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'...this is the kind of book that will inspire...lifelong lovers of the horror genre.'
(The Book Zone )David Gatward knows his horror.
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Lazarus Stone has been killed, resurrected, and attacked by demons. He's all that stands between our world and the Dead. But things are getting complicated: he's alone in the land ofthe Dead, his best mate Craig is missing, and he's no idea who – or what – tricked his dad into trying to bring back his long-dead mum. Oh, and he's wearing a corpse's clothes.
Life, he might think, couldn't get much worse. But it will...
Life, he might think, couldn't get much worse. But it will...
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Format:Paperback
as soon as i finished the first book in this series, The Dead, i ordered the next two books, because I just had to read them as soon as possible.
This book did not dissappoint! Just as creepy and unnerving as the first book, The Dark takes us further into the horrifying world of the Dead. In trying to rescue his dad from the Dead, Lazarus and his best friend are pulled into their world, Lazarus fails to save his father, who is taken by the Dead for their own horrible plans.
The book centres around trying to find Abbaddon, a mysterious man with a horrific past, who Red tells Lazarus, can help them fight the Dark.
I just love how creepy this series is, often young adult horror skips around the horror aspect, trying not to make things to horrible, but this book hits a perfect note of horror, humour and suspense.
I sat up late to finish reading it, and went straight onto the 3rd and final book, the Damned, and can't wait to read it too!
highly recommended, but only if you've read The Dead first.
This book did not dissappoint! Just as creepy and unnerving as the first book, The Dark takes us further into the horrifying world of the Dead. In trying to rescue his dad from the Dead, Lazarus and his best friend are pulled into their world, Lazarus fails to save his father, who is taken by the Dead for their own horrible plans.
The book centres around trying to find Abbaddon, a mysterious man with a horrific past, who Red tells Lazarus, can help them fight the Dark.
I just love how creepy this series is, often young adult horror skips around the horror aspect, trying not to make things to horrible, but this book hits a perfect note of horror, humour and suspense.
I sat up late to finish reading it, and went straight onto the 3rd and final book, the Damned, and can't wait to read it too!
highly recommended, but only if you've read The Dead first.
Format:Paperback
"Normality felt so far away now. He had no idea if he would ever get it back."
And so Lazarus's attempts to find his Dad continue, leading him through a tear in the veil and in to the land of the Dead: a mirror-dark world where the stench of decay reigns, and rot and ruin smothers everything like lecherous vines.
The first 100 pages or so are breath-taking: the eerie land of the Dead could have come straight from some brilliant sci-fi horror b-movie you might once have watched at some dark and ungodly hour; the Creatures of Oblivion are magnificent in all their repulsive Lovecraftian glory. Red's back: meaner, tougher and uglier than ever, and it is he who sends Laz and best mate Craig along the M5 on a rain-ravaged, blood-soaked odyssey to the Lake District, and to the resting place of hate-fuelled and vile Abaddon.
Along the way there's some strikingly horrific imagery ("His head was bald, his face scarred like a bear had tried to chew it off."), beautifully disturbing turns of phrase ("The figure in the doorway allowed its face to break into an almost smile of teeth and blood.") and moments of stark, quiet beauty amongst all the blood and mayhem ("The music that slipped quietly into the cabin wasn't what he was expecting - though, if he was honest, an angel's taste in music wasn't something he'd ever really put his mind to. It was country. Something he never listened to in his life. But now, as he rested his head against the cool of the window and gazed out into the normal world on the other side, it seemed to fit.").
The Dark, though a YA book, will appeal to horror fans of all ages (and make no mistake, Dave Gatward know his horror) - it is brilliantly paced, well written, and crammed full of monstrous delights, yet still finds room for the characters to breathe and develop, and because we care about the characters, The Dead and The Dark elevate from gore-drenched opuses into something very special indeed. Brilliant. Now bring on The Damned...
And so Lazarus's attempts to find his Dad continue, leading him through a tear in the veil and in to the land of the Dead: a mirror-dark world where the stench of decay reigns, and rot and ruin smothers everything like lecherous vines.
The first 100 pages or so are breath-taking: the eerie land of the Dead could have come straight from some brilliant sci-fi horror b-movie you might once have watched at some dark and ungodly hour; the Creatures of Oblivion are magnificent in all their repulsive Lovecraftian glory. Red's back: meaner, tougher and uglier than ever, and it is he who sends Laz and best mate Craig along the M5 on a rain-ravaged, blood-soaked odyssey to the Lake District, and to the resting place of hate-fuelled and vile Abaddon.
Along the way there's some strikingly horrific imagery ("His head was bald, his face scarred like a bear had tried to chew it off."), beautifully disturbing turns of phrase ("The figure in the doorway allowed its face to break into an almost smile of teeth and blood.") and moments of stark, quiet beauty amongst all the blood and mayhem ("The music that slipped quietly into the cabin wasn't what he was expecting - though, if he was honest, an angel's taste in music wasn't something he'd ever really put his mind to. It was country. Something he never listened to in his life. But now, as he rested his head against the cool of the window and gazed out into the normal world on the other side, it seemed to fit.").
The Dark, though a YA book, will appeal to horror fans of all ages (and make no mistake, Dave Gatward know his horror) - it is brilliantly paced, well written, and crammed full of monstrous delights, yet still finds room for the characters to breathe and develop, and because we care about the characters, The Dead and The Dark elevate from gore-drenched opuses into something very special indeed. Brilliant. Now bring on The Damned...
Format:Paperback
Thank God this book has finally arrived!!! I read the first in the series as soon as it came out and loved every word of it, although with every series hated the fact that it ended and i would have to wait to find out what happened to Craig and Lazzurus on the other side. I Was literally desperate to find out more about the land of the dead and have already read the 'the dark' and reread the 2 books together to for fill my craving. Both great books but i do think this one has the edge as it is just blood curdling action and suspense right from word go. A must read!!!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Blood, Guts And A Truck Load Of Scariness
The Dark is an action packed book filled with dark humour and gore.
Dead Lazarus Stone is back and he's a man on a mission! Read more
Dead Lazarus Stone is back and he's a man on a mission! Read more
Published 19 months ago by Smudgey
Another Great Book
Lazarus Stone has been killed, resurrected, and attacked by demons. He's all that stands between our world and the Dead. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Kelly Woodward
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