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Demon Squad #7
Exit Wounds
Actions have consequences. For Frank “Triggaltheron” Trigg, those consequences involve prison. Specifically, an extraterrestrial prison where he and pretty much everyone he cares about are now trapped.
Bereft of weapons, magic, or a good lawyer, Frank plots a break out but the indigenous convicts and draconian guardians stand in the way. With time running out on Earth, Scarlett battling to control the mess left behind, Frank must find a way home before he ends up serving a life sentence.
Bereft of weapons, magic, or a good lawyer, Frank plots a break out but the indigenous convicts and draconian guardians stand in the way. With time running out on Earth, Scarlett battling to control the mess left behind, Frank must find a way home before he ends up serving a life sentence.
- GenresUrban FantasyFiction
274 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2014
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About the author
Tim Marquitz
103 books214 followersTim Marquitz is the author of the Demon Squad series, The Enemy of My Enemy series (Kurtherian Gambit) along with Michael Anderle, the Blood War Trilogy, co-author of the Dead West series, as well as several standalone books, and numerous anthology appearances alongside the biggest names in fantasy and horror. Tim also collaborated on Memoirs of a MACHINE, the story of MMA pioneer John Machine Lober.
"Horror becomes art when it flows from the pen of Tim Marquitz." ~ Bobby D. Whitney - BookWenches
"Witty, sarcastic and hilarious." Michelle - Publishers Weekly
"Horror becomes art when it flows from the pen of Tim Marquitz." ~ Bobby D. Whitney - BookWenches
"Witty, sarcastic and hilarious." Michelle - Publishers Weekly
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October 13, 2014
Fabulous story between god, angels & the demons Frank has alot to deal with on top of Karra having his baby. One of those things being gods prison world that him and a small group friend or enemies. Plus not to mention the things that live on this prison world which is not to friendly. This story is wonderful to read I fund it hard to put down. This amazing story was well thought out with well definable characters and story lines that complement the characters well. This ragtag bunch as they where had to navigate this prison world bereft of any weapons or magic of any kind to help them get to where they need to be in order to get back to earth. A most wonderful story that took me a long for the ride as the story went this way and that. My heart felt thanks go to the author Tim Marquitz for the wonderful privilege of reading his amazing book and this book is part of a series that are called A Demon Squad Novels so I will be looking in to getting my hands on the other books in this series to add to my book shelf. This wonderful book I would be delighted to recommend to my friends. So with that all said keep smiling and happy reading to all with love from wee me. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
September 11, 2014
BOOM there it is! What is I hear you ask the answer of course is a Demon Squad book which features CB action, singing and random comments all the way through. Its a welcome return.
So what do you do when you are trapper in Gods prison with the current and expecting significant other, your psycho ex and quite a few people that want to kill you? Well if you are Frank you make it up as you go along quite frankly and this leads to much goodness in the story.
Personally the my favourite scene in the whole book was when Frank stole the Dragon and took it for a joy ride, hilarious all the way through.
Once again Tim just keeps the action flowing and the wisecracks coming which is I guess what keeps us all reading the exploits of the worlds least successful good guy come new Devil.
There was a touch of threat and redemption in this book which augers well for future stories - when will Heaven have to act against Frank and now that they have all been through Gods prison together has Frank truly redeemed himself with DRAC and the powers that be not to mention his supposed mates?
While I select the next book in the virtual pile to read I will as always eagerly await the next chapter in the Demon Squad story.
Personally I hope Frank goes full Devil sometime soon but maybe that's just my dark side wanting him to kick ass for once without getting his ass kicked!
A wee bit of romantic action for Chatterbox would be gross but fun as well!
So what do you do when you are trapper in Gods prison with the current and expecting significant other, your psycho ex and quite a few people that want to kill you? Well if you are Frank you make it up as you go along quite frankly and this leads to much goodness in the story.
Personally the my favourite scene in the whole book was when Frank stole the Dragon and took it for a joy ride, hilarious all the way through.
Once again Tim just keeps the action flowing and the wisecracks coming which is I guess what keeps us all reading the exploits of the worlds least successful good guy come new Devil.
There was a touch of threat and redemption in this book which augers well for future stories - when will Heaven have to act against Frank and now that they have all been through Gods prison together has Frank truly redeemed himself with DRAC and the powers that be not to mention his supposed mates?
While I select the next book in the virtual pile to read I will as always eagerly await the next chapter in the Demon Squad story.
Personally I hope Frank goes full Devil sometime soon but maybe that's just my dark side wanting him to kick ass for once without getting his ass kicked!
A wee bit of romantic action for Chatterbox would be gross but fun as well!
July 4, 2014
Seven books in. If you have made it this far you are likely a big fan. Exit Wounds is a return to form for Demon Squad, with Frank and friends pitted against the odds inside of God's prison. Meanwhile, Scarlett is back on Earth, working with Heaven and DRAC to combat the threat of Azrael.
I really enjoyed the structure of this book, especially the Scarlett chapters that were interspersed throughout the book. Marquitz cuts out much of overly complex dimensional mechanics and makes things simple for Frank - do what it takes to get out of the prison. Finally, the ending was fantastic, we got a bunch of resolution, and no cliffhanger!
This is end of a long arc, so it will be interesting to see where Marquitz takes the series next
I really enjoyed the structure of this book, especially the Scarlett chapters that were interspersed throughout the book. Marquitz cuts out much of overly complex dimensional mechanics and makes things simple for Frank - do what it takes to get out of the prison. Finally, the ending was fantastic, we got a bunch of resolution, and no cliffhanger!
This is end of a long arc, so it will be interesting to see where Marquitz takes the series next
August 16, 2014
I just really like these demon squad novels, fast, humorous, action packed in your face just fun book's. Really don't take everything so serious.
I hope Mr. Marquitz writes many more novels in this series and continues to have fun with the whole concept.
I hope Mr. Marquitz writes many more novels in this series and continues to have fun with the whole concept.
January 18, 2016
The Demon Squad series by Tim Marquitz is a series following the adventures of the Devil's Nephew (later revealed to be his son), Frank Trigg. Set in a world which God and the Devil have abandoned to fight an extra-dimensional war against beings similar to H.P. Lovecraft's Great Old Ones.
The Best of Enemies dealt with Frank and his lover Kara breaking up upon the death of the latter's father at the former's hands. Exiled to God's prison dimension at the end, Frank lost not only rulership of Hell but his body to long-time enemy Azrael. This installment follows Frank, Kara, and several other long-running characters trying to escape said dimension before Azrael lays waste to Earth with his newly-acquired powers. There's a lot of complex issues related to previous episodes here and, as you might guess, this isn't the book to jump on the series. Still, it's very enjoyable and is a wonderful treat for existing fans.
Exit Wounds is more of a fantasy novel than an urban fantasy, taking place on an Edgar Rice Burroughs-esque world inhabited by a race of green-skinned tribals, dragons, and the most infamous betrayers of history. For some individuals, this may be off-putting but long-term fans will note that Demon Squad is an experimental series which takes a lot of risks. Not many urban fantasy series can they take place on another world with angels, demons, an Apostle, the Anti-Christ, another Anti-Christ's daughter, the head of the government task-force against the supernatural, two aliens, and a few other characters I've not even mentioning.
Much of the book deals with Frank being forced into a situation where he has to work with both friends he's alienated as well as antagonists who want to get out of the prison-dimension every bit as much as he does. While unlikely alliances are nothing new in the series, indeed, it half-seems that everyone hates everyone else most times, Exit Wounds handles the complex network of relationships in Frank's group quite well. Everyone has an agenda they pursue and I was never confused as to who wanted what, why, and through what means.
The prison dimension isn't developed, perhaps, as well as it should be but there's enough there to get the point across. Its existence is one of the big clues in the series that God, rather than being a benevolent figure, is meant to be an ultimately evil one. Abandoning all of his unwanted creations there can be excused but their descendants? People who did nothing to deserve being incarcerated there forever? That's just cruel. It is, however, a great excuse for potentially unleashing all manner of nasties for Frank to deal with in future volumes.
The book contains numerous flashbacks to angel Scarlett's interactions with Azrael while he's wearing her cousin's form. I've always been a big fan of Scarlett so I'm pleased she has a large role in this story. I was stunned and saddened to find out Scarlett isn't as loyal to Frank as he is to her, the young angel struggling with the fact she would have a much-much easier life if our (anti)hero was just evil and could be slain. The fact she tries to work through those feelings, though, is one of the best parts of the book.
The villain, Azrael, is one I'm glad Tim Marquitz resurrected for this volume. The Angel of Death is one of the few villains who is capable of surviving Frank's usually permanent vengeance and is evil enough to warrant nothing but scorn from even as ruthless an antihero as our protagonist can sometimes be. Azrael isn't a villain with much depth, sadly, due to the fact he's, well, an omnicdal maniac who wants to be God, but he's always entertaining. How he's dealt with is unlikely to be permanent (due to the fact he's truly immortal) and I hope we see him in future volumes.
In conclusion, Exit Wounds is yet another fine addition to what is already an excellent series. It's not my favorite of the books due to the fact I prefer Frank on Earth dealing with more down-to-Earth problems but it's a fun-enough installment. I also am pleased with the way the series wraps up Kara and Frank.
9/10
The Best of Enemies dealt with Frank and his lover Kara breaking up upon the death of the latter's father at the former's hands. Exiled to God's prison dimension at the end, Frank lost not only rulership of Hell but his body to long-time enemy Azrael. This installment follows Frank, Kara, and several other long-running characters trying to escape said dimension before Azrael lays waste to Earth with his newly-acquired powers. There's a lot of complex issues related to previous episodes here and, as you might guess, this isn't the book to jump on the series. Still, it's very enjoyable and is a wonderful treat for existing fans.
Exit Wounds is more of a fantasy novel than an urban fantasy, taking place on an Edgar Rice Burroughs-esque world inhabited by a race of green-skinned tribals, dragons, and the most infamous betrayers of history. For some individuals, this may be off-putting but long-term fans will note that Demon Squad is an experimental series which takes a lot of risks. Not many urban fantasy series can they take place on another world with angels, demons, an Apostle, the Anti-Christ, another Anti-Christ's daughter, the head of the government task-force against the supernatural, two aliens, and a few other characters I've not even mentioning.
Much of the book deals with Frank being forced into a situation where he has to work with both friends he's alienated as well as antagonists who want to get out of the prison-dimension every bit as much as he does. While unlikely alliances are nothing new in the series, indeed, it half-seems that everyone hates everyone else most times, Exit Wounds handles the complex network of relationships in Frank's group quite well. Everyone has an agenda they pursue and I was never confused as to who wanted what, why, and through what means.
The prison dimension isn't developed, perhaps, as well as it should be but there's enough there to get the point across. Its existence is one of the big clues in the series that God, rather than being a benevolent figure, is meant to be an ultimately evil one. Abandoning all of his unwanted creations there can be excused but their descendants? People who did nothing to deserve being incarcerated there forever? That's just cruel. It is, however, a great excuse for potentially unleashing all manner of nasties for Frank to deal with in future volumes.
The book contains numerous flashbacks to angel Scarlett's interactions with Azrael while he's wearing her cousin's form. I've always been a big fan of Scarlett so I'm pleased she has a large role in this story. I was stunned and saddened to find out Scarlett isn't as loyal to Frank as he is to her, the young angel struggling with the fact she would have a much-much easier life if our (anti)hero was just evil and could be slain. The fact she tries to work through those feelings, though, is one of the best parts of the book.
The villain, Azrael, is one I'm glad Tim Marquitz resurrected for this volume. The Angel of Death is one of the few villains who is capable of surviving Frank's usually permanent vengeance and is evil enough to warrant nothing but scorn from even as ruthless an antihero as our protagonist can sometimes be. Azrael isn't a villain with much depth, sadly, due to the fact he's, well, an omnicdal maniac who wants to be God, but he's always entertaining. How he's dealt with is unlikely to be permanent (due to the fact he's truly immortal) and I hope we see him in future volumes.
In conclusion, Exit Wounds is yet another fine addition to what is already an excellent series. It's not my favorite of the books due to the fact I prefer Frank on Earth dealing with more down-to-Earth problems but it's a fun-enough installment. I also am pleased with the way the series wraps up Kara and Frank.
9/10
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