Revenant: Book one of the Tatterdemon Trilogy

De: Steve Vernon

Narrado por: Rick Gregory

In 1691 the town of Crossfall taught the witch Thessaly how to die. They beat her, they shot her, they hung her - but nothing worked. When they finally tried to bury her alive Thessaly set the field against them. The first man died as a gust of wind harrowed the meat from his bones. A root, flung like a dirty javelin, cut a second man down. Many more deaths followed. The Preacher Fell impaled the witch upon her very own broom, but she dragged him down into the field to wait for three more centuries.

Three hundred years later, Maddy Harker will murder her bullying husband, Vic. She will bury him in the field as she buried her abusive father years before that. The very same field where the revenant spirit of Thessaly Cross lies waiting.

In three days Vic will rise again - a thing of dirt, bone, and hatred.

Men will call him the Tatterdemon.

And hell - and Thessaly - will follow.

This is the first volume of a big fat three-part novel.

©2014 Steve Vernon (P)2018 Steve Vernon

Good start to a chilling trilogy

Revenant is a good start to a chilling trilogy. The town of Crossfall has some old forgotten history that is coming back for revenge over 300 years later! Can't wait to see how the rest of the trilogy plays out. Excellent narration by Rick Gregory!

This is your brain, this is your brain bashed in

This story starts out 300 years ago and tells about the killing of a witch. Fast forward 300 years later and the town is experiencing some strange happenings. The setting is a nice little town and it is full of interesting characters. This book in the series really just develops some of the main characters as we follow them all in a random day. Many of the characters haven’t really interacted with each yet, but it is clear that they are all going to be tied to each other because of the strange happenings.

This is definitely going to be an interesting trilogy. This story is funny, horrific, and quite bizarre. I have to say that the author’s descriptive ability is quite perfect. The descriptions or analogies speckled throughout the story really add to the humor I found in the story but also provide immense grotesque mental images.

As this is the first story in series this is really just basic plot explanation and character development. There isn’t a whole lot of story and ends quite abruptly. I wouldn’t think of this as your traditional trilogy but more of a chopped up story. That said I am completely on-board and ready for book number 2.

These types of stories must be written with Rick Gregory’s voice in mind. He voices these stories perfectly and provides the right amount of grittiness for the characters. There isn’t another narrator I think can voice this one better.

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Surprising!

I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this!!

We start with the scenes of the witch and how she was murdered by the towns people. Flip to 300 years later and she is stirring. The towns people start acting weird. Maddy is the first, she murders her abusive husband and buries him in the field, he rises again, and that's just the beginning. I thoroughly enjoyed the plot, it was fast paced and addicting and I flew through it!

It's only an hour and a half long, but the author makes it feel like it's so much longer. There's a lot packed into this story and I'm looking forward to the next one.

Rick Gregory was clear and concise. He read it with enough tones and inflections and brought the story to life. He had different tones and voices for the characters and it was easy to follow who was talking.

I was given this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.

I'm hooked!

Great start of a trilogy, look forward to the rest of them. Finally, a really unique horror premise. Also very well-written. I always enjoy this author's work. Recommended!

Grindhouse Horror

I'll start by saying this isn't my favorite Steve Vernon work (that would be 'Sea Tales'). It is very reminiscent of the old-school 70's exploitation horror films, full of over the top violence, gore, and other in your face gross out material. There is certainly some delightfully black humor to it all. Rick Gregory does a descent job narrating, although the dialogue portions were lacking. My only real complaint is the sheer number of metaphors people use over and over again. Once you notice it, it can be a little annoying. Aside from that, if you enjoy over the top horror that delights in the shocking, this is the book for you.

I received a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.