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Ferocity Paperback – July 2, 2019
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Something is stalking the Northumberland moors, slaughtering sheep and other livestock. There have been sightings of a big cat, a huge, feral creature that has so far managed to elude capture. Some of the locals are terrified, while others scoff that it’s only a legend. Still, the killings continue.
Cath Lane is a young novelist and mother, eager to explore her new home in rural Northumberland. To her the legendary beast of the moors is excellent fodder for a new novel. How could she know as she begins her research that the beast is no mere myth?
How could she foresee the terror that waits for her, crouching in the dark…?
"Ferocity draws on horror's history. I was particularly reminded of the style and worlds of Cornell Woolrich. Both Woolrich and Laws share engaging writing styles; incorporating the worlds of crime and horror. Stephen Laws' prose generates suspense with exquisite simplicity." Horror Reader
"This is a wonderfully involving and truly frightening tale that brought to mind the ancient Grendel story that so thrilled me as a child. Mr Laws is a masterful writer of great intensity and immediacy, drawing the reader into the narrative from the opening scene to the last. Beautifully conceived and beautifully wrought, this is scare fare of the highest order - perfect for a cold winter's night."Creature Corner
"Stephen Laws breaks the traditional horror mould with his new novel Ferocity. Flawlessly blending the rich atmosphere of a finely crafted horror story with the action packed ride of a well thought out thriller, Ferocity is a novel that grabs a hold of your every last nerve until well after the final page is read. A novel that takes off like a shot and does not let up until the final pages. Laws' writing is tight and rich with atmosphere making this a pleasurable reading experience as your nerves go into overdrive. His prose switches effortlessly from the quiet horror sequences to the all out action giving the reader a smooth ride through the nerve-wracking story. With the fusion of horror and suspense, this novel is sure to satisfy any lover of a great thriller as well as the most discerning horror fan. I highly recommend getting your hands on Ferocity by Stephen Laws to experience a fresh outlook on the classic horror novel." Joe Kroeger
"No other author today is writing horror as effective and powerful as Laws" Starburst
"Laws, one of my favourite UK authors, slings his prose like a master" The Horror Fiction Review
"One of the most inventive writers on the horror scene" The Times
First UK publication.
- Print length273 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJuly 2, 2019
- Dimensions5.25 x 0.69 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101916057837
- ISBN-13978-1916057838
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- Publisher : The Brooligan Press (July 2, 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 273 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1916057837
- ISBN-13 : 978-1916057838
- Item Weight : 11 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.69 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,242,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #36,108 in Folklore (Books)
- #131,900 in Horror Literature & Fiction
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2006"Ferocity" is a fun thrill-ride; I wouldn't even call it horror, because there aren't really many aspects of horror - I honestly don't consider wild animals acting like wild animals DO to be horrific, but that's just me! Whomever wrote the description on the back of the book got it ALL wrong, so don't go by what it says. Here's the essential plot in a nutshell:
Cath and Drew are neighbors who haven't met. Both had spouses killed in tragic accidents - Cath's husband was stabbed while they were visiting New York to celebrate her first book being made into a movie and Drew's wife fell into a harvesting combine when the brake that was holding it on the hill vibrated free and it started moving. One night, while Drew is driving home, a reckless driver runs him off the road in front of Cath's house. Cath's housekeeper - Fay - who also taught Drew while he was in school, comes out and hauls him into the house. When Fay roaps them both into giving a talk about their personal specialities - Cath is a novelist (one of the few things the description on the cover did right) and Drew has been tracking the Big Cats of the Northumberland Fells for several years. Many people believe the Big Cats to be a myth, but the farmers who are losing livestock are not amused. Drew has actually had an upclose & personal with one of them and he recalls them as being much larger than the panther they resemble and having some way of remaining unseen, even in areas in which they should be readily visible. After the talk they all go out to dinner and of course Drew and Cath hit it off.
A few days later Drew calls Cath over to announce he has hit a Big Cat with a tranquilizer dart but when they go to check on it, it has somehow escaped; leaving being a spitting, clawing cub that itself is two feet long and a foot high, even though it is only 3 months old. It unfortunately gets itself caught in the net that Drew had put up to keep the older one in and while they are trying to extricate the little one, the big one attacks. When they are forced to shoot the big one again - in the mouth - to save their lives, Drew is horribly afraid they might have given it an overdose, so they haul it home, putting it into a cage that Drew built over the years. A major storm is rising - one that no one has been able to forecast, which has happened increasingly over the past few years - and the two are overcome with passion, coming to themselves just in time to hear the Big Cat die, which upsets Drew, as he never meant to hurt him.
Add murderous drug runners into the mix, who take Cath and Drew hostage after Cath rescues them from a car accident of their own, and the momma Big Cat, who comes looking for her mate in the middle of the storm, and this book, especially the last half of it, is quite a page turner.
I admit I would have preferred this to be more in English-speak rather than Americanized, but it was still a terrific book and Stephen Laws knows, like no other, how to spin an eerie thriller. Don't miss it!
- Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2006Amazon CustomerAfter writer Cath Lane's husband was killed by a mugger in New York City, she moves with her daughter Rynne to a rural town in the Northumberland Moors. Although two years have passed, Cath still grieves and hasn't written a book since the mugging. Drew Hall, the owner of Fell Farm is their nearest neighbor and is also mourning for his wife who was killed when she fell into their shredder. They meet when Drew is in a near accident by Cath's home. Her housekeeper Faye assures Cath that Drew is a wonderful person.
When they both give a talk at the meeting hall, Drew and Cath find they like each other. One day Drew calls her to come up to the farm because he wants to tell her something. There are Big Cats on his land, panther looking with a demonic face and he has spent the last two years hunting them because they have some unknown way of camouflaging themselves that makes them impossible to catch. They accidentally kill one of the creatures, capture another and put both in a cage but the dead one's mate is coming. While they are dealing with that problem, they are taken hostage by three killers who have stolen drugs from a businessman in town. The storm keeps them trapped in the house with a monster coming for them and it will be a miracle if any of them make it out alive.
FEROCITY is part horror, part thriller and a totally entertaining work reminiscent of THE FLOCK by James Robert Smith. There is plenty of action on different fronts, the big cats, the kidnappers, and the storm but it is the characters who make this book a cut above the average horror thriller. The protagonists are likeable and will go to the wall for each other and Cath's daughter. Though over the top, this is definitely a one sitting reading experience.
Harriet Klausner
- Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2008Stephen Laws does it again, it' been a long wait for another of his novels, but worth it.This one is set on the Northumberland moors where it seems a "big cat" could be stalking the livestock. It's only a matter of time before it gets a human victim! There have always been rumours of sightings of large cats on the moors of the U.K. and Scotland. Stephen Laws goes for the jugular here and creates a believable novel of thrills and tension.the story centres on Cath Lane and her daughter who live on the lonely. windswept moors, also living not so far away is Drew Hall, a lonely guy who thrives on the bleak life on the moors. These two lonely individuals are bought together to face up to the possibilty of these big cats. More than that is about to descend into their secluded world. Three desperate criminals are about to change their lives forever. This is a well written novel with great characters you actually find yourself caring about. That is always the case with Mr. Laws , he creates characters you can grow to admire and perhaps on ocassion identify with. At the same time his three villains jump off the page and are truly terrifying. Grab a good read, you won't be able to put this one down.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2010Well, this was a rather silly book, but still entertaining. The picture on the cover attracted me because it is so similar to the panther from "Garfield in the Rough." I found the characters to be likable, but the plot on the whole was rather average. I would have liked more explanation about these Big Cats of the Moors. I think it would have rounded the story out a bit more and made it more enjoyable. One small thing that did put me off to the wrong start with this book was a really surprising editing mistake- "you're" means you are... "your" indicates possession. Kind of a shocking mistake to see in not only a published book, but so early into a book as well. Usually the first 50 pages are edited with a fine-tooth comb so as to not put people off... Still, it was a pretty fun book and certainly a fast read. I do not, however, see myself going to any trouble to find any of this author's other books.
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- D. J. WilliamsReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2007
5.0 out of 5 stars Cracking and inventive horror story..
Stephen Laws does it again, it' been a long wait for another of his novels, but worth it.This one is set on the Northumberland moors where it seems a "big cat" could be stalking the livestock. It's only a matter of time before it gets a human victim! There have always been rumours of sightings of large cats on the moors of the U.K. and Scotland. Stephen Laws goes for the jugular here and creates a believable novel of thrills and tension.the story centres on Cath Lane and her daughter who live on the lonely. windswept moors, also living not so far away is Drew Hall, a lonely guy who thrives on the bleak life on the moors. These two lonely individuals are bought together to face up to the possibilty of these big cats. More than that is about to descend into their secluded world. Three desperate criminals are about to change their lives forever. This is a well written novel with great characters you actually find yourself caring about. That is always the case with Mr. Laws , he creates characters you can grow to admire and perhaps on ocassion identify with. At the same time his three villains jump off the page and are truly terrifying. Grab a good read, you won't be able to put this one down.
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ナオミベインブリッジReviewed in Japan on July 16, 2009
3.0 out of 5 stars 動物ホラーではない
表紙からして、動物が人間を殺しまくるようなホラーを想像したが、違った。
女流作家Cathは、目の前で夫を悲惨な殺人事件で亡くし、悲しみが癒えぬまま、まだ幼い娘とイギリスの田舎で暮らしている。また、なぜか彼女とは会ったことはなかったが、近隣の農場主Drewも、事故で妻を亡くし、それ以来引きこもりがち。そんな2人がちょっとしたことから、知合って、お互いの痛みを感じ、急激に接近する。
その頃、近所では、家畜が連れ去られたり殺害されたりする事件は頻発していた。ある日、Drewは、集会で、黒豹に良く似た、しかしもっと大きくそして残忍な「ケモノ」を目撃した体験を話す。しかしもちろん証拠がなくてはこれ以上の進展はない。
嵐が迫ったある日、CathはDrewから「見せたいものがある」と電話を受けて、彼の農場に向かう。しかしそれは、誰も想像しなかった悪夢の始まりだった。
ということで、ホラーというわけではありません。「ケモノ」が主役、というわけでもなく、悪い人間たちもでてきます。その辺のストーリー展開は、そこそこ複雑で面白い。昔、どこかで観た映画のような話ではありますが。
やはりイギリスに、人を襲うような「ケモノ」がいるというイメージはわかず、なんとなく違和感を感じました。ただ、作中、何度か「バスカービルの犬」について登場人物たちが話し合うけれど、同じホームズものでも「まだらの紐」にあったように、アジアやアフリカから動物を運んで飼おうとすれば、黒豹だろうが、ライオンだろうが、ニシキヘビだろうが、なんでもありなので、そこらへんはあまりむずかしく考える必要はないのかもしれませんね。ただ、エンディングはちょっと無責任かなあ?と心配になりましたけど。
- A. SolleyReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2019
4.0 out of 5 stars Tense
The story took a while to get going but stormy weather and a remote farm were a great combination for a suspenseful novel.
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猫三朗Reviewed in Japan on June 10, 2010
3.0 out of 5 stars そこそこ楽しめます
イギリスの作家 Stephen Laws久々の新作で、期待して読んだのですが、著者最高傑作、というわけにはいかなかったようです。
ストーリーはテンポがよく、飽きることなく楽しめるのですが、なぜ獣が目に見えなくなるのか、獣は超自然的存在なのかという、肝心な部分が全く説明されないのは、大きな手落ちであると思います。
もしかしたら、本が過度に長くならないよう、「編集」されてしまったのかもしれませんが、多少不満が残りました。
- marshallReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Authour
Stephen Laws is one hell of an author, if you haven't tried him then please do as I fully recommend