Frank Cavallo
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Getagged
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- Geburtstag
- c. 1972
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Wohnorte
- New Jersey, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Ausbildung
- Boston University (BS|Film/Cinema/Video Studies)
Cleveland Marshall College of Law (JD) - Berufe
- author
defense attorney - Agent
- Lynnette Novak (The Seymour Agency)
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BookstoogeLT | Aug 27, 2018 |
BookstoogeLT | Aug 27, 2018 | 
*Now we’ve crossed the line,
Fallen through time
Livin’ in the Land Of The Lost*
Eric Slade, TV personality and ex Navy SEAL, has taken a group of scientists, including Anthropologist Dr. Anna Fayne, on an expedition to investigate the strange finding of a Neanderthal. This might be considered anthropologically normal, that is, if the Neanderthal in question wasn’t alive when originally discovered, much less donning Romanesque style clothing, rather than, what I would have assumed, would be animal skins. During the team’s trek to examine the remains they are mysteriously pulled into a rift where they are projected into another time and realm.
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Fallen through time
Livin’ in the Land Of The Lost*
Eric Slade, TV personality and ex Navy SEAL, has taken a group of scientists, including Anthropologist Dr. Anna Fayne, on an expedition to investigate the strange finding of a Neanderthal. This might be considered anthropologically normal, that is, if the Neanderthal in question wasn’t alive when originally discovered, much less donning Romanesque style clothing, rather than, what I would have assumed, would be animal skins. During the team’s trek to examine the remains they are mysteriously pulled into a rift where they are projected into another time and realm.
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Scientist, Dr Anna Fayne, and ex Navy SEAL, Eric Slade, lead a team on a research exploration to Kyrgyzstan. Dr Fayne is hoping to find some scientific explanation for the disappearance and crashes of planes that occurred in Kyrgyzstan. All Slade is looking for is a few good shots, some mist and spooky music for his latest TV show.
A freak storm pulls them into a portal and they arrive in an alternate world. The two friends soon find themselves on opposite sides of a great war.
As both friend and foe plot to overthrow the throne the city of Tulkoras is attacked by a much darker entity. There are no allegiances or loyalties too strong to break as the new Queen deal with traitors and treachery.
Cavallo paints a colourful picture as we delve into the danger and rebellion of life in this strange world.
The descriptions and scenery are rendered with such clarity I found myself drawn into their world.
The concept of the portal and the history of the world is explained gradually throughout the story so I wasn’t swamped with complicated detail of how this alternate world evolved.
I loved every minute of Tarquin’s struggle to obtain The Eye of the Storm (the ultimate power) and Slade and Threya’s battle to stop him. I enjoyed Slade’s humour which was so in character with who he was and where he was from.
This is a great story, very well written with epic fight scenes and phenomenal world building. The story is well plotted with non-stop action and packed with inventive and original concepts.… (mehr)
A freak storm pulls them into a portal and they arrive in an alternate world. The two friends soon find themselves on opposite sides of a great war.
As both friend and foe plot to overthrow the throne the city of Tulkoras is attacked by a much darker entity. There are no allegiances or loyalties too strong to break as the new Queen deal with traitors and treachery.
Cavallo paints a colourful picture as we delve into the danger and rebellion of life in this strange world.
The descriptions and scenery are rendered with such clarity I found myself drawn into their world.
The concept of the portal and the history of the world is explained gradually throughout the story so I wasn’t swamped with complicated detail of how this alternate world evolved.
I loved every minute of Tarquin’s struggle to obtain The Eye of the Storm (the ultimate power) and Slade and Threya’s battle to stop him. I enjoyed Slade’s humour which was so in character with who he was and where he was from.
This is a great story, very well written with epic fight scenes and phenomenal world building. The story is well plotted with non-stop action and packed with inventive and original concepts.… (mehr)
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Title: Rites of Azathoth
Series: ----------
Author: Frank Cavallo
Rating: 2.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Urban Fantasy/Horror
Pages: 420
Format: Digital Edition
Synopsis:
Diana Mancuso, FBI agent, is carrying on an affair with her boss, one of the Assistant-Directors of the FBI. She is assigned to a high profile murder case of a potential vice-presidential candidate. The profile indicates a man who up until 24hrs ago, was 1000 miles away in a maximum security prison. He has mysteriously disappeared. It turns out that the VP candidate has ties to all the previous victims, who were ritualistically murdered.
Doctor Carter, former protege of Gamaliel a discredited historian who dwelt on Elder gods as the true history of mankind, has been invited to join a mysterious group headed by a reclusive billionaire. Carter has been recruited to translate an elder language that he was taught by Gamaliel.
The ritualistic murderer is acting as supernatural conduit for Azathoth, who the billionaire is attempting to awaken. Said awakening will grant all knowledge to those involved but might destroy all of creation as well. Luther Vayne is acting on Azathoth's will to prevent this awakening.
Everything comes together, a gateway is opened by Carter, Mancuso and Vayne prevent Azathoth from awakening, the occultic group is destroyed and Carter is taken into the realm of Chaos and he thinks how wonderful it all is.
My Thoughts:
I feel like I am being rather generous in giving this 2 ½ stars. Mancuso was a very unpleasant character. She's just a jerk to everyone, even her so-called friend. This friend covers for her, breaks the law for her, lies to FBI agents for her and said friend tosses it off as “Oh well, that's what friends do”. And Mancuso takes it as her due instead of as the huge thing it is. Then comes her affair with her boss. He's married and trying to fix his marriage AND keep Mancuso on the side. She's pissed off that she's the side woman and is always put out that he won't toss his rich, beautiful, young wife for her. She's the very definition of an angry bitch. It was NOT amusing or enjoyable.
Carter was an arrogant ass who was divorced and failing at pretty much everything, including being a dad. He stays arrogant, assuming and overbearing during the whole book and his little “Oh, how wonderful the other side is” comment at the end was completely out of character and had NO place in a horror story about eldrich horrors beyond mortal ken.
The horror side of things worked pretty well. Demon children adopted by a cabal of women, hunted down by a supernatural blind killer, a half demon billionaire who sacrifices the blood of virgins to his own mother, it was fantastic. It was what you'd expect from an HP Lovecraft themed story. So the whole thing about Azathoth using Vayne to prevent the end of everything didn't fit. Elder gods don't care. And Carter saying how beautiful the chaos of the other realm was? That was complete bollux. The other realm drives men mad, period.
So unlikeable characters and an ending that didn't fit with the theme made for a rather bleh read. There was also a lot of profanity.
★★☆☆½… (mehr)