts Jr: George by Alex Gino: With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan.
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But for now she has only the powerful curiosity of a bright child and the precarious advantage of a plotting uncle, Edwin of Northumbria, who will stop at nothing to become overking of Angles. Himself by Jess Kidd: Women fall all over themselves. I know it sounds weird. I should be mad, I should knock off a star in the rating because of it.
But that ending fit the mood of the whole book. I'm not a huge fan of scifi horror, but Ryan Notch has impressed me sufficiently with his Nowhere Blvd. Bottom line is this guy can write. Despite all the technical jargon and overwhelmingly specific computer references astronomy references as well and I was very glad to have taken a class on it recently so I was able to keep up , despite the split narrative that seems so diametrically opposite in style and theme, despite the abrupt see you next book sort of ending, this I'm not a huge fan of scifi horror, but Ryan Notch has impressed me sufficiently with his Nowhere Blvd.
Despite all the technical jargon and overwhelmingly specific computer references astronomy references as well and I was very glad to have taken a class on it recently so I was able to keep up , despite the split narrative that seems so diametrically opposite in style and theme, despite the abrupt see you next book sort of ending, this was a great read. The characterizations was so nuanced and realistic, the horror vivid and palpable, the plot original and eerie.
Mysterious signal from outer space found in an abandoned laboratory that leads humans to commit the most brutally atrocious suicides. Wouldn't expect any less of a man who lives in Centralia PA. I do wish the book was published as one, it isn't really long enough to warrant two parts and would be nice to be able to just read an entire story and see what happens. Excellent genuinely scary book. Aug 24, Cameron rated it really liked it. Fast paced, but with a few stuttering flat segments, and clever, wicked imagery. The end came on too quick and quiet.
Notch has bought himself one hell of blowout, and when it all goes off, it's a little subdued. But it works, it's internally consistent, and it's fun. Would have loved to see this go through one more editing pass.
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It lacks the twisted grammar and flat out misspelled words I've seen in self-pubbed, but I was derailed a few times by misplaced homophones: Didn't ruin my enjoyment, but tripped me up a few times as I flailed to parse the correctly spelled, wrong word. Aug 06, Chris rated it did not like it. A decent Lovecraft style idea, very poorly executed.
All character names are grin a top twenty list of common first names and gets irritating real quick. The style here is the most offensive: Nov 25, James Bryant rated it it was amazing.
The Abyss Above Us by Ryan Notch
Are you scared of the dark? You will be when you are done with this book. I couldn't put it down, and then I couldn't sleep. All good things when talking about horror. Excited for book 2. Sep 28, Tamara rated it it was amazing. A little outside of my norm and my first read from this author.
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Will have you thinking about the story after you've finished reading. That is a good thing. This is the first installment in a series of two at present. I read it in one session. While it was sometimes too much technical jargon, I still enjoyed it quite a bit. Oct 02, Aleksandar rated it really liked it Shelves: This book is a good blend of sci-fi and horror.
I am not a fan of horror stories, but sci-fi is one of my favourite genres and Notch has done really well on the sci-fi front with this one. In my opinion the first half of the book is more original and is generally better.
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The second half is still good, but it feels more like a conventional thriller with horror elements, i. One of the reasons why many sci-fi and not only stories do n This book is a good blend of sci-fi and horror. One of the reasons why many sci-fi and not only stories do not do the job for me is that they usually require suspension of disbelief I am not willing to concede, and use plot devices just to keep the story going - absurd and unrealistic as they may be.
You won't find these here. Of course, the book being science fiction, you'll have to accept the main premise, but other than that everything fits well together. There are no significant plot holes and as a whole the story is internally consistent.
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It is also one of the books that deals relatively better and realistically with computers and hacking. Highly recommended for fans of hard sci-fi. Mar 03, Adriaan rated it liked it. Very interesting so far. I had no idea that this was a series so I was a bit upset to read "to be continued" at the end. However, I can't wait to read the next part. I was almost on pins and needles at the end of this book.
This book is about a network engineer, Shaw, who is called in to solve a problem with a university radio telescope. The telescope keeps pointing to a specific spot in the sky every morning at 1am. The problem is that the computer sending the command doesn't ex Very interesting so far. The problem is that the computer sending the command doesn't exist anymore. What Shaw uncovers has horrific consequences for everyone around.
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