Product Description

Raising the stakes in an already perilous situation, the elite members of a clandestine government sect have taken it upon themselves to become the arbiters of pain and violence against one of the most terrifying forces humanity has ever encountered. But there will be a heavy -- and horrifying -- final price to pay for both sides of an inhuman struggle that now threatens to spill over into an unsuspecting world....

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #502614 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 336 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780743496537
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
International Horror Guild nominee, author, screenwriter and comic book scribe Steve Niles is one of the writers responsible for bringing horror comics back to prominence. Jeff Mariotte is Senior Editor at D.C. Comics and creator of the cult comics Desperadoes and Countdown. An experienced tie-in author, he has written novels for Angel, Star Trek and CSI. Before he became a writer he was a partner in a speciality bookstore, Mysterious Galaxies, which his wife still runs.

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For days, smoke, steam, and the plaintive cries of the dying issued from the hole.

From ground level, it looked as if someone had built a new opening to hell. Norwegian authorities wisely stayed far away. The few travelers who noticed the smoke from the highway and tried to approach were dissuaded by the immediate stink of death, the electric madness that coursed through the air and set their teeth on edge and made their hair stand up, even the sight of the occasional filthy survivor, with matted hair and ragged clothes and open wounds.

Everywhere was blood, blood, blood.

So nobody bore witness to the ones who pushed through the wall of stench.

They drove as far as they could on a road made impassable by heavy snow, then got out and walked, carrying their equipment and supplies.

Approaching the hole, their booted feet broke through red snow. They stood at the holeÕs rim for a while, shoveling through snow and debris, talking about the sight in soft voices, making notes, one taking digital photographs to document the scene. They swallowed hard, chuckled, patted each otherÕs shoulders with gloved hands, and stamped their feet against the coldÑwhatever it took to remind them that they were still upright, their bodies more or less whole, and that they wouldnÕt see anyone like themselves inside the gaping pit.

Then they went inside.

Copyright © 2008 by Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith, and Idea + Design Works, LLC

Customer Reviews

Doesn't deliver
Just as I was becoming a fan of this series "Eternal Damnation: Book 3" comes out. I'll be brief. I didn't like it. Instead of getting better, as Book 2 did from Book 1, Book 3 takes a step backward. I could go on about my problems with this book, but I won't. I'll focus on two critical areas: storyline and character development. The storyline in this is rather dull, almost academic (as in 2 + 2 = 4). Character development, which was so prevalent in Book 2, is kept to a minimum. In summary: Book 1 had the gore, Book 2 had the story, Book 3 had me wishing I hadn't purchased it. Simply put, I expected better. On a positive note, which is why I gave it 2 stars instead of 1, it continues along the same general storyline of the previous two books, connecting some dots and leaving some openings for better offerings in the future. Cheers.

Great Series
I am a huge fan of this series, this book was awesome, give great props to the authors for keeping this series amazing