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Until the End
"I heard about that trouble. I also heard that it ended." "Some things stop, but that doesn't mean that they've ended," Alan said. The crisis brought them together before, and now it's calling them back for one more round. Amber is being drawn back to Maine as Ricky is learning more about the monsters that hunted their friends. Join them as they fight for their lives. One way or another, they're going to see it through Until the End.
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Published August 7, 2020
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Ike Hamill
54 books188 followersIke Hamill writes fast-paced horror novels with strong, relatable characters. His books have gained a steady following amongst readers who enjoy his blend of sci-fi, paranormal, occult, and suspense. Whether focused on a small family trying to survive the move to a haunted house, or following a band of angry rebels determined to withstand an apocalypse, his stories draw the reader into the lives of real people in crisis. Readers are always sad to leave the characters behind when the book is finished.
Reviewers compare Ike to Dean Koontz and Stephen King—two of his favorite authors. His narrative often jumps between interwoven stories, presenting readers with a fresh perspective and keeping them guessing until the last chapter. Most of Ike’s readers are repeat customers. Pick up one of his books to learn why.
Reviewers compare Ike to Dean Koontz and Stephen King—two of his favorite authors. His narrative often jumps between interwoven stories, presenting readers with a fresh perspective and keeping them guessing until the last chapter. Most of Ike’s readers are repeat customers. Pick up one of his books to learn why.
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December 8, 2020
I have finally finished the 3-book set, and I enjoyed every one of them. I'm glad now that when I got the first book, I made sure to get the rest of the set. It was a fun read and a good ride with lots of excitement and danger and "new" enemies to fight, and a few wonderful characters that I enjoyed meeting and getting to know. And even though the ending left a few things up in the air, it allowed you to come to some likely conclusions that were not at all unpleasant.
If you enjoy a bit of the scary and unknown, I think you will surely enjoy this set. Give it a try and see for yourself.
If you enjoy a bit of the scary and unknown, I think you will surely enjoy this set. Give it a try and see for yourself.
January 18, 2022
I'm about done with these characters. Still a good book…but no more vampires, please!
September 9, 2020
UNTIL THE END is the closing novel of Ike Hamill's UNTIL Trilogy, comprising, UNTIL DAWN and UNTIL THE END. It is the longest of the three, and brings the whole affair to a neat and tidy end. One of my favorite things about the trilogy (I have reviewed UNTIL THE SUN GOES DOWN previously) is that the second and third novels bring together characters from previous novels. From MIGRATORS, Alan and Liz (and by reference, neighbor Robert and son Joe) return, a few years after the the events chronicled in that excellent short novel. From even further back in ACCIDENTAL EVIL, Ricky Dunn, young magician-in-training (now a local cop), his younger brother George and his parents are main characters in the ensemble of UNTIL THE END. Finally, as the arguable lead, introduced briefly in UNIL THE SUN GOES DOWN, there us Amber in her early 20's, originally from North Carolinabut now living in Main with an old, blind cousin. Almost all the action in the trilogy takes place in the same areas in rural Maine that are analogous to Stephen King's Castle Rock, in both cases a place where a variety of strange things just seem to happen.
After UNTIL THE END introduces original, non-Bram Stoker vampires and Amber, UNTIL DAWN puts the ensemble together at an out of the way Maine hotel for a wedding of a pair of mutual friends. In this palpably scary very short novel, everything goes to hell insidiously as the power and phones go out during a winter storm, and the blood suckers descend. Hamill uses UNTIL DAWN to give us a deeper dive into the characters of Amber, Ricky, Alan and Liz as they struggle to survive the night while like in the famous Agatha Christie novel, guests start to disappear one by one. Only Amber has any idea what is really happening and lets the others know how to defend themselves against the vampires.
UNTIL THE END opens a few weeks or months after the events of UNTIL DAWN, when Amber, Ricky, Alan and Liz are eventually are forced into confronting the vampires, dragging George and his parents along. We get more backstory of happened to Alan and Liz in MIGRATORS and how their lives were changed by the event, the nature of the thing unleashed by Ricky in ACCIDENTAL EVIL, and a description of Amber's childhood that uncovers something in common between all of them that explains how and why the vampires seem to be seeking them out.
The character development is particularly strong for all the protagonists in all three novels. The writing and pacing are tight and fast as is usual for Hamill, and things accelerate towards the end in a way that ties all of the novels mentioned above into a tight package. One doesn't have to have read MIGRATORS or ACCIDENTAL EVIL before UNTIL THE END (but it wouldn't hurt and will give the reader the feeling of revisiting old friends) but it is strongly suggested to read both UNTIL THE SUN GOES DOWN and UNTIL DAWN before UNTIL THE END for maximum enjoyment. I've read (and reviewed) a fair number of Ike Hamill's novels and I'll go out on a limb and say that UNTIL THE END, along with the first two novels in the trilogy, is the best of a large body of excellent work by Ike Hamill.
Highly Recommended
JM Tepper
After UNTIL THE END introduces original, non-Bram Stoker vampires and Amber, UNTIL DAWN puts the ensemble together at an out of the way Maine hotel for a wedding of a pair of mutual friends. In this palpably scary very short novel, everything goes to hell insidiously as the power and phones go out during a winter storm, and the blood suckers descend. Hamill uses UNTIL DAWN to give us a deeper dive into the characters of Amber, Ricky, Alan and Liz as they struggle to survive the night while like in the famous Agatha Christie novel, guests start to disappear one by one. Only Amber has any idea what is really happening and lets the others know how to defend themselves against the vampires.
UNTIL THE END opens a few weeks or months after the events of UNTIL DAWN, when Amber, Ricky, Alan and Liz are eventually are forced into confronting the vampires, dragging George and his parents along. We get more backstory of happened to Alan and Liz in MIGRATORS and how their lives were changed by the event, the nature of the thing unleashed by Ricky in ACCIDENTAL EVIL, and a description of Amber's childhood that uncovers something in common between all of them that explains how and why the vampires seem to be seeking them out.
The character development is particularly strong for all the protagonists in all three novels. The writing and pacing are tight and fast as is usual for Hamill, and things accelerate towards the end in a way that ties all of the novels mentioned above into a tight package. One doesn't have to have read MIGRATORS or ACCIDENTAL EVIL before UNTIL THE END (but it wouldn't hurt and will give the reader the feeling of revisiting old friends) but it is strongly suggested to read both UNTIL THE SUN GOES DOWN and UNTIL DAWN before UNTIL THE END for maximum enjoyment. I've read (and reviewed) a fair number of Ike Hamill's novels and I'll go out on a limb and say that UNTIL THE END, along with the first two novels in the trilogy, is the best of a large body of excellent work by Ike Hamill.
Highly Recommended
JM Tepper
August 15, 2020
This is a great novel! It`s the third and final novel in the Until series by Ike Hamill. This novel introduces some new characters, or, if you read some of the other books from Ike Hamill, it reintroduces characters and you get to know more about them. In this book, we also learn more about the vampires and their origins. We also learn more about Amber and her past. This has been such a great series and it`s been given a great ending.
November 24, 2021
Continuous Horror
This 3rd book in the Until series is just as scary as the 1st two books. In retrospect, Amber is the newest character in the series as the other main characters Alan and Liz, Ricky and George had earlier books (The Migratory and Accidental Evil). Honestly Amber rounds them out. A great story with a horrific plot which will give you the creeps from beginning to end. Great characters with fantastic back stories and a killer plot.
This 3rd book in the Until series is just as scary as the 1st two books. In retrospect, Amber is the newest character in the series as the other main characters Alan and Liz, Ricky and George had earlier books (The Migratory and Accidental Evil). Honestly Amber rounds them out. A great story with a horrific plot which will give you the creeps from beginning to end. Great characters with fantastic back stories and a killer plot.
February 19, 2022
Absolutely Great
I loved the final story in the series. The bad guys (monsters) get terminated (or so we think?) and the good guy might get the girl ( hope) so everything is all tidied up and sealed with a bow. Or at least for now, until the author decides to perhaps reanimate the monsters…..
I loved the final story in the series. The bad guys (monsters) get terminated (or so we think?) and the good guy might get the girl ( hope) so everything is all tidied up and sealed with a bow. Or at least for now, until the author decides to perhaps reanimate the monsters…..
April 11, 2022
A good final book in the trilogy.....very satisfying.
The team planned and worked together. I am amazed still at the bravery, or is it the acceptance of responsibility to resolve an evil once it is known???
The team planned and worked together. I am amazed still at the bravery, or is it the acceptance of responsibility to resolve an evil once it is known???
May 31, 2022
Thrilling Adventure
I really enjoyed this series. It was thrilling and entertaining, and the characters are great. Loved the Mill scene. Read all three books almost straight through. The scary scenes were captured realistically and had my heart pumping.
I really enjoyed this series. It was thrilling and entertaining, and the characters are great. Loved the Mill scene. Read all three books almost straight through. The scary scenes were captured realistically and had my heart pumping.
September 13, 2020
Great
This is a very satisfying conclusion to this series. I really like the way the characters finished up. Excellent series.
This is a very satisfying conclusion to this series. I really like the way the characters finished up. Excellent series.
July 28, 2022
Impressive work. The trilogy was great.
August 28, 2023
Great book!
I was sucked in from the very beginning of the first book and just kept on to the second and third.
Bet that they could make a movie out of it.
I was sucked in from the very beginning of the first book and just kept on to the second and third.
Bet that they could make a movie out of it.
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