Jul 15, 2015 the more i think about this book the more i like it. Ive always had a soft spot for zombie stories but who knew how much fun they would become by adding a few super heroes to the mix. Tenth 010 episode in our book club style series where we talk about a book that weve recently read with our fans. A smart, intense thriller with just a dash of dark humor, the fold will keep you turning pages until the wee hours of the morning. A novel by peter clines published by random house, june 2015. The folks in mike eriksons small new england town more. Oct 09, 2017 the whole story concept is what kept me enjoying the book. If joyce undergoes blepharoplasty, she will have rounder, westernshaped eyes with a prominent eyelid fold, making her stand out from other korean immigrants. Peter leopold clyne 24 april 1927 10 october 1987 was an austrianaustralian lawyer, businessman, tax consultant and author. But the idea of possibly having to experience pain sets her back on pursuing the surgery, and now she is left to decide whether the pain is worth the results or not.
Does anyone know if peter clines plans to write a sequel to the fold. He goes by mike, which is a nickname for a nickname, and hes one of the smartest people in the world. Clines, with 14, generated a campy following that loved a throw back to scooby doo and lovecraftian horror. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the fold. Jun 11, 2015 peter clines grew up in the stephen king fallout zone of maine andinspired by comic books, star wars, and saturday morning cartoonsstarted writing at the age of eight with his first epic novel, lizard men from the center of the earth. First peter focuses on the importance of believers bearing up under unjust suffering yet continuing to live well 1 peter 2. Audible numberone best seller peter clines returns with a thrilling tale of the creature above and the deadly threat below.
The tenth book we are covering is 14 by peter clines. In summary, the fold is a pleasantly engaging novel that tells its tale well and uses old tropes to good effect. While the fold is a standalone novel much of mysteries that where solved in 14 are revisited in this book and serve as a foundation for the new mysteries in this book. A schoolteacher with unusual gifts is recruited by the. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Book of first peter overview insight for living ministries. Im peter clines, the guy behind the exheroes series from broadway paperbacks and also the fold, a scifimysterythriller about a gifted man investigating a government teleportation project that goes really, really wrong. George, zzzap, cerberus, and stealthdoes everything they can to protect human survivors. His latest novel, the fold, follows that pattern and may be his greatest book yet. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. I was kicking myself for breaking this rule and was struggling with the first 15 or so pages.
A genrebending thriller series from peter clines, bestselling author of 14, and the fold. Like many nerdy kids, i dont know how i would have survived without being able to escape into. Mar 29, 2018 ernest cline, whose novel ready player one is the basis for a new movie, grew up reading. Even near the end i thought it was going one way and then it flipped itself on its head. So it goes in 14, by peter clines, in which an apathetic dataentry temp nate is referred to a cheap apartment, where rents are suspiciously low, utilities shockingly free and the neighbors well, the ones who stick around are interesting. The fold, by peter clines jaquo lifestyle magazine. Brilliant, unpredictable, and mindbending, the fold is one of the best books ive read in years. Jun 02, 2015 the celebrated author of between the world and me 2015 and we were eight years in power 2017 merges magic, adventure, and antebellum intrigue in his first novel in precivil war virginia, people who are white, whatever their degree of refinement, are considered the quality while those who are black, whatever their degree of dignity, are regarded as the tasked. Jul 04, 2015 in summary, the fold is a pleasantly engaging novel that tells its tale well and uses old tropes to good effect.
Peter clines has published several pieces of short fiction and countless articles on the film and television industries, as well as the novels the fold, exheroes, expatriots, excommunication, expurgatory, and 14. If it isnt already, the fold is bound to be a bestseller. And ive written some screenplays that were never produced, a bunch of short stories, and a few hundred interviews. Peter cliness books are always addictive, unpredictable and beautifully crafted. The only downside is that from the title i was able to guess what the fold was and guess what was happening before it was revealed. A genrebending thriller series from peter clines, bestselling author of 14, and the fold in the days after civilization fell to the zombie hordes, a small team of heroesincluding st. Im peter clines, author of 14 and the fold, and this is my. He wrote 21 books, mainly on the subject of tax avoidance. He made his first writing sale at age seventeen to a local newspaper, and at the age of nineteen he completed his quadruplephd studies in english. One of the books i picked up was a novel called the fold, from an author i had never read before named peter clines.
If you are looking for an exciting book, give this one a try. Still, clines could have extended his books shelf life by several years by not being so reliant on nerd culture. A pageturning sciencefiction thriller from the author of paradox bound and the exheroes series. Exheroes by peter clines is the first book in a series about a group of superheroes trying to survive and help others during the zombie apocalypse.
The fold carries some of that with better writing, a fleshed out unique story, interesting characters. The idea is intriguing and left me thinking of ways it could play out. In this way, 1 peter might be called the job of the new testament, providing encouragement for the true believer to continue on in the way that jesus has laid out for all his followers. Peter clines grew up in the stephen king fallout zone of maine andinspired by comic books, star wars, and saturday morning cartoonsstarted writing at the age of eight with his first epic novel, lizard men from the center of the earth. The largest graveyard in the solar system, it was the perfect solution to. The fold is the second book in the series, with a completely different story and the fold is yet another utterly absorbing and entertaining genrebending novel by peter clines, which was impeccably narrated by ray porter. Peter clines has published several pieces of short fiction and countless articles on the film and television industries. It is slickly, wellwritten science fiction thriller and the answers to the books questions came as a genuine surprise to this. He submitted various comic book scripts to marvel comics. Explore books by peter clines with our selection at. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read exheroes. Anyway, there is a mystery as the heart of the fold that will make you keep on turning the pages. An sf thriller that summons lovecraftian monsters, it will surprise you again and again. An exheroes collection exheroes, expatriots, excommunication, expurgatory, and an excerpt from exisle.
Tyler reedy when i initially opened peter clines 14 i broke the first rule of any avid reader. The fold had everything i look for in science fiction novels. Time team s14e in the shadow of the tor, bodmin moor, cornwall duration. The fold was my first peter clines novel, and upon finishing it i immediately ordered 14, his previous best seller. With a similar style and tone to what came before in previous titles as well, it also manages to provide the readers with more of what they are looking for too. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I got the audiobook through audible and finished it in two days. There are some odd things about nates new apartment. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. His short stories can be found in a variety of anthologies, including xfiles. The fold a fun scifi book with great characters and a great mix of action, mystery and a bit of scifi. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This summary of the book of 1 peter provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 peter.
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