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Original Title: | Dead Sea |
ISBN: | 0977987655 (ISBN13: 9780977987658) |
Edition Language: | English |
Tim Curran
Paperback | Pages: 328 pages Rating: 3.88 | 1108 Users | 167 Reviews

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Title | : | Dead Sea |
Author | : | Tim Curran |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 328 pages |
Published | : | January 1st 2007 by Dimensions Books (Elder Signs Press) |
Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Science Fiction. Lovecraftian. Fantasy. Paranormal |
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THE SEA NEVER GIVES UP HER DEADTake a journey into a place unknown to humanity. A space between spaces. When the Mara Corday, an aged freighter, enters the Graveyard of the Atlantic, nightmares become real. The crew finds themselves trapped in a realm where time doesn't exist and unimaginable horrors dwell. Lost in a becalmed sea, in a netherworld where evil manifests itself in hideous forms, the survivors of the Mara Corday have an eternity to find a way out - if they aren't killed first by the creatures stalking them.
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Ratings: 3.88 From 1108 Users | 167 ReviewsColumn Regarding Books Dead Sea
2.5*Oh man. I loved Hive and I really, really, REALLY wanted to love this book too. There were good things, but they were completely overshadowed by the bad.The biggest problem with this book is that there are 200 pages in the middle that should have been deleted. It was repetitive exposition that any decent editor should have caught and demanded be cut. I get that Curran probably had an entire catalogue of awesome monster sea creatures to throw at his characters and wanted to get in as much as"He stood there, watching that awful fog billow and surge. It was bad. By God, it was real bad. But Gosling was almost glad it was there, hiding things, masking others. For if it cleared, he was almost afraid of what they might see out there.And what might see them."This is my first book by Tim Curran - after this terrifying voyage on the sea, I'll definitely give more of his stuff a try and hope those books are as potent. He writes beautifully, drawing out the pacing when the tension is thick
This book was difficult to review. Many of Curran's skills are beyond masterful, with his descriptive talents and his ability to create and atmosphere of horror so overwhelming that it leaves his readers choking in tension and desolation topping the list. This guy knows horror - no doubt about it.Plus, he has written a book that takes place at sea, generally not a favorite setting for me (and a somewhat limited setting at that - despite the wide expanse of ocean, humans are generally confined to

A freighter bound for South America gets enshrouded in a fog bank and emerges in another dimension, a graveyard of ships choked with carnivorous weeds, tentacled nasties of all shape and size, and a mysterious entity that wants them all dead. But will the survivors of the initial shipwreck manage to avoid killing one another long enough to escape horrors beyond human understanding?Geek Alert: When I was a kid, I was way into cryptids, UFOs, and, of course, the mysteries of the sea. Since this
Dead Sea was an incredible blend of science fiction and horror with a sprinkling of mystery, action and humor to even things out. This book did have its faults, but the overwhelming fun factor easily vaulted me over those issues. Curran tackles quite a few types of horror, which I don't want to get into to avoid spoilers. Suffice it to say that if you're in the mood for a sci-fi-infused Lovecraftian creature fest, step right this way.
This is the first novel I read by the author, and my favourite - to date. This book is terrifyingly, atmospheric, and truly is the stuff that nightmares are made of. At least, the yellow-white glowing, dense, sentient fog is, that the cargo freighter (Mara Corday) gets enveloped in - whilst heading towards Cayenne, French Guiana. The crew of the freighter (a 720 tonne ship) are on their way to build an airstrip for Fisk Technologies - a diamond mining company in the Guiana Shield - which will
4.5* rounded up to 5.This was another hit from Tim Curran!A ship and her crew encounters a dense, endless fog. From there it's all downhill for them. There is no way for me to impart to you the descriptive skills of Mr. Curran. They are simply outstanding. He made me see creatures that I could never have dreamed up in a million years. After reading this book for a while, it took me a moment to adjust myself to real life when I looked up. He made me feel as I were in the fog myself. The
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