Thunder Rise

Thunder Rise Trilogy, Book 1

De: G. Wayne Miller

Narrado por: Joel Richards

Something is happening to the children of Morgantown... One by one, they are claimed by a strange illness that cannot be identified. Night after night, they are haunted by terrifying creatures that invade their dreams. Moment to moment, they dread the final hours of daylight. When the towering mountain called Thunder Rise casts its shadow over the town. When childhood innocence surrenders to primal fear. When evil reaches out-and into-their minds.

©1989 G. Wayne Miller (P)2013 David N. Wilson

Small town phantoms can be deadly

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

The book isn't bad. Pretty well written. When you do listen to it, keep in mind that it is not mindless fluff that you can have playing while you do other things, you have to pay attention.

If you’ve listened to books by G. Wayne Miller before, how does this one compare?

This is my first book by this author.

Which character – as performed by Joel Richards – was your favorite?

I don't think I had a favorite, they were all good.

Did Thunder Rise inspire you to do anything?

Not really

Any additional comments?

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review

GREAT original plot - nonstop thriller

I loved this book!!!!! Great read, from beginning to end. The story takes A LOT of twists, and turns, from character to character. Miller does a great job of developing each and every character. The plot is AWESOME, and the writing pulls you into this town and its plight. It starts out with Brad and his 5 yr old daughter Abigail leaving New York and his psychotic druggie actress ex wife for a country setting near Thunder Rise Mountain. Soon Abby & many other children become ill and have horrifying nightmares. All about horrible evil talking creatures that only children can see. Bear, Wolf Vulture and Snake. Turns out there's an old indian legend that an evil deity is imprisoned in Thunder Rise and just waiting for the chance to escape and steal the souls of young children. hmmmmm Charlie one of the last indians of a local tribe is on a quest to save not only his nephew Tommy but the other children as well. I wish the adults would have been "let in on what is really going on" allot sooner. I loved the small town doctor as well. Its not everyday you see one going out on a limb for their patients and one with such an open mind. I loved the characters! My biggest complaint is that the sequels have nothing to do with the characters in this book. I thought the ending was setting us up for Book 2 and book 3. Nope. Totally new stories about Thunder Rise and its mystic. Don't get me wrong. There is a resolution BUT I would love to know if Brad's ex wife goes to jail or if Brad and Thomascina, his love interest, end up together. Overall a GREAT read. I loved it!

Classic Small Town Horror

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and really hope more books by the author make it to audiobook format. It was the sort of read I love to come across, like one of those Dan Simmons books like Summer of Night, or Stephen King's IT, or others. I loved the blending of native American legends into the story, and the progression of the characters as the situation devolved.

I have seen comments on the book that is was "dated". But frankly that sort of comment on any book is just embarassing. "I just read Nicholas Nickleby, and book, what the heck, they didn't have smartphones, or even cars? Sooo dated". I don't read reviews on Stephen King novels from the last several decades and see readers complaining that they are "dated". Books don't have to be set or written in this year, you know...

Narration was excellent as well.

Decent thriller, but dated and awkward.

What did you like best about Thunder Rise? What did you like least?

I did like the performance by Mr. Richards. He seemed to be able to accurately portray the characters he read, no matter how poorly written they were.

Would you ever listen to anything by G. Wayne Miller again?

No. I found his writing style awkward, portraying adults as having horribly immature thought processes, and portraying the children as having more grown-up thoughts and imaginations than they should. The only character that seemed 'real' was the protagonist, and that was an evil spirit. Another thing that put me off was how dated the book was. There is a difference between a book that becomes dated, and a book that holds true, even when set in a different time.

Have you listened to any of Joel Richards’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I haven't heard any of Mr. Richard's other performances, but I look forward to doing so. His pacing was perfect, and portrayal of character was well done.

Did Thunder Rise inspire you to do anything?

No.

Good characters, unbelievable story

I received this a Listen & Review copy through Audiobook Blast. I really enjoyed this book for the first half. The character development and story pulled me in. I really wanted to hear more and more about the development of the main character's life in this new town. The mystery part of the story with the disease affecting the children (not a spoiler) kept me anxious to find out how it would be resolved. But the book fell apart when we found out what was causing the disease. This would have almost been better if the supernatural element wasn't a part of it (again, not a spoiler).

The narrator was good especially with adult voices but some of his kid voices were quite annoying.

Overall it was an enjoyable story and one that I would recommend on a long car trip. Keep in mind that this was written in 1992. I didn't realize at first and kept wondering why they didn't just call somebody from their cell phones.