Burning House
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Burning House
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Nigel Peever
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They're trained to fight fires. Now they have to fight for their lives.
In a run-down part of Newstead Haven, an apartment building is burning. The fire is unlike anything anyone has ever seen. With one poor soul still trapped inside, a group of fire fighters suit up and head into the flames on a rescue mission. But they are not alone in the inferno. An ancient evil has awoken. As the walls burn around them, the crew soon find themselves trapped and prey to a shape-shifting force with a taste for slaughter. With oxygen running low and the body count rising, the team's only hope for survival is to trust each other. But who can you trust when the enemy could be anyone? A deft homage to classic slashers, with nods to the horror of H.P. Lovecraft, Burning House is a frenetic, brilliantly-paced rat-run and a true test of the listener's nerve. Take a deep breath and step inside.
©2013 Daniel Marc Chant (P)2017 Daniel Marc ChantAs always, brilliant narration by Nigel Peever, gives life to the characters.
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Burning House
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Disclaimer: I was provided a copy of this book free of charge in exchange for an honest review.
Fire is a scary thing. Having been trapped in a burning building as a child and having to be rescued by firefighters, I can honestly say that few things haunt my nightmares as much as seeing parts of the floor around me collapsing into the floors below and my absolute appreciation for the work those brave men and women did to save me and my partner.
It was therefore with a personal grudge that I witnessed the death of so many of these brave characters throughout this book, and yet it was done is such a brilliantly written, and fabulously portrayed manner as to still get a big thumbs up from me.
What starts as a simple fire in an apartment block quickly turns into a fight for survival as a team of firefighters find themselves trapped in the building and being hunted by an unstoppable killer, the manner of many of the deaths is both shocking and graphic which will satisfy any gore-hounds out there.
One thing I was a little disappointed by was the description of the book stating, “with nods to the horror of H.P. Lovecraft” and yet I found nothing even slight mythos-like in the tale, although this doesn’t detract from the otherwise excellent, well-contained horror tale.
Additionally, special mention is due to Nigel Peever for a stellar production with sound, music and a whole plethora of voices. It took a little while to realise the voice of little Emma in chapter 1 was Nigel! The range that he has is tremendous and I quickly stopped thinking of this as a one-man gig and was sold on all the female characters thanks to his fantastic work on the narration.
Definitely a book I would suggest to lovers of gore and suspense and, at just under 4 hours it was the perfect length and neither dragged nor overstay its welcome.
Excellent, claustrophobic gorefest.
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