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Cry Havoc
They thought they were safe... they were wrong.
Outside, the city is embroiled in violent chaos: street fights rage with the ferocity of urban warfare, buildings burn unchecked, and blood flows along the sidewalks, dripping into the depths of the hungry gutters. The entire country seems to have have gone collectively insane.
But that all seems so far away. Despite the fact that they can see the anarchy through their apartment window, two young couples struggle to maintain a sense of normality and civility within the confines of their four walls. They listen to helicopters clatter overhead. They watch the news reports roll in, trying to ignore the explosions that rock the very foundations of their home. They sip coffee and debate the finer points of the collapse of civilization, never dreaming that the shadow of death has already begun to darken their door. Never dreaming of the lengths some of them will go to just to stay alive in this brutal, new world.
It's time to evolve or die. The apocalypse has arrived... and the end is just the beginning.
Outside, the city is embroiled in violent chaos: street fights rage with the ferocity of urban warfare, buildings burn unchecked, and blood flows along the sidewalks, dripping into the depths of the hungry gutters. The entire country seems to have have gone collectively insane.
But that all seems so far away. Despite the fact that they can see the anarchy through their apartment window, two young couples struggle to maintain a sense of normality and civility within the confines of their four walls. They listen to helicopters clatter overhead. They watch the news reports roll in, trying to ignore the explosions that rock the very foundations of their home. They sip coffee and debate the finer points of the collapse of civilization, never dreaming that the shadow of death has already begun to darken their door. Never dreaming of the lengths some of them will go to just to stay alive in this brutal, new world.
It's time to evolve or die. The apocalypse has arrived... and the end is just the beginning.
- GenresHorror
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First published March 3, 2010
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May 31, 2014
This was a quick read. A well written novella that drips with adrenalin and taut suspense. The story is very violent and I'm reminded of Richard Laymon at full throttle throughout this. Not for the squeamish or for overly sensitive readers but if you are an a hyper horror reader then this is for you.
March 28, 2013
Pulse-pounding. Intense. Wild. Human. This barely scratches the surface of "Cry Havoc." A story written in twenty-four consecutive hours must be a rambling, nonsensical story about nothing, right? A story filled with typos and inconsistencies... right? Not this one. Just as with anything Rose creates, you can expect a professional-produced story that is more than worth the meager amount of money you spend. Entertaining and thought-provoking, "Cry Havoc" is a story that demands your attention from the first page.
Yes. Written in twenty-four hours. Rose has once again created a masterful tale where right and wrong--black and white--have melted into shades of gray. There is plenty of symbolism and depth, and if you want a story that has smooth prose throughout with a lot of action and intensity, this is the book for you. The reasons why the government has fallen apart and citizens are forced to stand in line for military-distributed rations are more or less inferred rather than explained; the collapse of order serves as a parallel story that describes the erasure of humanity. The exploration of human savagery is underscored by the disintegration of order. What is the point of order if it no longer serves as a functional idea? What good is total freedom when it's nothing more than an extension of anarchy?
The setting is realistic; the de-evolution that seemingly occurs within moments is an expression of human freedom, frailty, and yes, havoc. Violence doesn't have a face (literally and figuratively), but the idea easily becomes a character as the story progresses. While I was personally repulsed by two scenes, the context was well-established; from an objective viewpoint, this is a matter of personal taste and not a useless author-gimmick or anything that simply serves as "shock value," so I can accept the scenes where I was forced to skim. Even so, my eyes didn't leave the pages, and yours won't either... highly recommended if you want action, or if you want a story that will stay with you long after the last sentence.
Yes. Written in twenty-four hours. Rose has once again created a masterful tale where right and wrong--black and white--have melted into shades of gray. There is plenty of symbolism and depth, and if you want a story that has smooth prose throughout with a lot of action and intensity, this is the book for you. The reasons why the government has fallen apart and citizens are forced to stand in line for military-distributed rations are more or less inferred rather than explained; the collapse of order serves as a parallel story that describes the erasure of humanity. The exploration of human savagery is underscored by the disintegration of order. What is the point of order if it no longer serves as a functional idea? What good is total freedom when it's nothing more than an extension of anarchy?
The setting is realistic; the de-evolution that seemingly occurs within moments is an expression of human freedom, frailty, and yes, havoc. Violence doesn't have a face (literally and figuratively), but the idea easily becomes a character as the story progresses. While I was personally repulsed by two scenes, the context was well-established; from an objective viewpoint, this is a matter of personal taste and not a useless author-gimmick or anything that simply serves as "shock value," so I can accept the scenes where I was forced to skim. Even so, my eyes didn't leave the pages, and yours won't either... highly recommended if you want action, or if you want a story that will stay with you long after the last sentence.
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