The book is split into three distinct parts with some time separating events of the previous chapters this works very well as a device to move the overall story forward swiftly and there is a. Hes written for highprofile magazines, published a few books with a small. The official facebook fan page for author benjamin percy. Buy a cheap copy of red moon book by benjamin percy. A conversation with ben percy peter straub is the author of such classics as ghost story, the talisman with stephen king, and most recently a dark matter. Nor is it is a concept confined to literature, but that one we live with in the long shadow of 911. Award winning author benjamin percy presents an explosive and deeply layered literary thriller set in the american west. Red moon by benjamin percy books hachette australia. Percys lycans are, for a lack of a better term, human. Benjamin percy, author of the wilding and red moon. Red moon by benjamin percy is an interesting take on the classic werewolf craze that has kept many people awake at. When government agents kick down claire forresters front door and murder her parents. Benjamin percy has published four novels, the dark net, the dead lands, red moon, and the wilding, as well as two books of short fiction.
One of publishers weeklys most anticipated books of 20. Theres buckets of gore, sociopolitical intrigue, remnants of sixties extremism and a pair of young people with differing ideologies, who are just seeking their. Smart people will not read benjamin percys red moon filed under. John irving, author of in one person benjamin percy is one of the most gifted and. Benjamin percy s red moon reinvents the werewolf, as well as, supernatural genre fiction. John irving with red moon one of our most blazingly gifted young writers stakes his claim to national attention. Justin cronin did it with his vampire blockbuster, the passage. Benjamin percys red moon is to werewolves as justin cronins the passage is. The book crackles with action and adventure, and his descriptions of the. Red moon by benjamin percy benjamin percy s new literary werewolf novel, red moon, is packed with vivid, gorylush description and heavy allegory about a world where lycans are a. Perhaps a metaphor of our future red moon by benjamin percy major van harl. Cormac mccarthys the road may have the scariest passage. Its a rollicking, tightly plotted, hirsute good read that takes the classic werewolf trope and drops it into a modern homelandesque political landscape.
Benjamin percy has one great advantage over most writers who attempt literary horror. He is the author of the novel the wilding graywolf press, 2010 and two short story collections, refresh, refresh graywolf press, 2007 and the language of elk carnegiemellon university press, 2006. Benjamin percys fourth book and second novel, red moon, takes everything enjoyable about percys fiction and cranks up the dials. His writing has appeared in esquire, gq, time, tin house and elsewhere. Novelist, essayist, comics writer, screenwriter and teacher benjamin percy doesnt shy away from tackling any genre or beloved franchise. The infected was adapted from benjamin percys new novel, red moon, which is being published may 7. Red moon is a muscular, slowmoving thriller that takes its time getting through the story benjamin percy writes in painstaking detail about everything that happens in his story. Smart people will not read benjamin percys red moon. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. With red moon one of our most blazingly gifted young writers stakes his claim to national attention. I had read an excerpt of this book that was featured in a magazine i subscribe to and that intrigued me enough to invest the time in reading this book.
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This is a book that draws readers in and gives them an old premise and makes it seem quite fresh. Review of red moon, by benjamin percy the nervous breakdown. The dead lands, by benjamin percy benjamin percys new thriller retells the story of lewis and clarks expedition, against a postapocalyptic future backdrop where the mississippi. Red moon by benjamin percy benjamin percys new literary werewolf novel, red moon, is packed with vivid, gorylush description and heavy allegory about a. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Take this brief excerpt from early in the book, where patrick is describing portland. Percy s lycans are, for a lack of a better term, human. Benjamin percy is the author of four novels, the dark net hmh, 2017, the dead lands grand central, 2015, red moon grand central, 20 and the wilding graywolf press, 2010, as well as two books of short stories refresh, refresh and the language of elk and a craft book, thrill me. Benjamin percys red moon reinvents the werewolf, as well as, supernatural genre fiction.
This is not a new idea in fiction, dating back at least twohundredyears to shelleys ambitious scientist and what he wrought. A spinetingling new collection of stories from the acclaimed author of thrill me and the dark net. The language of elk available as an ebook from grand central publishing. When you talk of talented writers under 40, benjamin percy is a name that must come up. Its a rollicking, tightly plotted, hirsute good read that takes the classic werewolf trope and drops it into a modern homeland esque political landscape. Red moon, like the werewolves at the heart of its story, is a shapeshifting hybrid a literary horror novel. If people want to call it a literary horror novel, thats fine. If george orwell had imagined a future where the werewolf population had grown to the degree that they were colonized and drugged, this terrifying novel might be it. Thus begins benjamin percys red moon, the worlds first 911 werewolf book. Red moon is not merely about the werewolf, that familiar history and archetypeno, red moon grand central by benjamin percy is a brilliant blend of genre horror and literary poetics that reveals the creature in us all, and a debate about what it is to be human and where our priorities rest. One of cnns top ten books of may one of amazons top ten best. Like any race, there are the good and the bad and the evil. They arent a pack of murderloving psychos though some are murderloving psychos. Benjamin percys new novel red moon is the latest example of a recent trend.
Red moon book excerpt the infected by benjamin percy. In 2016, he published his first book of nonfiction, a collection of essays on writing and genre fiction. I know it makes them feel better in a neatfreaky sort of way. Cormac mccarthys the road may have the scariest passage in all of literature.
Here comes another novel fighting to be leader of the pack. In benjamin percys novel, the misunderstood lycanthrope population is. Posted on august 11, 2015 november 21, 2017 by van harl. The occupation is unpopular with many american lycans, who are kept regulated and medicated under force of law. James lee burke, bestselling author of feast day of fools, heavens prisoners, and neon rain. Red moon book excerpt the infected by benjamin percy esquire. Red moon by benjamin percy in chm, doc, epub download ebook. Red moon by benjamin percy pdf free download ebook. This is simply a great story that horrified some readers with certain elements that are found in the book.
The baker street translation by michael robertson ill admit it. Benjamin percy the wilding is the latest author to take on the supernatural world, mixing werewolf mythology with a zombie formula of modern horror. Its a scarygood new direction for the emerald archer in this, the first volume from acclaimed horror novelist benjamin percy red moon, the dead lands and artist patrick zircher iron man, nightwing, thor. Benjamin percy is the author of two novels, red moon forthcoming from grand centralhachette in 20 and the wilding graywolf press, 2010, as well as two books of short stories, refresh, refresh graywolf press, 2007 and the language of elk carnegie mellon, 2006. Benjamin percy has won a whiting writers award, a plimpton prize, two pushcart prizes, and a grant from the national endowment for the arts. Benjamin percy is the author of the novels red moon and the wilding, and two short story collections, refresh, refresh and the language of elk. But the night of the red moon is coming, when an unrecognizable world will emerge.
Benjamin percy is a versatile and propulsive storyteller whose genrebusting novels and story collections have ranged from literary to thriller to postapocalyptic. The infected was adapted from benjamin percy s new novel, red moon, which is being published may 7. Benjamin percy is one of the most gifted and versatile writers to appear in american publishing in years. Benjamin percys fourth book and second novel, red moon, takes. His honors include the pushcart prize, an nea grant, the plimpton prize for fiction, and a whiting award. Some readers cannot say enough nice things about benjamin percys ability to write an incredible novel, and this one is no exception to that. Benjamin percys extraordinary new supernatural thriller is a blend of alternate history and weird fiction. Benjamin percy, author of red moon, makes the case.
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