The Devil by Name

A Novel

De: Keith Rosson

Narrado por: Xe Sands

“Fever House and The Devil by Name are exciting, suspenseful, horrifying, and written at a flurry-of-punches pace. Read them now and you can thank me later.”—STEPHEN KING

No one expected the apocalypse would be broadcast via phone call. But in this chilling sequel to Fever House, anyone who managed to survive that doomsday call has a harrowing answer to the question, “Where were you when the Message came through?”

Five years after the event that drove most of the global population to madness, the world is overrun with the “fevered”—once-human, zombielike creatures drawn indiscriminately to violence and murder. In a campaign to restabilize the country, the massive corporation known as Terradyne Industries has merged with the U.S. government in a partnership of dubious motives, quarantining major American cities behind towering walls and corralling the afflicted there with the hope, they say, of developing a vaccine.

In Portland, where it all began, guilt-ridden detective John Bonner scours the city’s darkest corners for clues to humanity’s redemption. In New England, Katherine Moriarty mourns the devastating losses of her husband and son while in hiding from Terradyne. And across the ocean in France, a sixteen-year-old girl named Naomi Laurent discovers she has a disturbing and powerful gift—which may just be the key to the world's salvation.

Equal parts gruesome and beautiful, The Devil by Name is a heart-stopping, breakneck saga of survival. As its characters’ paths inevitably collide across the ravaged landscape of a post-apocalyptic America, they are united by the desire to not just escape death but to carve out some way to live anew.

Everything starts and ends in the fever house.

©2024 Keith Rosson (P)2024 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Rosson continues to trace the spreading ripples generated by the first book’s cliff-hanger ending . . . with the same unpredictable energy and flights of comic-book excess. My advice: Read this duology as one single grand, mutating epic.”—Esquire, “The Best Horror Books of 2024”

“Rosson’s stellar sequel to 2023’s Fever House . . . is literary horror at its finest.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“This is an absolute skull-cracker of a novel, presenting what may be one of the most unique takes on the end of the world I’ve ever seen. It somehow manages to hit even harder than Fever House.”—Chuck Wendig, author of Black River Orchard and The Book of Accidents

So lyrical and terrible!

This book was so well written even the most gruesome and horrific scenes had a beautiful quality to them. Loved all of it!

Even better than the 1st

I liked that almost everything was tied up at the end of the 2nd book. Good narrator & lots of action. Seems like there are a lot of characters to follow but it’s not confusing at all-they all end up crossing paths where they need to. I love both books in this series, original idea & good actual horror. Great author.

A Most Worthy Sequel

Keith Rosson has expanded the world he conjured in “Fever House” in a delightfully devilish way! A great story!

Chilling tale

Chilling story a la King and Lovecraft. Vastly improved narration and production. Great pair of books.

A house of fever, a house of wounds

Spectacular end to where we began with Fever House! Continuation of intensity, fright, violence! Propulsive and always shining with Xe Sands narration! Very satisfying ending! Highly recommend!

Perfect wrap up

Great conclusion to the saga of the fever house. Incredible narration. Keith Rosson for president.

Great continuation

This was the book that needed to follow Fever House. I really enjoyed this terrifying listen.

Came back for more and it was gooood.

Rosson, You deserve our fealty. What must we do besides read and listen. Different from the first and completely inclusive. Not everyone can pull off a sequal but it certainly didn't rock the boat for me. I enjoyed the book thoroughly. It checked every box I had for satisfaction and conclusion. So much so that I plan on reading his earlier novels and have read his newest release as well. It also was on the level with greatness. I suggest this book to anyone i know that can handle a bout such as this in the mind. This will get in your brain, it will leave a slight mark on your soul. Rosson, how do you go about picking your settings for these things? Well done, through and through. Please keep writing books so I have something to look forward to. This Author is now in my top 5 easily. I enjoyed the narration as well. She has been complained about and I won't hear another word of it. She's great and gets the emotion an situations conveyed well. I now look forward to seeing her name as narrator. Give in already, let these stories take you.

Incredible.

I love every word of this epic twisted tail. This is a must read. Then read again. One of those books I’ll be talking about.

The performance, the dialog, the pacing of the plot.

Thoroughly enjoyed this series, looking forward to more books from Keith Rosson. I think this would adapt very well into a show or movie, something I would love to see in the future.