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Coronation
"It's creepy in a delicious, gross, horrifying sort of way." - Vine Voice An ancient evil. An impossible mystery. And one man with a dark gift caught between the two. Jon David Stickle never asked for his gift. Never understood how to use it. But when twenty-four men die horribly aboard a submarine, he is trapped in a timeless mystery with something sinister. Something without a name that knows about his gift And it wants it.
- GenresHorror
294 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2012
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January 4, 2018
This was a worldwind read. The author did a very thorough job of his research and mixing fact and fiction. I really enjoyed "Evils" narration was the greatest buildup to an awesome next storyline of the past. The book is a complete mystery until the end. You will understand everything in the conclusion, the main character Jon David explains his discovery. Yet, in the end it's over and beginning all at the same time. You should know evil dwells within as an entity to your spirit it can't be killed. Wow bravo to the author this book is my second of 2018 for my challenge and I'm not disappointed at all!!
March 18, 2017
Wow!
This is one of the most horrific and intense stories I've ever read. I've read a lot of Stephen King's novels and this has close to or more gore than any of King's novels. There were many cringeworthy moments when I had to set the book down for a moment, but it is so well written that I couldn't put it down for long.
This is one of the most horrific and intense stories I've ever read. I've read a lot of Stephen King's novels and this has close to or more gore than any of King's novels. There were many cringeworthy moments when I had to set the book down for a moment, but it is so well written that I couldn't put it down for long.
December 23, 2014
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December 23 2014
Good evening constant reader.
If you're looking for an interesting horror tale that doesn't follow the already beaten-to-death-path, and has an intelligent plot that doesn't insult it's reader, this book is for you.
Jon David Stickle's nose will start to bleed when there's mischief afoot, and he just so happens to be employed by the United States Navy.
When the nuclear submarine USS Nevada shows up, her entire crew dead for no apparent reason (oh you'll know how they died, more or less, but the reason isn't immediately clear), the Navy calls in JD to see if he can find out what happened to the crew.
He begins his investigation, and then we flash back to the past, to investigate another nautical disaster...and another and another.
One disaster has a set piece that had this reviewer's gorge literally rising. I had to put Coronation down for a moment and collect myself, then I was able to finish the chapter. I still had to set the book aside for a day. This reaction from someone who has read horror novels and watched horror movies since she was 12, and I have never come across anything that got to me like this did.
Did Jordan go for the gross out? Oh yes he did, but there's nothing wrong with that as long as it's central to advancing the plot and not gratuitous. Trust me, you read this, and it will stick with you.
The gorge-rising scene wasn't repeated over and over. It's one thing to punch you in the gut with one, but it becomes overkill, no pun intended, if the author repeats the gore fest for the rest of the book.
If Jordan's other works have one gut-wrencher per book, trust me, it's worth it. You won't forget it.
We move back and forth between Stickle's present day investigation and the happenings in the past and then Jordan throws in a curve ball, that in lesser hands, could have come off as a weak cop out, but worked brilliantly within the framework of the story. Shall I tell you what the curve ball was?
Nazis.
Yes, you read that right. Nazis. Time and again, we've seen Nazis trotted out as the mean bugaboos, but in this case, they don't come off as trite and are grounded in fact. I know, because I looked it up.
I recommend Coronation highly.
www.thewrittenuniverse.blogspot.com
December 23 2014
Good evening constant reader.
If you're looking for an interesting horror tale that doesn't follow the already beaten-to-death-path, and has an intelligent plot that doesn't insult it's reader, this book is for you.
Jon David Stickle's nose will start to bleed when there's mischief afoot, and he just so happens to be employed by the United States Navy.
When the nuclear submarine USS Nevada shows up, her entire crew dead for no apparent reason (oh you'll know how they died, more or less, but the reason isn't immediately clear), the Navy calls in JD to see if he can find out what happened to the crew.
He begins his investigation, and then we flash back to the past, to investigate another nautical disaster...and another and another.
One disaster has a set piece that had this reviewer's gorge literally rising. I had to put Coronation down for a moment and collect myself, then I was able to finish the chapter. I still had to set the book aside for a day. This reaction from someone who has read horror novels and watched horror movies since she was 12, and I have never come across anything that got to me like this did.
Did Jordan go for the gross out? Oh yes he did, but there's nothing wrong with that as long as it's central to advancing the plot and not gratuitous. Trust me, you read this, and it will stick with you.
The gorge-rising scene wasn't repeated over and over. It's one thing to punch you in the gut with one, but it becomes overkill, no pun intended, if the author repeats the gore fest for the rest of the book.
If Jordan's other works have one gut-wrencher per book, trust me, it's worth it. You won't forget it.
We move back and forth between Stickle's present day investigation and the happenings in the past and then Jordan throws in a curve ball, that in lesser hands, could have come off as a weak cop out, but worked brilliantly within the framework of the story. Shall I tell you what the curve ball was?
Nazis.
Yes, you read that right. Nazis. Time and again, we've seen Nazis trotted out as the mean bugaboos, but in this case, they don't come off as trite and are grounded in fact. I know, because I looked it up.
I recommend Coronation highly.
October 16, 2012
Some books grab the creepy and run with it. This is one of those books. It's creepy in a delicious, gross, horrifying sort of way. Like I always say -- When the viscera starts flowing, I start smiling. (Actually, I don't think I've ever said that, but I just might start!)
Weaving the unexplained disappearances of three ships from the past with the tragedy of a present day mystery, we're forced gather the pieces of the story slowly to reveal something that's horrible and intense. Jon David's gift leads him to a dark place but it also provides answers that would otherwise be left hidden.
Intriguing, bloody, and sometimes downright disturbing, this book isn't for those with a weak stomach. The deaths are creative and gruesome but it's those that don't die that really make the creep factor hit an all time high.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
Weaving the unexplained disappearances of three ships from the past with the tragedy of a present day mystery, we're forced gather the pieces of the story slowly to reveal something that's horrible and intense. Jon David's gift leads him to a dark place but it also provides answers that would otherwise be left hidden.
Intriguing, bloody, and sometimes downright disturbing, this book isn't for those with a weak stomach. The deaths are creative and gruesome but it's those that don't die that really make the creep factor hit an all time high.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
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