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Return to the House that fell from the Sky
THE ALL-NEW SEQUEL TO THE SMASH HIT, THE HOUSE THAT FELL FROM THE SKY
Winterview City, Connecticut.2014. In the weeks following the Seventh Street Lottery, the Red Sky—the military branch tasked with guarding the house that fell from the sky—erect a concrete wall to quarantine the Dead Zone, the area of the city transformed by the house’s otherworldly effects. The short-lived economic boost to the city is ravaged as the psychological and ecological fallout from the house spreads and Winterview residents flee, leaving the city on the brink of total devastation.2015. Nick Webster and his seven-year-old daughter, Rachel, live in the area now known as “The Fringe,” low-income housing nearest the wall surrounding the Dead Zone. Pushed to his limits and desperate to escape a troubled past, Nick struggles to make ends meet while Rachel is haunted by a malevolent presence with an even more sinister agenda.Meanwhile, Doctor Miranda Harper—a celebrated psychologist and expert authority on the house—is recruited by the Red Sky to lead a team of researchers on an expedition to the house in a last-ditch effort to investigate a rash of suicides plaguing the city. Working against the clock and a dangerous cult, Harper must face old demons and unlock the house’s secrets long-forgotten before time runs out.Joined by faces old and new, Harper and Nick must navigate their way through treacherous new worlds and come face-to-face with a force older than time in the epic sequel to THE HOUSE THAT FELL FROM THE SKY.
Winterview City, Connecticut.2014. In the weeks following the Seventh Street Lottery, the Red Sky—the military branch tasked with guarding the house that fell from the sky—erect a concrete wall to quarantine the Dead Zone, the area of the city transformed by the house’s otherworldly effects. The short-lived economic boost to the city is ravaged as the psychological and ecological fallout from the house spreads and Winterview residents flee, leaving the city on the brink of total devastation.2015. Nick Webster and his seven-year-old daughter, Rachel, live in the area now known as “The Fringe,” low-income housing nearest the wall surrounding the Dead Zone. Pushed to his limits and desperate to escape a troubled past, Nick struggles to make ends meet while Rachel is haunted by a malevolent presence with an even more sinister agenda.Meanwhile, Doctor Miranda Harper—a celebrated psychologist and expert authority on the house—is recruited by the Red Sky to lead a team of researchers on an expedition to the house in a last-ditch effort to investigate a rash of suicides plaguing the city. Working against the clock and a dangerous cult, Harper must face old demons and unlock the house’s secrets long-forgotten before time runs out.Joined by faces old and new, Harper and Nick must navigate their way through treacherous new worlds and come face-to-face with a force older than time in the epic sequel to THE HOUSE THAT FELL FROM THE SKY.
516 pages, Hardcover
Published January 27, 2024
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December 28, 2023
My blurb review is this:
Patrick Delaney leaves everything on the table with this eerie, sinister, highly imaginative sequel saga. It was a beast of a Lovecraftian sci-fi tale that left my mind reeling. It’s a hell of a "second" tour, one you shouldn’t miss experiencing.
My more extended review is this:
I am in awe of Patrick Delaney; he can weave a great story. I thought the first book in this series, The House That Fell from the Sky, was intense. But, good Lord, he has ramped up everything in this sequel. Both the mystery of the House and the horror within it are boosted. New sci-fi elements (one of my favorite parts of this book) are introduced in this story, along with the aftermath of what Winterview had become since the first story ended. There is so much that goes on in this wild tale, and the action is compounded. You follow the lead characters from the first book, but many new ones--and one in particular--raise the stakes to an almost unattainable solution. It is such an action-packed, satisfying ending. Loved this story.
I will say that you do need to read the first book before this one; it just makes this story more vast but complete if you do; even though there is a history lesson in the second book about the events from the first story, it’s better to live the full story by reading it before you get to this second one. Do not miss this one.
Patrick Delaney leaves everything on the table with this eerie, sinister, highly imaginative sequel saga. It was a beast of a Lovecraftian sci-fi tale that left my mind reeling. It’s a hell of a "second" tour, one you shouldn’t miss experiencing.
My more extended review is this:
I am in awe of Patrick Delaney; he can weave a great story. I thought the first book in this series, The House That Fell from the Sky, was intense. But, good Lord, he has ramped up everything in this sequel. Both the mystery of the House and the horror within it are boosted. New sci-fi elements (one of my favorite parts of this book) are introduced in this story, along with the aftermath of what Winterview had become since the first story ended. There is so much that goes on in this wild tale, and the action is compounded. You follow the lead characters from the first book, but many new ones--and one in particular--raise the stakes to an almost unattainable solution. It is such an action-packed, satisfying ending. Loved this story.
I will say that you do need to read the first book before this one; it just makes this story more vast but complete if you do; even though there is a history lesson in the second book about the events from the first story, it’s better to live the full story by reading it before you get to this second one. Do not miss this one.
January 13, 2024
Mother of God, I was SO freaking excited for this book, and it did not disappoint. The first half(ish) introduces you to a ton of new characters, and the second half brings back some old favorites from the first book. I can't say I really connected to all of the new characters right off the bat -- I hated how ridiculous Dirac was (how can a full grown adult with a PhD in physics act like an actual child throwing a temper tantrum nonstop??) and it took a while to warm up to Harper, who I thought was too standoffish most of the time. However, I really enjoyed meeting all of them and seeing how all these different people came together. Also: this book is brutal in that it also isn't afraid to kill off members of this cast (no spoilers with regards to who gets the axe).
I'm kinda still overly excited from having just finished this, do I'm going to list some notable points of why this book is great:
-CONNECTED LORE. All the books written by this author are connected, and this story brings a lot of elements, scenery, characters, and world together in a more official sense. I love this kind of stuff! If you haven't read more of his work, I urge you to seek it out for FULL enjoyment of this story. Of course, having read The House That Fell From the Sky is literally a must; this is a direct sequel, after all.
-COSMIC HORROR. My top favorite type of horror, and this book/series has it in spades.
-[REDACTED]: Something Familiar. This also works as a slight point against the story, at least at first. I love the Grey World lore, so I don't feel like it needs to align itself with already established concepts/lore. That said, the book takes [REDACTED] and makes it very much its own, so it feels far more original than I was initially expecting. Thus, what I originally was somewhat torn over became something that I am SO FREAKING EXCITED TO SEE MORE OF!
-THEORIES ABOUND. You can ponder and wonder at who's who and the why's and the how's. You don't get all the answers, so you're given the space to try and figure certain things out for yourself before the next book (possibly?) answers these questions.
-Lastly, the IMAGERY. Cosmic horror is nothing without descriptions of horrors beyond human comprehension, and you see vistas of Eldritch monstrosities and hints at things far worse. It's great.
In conclusion: this is so very, very much my cup of tea. Highly recommended.
I'm kinda still overly excited from having just finished this, do I'm going to list some notable points of why this book is great:
-CONNECTED LORE. All the books written by this author are connected, and this story brings a lot of elements, scenery, characters, and world together in a more official sense. I love this kind of stuff! If you haven't read more of his work, I urge you to seek it out for FULL enjoyment of this story. Of course, having read The House That Fell From the Sky is literally a must; this is a direct sequel, after all.
-COSMIC HORROR. My top favorite type of horror, and this book/series has it in spades.
-[REDACTED]: Something Familiar. This also works as a slight point against the story, at least at first. I love the Grey World lore, so I don't feel like it needs to align itself with already established concepts/lore. That said, the book takes [REDACTED] and makes it very much its own, so it feels far more original than I was initially expecting. Thus, what I originally was somewhat torn over became something that I am SO FREAKING EXCITED TO SEE MORE OF!
-THEORIES ABOUND. You can ponder and wonder at who's who and the why's and the how's. You don't get all the answers, so you're given the space to try and figure certain things out for yourself before the next book (possibly?) answers these questions.
-Lastly, the IMAGERY. Cosmic horror is nothing without descriptions of horrors beyond human comprehension, and you see vistas of Eldritch monstrosities and hints at things far worse. It's great.
In conclusion: this is so very, very much my cup of tea. Highly recommended.
September 7, 2024
Welcome Home
"All the dreams. All the nightmares. All the havens you could have chosen and yet somehow, rather serendipitously, you've managed to bring yourself right to me. The Yellow King." We finally get a peek behind the curtain.
"All the dreams. All the nightmares. All the havens you could have chosen and yet somehow, rather serendipitously, you've managed to bring yourself right to me. The Yellow King." We finally get a peek behind the curtain.
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