Famine
Book One of The Apocalyptics
by Monica Enderle Pierce
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Pub Date Apr 16 2014 | Archive Date Feb 29 2016
Description
It’s 1895—the cusp of the Victorian and Edwardian eras—and Bartholomew Pelletier is a gentleman and a warrior. For fifteen centuries he’s endured the depraved appetite of Famine—one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse—as she’s consumed his strength and sought to unite with her fellow Horsemen. But now Bartholomew’s chance to imprison her has appeared…in the form of his young ward Matilde.
Chosen to wield the immeasurable power of the Catcher—the one entity that can capture the escaped Horsemen—Matilde is a distrustful child from an abusive and impoverished home. She must be hidden from Famine as she grows strong, learns to fight, and reaches adulthood. But Bartholomew faces a terrible act: For Matilde to become the immortal Catcher, he must gain her trust, and then he must end her life.
By any means necessary, Bartholomew intends to conquer his enemy, but is he willing to sacrifice the one person he loves in order to save mankind?
*FAMINE is a gritty, character-driven novel that combines gothic, dark fantasy, historical, paranormal, and urban fantasy elements to create a unique twist on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The first novel in a four-book series, it contains graphic violence, strong language, sexual content, and bowler hats, and is intended for mature readers.*
Advance Praise
This was a most fascinating read. I have never read an apocalyptic book where the story was spun quite in this direction before. It is totally new to me and different makes it very interesting! -- Clarice's Book Nook
WOW. This book surprised me and I am so glad to have read this book. Normally I don’t like the end of the world, or the Apocalypse. But I must say the cover of the book and the blurb got me to read it. And I loved it. -- Rose (Amazon Review)
Ms. Pierce's character and world building are amazing!! Famine was deep, dark, and enthralling. -- Mary (Amazon Review)
When I first started reading Famine, it felt like I was reading a the script for a Noir film. Only instead of a cop trying to solve a brutal murder, we have a reluctant hero trying to prevent one. But as much as I loved the tone of the book, the characters was where this book really soared. -- Once Upon a Dream Books
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780985976132 |
| PRICE | $3.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Jennifer S, Bookseller
A great start and a very interesting concept. Looking forward to reading the rest
Nikki V, Reviewer
I really enjoyed this book, and the new take on the Four Horsemen. This story is all about Famine, and how she is one evil effing biatch. She can someone the dead and she feeds on living souls to remain strong in her immortal skin.
Bart has been running from her for many a century, just waiting for the time when The Catcher’s new vessel reveals itself so that he can kill said person so that the immortal soul of The Catcher can gain access to the body. The Catcher is necessary to help track down, subdue, and imprison the Horsemen. Currently Famine is the only one that has figured out to keep going, but she’s also looking for a way to bring out the other 3 so that they can all bring about the end of the world. And Famine isn’t too sad about forcing Bart to be connected to her forever.
What Bart finds is a poor and troubled young girl, who witnesses her entire family brutally murdered in front of her before Bart makes a split second decision and saves her. Throughout the story we’re told, by Bart, that he is just training her and waiting for the right moment to allow The Catcher access. But as time goes on, and Bart trains her and gets to know her, he finds it more and more difficult to face the reality of what he has to do.
This is going to be a four book series, but the author is currently finishing some other series’ so we won’t see the rest of this story for quite some time.
That being said, I was highly entertained and really enjoyed the author’s unique perspective on the Four Horsemen, the end of the world, and what that really means for everyone.
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