( Bachelor of Arts) por el Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. También escribió bajo los seudónimos de Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, Steven Charles y Deborah Lewis.Ĭharles L. I was given the chance to listen to this audiobook by the narrator/author/publisher and chose to review it.Charles Lewis Grant ( 12 de septiembre de 1942 – 15 de septiembre de 2006) fue un novelista y escritor de cuentos estadounidense especializado en lo que él mismo denominó " fantasía oscura" y " horror sereno" ( quiet horror). I would recommend this book only for those diehard fans of the 1950's movies that focus on monsters created by nuclear tests. The narrator did a pretty good job, but he should have learned the correct way to pronounce many of the town names and Hispanic names in the book. Since I have lived in New Mexico for many years, I found this bothersome.
And, I don't think that there are Gila monsters in the areas described (White Sands National Monument/Trinity Site). Also, the people of New Mexico, especially the Governor, are depicted as buffoons and idiots for the most part. It appears to be set in the 1980's, but the stereotypes of Native Americans and women was more like the Fifties. Although I enjoy the movies that this book reminds me of, I did have some problems with the book. There was plenty of gory details about the ways the monsters killed people, with body parts being thrown around as the monsters feasted. Kate Dwyer, is tasked by the Governor to try to find out what is happening and save "his" state from destruction. Huge Gila monsters start attacking people, killing them in bloody, gruesome ways.
This book is reminiscent of old-time horror flicks of the 1950's, such as "Them", with monsters being created by nuclear bombs in the desert of New Mexico.
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