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Of Daughter and Demon
Harry's four-year search for his abducted daughter ends the day he finds her mutilated--but mysteriously un-aged--body, and only then does the mystery truly begin. Having been forced to retire from the police force when the mental and emotional strain of his missing daughter pushed him over the edge, he now crushes his way through the underworld of human trafficking with brute force and an unflinching commitment to vengeance. The once cold trail heats up, littered on all sides with the absolute worst humanity has to offer, ultimately leading Harry to a world beyond our own...a world of Demons.
116 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 29, 2013
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Elias Anderson
19 books51 followersBorn in 1978 in the wastelands of southeastern Montana, Elias Anderson was moved to Colorado at the age of six weeks. He spent the next 21 years in various parts of the state until relocating to California and Oregon, only to settle back in Denver with his wife and two daughters.
His professional writing experience ranges from staff writer and reporter for the Coastal View News (Carpinteria, CA) to food critic, freelance copy writer, and editor. He has published poetry, articles, essays, and short stories in a variety of hard copy and web-based publications.
His professional writing experience ranges from staff writer and reporter for the Coastal View News (Carpinteria, CA) to food critic, freelance copy writer, and editor. He has published poetry, articles, essays, and short stories in a variety of hard copy and web-based publications.
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June 2, 2021
This is the third book in this series that I have read and definitely my least favorite. I picked up this book's sequel, Midnight Harvest a few years ago when it was free for kindle and I really really loved it. When the author notified me to let me know he had written two books set before that one I snatched them up. God of the Dead was decent enough but this one really lacked oomf.
My issue with this one (and God of the Dead, if I'm being honest) is that I really cannot see the bigger picture of how these books connect to the one I loved, and now I'm afraid they may have tainted that one for me. Midnight Harvest was a perfect blend of police procedural/psychological thriller and supernatural horror. It was very well crafted and gory and the characters were rendered effortlessly. This one feels like work. It isn't nearly as well written or well crafted and I fail to see how it connects to either of the others I've read except in the smallest of ways.
The main character is a broken down man looking for his kidnapped daughter. And when he finds her ravaged body in an alleyway alone one evening, he spends every ounce of energy and money he has left to find the bastard that killed his little girl. And that quest leads him into some unknown territory when he discovers that her killer may not have been human. And there are some powerful people who are trying to hide the truth, and the truth may be scarier than fiction. There is also a big ole message at the end about consumerism and greed and the people who would do anything to get what they think they need blabbity blah. That theme isn't new. And part of why this one was not as successful for me.
Harry, our narrator and mc kinda reminded me of Marv from Sin City the whole way through. From the way he describes himself to his single-minded quest for revenge. I even heard his voice in that famous Mickey Rourke rasp. And the tone of this one really does convey that modern noir thing that "Sin City" does so well. He even finds a good looking dame to care for him even though he is an ugly busted up old man. And he was kind of endearing in a detached "through the looking glass" kinda way. The “thriller aspect" of this novel is done well. The supernatural elements are also done well. It is spooky and gritty and as authentic as I think supernatural events can be. My problem is that that unlike Midnight Harvest, these two elements don't really mash well. And there's some really cliche and stupid phrases in here like "chlamydia of the soul" that I felt were so bad that they stopped the flow of the book.
But then there were parts that were enjoyable and fast paced and kept me reading. So I rounded up from 2.5 stars. It was a decent book that could have been great with a really good editing team. I also got this for kindle unlimited a while back and have since found that this series has since gone out of print. Which is a shame, especially for the one I really enjoyed. This author has a lot of talent and writes horror well, but this one isn't going to be memorable for very long.
My issue with this one (and God of the Dead, if I'm being honest) is that I really cannot see the bigger picture of how these books connect to the one I loved, and now I'm afraid they may have tainted that one for me. Midnight Harvest was a perfect blend of police procedural/psychological thriller and supernatural horror. It was very well crafted and gory and the characters were rendered effortlessly. This one feels like work. It isn't nearly as well written or well crafted and I fail to see how it connects to either of the others I've read except in the smallest of ways.
The main character is a broken down man looking for his kidnapped daughter. And when he finds her ravaged body in an alleyway alone one evening, he spends every ounce of energy and money he has left to find the bastard that killed his little girl. And that quest leads him into some unknown territory when he discovers that her killer may not have been human. And there are some powerful people who are trying to hide the truth, and the truth may be scarier than fiction. There is also a big ole message at the end about consumerism and greed and the people who would do anything to get what they think they need blabbity blah. That theme isn't new. And part of why this one was not as successful for me.
Harry, our narrator and mc kinda reminded me of Marv from Sin City the whole way through. From the way he describes himself to his single-minded quest for revenge. I even heard his voice in that famous Mickey Rourke rasp. And the tone of this one really does convey that modern noir thing that "Sin City" does so well. He even finds a good looking dame to care for him even though he is an ugly busted up old man. And he was kind of endearing in a detached "through the looking glass" kinda way. The “thriller aspect" of this novel is done well. The supernatural elements are also done well. It is spooky and gritty and as authentic as I think supernatural events can be. My problem is that that unlike Midnight Harvest, these two elements don't really mash well. And there's some really cliche and stupid phrases in here like "chlamydia of the soul" that I felt were so bad that they stopped the flow of the book.
But then there were parts that were enjoyable and fast paced and kept me reading. So I rounded up from 2.5 stars. It was a decent book that could have been great with a really good editing team. I also got this for kindle unlimited a while back and have since found that this series has since gone out of print. Which is a shame, especially for the one I really enjoyed. This author has a lot of talent and writes horror well, but this one isn't going to be memorable for very long.
November 5, 2013
Definately captured the mind of someone that may have gone insane. It was hard to follow at times but I think that this was intentional by the author. By the end, everything more or less makes sense. Worth reading at least once.
January 27, 2014
Fabulous title and excellent cover art brought me to this book.
I was not disappointed either. It is like an old black and white noir but with supernatural overtones.
It is shocking and violent and everything you would expect from the title and cover art.
Well done. I applaud this work.
I was not disappointed either. It is like an old black and white noir but with supernatural overtones.
It is shocking and violent and everything you would expect from the title and cover art.
Well done. I applaud this work.
April 9, 2012
I know the author, Elias Anderson, and he announced the other day that this book was available for free on Kindle. It took me a bit to get into it, but once the story got going, I really couldn't put it down. I had to know what happened. It is definitely not for the faint of heart, but this is a suspenseful and gripping read. My one criticism it at times the first person perspective was a little hard to follow at times but I believe this was the intention of the author to put you into the shoes of its main character and narrator. While it gets a bit trying at times, it was easily overlooked in the grander scheme of this well told tale.
September 7, 2016
Bks 1 & 2
When I first started 'Of Daughter and Demon' I thought I had the wrong book. Broken dialect had met thinking this book was written by someone else. Once I started getting into it I was able yo understand it more. Wow, a really good read. It was hard to put down sometimes. I had already read bk 3 'Midnight Harvest' b4 I knew there was a 1, 2, 4, or 5. I'll probably skim thru it to recall my memory. Otherwise, I'll read it over again. If I can recall, I enjoyed it back then, but I've probably read over 200 books since then. Happy reading. Once you've read one if Elias Anderson's books you'll want to read more.
When I first started 'Of Daughter and Demon' I thought I had the wrong book. Broken dialect had met thinking this book was written by someone else. Once I started getting into it I was able yo understand it more. Wow, a really good read. It was hard to put down sometimes. I had already read bk 3 'Midnight Harvest' b4 I knew there was a 1, 2, 4, or 5. I'll probably skim thru it to recall my memory. Otherwise, I'll read it over again. If I can recall, I enjoyed it back then, but I've probably read over 200 books since then. Happy reading. Once you've read one if Elias Anderson's books you'll want to read more.
May 7, 2015
After starting the very first page of Of Daughter and Demon, I couldn't stop reading! Anderson's writing really draws the reader in by use of the narrator's strong voice throughout the novel, which is flawlessly executed in a unique grammatical style. I absolutely enjoyed the twists throughout the novel, none of which I could see coming, which is a huge (if gritty) breath of fresh air. To anyone reading this review and wondering if the novel is worth the read: it definitely is.
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