Cormorant Run

De: Lilith Saintcrow

Narrado por: Emily Cauldwell

Aliens meets Under the Dome in this new post-apocalyptic novel from New York Times bestseller Lilith Saintcrow.

It could have been aliens, it could have been a trans-dimensional rift, nobody knows for sure. What's known is that there was an Event, the Rifts opened up, and everyone caught inside died.


Since the Event certain people have gone into the drift. . . and come back, bearing priceless technology that's almost magical in its advancement. When Ashe -- the best Rifter of her generation -- dies, the authorities offer her student, Svinga, a choice: go in and bring out the thing that killed her, or rot in jail.
But Svin, of course, has other plans. . .

How far would you go and what would you risk to win the ultimate prize?

Reseñas de la Crítica

"So refreshing and original... With non-stop action, you won't be able to put down Cormorant Run!"—RT Book Reviews

"A down-and-dirty caper set in a dangerous and enigmatic world."—Kirkus

"Thrilling."—Publishers Weekly

"Trailer Park Fae is what you'd get if you mixed a Bourne film, a political thriller, and a weepy Lifetime movie about abusive, drunken trailer park fathers together, and shook vigorously."—Fantasy Blog on Trailer Park Fae

"Lilith Saintcrow spins an incredibly imaginative and delicious tale with vivid language and a story you will not be able to put down. I loved every minute!"—Darynda Jones on Trailer Park Fae

"A true faery story, creepy and heroic by turns. Love and hope and a touch of Midsummer Night's Dream. I could not put it down."—Patricia Briggs on Trailer Park Fae

"Unique, twisted, lovely, and raw. Just fabulous."—Faith Hunter on Trailer Park Fae

"Saintcrow's urban fantasy series launch is expertly crafted with heartbreak and mistrust, far darker and lovelier than the title suggests... Saintcrow's artful, poignant descriptions remain with the reader long after the tale's end, as does the persistent sense of dark, unsettling unease."—Publishers Weekly on Trailer Park Fae

"Saintcrow deftly mixes high-minded fantasy magic with rough, real-world rust using prose that veers between the beautiful and the bloodcurdling. Honestly, I wish I'd written it."—New York Times bestselling author Chuck Wendig on Trailer Park Fae

"Painfully honest, beautifully strange, and absolutely worth your time. Lilith Saintcrow is at the top of her game. Don't miss this."—Seanan McGuire on Trailer Park Fae

Pitch Black goes Cthulhu and Heart of Darkness

“They had all sorts of stories about why Rifters kept going back, even with the risks … all sorts of reasons why they were different, strange, … why they tapped on door frames and tested each step, even outside the shimmer … it wasn’t something you could put into words anyway, it beat behind your heart and infected your lungs, danced between your nerve endings …the secret was just that, a secret, an excruciating loneliness you couldn’t drink fast enough to escape, a space inside you where the rift lived.”

Well, that was a gritty, creepy acid trip of a ride that ended without answering a darned thing. It starts out feeling like Escape From New York, only without the PG limitations, as prisoner Svin is drafted to join a motley team of scientists, soldiers and mercenaries to enter the largest Rift on a post-apocalyptic Earth.

Once through the shimmer, Svin leads the team thru a warped, ever changing, and deadly landscape. This is where the Pitch Black vibes kick in, as each member’s backstories and motivations are spotlighted … often signaling that their number is up. If you were more into the broody black vibe of Snake Pliskin than into clever dialogue or characters to root for, then this book is for you. Svin’s got Pliskin’s silent sneer down, but otherwise isn’t written to be likable. For that matter, there wasn’t anyone likable enough
to root for and that brought the story down a bit for me.

There’s a lot of made up lingo, slang, and salty language, like calling one’s girlfriend or wife their Hole.
It sometimes made the story hard to follow. The crassness and the wonky lingo mostly gives way to creepy horror once they’re inside the Rift. Who can be trusted? What’s at the heart of the Rift?
What’s Svin’s end game? I had more questions than answers at the end, leaving me a little unsatisfied and a lot unsettled. But, bravo for an utterly unique, and skin crawling, journey beyond the shimmer.

Great post apocalyptic adventure

First- this book is **NOT** part of the Bannon & Clare series. Not even the same time period.

This book is different than anything else that I've read by Saintcrow. It's harsher and grittier. The story takes you on an adventure through a world changed by forces it does not understand. I enjoyed this book.  It's a bit like a good alien suspense movie.

This story works really well as an audio - the strangeness of the world comes to life (for me) best when spoken.  The narrator does an excellent job.