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Outage #1-3
Outage Boxed Set: Books 1-3
This bundle contains the first three books in the OUTAGE series:
*Outage
*Outage 2: The Awakening
*Outage 3: Vengeance
ABOUT OUTAGE:When an early snow ravages the small town of Plainfield, the residents are stripped of heat, power, and mobility. They’ll soon wish they had protection. Somewhere outside, something else is lurking. Waiting for the chance to strike…
*Outage
*Outage 2: The Awakening
*Outage 3: Vengeance
ABOUT OUTAGE:When an early snow ravages the small town of Plainfield, the residents are stripped of heat, power, and mobility. They’ll soon wish they had protection. Somewhere outside, something else is lurking. Waiting for the chance to strike…
294 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 12, 2015
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About the author
T.W. Piperbrook
111 books394 followersT.W. Piperbrook lives in Connecticut with his wife and son. He is the author of the CONTAMINATION series, the OUTAGE series, and co-author of THE LAST SURVIVORS, as well as the author of THE RUINS. In his former lives, he has worked as as a claims adjuster, a touring musician, and a business systems analyst for a Fortune 500 company.
Now he spends his days fighting zombies, battling werewolves, and roaming Ancient cities.
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August 27, 2022
The 'Outage' Boxed Set (Books #1-3) was impossible to pause with all the nonstop action, nail-biting suspense and graphic horror. The plot is amazingly clever and the character development impeccable.
Oh yeah... Don't forget your silver bullets.
As always, Troy Duran knocks it out of the park with his supreme narrative talents.
Up Next: 'The Reckoning' (Outage, #4)
Oh yeah... Don't forget your silver bullets.
As always, Troy Duran knocks it out of the park with his supreme narrative talents.
Up Next: 'The Reckoning' (Outage, #4)
December 14, 2017
Very , very good! I highly recommend!!
August 10, 2016
This was a great series! Couldn't put it down - read the whole series - all five books - very fast paced and will keep you on the edge of your seat!
June 1, 2017
This book was okay but it was a lot like 30 Days of Night but with werewolves.
January 31, 2019
5 stars audio
5 howling stars story
5 howling stars story
April 21, 2020
Yes, it's "30 Days of Night" with werewolves even if the author, in a bonus interview, says that he was inspired to write the series by a particularly nasty snow storm. Being from Minnesota, the idea of being inspired by a snowstorm seems ludicrous, like being inspired by bark or bad luck. No matter. I couldn't have cared if Mr. Piperbrook had found the outline in a storage space once rented and forgotten by Stephen King. Scary? Well, if you believe in werewolves, it must be terrifying, but for me, tucking into this series made me recall how I felt when I was a kid seeing a well-made horror classic like "Frankenstein" or "Dracula". Or "Jaws". No matter how sophisticated or cynical you think you are, the author manipulates you into caring about the physical safety of people and things that you know can't possibly exist. True, you can say that about all decent fiction, but I think it's harder to pull off in the horror genre. On account of us all being so sophisticated and cynical, don't you know?
Yeah, "Outage". It might not be perfect, but it is perfectly, unequivocally fun. I await the miniseries, silver bullet in hand.
Yeah, "Outage". It might not be perfect, but it is perfectly, unequivocally fun. I await the miniseries, silver bullet in hand.
September 7, 2015
Enjoyed
It was an enjoyable series. The first book was way too short but at least it was free. This really could be said it is one book. I did enjoy it though and would recommend it and look forward to a 4th book.
It was an enjoyable series. The first book was way too short but at least it was free. This really could be said it is one book. I did enjoy it though and would recommend it and look forward to a 4th book.
May 10, 2016
Excellent Horror Story
This is one of those books that grabs you and shakes you through your whole being! The trials and tribulations that the people went through are gruesome to say the least. It's really good on a cold winter's day. Enjoy!
This is one of those books that grabs you and shakes you through your whole being! The trials and tribulations that the people went through are gruesome to say the least. It's really good on a cold winter's day. Enjoy!
May 19, 2018
A thrill ride
This three book set was a thrill ride from beginning to end. I was excepting the usual werewolf story, but I got a lot more. The premise of this story is a snow storm of epic proportions that is the trigger for a rampage by not just one werewolf, but a super pack of werewolves. That is all I can say so as not to ruin the story. As to the characters and such there is much to say. Some of them make it and others don't. The author made me want to see them through this nightmare of a storm, but I just knew that wasn't going to happen. I also liked the idea of the storm and the havoc it brings ; the loss of power, no means of communication, and the bone chilling cold. If you have ever been through a power outage like the one in these books then you know how the characters feel. Those, who like werewolf stories, will find this set to be a page turner, a thrill ride and a few plot twist to enjoy.
This three book set was a thrill ride from beginning to end. I was excepting the usual werewolf story, but I got a lot more. The premise of this story is a snow storm of epic proportions that is the trigger for a rampage by not just one werewolf, but a super pack of werewolves. That is all I can say so as not to ruin the story. As to the characters and such there is much to say. Some of them make it and others don't. The author made me want to see them through this nightmare of a storm, but I just knew that wasn't going to happen. I also liked the idea of the storm and the havoc it brings ; the loss of power, no means of communication, and the bone chilling cold. If you have ever been through a power outage like the one in these books then you know how the characters feel. Those, who like werewolf stories, will find this set to be a page turner, a thrill ride and a few plot twist to enjoy.
April 5, 2021
AMAZING!
i am not a fan of apocalyptic type books but I am thrilled that I was talked into this! I couldn't put it down and read the entire package in about 6 days therefore I cannot review each book as I didn't stop to read each new title as they popped up because I was too into the story! I don't believe in revealing any of the content anyway, I tell you the emotions it evoked in me and allow you to have your own experience with it! Having said that, I think I went through the lot; fear, terror, anger, hate, sadness, affection and love - how's that for a cocktail? Also I cried a lot and cringed a lot and scared myself my accidentally shouting out "Oh No" a few times!
I highly recommend this collection, even if you have a hang-up about apocalyptic books like me, because this is, as I said, AMAZING! Very well done Mr Piperbrook!
i am not a fan of apocalyptic type books but I am thrilled that I was talked into this! I couldn't put it down and read the entire package in about 6 days therefore I cannot review each book as I didn't stop to read each new title as they popped up because I was too into the story! I don't believe in revealing any of the content anyway, I tell you the emotions it evoked in me and allow you to have your own experience with it! Having said that, I think I went through the lot; fear, terror, anger, hate, sadness, affection and love - how's that for a cocktail? Also I cried a lot and cringed a lot and scared myself my accidentally shouting out "Oh No" a few times!
I highly recommend this collection, even if you have a hang-up about apocalyptic books like me, because this is, as I said, AMAZING! Very well done Mr Piperbrook!
March 10, 2019
OUTAGE Boxed Set: 1-3
A once in a lifetime snowstorm leads to a end of hibernation for a formidable foe of mankind, Werewolves! Heavy snow has isolated a small area of homes, while also causing trees to topple and take out power too. No heat, and roads blocked by fallen trees, and snow so deep, vehicles wouldn't get through the roads anyways. Some families had left, but did they really get far? Humans are being hunted and these monsters have waited so long to taste the bloodied humans again!
A once in a lifetime snowstorm leads to a end of hibernation for a formidable foe of mankind, Werewolves! Heavy snow has isolated a small area of homes, while also causing trees to topple and take out power too. No heat, and roads blocked by fallen trees, and snow so deep, vehicles wouldn't get through the roads anyways. Some families had left, but did they really get far? Humans are being hunted and these monsters have waited so long to taste the bloodied humans again!
August 11, 2024
4 Bitten Stars!
Mood: Exhausted
Music: Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Werewolves, full moons and isolation during a severe winter storm. All the ingredients for mayhem.
This boxed set is fast-paced, gory and entertaining. A blackout occurs during a severe winter storm, in a small town, in Connecticut. What our characters believe are just frozen branches hitting the ground, are really things that go bump in the night.
The first book was just okay for me, but it got better as we went further into the story. Don't get attached to the characters. That's as close to a spoiler as I can get. Doesn't mean no one survives, but there are a lot of werewolves. LOL
Mood: Exhausted
Music: Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Werewolves, full moons and isolation during a severe winter storm. All the ingredients for mayhem.
This boxed set is fast-paced, gory and entertaining. A blackout occurs during a severe winter storm, in a small town, in Connecticut. What our characters believe are just frozen branches hitting the ground, are really things that go bump in the night.
The first book was just okay for me, but it got better as we went further into the story. Don't get attached to the characters. That's as close to a spoiler as I can get. Doesn't mean no one survives, but there are a lot of werewolves. LOL
January 17, 2018
Terrifying
The isolation of a big snowstorm is bad enough, but combine that with huge beasts out there, waiting for you to be their prey. The author doesn't try to reinvent the idea of werewolves, but he doesn't have to. He really hits the terror, despair, and isolation of trying to survive a seemingly endless, unstoppable force that wants nothing more than you dead.
The isolation of a big snowstorm is bad enough, but combine that with huge beasts out there, waiting for you to be their prey. The author doesn't try to reinvent the idea of werewolves, but he doesn't have to. He really hits the terror, despair, and isolation of trying to survive a seemingly endless, unstoppable force that wants nothing more than you dead.
April 4, 2018
Wild Action Packed Thrill!
You will not be bored! I read this set very quickly! I do enjoy it when I don't know what is going to happen. You think you are following the main character (meaning they will survive) and surprise you are switched out to someone else. You don't know who will survive and then who is one of the lycans. Great job!
You will not be bored! I read this set very quickly! I do enjoy it when I don't know what is going to happen. You think you are following the main character (meaning they will survive) and surprise you are switched out to someone else. You don't know who will survive and then who is one of the lycans. Great job!
September 21, 2018
Good suspense
I would like to think these things can't happen,but fear can bring out the worst in people.shows that being kind and sticking with each other can help.was sorry to see al take his life.in times like that,it is easy way out.Will continue to see if it happens again when darkness falls. Good read.
I would like to think these things can't happen,but fear can bring out the worst in people.shows that being kind and sticking with each other can help.was sorry to see al take his life.in times like that,it is easy way out.Will continue to see if it happens again when darkness falls. Good read.
February 19, 2019
Apocalyptic
Don't normally read these type of stories but had downloaded these without reading synopises.. Started within Gatwick airport waiting on my flight and got hooked. Needed to see if Tom made it to morning.
As l dont like Horror l will probably leave at end of book 3.
If this layout type of story maybe you will carry on.
Don't normally read these type of stories but had downloaded these without reading synopises.. Started within Gatwick airport waiting on my flight and got hooked. Needed to see if Tom made it to morning.
As l dont like Horror l will probably leave at end of book 3.
If this layout type of story maybe you will carry on.
March 4, 2019
Action packed from page one.
Definitely kept me engaged enough not to take a break, other than the necessary ones. Only thing I don't like about these so called books is t fact they are not books at all. A book has a beginning and end, some have a certain person or setting in which a second book or series can be written. My mind was cranking them stories out to.
Definitely kept me engaged enough not to take a break, other than the necessary ones. Only thing I don't like about these so called books is t fact they are not books at all. A book has a beginning and end, some have a certain person or setting in which a second book or series can be written. My mind was cranking them stories out to.
December 20, 2019
Oh my, i don't know what to say except this book set grabbed me on the first page and didn't let up until the end. I read this entire set in one sitting. I recommend that you have a clear schedule, a cozy spot, and some snacks on hand before starting this. I cannot wait to read the rest of this series.
November 17, 2021
Why did I read this?
I barely got through the first chapter when my fear of dogs got the better of me. That's when I looked up the reviews and realized this was about werewolves. Ravaging a town in the middle of a snowstorm.
Think I'm going to clear the driveway in the dark while it's snowing this year? Think again...
The book was great. The pacing was fantastic and the action was non-stop.
I barely got through the first chapter when my fear of dogs got the better of me. That's when I looked up the reviews and realized this was about werewolves. Ravaging a town in the middle of a snowstorm.
Think I'm going to clear the driveway in the dark while it's snowing this year? Think again...
The book was great. The pacing was fantastic and the action was non-stop.
April 28, 2018
Riveting!!
I found this book set to be difficult to put down, as the tensions built slowly and kept me fully involved. Well written horror story,I will be getting the next book asap and trying more of the authors works. You won't be disappointed!!!
I found this book set to be difficult to put down, as the tensions built slowly and kept me fully involved. Well written horror story,I will be getting the next book asap and trying more of the authors works. You won't be disappointed!!!
October 7, 2018
Outage box set: 1-3
This was a really good story. I like how you couldn’t read it fast enough to find out what was going to happen next. Even tho the story was good, I DID NOT like the nasty words, and taking the Lords name in vain. That was not acceptable!!
This was a really good story. I like how you couldn’t read it fast enough to find out what was going to happen next. Even tho the story was good, I DID NOT like the nasty words, and taking the Lords name in vain. That was not acceptable!!
January 31, 2019
Different
I liked the different take in this book, with the werewolf. Some parts to much information and I was skimming threw. Another part said kilometers , could be a really great read
I liked the different take in this book, with the werewolf. Some parts to much information and I was skimming threw. Another part said kilometers , could be a really great read
June 3, 2019
Graphic Horror Suspense
A well written suspenseful horror series. Imagine the worst snow storm you've experienced. Now imagine the power is out and it's getting colder and there are animals, huge animals that seem to have come with the blizzard. And they are hungry.
A well written suspenseful horror series. Imagine the worst snow storm you've experienced. Now imagine the power is out and it's getting colder and there are animals, huge animals that seem to have come with the blizzard. And they are hungry.
August 26, 2019
I liked it
I liked this trilogy. I think I’m going to read the remainder of the books in the series. It is pretty scary. Don’t read it working the overnight shift and then have to go outside and do perimeter safety checks like I did. Lesson learned.
I liked this trilogy. I think I’m going to read the remainder of the books in the series. It is pretty scary. Don’t read it working the overnight shift and then have to go outside and do perimeter safety checks like I did. Lesson learned.
May 21, 2020
Wow is all I can say!
This is not your run of the mill werewolf tale. The beginning starts off fairly ho hum then quickly spins off into terror for the first couple we meet. Our MC is Tom and he is one heck of a man.
This is one series you don't want to miss out on.
This is not your run of the mill werewolf tale. The beginning starts off fairly ho hum then quickly spins off into terror for the first couple we meet. Our MC is Tom and he is one heck of a man.
This is one series you don't want to miss out on.
September 29, 2020
I have read this author's books before and this one I listened to. There are more in the series but not sure I will listen. This story seems to be told in the same way but with different people. It was interesting enough to hold my attention.
June 11, 2018
This box set was a lot of fun to read! I don’t scare easily, but the way Piperbrook told this story made me feel uneasy at times, which is a good thing! I am almost finished with book 5 now.
July 9, 2018
I enjoyed the book a lot but I can't believe it took three books to get through one night. The story did have a lot of suspense in it though.
September 18, 2018
Bloody terrifying
Outage: Books 1-3.
Don’t read this in the dark, or alone, or in a storm.
With the snow, came the monsters. Everyone died. Almost everyone. Almost.
Outage: Books 1-3.
Don’t read this in the dark, or alone, or in a storm.
With the snow, came the monsters. Everyone died. Almost everyone. Almost.
September 24, 2018
Awesome read
Nothing is as it seems. Town is taken over by creatures after dark. They go around, trying to kill everyone.
Nothing is as it seems. Town is taken over by creatures after dark. They go around, trying to kill everyone.
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