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Cryptids: Origins (Part 1) [Kindle Edition]

Francesco Piscitelli (Author), Dean Spencer (Illustrator)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Cryptids are creatures that have been un-described by scientific consensus and exist only as urban myths of times long-forgotten. The world has since moved on from the mythical legends that were Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster & the El Chupacabra, all famous examples of such majestic creatures. They have been deemed child’s play by society… or are they? A big secret is about to unfold.

The first volume in a trilogy follows seven unassuming individuals on a journey of self-discovery. Each can turn into one animal. Not only do they face the drama of their everyday lives, the mystery of their ancient heritage unfolds itself, and along with it, a global conspiracy. They learn the hard way that there is more to the natural world than meets the eye.

Living in the shadows, hidden. Meet evolution's guilty pleasure.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1350 KB
  • Print Length: 811 pages
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B009MPXIVC
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #251,785 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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3.9 out of 5 stars
7 reviews
3.9 out of 5 stars
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A refreshingly different kind of book 8 Oct 2012
By The Scrivens Post
CRYPTIDS:Origins 1 is an adventurous read and very intelligently written. I can easily imagine this as a film! I recommend this to anyone looking for something exciting and different to keep you company this winter. Animal and human kingdoms merge ... need I say more?
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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't give up your day job! 19 Mar 2013
By Helpful Person
After settling down with Cryptids, which was recommended to me by a friend (who is no longer my friend), I can sum up my experience in three words:

Dull, dull, dull...

...in a pretentious, florid and archly fatuous fashion.

The magical doings in this novel are cringe-making in the extreme, not funny or satiric as he perhaps intends. Further, it is curiously flimsy and synthetic. Its characters are collections of generic traits, their fates clumsily stage-managed by the Piscitelli to underscore philosophic points he has made many times before. Whats more, it is no more than a glorified anecdote, and not too probable at that - it is impossible to imagine how any man's fancy could have conceived such a mass of stupid filth, unless he were possessed of the soul of a sentimental donkey that had died of disappointed love.

The book is sad stuff, dull and dreary, or ridiculous. Avoid at all costs.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised 14 Mar 2013
By Doormat83
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I really wasn't sure what to expect, knowing the author and having strict preconcieved ideas about what it takes to write a novel, but I was completely blown away. I thought I wouldn't get into it but after a few paragraphs each time I picked it up I became completely engrossed and lost in it.

This novel opened my eyes to the exciting world of cryptids and I really can't stress enough how impressed I was with Piscitelli's writing and the wonderful novel created here.

I'm really looking forward to the next part, because I need to find out what happens, just as I needed to find out what happened in the next Harry Potter book!

A really good read, don't hesitate to get it!
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