Thunderland

✍ Scribed by Brandon Massey

• Publisher: Kensington;Dark Corner Publishing
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 163 KB
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

The stunning debut novel from the award-winning author of Dark Corner and Within the Shadows, now back in print . . .

Days after a devastating gale rips through his town and nearly takes his life, young Jason Brooks wakes up to a whole new world. His mother--once a neglectful, angry drunk--has given up the bottle to spend more time with him. His father--largely absent for most of Jason's life--is making an honest effort to mend his troubled marriage. And shy, self-conscious Jason has made friends--at last. The whole family is well on the way to recovery--and to finding the happiness that in the past has proved so elusive.

But then the nightmares start . . .

The stalker creeps into the bedroom. He bends down, slowly lifting the bedspread. He lifts it higher . . . and Jason wakes up screaming, his heart thudding in his chest.

And strange things begin to happen . . .

Cryptic messages appear on the bathroom mirror. Clothing flies about the room. The bed rises in the air . . . and thumps back to the ground. And always, in the distance, thunder roars . . .

Because someone--or something--is coming.

For Jason . . .

PRAISE FOR BRANDON MASSEY'S THRILLERS:

"An intense thriller . . . a wild ride!"
-Kevin O'Brien, New York Times bestselling author

A razor-sharp thriller guaranteed to keep you turning pages well into the night. Start this one on your day off-you won't be able to put it down.
Douglas Clegg, bestselling author of The Queen of Wolves and The Hour Before Dark

"The talented Mr. Massey has the rare knack of grabbing the reader early and not letting go. Massey knows how to ratchet up the suspense."
John Lutz, New York Times bestselling author

A taut, involving, and utterly convincing thrill ride.
Gregg Olsen, New York Times bestselling author

From Publishers Weekly

Massey's psychologically resonant but cartoonishly plotted supernatural thriller follows a bright, optimistic 14-year-old protagonist whose family life is in chaos. Jason's mother is a heavy drinker trying to stay on the wagon, while his philandering, workaholic father spends most of his time at his soul food restaurant to escape his fractured marriage. Jason has problems of his own, above all a recurring nightmare that produces a Freddy Krueger-like bogeyman from the boy's childhood called Mr. Magic... Massey offers some engaging, well-constructed scenes, and he fills in Jason's family background convincingly. The plot, however, is heavily influenced by several popular horror films, as well as by the likes of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. In spite of these illustrious sources of inspiration, Massey offers few surprises; the climax is both predictable and deflating, and Mr. Magic not a terribly compelling figure of evil. Massey's brisk pace and Jason's appealing voice keep the pages turning, but just barely.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

Spellbinding. Keeps you turning the pages to see what will happen next. A great debut novel! -- Zane, Bestselling Author of Addicted

Thunderland is my favorite kind of supernatural suspense book! -- Tananarive Due, Bestselling Author of The Living Blood

Library : Horror
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780970807540