Product Description

Beneath the dim light of a full moon, the population of Cincinnati mutates into huge, snarling monsters that devour everyone they see, acting upon their most base and bestial desires. Planes fall from the sky. Highways are clogged with abandoned cars, and buildings explode and topple. The city burns. Only four people are immune to the metamorphosis-a smooth-talking thief who maintains the code of the Old West, an African-American bank teller who has struggled her entire life to emerge unscathed from the ghetto, a wealthy middle-aged housewife who finds everything she once believed to be a lie, and a teen-aged runaway turning tricks for food. Somehow, these survivors must discover what caused this apocalypse and stop it from spreading. In their way is not only a city of beasts at night, but, in the daylight hours, the same monsters returned to human form, many driven insane by atrocities committed against friends and families during. Now another night is fast approaching. And once again the moon will be full.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40656 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 308 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781934861042
• Condition: USED - GOOD
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Customer Reviews

Really exciting!
BESTIAL takes the basic premise that lycanthropy becomes an airborne virus with only a few people whop are immune, and it makes a thrilling read out of it. This is cinematic stuff. I am Legend with werewolves instead of vampires/zombies. It reels from one rip-snorting set piece to the next without so much as pausing for breath. Hollywood take note!

Also, there's a real depth of character here, something you don't usually see in a horror / action novel. These feel like real people, and the react in ways real people would when faced with a hopeless situation. They don't turn all Rambo. They hide, scream, run, and defend themselves in ways I could see myself doing. Also, I cared about these characters. I really wanted them to make it out alive.

I highly recommend BESTIAL:WEREWOLF APOCALYPSE, especially to anyone who loves the thrill rides of Dean Koontz, Michael Crichton (the early works, not the new crud), F. Paul Wilson, or James Rollins. It's about as exciting as it can get, and I hjope there's a sequel in the works!

DS

Looking for a great summer read. Werewolves...Who knew they could be as cool as Vampires and Zombies!
I don't say this often about a book, but I could not put this one down. I devoured it in a night. This book has all the best of horror, unlikely heroes, intriguing villains, science gone wrong, the military, of course, and just the right amount of devastation, and general mayhem. What a great summer read.

Why you should not judge a book by its cover
What would you get if Michael Crichton, Douglas Preston and Brian Keene had a baby? The creative genius of William D. Carl. Carl takes an old cliche, the lunarly-challenged manimal, and spins it brilliantly into something wonderfully new.
The premise: One ordinary night in Cincinnati, OH, the citizens are stricken with...something. They undergo painful physical changes and their behavior turns violently, sadistically animalistic. A small percentage of the population seems immune to the change. The novel follows four main characters, their efforts to survive and their reactions to the horrific events around them.
There is so much more to Bestial than death, destruction and mayhem. Carl's characters are believable people behaving in a believable manner. They could be your brother, cousin or neighbor.
So why did I title the review "why you should never judge a book by its cover"? Because, the cover does not do justice to this impressive piece of literature. It does not convey the mystery/thriller mood of the book that goes along with the horror aspect.
Look beyond the cover. This is one that is well worth a read. I cannot wait to see what William Carl does next.