Thank you Netgalley for the ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest opinion. I was hesitant to dive into trilogy and, although some parts felt slow, it was overall a great experience!

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced readers copy of this novel in exchange for my honest opinion. The Many is a good read. There are exciting twists and turns throughout the book. Small part felt like it dragged out, but then picked back up again. Overall, a great Trilogy, and the writer kept you wanting to know more.

Book 1 Review: Bizarre, creepy, and mysterious. A unique, skin-crawly story that's not for the faint-hearted, or squeamish. Very heavy content that needs some serious trigger warnings (sexual assault, rape, death by suicide).

At around 900 pages, The Many by Nathan Field took me some time to read. It is actually a trilogy of books that includes The Many, Ancestral and The European School. Initially, Stacey, her brother Karl and Dawn are the focus; when Stacey goes on a blind date Karl notices that afterwards, her behaviour changes. As he investigates, a series of events unfold and The Many carries a warning of disturbing themes which include gore and sexual violence. Exceptionally creepy and disturbing there is a palpable predatory vibe and feel of malice aforethought. I found it rewarding, inventive and a very thrilling ride.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request, published independently, via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion.

4.5 stars rounded up. I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller/horror trilogy, and a big thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advance copy of the omnibus edition.

The Many is the opening novel which starts with the intriguing premise of a young woman who comes back from a date in a strange and creepy mood. Her brother Karl knows something is wrong and then finds out there are others, including Dawn whose mother was similarly altered.. The answer to what happened is a complete surprise and the mystery widens. It's not just about a couple of bad dates.

Ancestral is the second novel and we are in full-on conspiracy mode. Who are The Many? How many people are involved, because it seems like almost everyone is hiding something. And what is Dawn's involvement with the Many, is she good or bad?

The European School is the final book and it's set in a boarding school with a strange cast of students and teachers that somehow relate to The Many.. Dawn and Karl in the background for long periods, but the new characters are just as interesting.. Finding out the origins of The Many was an unexpected surprise and a real treat for conspiracy fans.

I would recommend The Many to fans of psychological thrillers although it does have strong elements of horror and also true crime.

Sorry, this book is not for me. It was a good idea for a story or stories. Just didn’t like it. Just my opinion. Thank you Netflix for providing an advance copy of this book

The Many - The Complete Trilogy, is a horror/psychological series about two young people seeking revenge against members of a shadowy conspiracy known as the “Faceless Men” who destroyed their families. These books definitely need to be read in order so the box set is a good way to ensure this.
I was invited to request it via an email from NetGalley and the summary sounded intriguing, but unfortunately, while they are well written with a good blend of action, suspense and creepiness, I didn’t particularly enjoy any of them as I didn’t like any of the characters and found the focus on sexual violence, torture and cruelty too disturbing, and the overall plot too far fetched.

The first book - also called The Many - tells how Karl’s sister and Dawn’s mother both commit suicide after going on online dates. Teaming up, they discover that both women had been raped, and make it their mission to bring the perpetrators to justice - but soon discover that The Many are everywhere.
The second instalment, Ancestral, continues Karl & Dawn’s stories as they go about their revenge, but with Dawn’s fragile mental state and no one else to turn to, can they stay alive long enough to find the answers they seek.
The European School is set 14 years into the future and introduces a new character - a teenager called Elijah who is sent away to a prison-like boarding school with an unusual curriculum and terrifying secrets.

I can recommend these if you like dark twisted stories and don’t mind loose ends and a rather preposterous overall plot. Some of the characters are interesting, most make stupid mistakes over and over, and none are remotely likeable. I was hoping for a more satisfactory explanation for the whole conspiracy and was disappointed by the ending. The writing improves with each book and the ideas are original enough, but ultimately I didn’t particularly enjoy the reading experience. 2.5 rounded up.

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It was interesting, but weird. I only finished the first book, and I felt like the story could have been more effectively told. The first book was essentially just a set up for the sequels. An interesting premise though, and I wanted to read more.

This has a pretty unique storyline. An absolute wild ride that keeps you guessing as to what is really happening.
This one is dark and twisted and filled with gore and violence so be prepared!
This one will keep your attention and you will need to keep reading just to see how it ends!

Thank you to NetGalley and Nathan Field for this E-ARC in exchange for my honest feedback and review.

This is a trilogy of three books. The Many, Ancestral, and The European School. We find Stacey and Karl. They investigate a series of events that delve into conspiracy theories.

I'm giving this book a one just because I did not finish it. The horror was too much for me and I did not complete it.

Excuse me while I catch my breath and pick my eyeballs off the floor. Ahem. Okay, now I’ll try and review this uber-twisted, mind-blowing trilogy.

Book 1 (The Many): 4.5 stars
Grabs you from the get-go when Karl’s sister comes back from an online date acting weird. Karl suspects something terrible has happened – date rape? – but she’s not talking. Meanwhile, Dawn’s mother is acting similarly strange after an online date. It doesn’t end well for either of them, so Karl and Dawn join forces to hunt down these mysterious dates. That’s when things get really dark and twisted. A policeman and a detective get involved, and there’s a creeping realisation something much deeper is going on. It’s incredibly tense, and although the ending is a bit of a cliff-hanger, you don’t have to wait long….

Book 2 (Ancestral): 4.5 stars
Karl and Dawn are trying to track down who is at the heart of this mysterious faceless cult that commits horrendous crimes. But even the cult’s members don’t seem to know who is giving out the orders, or why they’ve been chosen. As they run across the country in search of clues, it slowly becomes clear that Karl and Dawn are being kept alive for a reason, and the cult knows their every move. After Dawn is “captured” by the cult, there’s a time jump, and an awesome climax in the desert with a killer twist that reminded me of G.O.T’s Red Wedding scene.

Book 3 (The European School): 5 stars
The final book that explains everything. I can’t say too much without revealing spoilers, except to say it’s set in a creepy-as-hell boarding school in Missouri that used to be a prison. We learn who is in the cult, and why they’re doing what they’re doing. It’s a mind-blowing finale that is somehow uplifting and disturbing at the same time.

I loved this series so much – I can’t even think of a similar book it’s so unique and out there. Triggers throughout, and it's uncomfortably disturbing at times, but otherwise a brilliant, page-turning trilogy that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys conspiracy-style thrillers or just likes a good scare.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for making this amazing series available in full!

“We swallowed them whole!” What a line, what a villainess, and what an epic ride this intelligent conspiracy thriller/speculative fiction trilogy The Many turned out to be!

There are some great characters in the three books, particularly the evil guys (and girls), but as you get towards the end, it’s clear this is Dawn’s story. You are never quite sure where you are with her, she’s like a stroppy teenager one minute and then a fearless warrior the next, but her conflicted emotions and motives make the surprise ending so much more poignant and chilling.

The reveal will be a love or hate affair but I thought it was brilliant and definitely elevated the trilogy into "literary thriller" territory. I felt like breaking into applause after finishing the last page. Hugely recommended for adult readers.

I'm conflicted. How to review this trilogy?
On the one hand it's extremely well written and a pageturner because of that, on the other hand this secret society/cult doesn't seem to have a clear purpose thus doesn't make any sense. So I persevered, hoping to find out. 900 Pages of brainwashing, hypnotism, violence and abuse to eventually inform the reader of its disturbing ideology. Had I known the outcome would be as ridiculous and unbelievable as it was, I wouldn't have bothered at all. But hey, fiction right, anything they can image goes. Xenu anyone?

Relentless paranoia, same feel as Invasion of the Body Snatchers - pulls you in and holds you there. Field does a good job of making humans the worst evil, and conspiracy like a black hole that won't let go. The backstory is rather interesting, and not expected - still come questions left, but everything works regardless.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing access to the complete The Many trilogy. This was a great fast-paced series that blended modern-day conspiracy theories with a historical bloodline that a family will stop at no lengths to preserve and grow in order to seek revenge and take over power that was stolen from them centuries ago.

What I liked about this trilogy is that it really felt like three different stories, wrapped up into one. I had no idea where it was going, but each time I thought I knew what was happening, something else would happen and a new element was introduced and I was intrigued all over again. In book one, what started out as an internet date turned rape, resulting in an uncharacteristic suicide turned into a search for the rapist to figure out what exactly happened to the victim during her time with the rapist to make her lose herself and commit suicide.

In book two, we see another victim of rape who is still recovering from flashbacks. She discovers she is pregnant, and we are taken on a journey where we wonder will she have one or won't she? Why is she being chased by faceless men? And what happens when they finally catch up to her?

In book three, fast-forward 14 years. We are introduced to Elijah, a teen boy who suddenly gets sent away to a prestigious boarding school in the US that used to be an asylum and then a prison. It still has the fence around it. Lots of strange things happen at the school. Book three brings in the most historical events, which from book review accounts are true. It includes small smatterings of information on the Romanovs and Anastasia etc. and well, everything ends up being tied up into a nice little bow... or is it? I don't think we will see a book four, but I think the author could probably make one if they really wanted to.

This is one of those stories that makes you feel weird and creepy, but it is a pretty good read. Three stories in one, so we are prepared for a long read. All three stories are wicked and twisted. My stomach never untwisted.

Amazing trilogy. The Many took me by surprise. I didn’t expect to enjoy this trilogy so much, the story was riveting and fresh, and the characters were raw and real. The mysterious online date that kicks off the first book is just the start of the nightmare for Dawn and Karl, who uncover a dark conspiracy for the ages. There are terrifying faceless men, a lot of creepy sexual tension, and an unspoken link to a past tragedy. The author's writing style is simple but evocative and it really got under my skin.

Will everyone like it? Probably not, and the big reveal might prove challenging for some (younger?) readers if they’re expecting a cliched genre ending. But if you know the historical subject matter you will definitely love it and the ice cold final chapter. There is scope maybe for a follow-up from Nathan Field? I hope so.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this edition of The Many.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this trilogy. I was pulled into this pretty quickly by the unique storyline. A very creepy conspiracy theory read. The story takes you on a pretty wild ride that keeps you guessing as to what is really happening. It’s twisted with lots of gore and violence so it may not be for everyone. I felt at times the story was a bit disjointed at times and jumped around a bit too much. Overall I thought the story itself was fantastic though and very unique. I had to keep reading to see how it would end. I would definitely recommend..

The Many is a trilogy made up of the three books: The Many, Ancestral, and European School. It is part thriller, part mystery, part conspiracy theory, with a dash of horror thrown in.

Book One starts with siblings Karl and Stacy. Stacy goes out on a date with a doctor she met on an app that seems far too good to be true. When she comes back the next morning, Karl notices that her behaviour has changed somewhat even though she insists the date went well. She is more aggressive, her demeanour has sexual undertones, and she even accuses Karl of lusting after her. As the days go by, she sinks further and further into high and low episodes where she starts remembering men without faces and having sex in an underground room. Not long after this, it all becomes too much for her and she does something drastic.

Elsewhere, Isobel, Dawn’s mother, also uses an app to find a date and the same scenario occurs with her where her moods swing violently and she starts remembering bad things that happened to her. Isobel feels compelled to do the same as Stacy did, leaving Dawn looking for answers.

On essentially the same quest, Karl and Dawn’s paths intersect on the journey to find the faceless men. Both of them will be pushed into situations they could never imagine themselves in and make decisions that will change their lives forever.

As they move through the next book, Dawn discovers that she may have been a part of the whole thing from the beginning once she is kidnapped and discovers she is pregnant. The book now moves through Karl looking for her and being pursued by the faceless men. The story opens wider with more twists, and new characters being introduced.

This leads into the concluding book which starts of with a completely different setting and different set of characters. Elijah is being sent to an elite boarding school that is not found on any map and once he is dropped off, he may not see anyone outside the school until he graduates. The schoolgoers are odd in a number of ways. They all look similar, the teachers are afraid of the older ones, and the ones in higher years have secrets that they keep aggressively, with the explanation that the younger ones will learn in time. Elijah also comes across a deformed person living under the school that no one will acknowledge is there. The culmination of the story is the intersection of the three characters and the underlying secret behind the entire plot. Who is the actual kingpin?

I received this trilogy from NetGalley (thank you for that) and was looking forward to a three-book thriller/horror fest. The story starts with a great hook, and even though some details are quite graphic, you really have no clue why certain things are happening. Book one sucks you in and sets up the base story while not giving you too much to work on when it comes to figuring out the reason. Book two adds more clues and you get to see a different side of the characters – especially Dawn and using violence to get information by any means necessary. Certain parts ask you to stretch the believability factor and things like the “cult ritual” had my eyebrows raised in disbelief at the ease of it happening (this may have taken place in the third one but they all kinda blurred together for me). Book three takes place fifteen years later, so, in the interim, a lot has happened. This book stretched things even further and took one of the oldest conspiracy theories to use as its base. I was hoping for a fresh idea, but this one has been done before. Book one drew me in quickly and book two kept me going for a while, but by book three, I was reading for the sake of reading. The pacing and story just threw it off-angle and I was disappointed with the ending. To have characters “accepting” the reason why didn’t feel right.

Karl started off as a strong character, but as time went by, I kept questioning why he was giving up his whole life. And considering what happened to him, well... Dawn may have been pushed to extremes, but her behaviour became too inconsistent and her ability to “persuade” seemed odd. Elijah’s parentage – we will just leave it at that…

So this is a bit of a mixed bag. It starts off with a great idea but fizzles out. Things are not all ended/explained and bits like the masks would have been interesting to find out more about. Kudos to the writer though for the style of writing and the “almost there” story. Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to review the book.