Shadow Beast

By: Luke Phillips

Narrated by: Andrew Pond

Length: 9 hrs

Publisher's summary

We just lost our place at the top of the food chain. Man is just meat.

It is only when the bones of its prey are discovered in a remote Scottish glen that the majesty and power of one of nature’s most successful predators is truly revealed. As it strikes silently from the shadows and on nights shrouded in darkness, a small village falls under siege to a remarkable creature. For thousands of years mankind has had the upper hand but now - suddenly, violently, bloodily - the balance of power has shifted.

When an isolated wildlife research centre launches an investigation, it is soon discovered that something out of place has made the Highlands its home and set its sights on the quiet village of Cannich. It will hunt, it will kill, and it won’t let anything get in its way. Thomas Walker, a renowned wildlife specialist and former big game hunter, finds himself confronted with his past and an animal the likes of which he had never wanted to face again. As its devastating rampage goes unchecked and threatens his home, the woman he loves and his very way of life, an older and much more human adversary seeks him out. How long will any of them survive the presence of the beast in their shadow?

There are nearly 2,000 reported sightings of what have become known as mystery big cats across the UK every year. Some, such as the beasts of Bodmin and Dartmoor, have become infamous. Their origin and identity remain unknown. Shadow Beast, the new chiller from Luke Phillips, offers a terrifying and deadly explanation.

©2014 Luke Phillips (P)2018 Luke Phillips, Black Beast Books

The shadows drip with blood!

This is a Creature/Beast story one must check out. It holds compelling storytelling emphasized even more so by the narrator. If you love great impressions, environmental settings, descriptive details not for the faint of heart and so much more this is a book for you looking forward to the next one!

very good

suspenseful and a bit creepy. humans as prey gave me the chills. I loved it.

So-so

I was expecting more but what I got wasn’t that bad. I will look up this author and see what else he has penned.

It seemed to end too soon. I like longer novels and don’t see how this one passed the temporal test. Non the less it had a little something that kept me interested , this the 4 star rating.

Meh

It wasn’t great writing and there weren’t any surprises. I think I had everything figured out in the first couple of hours. Don’t waste a credit.

excellent

Narration was top notch, and the story kept me enthralled. I'll be getting the next book in the series for certain and will be looking for this narrator again.

Beast

Interesting how story was told from beast perspective as well as the main human characters. Didn’t really need the story line of historic conflict between two male characters.

Just a good creature horror book

The characters are good and enjoyable, the monster is horrifying, the chase is energetic and thrilling... it's just simply a good book, no bones about it.

I will say I didn't love a certain plot development near the end, because it happens in almost every creature horror book and it's just silly and irritating. Still, the overall experience and story was good in spite of that. A+.

solid well paced book

I finally decided to listen to the this after reading reviews of many books and was pleasantly surprised well paced and fresh story with excellent news narration.

Fun monster book

In Scotland's remote reaches, a creature is on the loose, one that may be part of the Highland legend of big wild cats on the moors, or something entirely different. Great premise to the book -- the narrator did a great job narrating both the human characters and the creature (who doesn't talk, don't worry). I just wish there had been a bit more explanation as to the cat's origins. Other than that, it chugged along like any good monster book, with lots of gore and a very slow build-up to the reveal of the creature's actual appearance. I would read more by this author!

Simple but entertaining

It was an OK listen for a daily deal. But it didn’t really grip me as the writing was a bit shallow. Also, I don’t know if it was the writing or the narrator’s interpretation, but there was humor during inappropriate sections.