Title: SKITTER
Series: THE HATCHING: BOOK TWO
Author: EZEKIEL BOONE
Type of Book: HARDCOVER
Genre: HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
Length: 352 PAGES
Publisher: SIMON AND SCHUSTER
Release Date: MAY 9, 2017
ISBN: 9781501125072
Price: $26.99 USD
Rating: 5 OUT OF 5 STARSπππππ
If you were a bit scared of spiders before reading the first book in this series then you probably now have an extreme case of arachniphobia after reading THE HATCHING. Well, once you read SKITTER, that arachniphobia will morph into a full-blown neurosis. You might even need therapy. Seriously!
I had been waiting (not very patiently) for the sequel to THE HATCHING and I was thrilled when I was able to read an ARC (Advance Review Copy) courtesy of the publisher and Netgalley. The bad news is that if you are not a reviewer like me, you will have to wait until May 2017 for this book to be released. Might I suggest that you spend some of that time re-reading THE HATCHING.
In the first book we learned that a very old spider species has awakened from their slumber and that they were hungry. A group of researchers found an old dried out egg sac and sent it to America for identification and study.
That simple event seemed to trigger a worldwide awakening of spider egg sacs that had lain dormant all over the world for thousands of years. The spiders were unlike any that humans had encountered since the beginning of recorded history. They were bigger, they were meaner and they were much deadlier.
Worse than finding egg sacs, people discovered (too late) that the spiders often travelled inside people who had no knowledge that they had even been bitten. Thus they spread throughout the world – much as the spread of a viral pandemic.
Los Angeles is deemed lost and it’s residents are quarantined as are many other cities and provinces around the world. Just as it seemed that all was lost, the spiders seemed to have reached the end of their life span and they all died off. However, they did leave thousands if not millions of egg sacs behind.
Now, it seems that all that is left is the clean up and to eradicate any egg sac sites and then all should be ok. Right?
Wrong! In SKITTER we learn that the threat is not over and that, in fact, that first wave of spiders was only the beginning.
Something is coming. Something really bad. The question is: Can mankind survive it?
You will need to read SKITTER to find out.
This book may sound like a typical horror story, but it is anything but. Both THE HATCHING and SKITTER are actually a mixture of multiple genres. Yes, there is definitely a horror element to this story, but it is much more. In fact, I could argue that it fits into every category of adult fiction.
It is a thriller. It is a drama. It is very much a mystery. It is Apocalyptic Fiction as well as Science Fiction. It is literally everything a reader could possibly want in a great book and for that reason I give this book the highest possible rating of 5 out of 5 Stars. πππππ
I cannot wait to get my hands on the third installment of THE HATCHING SERIES. Ezekiel Boone has a lifetime fan in me!
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EZEKIEL BOONE is a Canadian writer who currently lives in upstate New York with his wife and children.
THE HATCHING is Zekeβs first thriller and the first book in the series, with SKITTER coming in 2017.
THE HATCHING series has sold in twelve countries and nine languages, and has been optioned for the screen. When not writing thrillers, Zeke writes acclaimed literary fiction under a different name. Along with a healthy respect for spiders, Zeke has two poorly behaved dogs and enjoys the outdoors.
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