Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... The Discipleby Stephen LLoyd-Jones
None Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. no reviews | add a review
'Ferocious and masterful' Starburst magazine Stephen Lloyd Jones - acclaimed author of THE STRING DIARIES - returns with a richly imagined thrill ride for fans of Stephen King, Lauren Beukes and THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS. They are coming... On a storm-battered road at the edge of the Devil's Kitchen, a woman survives a fatal accident and gives birth to a girl who should never have lived. The child's protection lies in the hands of Edward Schwinn - a loner who must draw himself out of darkness to keep her safe - and her arrival will trigger a chain of terrifying events that no one can explain. She is a child like no other, being hunted by an evil beyond measure. For if the potential within her is realised, nothing will be the same. Not for Edward. Not for any who live to see it. THE NEW NOVEL BY STEPHEN LLOYD JONES IS AVAILABLE NOW - THE SILENCED: A DARK AND GRIPPING THRILLER No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
Google Books — Loading... RatingAverage:
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |
It's best to go in blind to the story, to discover the genre yourself. Jones does well to keep his hand hidden, revealing just enough to maintain interest. With a mystery that holds on to the end there is always a risk that the repeated failure to inform readers of the 'why' may frustrate the audience, however it is done deftly enough, the urgency carries you along.
The final third feels like Stephen King, who is mentioned in the marketing. Not in literary style, but in plot mechanics. Once more, this is no bad thing. Where King falls flat in the final third in many of his stories, Jones has perfectly executed the finale.
A massive and welcome surprise - a little wordy at times, however I really enjoyed both the story and the style. ( )