- Paperback: 236 pages
- Publisher: Prime,US (1 Nov 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1894815629
- ISBN-13: 978-1894815628
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.5 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,638,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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There are haunted places. Haunted houses. The metropolis of Punktown, on the planet Oasis, is a haunted city. An unassuming and aimless young man has begun to perceive the city's dark tentacles in the lay of the streets. Its roots in the labyrinth of the subways. Its polluted taint in the eyes of the people he knows, and even loves. And this evil is stirring, building toward an apocalyptic culmination. The city is not only haunted - it's perhaps a living thing. MONSTROCITY combines elements of science fiction with horror in the vein of H. P. Lovecraft, taking place in the milieu of Jeffrey Thomas' acclaimed collection, PUNKTOWN - which China Mieville described as "searing and alien and anxious and rich."
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
There are haunted places. Haunted houses. The metropolis of Punktown, on the planet Oasis, is a haunted city.
An unassuming young man perceives the city's dark tentacles in the lay of the streets, its roots in the labyrinth of subways, a polluted taint in the eyes of people around him. And this evil is building toward an apocalyptic culmination...
The city is not only haunted... maybe it's alive...
Punktown is a vast sprawling alien metropolis that is home to many different species, including humans. Christopher Ruby is a lowly customer support analyst for a network service provider. His life is meandering along, and he is at a bit of a loose end until he meets the exotic, gothic Gabrielle.
Gabrielle is naturally inquisitive and has a passing interest in the occult. She attempts some incantations and finds herself fundamentally changed by her exposure to forces that she doesn't really understand. This experience creates a wedge between her and Chris and their relationship suffers as a result. Gabrielle is changed significantly; she is no longer the woman that Chris fell in love with. Their relationship deteriorates even further and this leads to a life changing confrontation for them both.
Monstrocity has some interesting ideas going on in amongst its pages. For example, the notion of bringing together the differing religious ideologies of the multiple races found in Punktown and highlighting their commonality. This adds extra layers to the plot that I wasn't expecting. These shared elements hint at a much larger story that has yet to be seen. The pace of the novel really picks up in the final chapters as Chris finally comes face to face with the forces that are controlling the city. The final pages certainly suggest that there is more to tell. I read another review that made exactly the same point. Will there be a sequel to this? I do hope so.
What was my favourite moment? One character's exit from the story is particularly memorable. Thumbs up to any author that can make me involuntarily exclaim an `Eeeewww' sound. This, in my opinion, can only ever be a good thing.
Monstrocity is just under two hundred pages long so I zipped through it in a couple of sittings. If you are looking for a little light reading involving inter-dimensional galactic conspiracies and Elder gods you may wish to consider spending you hard earned here.
This latest release from Anarchy Books cements their reputation for publishing dark, gritty, slightly bonkers electronic titles that delight in messing with your head, long may this continue.
Also worth pointing out there is an official soundtrack album that goes along with the novel. This original work by Das Sombreros is available via the Anarchy Books website.
Ha! I got to the end of a review of a book about the Old Gods without mentioning H P Lovecraft or Cthulhu once! ...Oh damn it.
An unassuming young man perceives the city's dark tentacles in the lay of the streets, its roots in the labyrinth of subways, a polluted taint in the eyes of people around him. And this evil is building toward an apocalyptic culmination...
The city is not only haunted... maybe it's alive...
Punktown is a vast sprawling alien metropolis that is home to many different species, including humans. Christopher Ruby is a lowly customer support analyst for a network service provider. His life is meandering along, and he is at a bit of a loose end until he meets the exotic, gothic Gabrielle.
Gabrielle is naturally inquisitive and has a passing interest in the occult. She attempts some incantations and finds herself fundamentally changed by her exposure to forces that she doesn't really understand. This experience creates a wedge between her and Chris and their relationship suffers as a result. Gabrielle is changed significantly; she is no longer the woman that Chris fell in love with. Their relationship deteriorates even further and this leads to a life changing confrontation for them both.
Monstrocity has some interesting ideas going on in amongst its pages. For example, the notion of bringing together the differing religious ideologies of the multiple races found in Punktown and highlighting their commonality. This adds extra layers to the plot that I wasn't expecting. These shared elements hint at a much larger story that has yet to be seen. The pace of the novel really picks up in the final chapters as Chris finally comes face to face with the forces that are controlling the city. The final pages certainly suggest that there is more to tell. I read another review that made exactly the same point. Will there be a sequel to this? I do hope so.
What was my favourite moment? One character's exit from the story is particularly memorable. Thumbs up to any author that can make me involuntarily exclaim an `Eeeewww' sound. This, in my opinion, can only ever be a good thing.
Monstrocity is just under two hundred pages long so I zipped through it in a couple of sittings. If you are looking for a little light reading involving inter-dimensional galactic conspiracies and Elder gods you may wish to consider spending you hard earned here.
This latest release from Anarchy Books cements their reputation for publishing dark, gritty, slightly bonkers electronic titles that delight in messing with your head, long may this continue.
Also worth pointing out there is an official soundtrack album that goes along with the novel. This original work by Das Sombreros is available via the Anarchy Books website.
Ha! I got to the end of a review of a book about the Old Gods without mentioning H P Lovecraft or Cthulhu once! ...Oh damn it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I was lucky enough to have this ebook sent to me by those lovely people at Anarchy Books. I would probably not have bought this book given the one review on Amazon UK gives it two stars and implies it is a book of short stories. It is better than that and most certainly one cohesive story. A bit more research showed it was a finalist for the Bram Stoker award in 2003.
Have you ever played the Call of Cthulhu Role-playing game? If so reading this book will make you want to convince one of your mates to run a campaign set in the future, or at least the present. It has that great Cthulhu feel of being creepy and weird without actually showing you any tentacles for the most part. Sci-fi Cthulhu is a genius idea and there needs to be more of it. Now please.
I don't want to get too carried away as this book is not perfect. In some places it felt like it was trying to be a mainly earth colony, yet the next it was filled with lots of alien cultures, and then it would flip again. The world could have been a little better formed. I am a big fan of everything going to pot, and the main protagonist going at least slightly mad. As this is almost a given in any Cthulhu setting I was glad to see it done well in this story.
The story starts with a normal bloke and his slightly experimental goth girlfriend placing candles around a room and saying a spell from a book she got hold of. Oh the book belonged to her friend who was found decapitated. It all goes downhill from there and just when you think the climax is past and things are just being tidied up it gets even worse.
The biggest surprise for me in this novel is that there was not a follow-up. It is crying out for more battles between the Outsiders and the Elder Gods.
If you are a Cthulhu fan then this is the book for you, if not it has a shotgun on page one. I will be recommending this to my gaming mates.
I had to think long and hard before giving this book four stars. Part of me wanted to only give three, but in the end I went with the enjoyment factor.
Have you ever played the Call of Cthulhu Role-playing game? If so reading this book will make you want to convince one of your mates to run a campaign set in the future, or at least the present. It has that great Cthulhu feel of being creepy and weird without actually showing you any tentacles for the most part. Sci-fi Cthulhu is a genius idea and there needs to be more of it. Now please.
I don't want to get too carried away as this book is not perfect. In some places it felt like it was trying to be a mainly earth colony, yet the next it was filled with lots of alien cultures, and then it would flip again. The world could have been a little better formed. I am a big fan of everything going to pot, and the main protagonist going at least slightly mad. As this is almost a given in any Cthulhu setting I was glad to see it done well in this story.
The story starts with a normal bloke and his slightly experimental goth girlfriend placing candles around a room and saying a spell from a book she got hold of. Oh the book belonged to her friend who was found decapitated. It all goes downhill from there and just when you think the climax is past and things are just being tidied up it gets even worse.
The biggest surprise for me in this novel is that there was not a follow-up. It is crying out for more battles between the Outsiders and the Elder Gods.
If you are a Cthulhu fan then this is the book for you, if not it has a shotgun on page one. I will be recommending this to my gaming mates.
I had to think long and hard before giving this book four stars. Part of me wanted to only give three, but in the end I went with the enjoyment factor.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I am a fan but found some of the stories were on the weird side in this book. Not the best I have read from Thomas.
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