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Artemis
Have you ever wanted an animal abuser to pay? Professor Joseph Art finds himself able to make this happen. After being betrayed by the business tycoon who funded his research, he is gunned down in cold blood. However, the toxic chemicals and animal DNA he works with turns him into something more. He now walks the earth half-human and half-animal, with the ability to communicate telepathically with his inhuman brethren. Taking on the name of the ancient Greek goddess Artemis, he punishes those who bring harm to his children while plotting revenge against the man who stole his life. Can his sister keep him from completely giving in to his carnal instincts and remember his human side? Will he remember his humanity and fight the evil that walks the streets, including a serial killer with over 80 deaths to his name? Journey to Nesting Ground City and find out. Revenge, thy name is ARTEMIS
142 pages, Paperback
Published September 19, 2016
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Chris Snider
14 books63 followersTime to update this! My name is Chris Snider. I'm a 38 year old writer with Asperger's syndrome. I now as of this day have 7 books published , all in the horror genre. If you like Scary stuff, I'm your guy!!!
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November 3, 2016
Couldn’t have said it better myself, ”Revenge, thy name is ARTEMIS.” Chris Snider takes horror and deftly intertwines it into a twisted tale that will actually have animal lovers cheering!
Joseph Art was betrayed by the powerful money machines of big business when he lost his scientific funding, they then punished his ire with a cold-blooded, killing bullet. A man of science, working with both chemicals and animal DNA, Joseph came back from the dead, changed, unique and powerful. He became the voice of animals everywhere, able to communicate with them, protect them and exact revenge for all the wrongs that have been done to them by humans. No longer are humans the top of the chain and no longer will their sins be brushed aside.
Is it possible that the half-man, half-beast will lose his humanity altogether or will the one person who believes in him give him the purpose he needs to do good?
Move over Batman, Artemis is here and on the job! Once again, Chris Snider has kept me on the edge of my seat as each page uncovered a little more depth, a little more story and a whole lot of atmosphere! Is Artemis truly a monster or a victim of the monsters humans can become? This is a quick read, but hey, anyone who champions for animals is okay in my book, fangs or not!
I received this copy from Chris Snider in exchange for my honest review.
Publication Date: September 18, 2016
Publisher: Chris Snider
Genre: Horror
Print Length: 160 pages
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
For Reviews & More: http://tometender.blogspot.com
Joseph Art was betrayed by the powerful money machines of big business when he lost his scientific funding, they then punished his ire with a cold-blooded, killing bullet. A man of science, working with both chemicals and animal DNA, Joseph came back from the dead, changed, unique and powerful. He became the voice of animals everywhere, able to communicate with them, protect them and exact revenge for all the wrongs that have been done to them by humans. No longer are humans the top of the chain and no longer will their sins be brushed aside.
Is it possible that the half-man, half-beast will lose his humanity altogether or will the one person who believes in him give him the purpose he needs to do good?
Move over Batman, Artemis is here and on the job! Once again, Chris Snider has kept me on the edge of my seat as each page uncovered a little more depth, a little more story and a whole lot of atmosphere! Is Artemis truly a monster or a victim of the monsters humans can become? This is a quick read, but hey, anyone who champions for animals is okay in my book, fangs or not!
I received this copy from Chris Snider in exchange for my honest review.
Publication Date: September 18, 2016
Publisher: Chris Snider
Genre: Horror
Print Length: 160 pages
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
For Reviews & More: http://tometender.blogspot.com
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May 19, 2021
I sat down just to quick read a chapter or two of Artemis. I couldn’t put it down and had to read the whole thing that night! The story line is great (if you love a little scary plus vengeance on anyone that hurts animals) and the scenes and characters flow together seamlessly! You aren’t left trying to figure out who, what, or when at the beginning of each chapter (which I highly dislike 😬).
I truly enjoyed this book, and by the abrupt way it ended, am hoping for a sequel 👀!
I truly enjoyed this book, and by the abrupt way it ended, am hoping for a sequel 👀!
July 22, 2017
I really enjoyed this book.
It took me a while to get into it at first, dialogues seemed a bit forced and unnatural, however as the story unfolds it gets much, much better.
The bad guy is a serial killer who dresses as a clown and wreaks havoc in the town Nesting Ground.
The good guy is a scientist and animal lover accidentally turned into a hero.
All in all it's a fast-pace, good vs evil, fun read.
November 5, 2016
I would like to thank the author for this sending me the book to review. This review is coming from an animal lover and the thought of harming them makes me sick to my stomach. This story is based on Joseph Art a professor, he gets betrayed by a business man. Toxic chimerical and animal DNA turns him into a protector of animals. There is also a clown Axe, who goes around town killing people. I hoped how Artemis and Axe were going to meet. I really enjoyed this book, it's entertaining fun quick read.
February 28, 2017
I got this book looking for something quick and scary that I could read to add to my month of scary book reviews. I found it on a book promotion page on Facebook, found an interesting premise, and got all excited about it. And then I read it. It's...um...interesting. First off, it's labeled as a horror book, but it's not. It's a superhero comic without actually being a comic. Let's just get right to it, shall we?
Joseph Art is a scientist who is working on trying to create a devise that allows humans to talk to animals, an invention that will set him up for life and help him free his sister from her abusive husband. But the evil business tycoon who funds him named Lex Luthor...I mean...Vincent Lankston decides to take the invention for himself and kill Joseph. But science happens and the murder attempt turns Joseph into a terrifying creature with superhuman senses, strength, speed, and the ability to communicate with animals. He uses his newfound powers to avenge animals from those who abused them, taking on the name Artemis. He's pursued by a Commissioner Gordon....I mean....Chief John Colton who wants to bring him to justice, as well as an evil clown serial killer named the Joker...I mean...Axe the Clown who wants him to stop stealing his thunder.
So, yeah, if you haven't already guessed, I have a few issues with this book. The first of which being that this...is...NOT...horror. Yes, we have two people who brutally kill a lot of other people in this book and the deaths are bloody and gory but...that doesn't count as horror to me! Horror is just as much about what you don't see as opposed to what's shown you. There's almost no suspense, no chills, no...no nothing! It's just a bloodbath and that's it. Heck, we don't even SEE the bloodbath happening most of the time. We just show up randomly at the crime scene when the worst of it is over and stare in horror at the aftermath. It does come close to showing us horror, but I'll get to that in a minute. As I said before, this is a superhero story. Well, an anti hero story, would be more accurate.
Okay, first off, let me get something really clear. I like animals! Animals should be treated with kindness and respect. Animal abuse is wrong and should not be done. With that said, Artemis's idea of punishing animals abusers is just over the top! Granted, he does to them what they did to the animals, but this includes burying a man up to his neck and running over his head with a lawnmower! Look, I know that's what the man did to a cat, a human doing that to a human is just ten times worse. The author tries to soften the blow by giving background on each and every person he kills and talks about how they're just nasty, miserable people who deserve to die so you don't feel bad when Artemis murders them, but it kinda backfires. You see that these people have rough lives, anger issues, and what not and you can think of a thousand different ways they could be helped and kept from doing these things again, only to witness their horror as this creature kills them horribly. No. It...it's just...no. It doesn't work.
This is just one of many reasons why Artemis isn't a good superhero. Heck, he's not even a good anti hero. Anti heroes, while morally gray and have a tendency to be the most brutal characters in comics, have to have something about them that you like and want to root for. Punisher wants to make the streets safe so nobody loses their family like he did. Deadpool is funny as heck and, while selfish at times, ultimately does make the right decisions and doesn't hurt people unnecessarily. Artemis....only starts helping humans because his sister tells him to. They try to make it more of a "try to find the man within the beast" kind of deal, where it's the animal side of him that kills humans horribly and the human side wants to help people. This, however, doesn't work either. Unlike characters that try to do this, like the Hulk or Dr Jeykll, Artemis is fully in control of himself all the time. He doesn't do anything unconsciously, there's no other personality telling him what to do, it's him the whole time. He's always responsible for his actions and when he actively makes a decision to hurt someone way beyond that which they deserve, you don't sympathize with him. I don't want to root for Artemis. I just want someone to stop him before he kills my neighbor for forgetting to feed his cat!
Oh, and get used to knowing the full names and lives of absolutely every character in this book. I mean all of them. They ALL have at least a page devoted to who they are, where they come from, what their marital status is, how they take their tea, etc. Even the victims all have stories and lives and dreams and then...die. It doesn't make you feel like you know them any better or build the world or...or do anything really. It's just an information dump and then...death. The only times this works is when we're talking about the Chief, Joseph's friend Wayne, and the other killer in the book, Axe the Clown. Axe's backstory, compared to most other villain origins that I've known is...pretty bland. Tragic, yes, but not original. Oh, and he's also a total match for our superhuman-animal-human-hybrid-protagonist because....he lifts weights. Diabolical fiend!
Joseph Art is a scientist who is working on trying to create a devise that allows humans to talk to animals, an invention that will set him up for life and help him free his sister from her abusive husband. But the evil business tycoon who funds him named Lex Luthor...I mean...Vincent Lankston decides to take the invention for himself and kill Joseph. But science happens and the murder attempt turns Joseph into a terrifying creature with superhuman senses, strength, speed, and the ability to communicate with animals. He uses his newfound powers to avenge animals from those who abused them, taking on the name Artemis. He's pursued by a Commissioner Gordon....I mean....Chief John Colton who wants to bring him to justice, as well as an evil clown serial killer named the Joker...I mean...Axe the Clown who wants him to stop stealing his thunder.
So, yeah, if you haven't already guessed, I have a few issues with this book. The first of which being that this...is...NOT...horror. Yes, we have two people who brutally kill a lot of other people in this book and the deaths are bloody and gory but...that doesn't count as horror to me! Horror is just as much about what you don't see as opposed to what's shown you. There's almost no suspense, no chills, no...no nothing! It's just a bloodbath and that's it. Heck, we don't even SEE the bloodbath happening most of the time. We just show up randomly at the crime scene when the worst of it is over and stare in horror at the aftermath. It does come close to showing us horror, but I'll get to that in a minute. As I said before, this is a superhero story. Well, an anti hero story, would be more accurate.
Okay, first off, let me get something really clear. I like animals! Animals should be treated with kindness and respect. Animal abuse is wrong and should not be done. With that said, Artemis's idea of punishing animals abusers is just over the top! Granted, he does to them what they did to the animals, but this includes burying a man up to his neck and running over his head with a lawnmower! Look, I know that's what the man did to a cat, a human doing that to a human is just ten times worse. The author tries to soften the blow by giving background on each and every person he kills and talks about how they're just nasty, miserable people who deserve to die so you don't feel bad when Artemis murders them, but it kinda backfires. You see that these people have rough lives, anger issues, and what not and you can think of a thousand different ways they could be helped and kept from doing these things again, only to witness their horror as this creature kills them horribly. No. It...it's just...no. It doesn't work.
This is just one of many reasons why Artemis isn't a good superhero. Heck, he's not even a good anti hero. Anti heroes, while morally gray and have a tendency to be the most brutal characters in comics, have to have something about them that you like and want to root for. Punisher wants to make the streets safe so nobody loses their family like he did. Deadpool is funny as heck and, while selfish at times, ultimately does make the right decisions and doesn't hurt people unnecessarily. Artemis....only starts helping humans because his sister tells him to. They try to make it more of a "try to find the man within the beast" kind of deal, where it's the animal side of him that kills humans horribly and the human side wants to help people. This, however, doesn't work either. Unlike characters that try to do this, like the Hulk or Dr Jeykll, Artemis is fully in control of himself all the time. He doesn't do anything unconsciously, there's no other personality telling him what to do, it's him the whole time. He's always responsible for his actions and when he actively makes a decision to hurt someone way beyond that which they deserve, you don't sympathize with him. I don't want to root for Artemis. I just want someone to stop him before he kills my neighbor for forgetting to feed his cat!
Oh, and get used to knowing the full names and lives of absolutely every character in this book. I mean all of them. They ALL have at least a page devoted to who they are, where they come from, what their marital status is, how they take their tea, etc. Even the victims all have stories and lives and dreams and then...die. It doesn't make you feel like you know them any better or build the world or...or do anything really. It's just an information dump and then...death. The only times this works is when we're talking about the Chief, Joseph's friend Wayne, and the other killer in the book, Axe the Clown. Axe's backstory, compared to most other villain origins that I've known is...pretty bland. Tragic, yes, but not original. Oh, and he's also a total match for our superhuman-animal-human-hybrid-protagonist because....he lifts weights. Diabolical fiend!
January 31, 2017
Holy Crap, this is good!
I really enjoyed this book. A true Good vs Evil story that will have you not wanting to put it down.
I really enjoyed this book. A true Good vs Evil story that will have you not wanting to put it down.
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