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Eldritch City
Previously Published as Revelations
PETER REYNOLDS is having a bad night. In point of fact, he’s having the worst night. Working his first shift on the ambulance in the dark city, he’s savaged by a rabid ghoul. Now he’s infected and piece by piece turning into one.
DETECTIVE WINTERS is a serious man. With serious guns. He hunts monsters for a living. Take your pick: vampires, werewolves, eldritch horrors.
WHEN Detective Winters’ path crosses Peter’s, the two become embroiled in a shadow war being waged between the forces of darkness and of light with the very soul of the city is at stake.
DO EITHER of them have what it takes to survive let alone triumph?
BY DAY these men load their guns and sharpen their blades, awaiting the curtain fall of night to stride forth and combat the darkness despite the inevitability of becoming it.
Eldritch City is a fast-paced, whirlwind of madness, monstrosity, and eldritch horror that you won’t be able to put down.
Read it today.
PETER REYNOLDS is having a bad night. In point of fact, he’s having the worst night. Working his first shift on the ambulance in the dark city, he’s savaged by a rabid ghoul. Now he’s infected and piece by piece turning into one.
DETECTIVE WINTERS is a serious man. With serious guns. He hunts monsters for a living. Take your pick: vampires, werewolves, eldritch horrors.
WHEN Detective Winters’ path crosses Peter’s, the two become embroiled in a shadow war being waged between the forces of darkness and of light with the very soul of the city is at stake.
DO EITHER of them have what it takes to survive let alone triumph?
BY DAY these men load their guns and sharpen their blades, awaiting the curtain fall of night to stride forth and combat the darkness despite the inevitability of becoming it.
Eldritch City is a fast-paced, whirlwind of madness, monstrosity, and eldritch horror that you won’t be able to put down.
Read it today.
- GenresUrban FantasyHorror
500 pages, Paperback
First published June 12, 2006
31 people are currently reading
362 people want to read
About the author
Kevin Wright
27 books66 followersKevin Wright studied writing at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell and fully utilized his bachelor’s degree by seeking and attaining employment first as a produce clerk and later as an emergency medical technician and firefighter. His parents are thrilled.
For decades now he has studied a variety of martial arts but steadfastly remains not-tough in any way shape or form. He just likes to pay money to get beat up, apparently.
Kevin Wright peaked intellectually in the seventh grade.
Kevin Wright wrote this bio, and this is how he actually refers to himself while speaking to people, in the third person like some steroid-addled NFL wide receiver.
He enjoys reading a little bit of everything and writing sci fi, fantasy, and horror. He does none of it well. Revelations, his debut novel, is his second venture into the realm of novel writing. His first was nigh-unreadable. Kevin continues to write in his spare time and is currently working on another full length novel.
For decades now he has studied a variety of martial arts but steadfastly remains not-tough in any way shape or form. He just likes to pay money to get beat up, apparently.
Kevin Wright peaked intellectually in the seventh grade.
Kevin Wright wrote this bio, and this is how he actually refers to himself while speaking to people, in the third person like some steroid-addled NFL wide receiver.
He enjoys reading a little bit of everything and writing sci fi, fantasy, and horror. He does none of it well. Revelations, his debut novel, is his second venture into the realm of novel writing. His first was nigh-unreadable. Kevin continues to write in his spare time and is currently working on another full length novel.
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September 11, 2019* This is one of the SPFBO entries for this year which I read as a judge *
I'm admitting straight away I only read the first 11% of this book (to the end of Ch 7) because this is definitely, what I would call, horror. I am not a fan of horror but I can read them if there's enough of a story to grip me, but this one was not a story that felt compelling or enticing to me sadly and by this point I knew that it wasn't going to be a story I would enjoy on the whole.
There is a lot of gore in this book right from the start and personally I was not a fan of the sheer amount of gross scenes where ghouls and monsters run wild. I thought I may be able to get past it if I focused on characters and liked the plot, but sadly it veered more towards monsters and chaos than anything else and I did not feel compelled to keep reading, but rather to try something different.
I think if you enjoy horror as a genre you may well like this, but it just wasn't for me. I am not rating it as I didn't finish it, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. DNF.
I'm admitting straight away I only read the first 11% of this book (to the end of Ch 7) because this is definitely, what I would call, horror. I am not a fan of horror but I can read them if there's enough of a story to grip me, but this one was not a story that felt compelling or enticing to me sadly and by this point I knew that it wasn't going to be a story I would enjoy on the whole.
There is a lot of gore in this book right from the start and personally I was not a fan of the sheer amount of gross scenes where ghouls and monsters run wild. I thought I may be able to get past it if I focused on characters and liked the plot, but sadly it veered more towards monsters and chaos than anything else and I did not feel compelled to keep reading, but rather to try something different.
I think if you enjoy horror as a genre you may well like this, but it just wasn't for me. I am not rating it as I didn't finish it, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. DNF.
July 31, 2023
Great book.
We need more!! More of these stories, more of these characters and more Monster City.
Definitely need more Kevin Wright books.
We need more!! More of these stories, more of these characters and more Monster City.
Definitely need more Kevin Wright books.
December 11, 2023
To something
Tried to read it but it was just to disjointed to follow, did not really like the MC the writing reminded me of a tv show that I did not like
Tried to read it but it was just to disjointed to follow, did not really like the MC the writing reminded me of a tv show that I did not like
June 10, 2015
This action-packed monster novel contains ideas enough for 2-3 novels chaotically pureed together. 1] Colton Falls has a vampire infestation. At first just the homeless and forgotten were preyed upon, now everyone is a potential target. 2] A moral choice for mayor is turned into a werewolf. Confined to the sewers and tunnels beneath Colton Falls, he seeks revenge for himself and justice for the forgotten. 3] A demon gun controls those who possess it. It craves souls, and a portal to let out the primordial grimgorgon . . .
This proves a couple themes too many for this book to tell coherently. Character development eludes even the most major of characters, and the novel aims for a cast of dozens. Motivations are not explored, nor legitimate histories except for the factoid about the werewolf running for mayor once . . . What is left is caricatures: Sid the Midget [always called that]--the brunt of every joke, Carmine who's always eating--always--there a scene in a church, Carmine is holding a conversation then suddenly shoves a taco in his face--what?!
With rewriting, major editing and parsing, this could become a coherent 3 stories. However, the copy I received through Goodreads First Reads had plenty of distractions taking one out of the story: grammatical errata, misuse and overuse of the ellipsis [...], overuse of sound effects as if the novel were a Batman comic, and rapid-fire starting of scenes without hinting which character POV is in use for a page. The last gimmick could work once in a while, but not every few pages as happens in the last fifth of this long novel. Conversations happen without naming the speakers as if this were a movie voice-over, which if this were, we might actually recognize the voice of the speaker.
Monster novels sometimes keep the monsters unknown, which is not the case here. There is an attempt to give various monster cultures and motivations. The modern available mythos toward different types of monsters is tossed, however, with the stubborn insistence that vampires, ghouls, zombies, and mummies are the same thing as this novel professes. Maybe there is some gray area between definitions, but using the terms interchangeably takes away from a clear picture of the creatures. The same is true for the demon-Kyberwulf that is suddenly, later, called "a dragon" and only "a dragon" from two different characters. The dragon image does not mesh with the image painted earlier of the demon. Though it does fulfill the archetype of the knight fighting the dragon and tapping into archetypes is a great tool--conceding the story to them is not.
This proves a couple themes too many for this book to tell coherently. Character development eludes even the most major of characters, and the novel aims for a cast of dozens. Motivations are not explored, nor legitimate histories except for the factoid about the werewolf running for mayor once . . . What is left is caricatures: Sid the Midget [always called that]--the brunt of every joke, Carmine who's always eating--always--there a scene in a church, Carmine is holding a conversation then suddenly shoves a taco in his face--what?!
With rewriting, major editing and parsing, this could become a coherent 3 stories. However, the copy I received through Goodreads First Reads had plenty of distractions taking one out of the story: grammatical errata, misuse and overuse of the ellipsis [...], overuse of sound effects as if the novel were a Batman comic, and rapid-fire starting of scenes without hinting which character POV is in use for a page. The last gimmick could work once in a while, but not every few pages as happens in the last fifth of this long novel. Conversations happen without naming the speakers as if this were a movie voice-over, which if this were, we might actually recognize the voice of the speaker.
Monster novels sometimes keep the monsters unknown, which is not the case here. There is an attempt to give various monster cultures and motivations. The modern available mythos toward different types of monsters is tossed, however, with the stubborn insistence that vampires, ghouls, zombies, and mummies are the same thing as this novel professes. Maybe there is some gray area between definitions, but using the terms interchangeably takes away from a clear picture of the creatures. The same is true for the demon-Kyberwulf that is suddenly, later, called "a dragon" and only "a dragon" from two different characters. The dragon image does not mesh with the image painted earlier of the demon. Though it does fulfill the archetype of the knight fighting the dragon and tapping into archetypes is a great tool--conceding the story to them is not.
May 8, 2015
Slaughtering of ghouls, zombies, vampires, ... with a touch of humour.
I got to say that I'm still new in reading and I'm still learning .. learning from reading to reading what my type of book is. I got to say that this one didn't really fit my type of read.
Kevin Wright will probably find is audience in the fans of zombie novels.
I had a hard time to read this book, but the end was interesting. I liked the sarcasm used by the author and the variety of characters in the book.
The main character, Peter, seems like a really nice guy with good values and determined to win over the vampire's queen.
I wouldn't recommend it to new readers, but to advanced readers in need of renewal.
I got to thank Kevin Wright for giving me the opportunity to read this book. I received Revelations through Goodreads giveaways.
I got to say that I'm still new in reading and I'm still learning .. learning from reading to reading what my type of book is. I got to say that this one didn't really fit my type of read.
Kevin Wright will probably find is audience in the fans of zombie novels.
I had a hard time to read this book, but the end was interesting. I liked the sarcasm used by the author and the variety of characters in the book.
The main character, Peter, seems like a really nice guy with good values and determined to win over the vampire's queen.
I wouldn't recommend it to new readers, but to advanced readers in need of renewal.
I got to thank Kevin Wright for giving me the opportunity to read this book. I received Revelations through Goodreads giveaways.
March 17, 2013
Kevin Wright shows himself to be a master of horrific imagery in his debut novel.
The protagonist is an EMT working the ambulance on the crumbling city of Colton Falls, Massachusetts. He expects to deal with gangs, drugs, crime and poverty. But he finds he must also contend with zombies, vampires, an insane werewolf, and a demonic entity bound into an antique revolver.
Wright's dialogue is crackling, the tension palpable, the monsters frightening, and his characters human. Well, the human characters are, at least. This is HP Lovecraft meets Jim Butcher on a particularly grim day.
I can't say enough positive about this book. If you like gritty, modern horror, you will love "Revelations."
The protagonist is an EMT working the ambulance on the crumbling city of Colton Falls, Massachusetts. He expects to deal with gangs, drugs, crime and poverty. But he finds he must also contend with zombies, vampires, an insane werewolf, and a demonic entity bound into an antique revolver.
Wright's dialogue is crackling, the tension palpable, the monsters frightening, and his characters human. Well, the human characters are, at least. This is HP Lovecraft meets Jim Butcher on a particularly grim day.
I can't say enough positive about this book. If you like gritty, modern horror, you will love "Revelations."
September 7, 2019
I won this book on Goodreads (Kindle version) for an honest review.
All I have to say is Holy Crap this book is good!!! I found myself completely emmersed in to this story and the characters. I enjoyed every bump and turn of this book. The characters are well written and the setting realistic and absolutely scary. A terrific horror story that I highly recommend. I have to get this book in HC or PB ASAP, I want it for my collection as I feel this author is really going to take off his writing is that good. Best book I have won this year!!!
All I have to say is Holy Crap this book is good!!! I found myself completely emmersed in to this story and the characters. I enjoyed every bump and turn of this book. The characters are well written and the setting realistic and absolutely scary. A terrific horror story that I highly recommend. I have to get this book in HC or PB ASAP, I want it for my collection as I feel this author is really going to take off his writing is that good. Best book I have won this year!!!
February 6, 2015
It’s great when an author demonstrates such a complete grasp of a genre. Horror it is – with urban and mythology elements cleverly woven in. Revelations is an immersive and compelling story with excellent world-building and tons of atmosphere. This parallel world is believable and it’s hard not to stare into shadows and listen for strange noises at night after you’ve put the book down. Notwithstanding this – you’ll be hoping for a sequel.
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