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The Keep

The Adversary Cycle, Book 1

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By: F. Paul Wilson
Narrated by: Ralph Lister
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The Keep is the first book in the Adversary Cycle from best-selling author F. Paul Wilson

"Something is murdering my men."

Thus reads the message received from a Nazi commander stationed in a small castle high in the remote Transylvanian Alps. Invisible and silent, the enemy selects one victim per night, leaving the bloodless and mutilated corpses behind to terrify its future victims.

When an elite SS extermination squad is dispatched to solve the problem, the men find something that's both powerful and terrifying. Panicked, the Nazis bring in a local expert on folklore - who just happens to be Jewish - to shed some light on the mysterious happenings. And unbeknownst to anyone, there is another visitor on his way - a man who awoke from a nightmare and immediately set out to meet his destiny.

The battle has begun: On one side, the ultimate evil created by man, and on the other...the unthinkable, unstoppable, unknowing terror that man has inevitably awakened.

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I couldn't get enough of this book. The narrator does an excellent job and kept me hooked from start to finish. At various times throughout my hair was standing on end at the levels of creepiness peppered throughout the story. Thumbs up from me and I've added the second book to my wish list.

Highly Enjoyable.........and creepy

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I’ve been fascinated by the film The Keep for a long time, and even more so by the story of its production issues, Michael Mann’s dissatisfaction, and the fabled 3.5 hour cut (apparently lost). That led me to the audiobook, which did not disappoint. I can revisit the film now with added knowledge to further enhance the viewing.

Riveting story, far superior to the film

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I downloaded this book because I had watched the 80's movie when I was a teen and always thought it seemed like a cool idea that was very badly executed on film. Upon finding out there was an audiobook available, I thought I would give it a chance. I didn't regret it.

The book is far more intelligent, nuanced and interesting than the failed movie. The characters are very well fleshed out, the plot is engaging and never really lets you feel like you've figured everything completely out until it all comes together at the end. The book effortlessly mixes fantasy with the real horrors of the brutal fascism of WW2 and comes out with a compelling and enjoyable story.

I have already downloaded the next in the series and will probably check out some of the writers other works.

Lister does a solid job as narrator with a good mix of accents for all the characters.

Better than I had expected

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i saw the film many years ago it had a great premise but fell flat.
this book is what the film was based on and fills in so much of the missing story drama characters motivations etc.
i would recommend anyone who has seen the micheal Mann film to check this out such a brilliant story kept me on the edge right till the very end highly recommended

what the film could have been

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The Keep is a stone cold classic, so it's all the more upsetting to hear it being savaged in audio format. That you can still listen, is testament to the near-perfection of the source: what's truly terrifying is the narrator.

Everyone shouts, especially ze Germans. At one point, almost every accent sounds like Watto from the Phantom Menace, to the point where you expect the villain to say 'meesa bad guy!`.

What makes it worse is that the book describes the complexity of the characters, so it's not like the narrator doesn't have an idea of how to portray them. No, everyone shouts or snarls, or flies around saying that mind tricks don't work on them, only money. If I were a vampire I'd make the narrator immortal, so that I could torture them forever

Something is murdering my book

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