The Loon

By: Michaelbrent Collings

Narrated by: John Bell

The isolated, maximum security prison for the criminally insane that houses some of the nation’s deadliest, most frightening psychopaths. But when a freak storm cuts off all communications and causes a massive power outage, the prisoners get loose...and find there is nowhere to go. The blizzard rages outside.

The inmates are now in charge and the staff must band together to survive.

And then they all discover that the inmates aren't the most dangerous thing about The Loon. Because below the prison is a secret place. A dark place. A place where a creature of monstrous appetites has been born. And it's very, very hungry....

The Loon is a #1 Amazon best seller written by novelist Michaelbrent Collings, whose other best sellers include Darkbound, Apparition, The Haunted, Rising Fears and Billy: Messenger of Powers.

©2011 Michaelbrent Collings (P)2013 Michaelbrent Collings

Great book

Any additional comments?

Michaelbrent Collings writes fantastic books and The Loon is one of the best. If you like heart pounding thrill rides, this one is for you. And the characters are well written to the point that you really care about them and bite your nails down to the knuckles worrying about them. Once it grabs you, it never let's go. Recommended as are all of his books.

Started off ok

The beginning of the book was good but it seemed to get progressively more weird and out there.

Like a movie in my mind?

This is the second Michaelbrent Collings book I have finished and he truly is a remarkable author. His story read just like a movie and create real suspense. I highly recommend this book. (The first book of his I read was Strangers, just FYI)

A solid 4 stars

Even though some of the reviewers didn't care for this, I found it entertaining. Were there a few way out there moment of course but what would a sci fi book be without them. It kept me listening just to see where the author was going and it wasn't disappointing.

Disturbing Tale Well Told

Where does The Loon rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The Loon is a tense, violent tale with characters who work well in this type of action based story.

What other book might you compare The Loon to and why?

The Loon has a some unique twists, but essentially follows the familiar and scary horror trope of a varied group of people trapped in an isolated location with a monster. The Loon of the title is a psychiatric facility. The author did an excellent job creating an atmosphere of impending crisis and isolation.

Which scene was your favorite?

The escaped serial killer was well drawn and there were several tense scenes involving him. The sense of inescapable horror infused the entire book.

Any additional comments?

I'd recommend this for readers who enjoy monster based horror.