They live among us. They are our neighbors, our mothers, our lovers. They change.
When government agents kick down Claire Forrester's front door and murder her parents, Claire realizes just how different she is. Patrick Gamble was nothing special until the day he got on a plane
and hours later stepped off it, the only passenger left alive, a hero. Chase Williams has sworn to protect the people of the United States from the menace in their midst, but he is becoming the
very thing he has promised to destroy. So far, the threat has been controlled by laws and violence and drugs. But the night of the red moon is coming, when an unrecognizable world will emerge and
the battle for humanity will begin.
Finalist for the 2014 Audie Award for Best Narration in Paranormal
They live among us. They are our neighbors, our mothers, our lovers. They change.
When government agents kick down Claire Forrester's front door and murder her parents, Claire realizes just how different she is. Patrick Gamble was nothing special until the day he got on a plane
and hours later stepped off it, the only passenger left alive, a hero. Chase Williams has sworn to protect the people of the United States from the menace in their midst, but he is becoming the
very thing he has promised to destroy. So far, the threat has been controlled by laws and violence and drugs. But the night of the red moon is coming, when an unrecognizable world will emerge and
the battle for humanity will begin.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Percy is an ace
world-builder, creating a massive cast of characters and a surprisingly
believable alternate history…Devastating and darkly funny.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Percy has a lusty flair
for describing destruction…When Claire and Patrick take the field, the book
lights up, and the writing possesses a resonant, emotional honesty…The story is
imaginative and lots of fun, and it will deservedly charm many readers.” —New York Times Book Review
“Atmospheric…While
some writers of paranormal novels wrap their creatures in romance and comic
subplots, Percy has chosen a darker, more literary path. Red Moon is a
morality tale cloaked in fur, fangs, and social injustice. Werewolves are the
monsters in the story, but the bête noire is humanity’s moral decline.” —USA Today
“Smart and brisk and
often poetic…Percy knows how to draw intense, dramatic scenes as the world goes
feral.” —Washington Post
“Terrifying
and tense.” —Chicago Tribune
“Audaciously complex
and hauntingly composed…[Percy] ballasts his nightmare with a poet’s more
natural magic…Fear, this book reminds us, is a beast that’s always hungry.” —Christian Science Monitor
“It would be
tempting, or at least easier, to put Percy’s book in the werewolf subgenre, but
Red Moon is much more than that. Dark, bloody, violent, relentlessly
grounded in the post-9/11 world and the Pacific Northwest, not without humor
but sparing in its application, Red Moon could well serve as the Heart
of Darkness of a new, more anxious generation, one that must somehow come
to terms with the enemies, real or perceived, who live quietly among us.” —Oregonian
“A remarkably
rendered speculative history of America, as well as a gripping, grisly horror
story…Poetic…In Percy’s plagued fictional reality the allegorical connections
to current affairs are complex and clever.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“Red Moon is
that rare beast, a genre novel that is literary, politically aware, and
thought provoking.” —Guardian (London)
“[Percy] deftly
negotiates the delicate balance between crafting commentary and a compelling
literary creation…A gripping and violent story.” —Daily Beast
“Don’t mistake this
book for anything less than a great literary achievement; Red Moon is,
in all likelihood, the most well-written werewolf novel you will come across.” —New York Observer
“A remarkably
rendered speculative history of America as well as a gripping grisly horror
story…Complex, clever, and on occasion wonderfully ironic.” —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“The prose in this
page-turner is purposefully cinematic…Reading Red Moon involves a personal connection with a diverse set of
characters, some of whom we may recognize. Percy seems to foster this
connection, hoping we relate on a grand scale of humanity. He challenges
readers to acknowledge a kinship with the enemy and to ‘make yourself heard.
Howl.’” —Missourian
“A heady mix of
political allegory and urban fantasy…Percy is a skilled writer, able to
sympathetically portray both sides of this conflict, never resorting to a
good-vs.-evil delineation. His novel examines the themes of race, religion,
social injustice, and the war on terror while also providing a provocative
update on the werewolf mythos…Those looking for some contemporary politics
mixed in with their modern horror will definitely find something to sink their
teeth into.” —Austin Chronicle
“A powerfully written
alternative history.” —Tampa Bay Times
“Engrossing…Readers
shopping for some juicy literary horror…would do well to pick up Benjamin Percy’s
Red Moon…A beast of a tale…Tense,
slick, and as gory as anything you’ll read. But Percy’s story possesses an
unexpected depth, one that forces the reader to hold up a mirror and examine
some uncomfortable prejudices.” —Wisconsin State Journal
“This literary
thriller by an award-winning young writer will excite fans of modern horror who
enjoy a large canvas and a history to go with their bloody action…Fans of Max Brooks’
zombies and Justin Cronin’s vampires will enjoy the dramatic breadth of Percy’s
tale of werewolves.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“Percy focuses on a
trio of engaging and beautifully drawn characters…Percy humanizes the werewolf,
turning him from snarling beast into a creature for whom we feel compassion and
affection.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Extraordinary…An
ambitious, epic novel…Holds a mirror up to contemporary America to reflect its
fears and biases.” —Publishers Weekly
“Spellbinding…Red Moon is a cross between Stephen King
and the Michael Chabon of The Yiddish Policeman’s Union…If you haven’t
read Percy, get started.” —BookPage
“Red Moon is a
serious, politically symbolic novel-a literary novel about lycanthropes. If
George Orwell had imagined a future where the werewolf population had grown to
the degree that they were colonized and drugged, this terrifying novel might be
it.” —John Irving, New York Times bestselling author
“With Red Moon
one of our most blazingly gifted young writers stakes his claim to national
attention. Benjamin Percy has one great advantage over most writers who attempt
‘literary horror’: he understands the literature of real horror from the inside
out, and he speaks it like a native. This is a novel with the power to thrill
and transport, also to lead the reader well out of her comfort zone and into
emotional territory few people have ever seen.” —Peter Straub, New York Times bestselling author
“There’s no other way
to say it: Benjamin Percy has written a stunner, a genre-bending novel of
suspense and terror but with Percy’s usual force-of-nature language and his
deep insights into character. I cannot recommend this novel highly enough, nor
could I put it down.” —Tom Franklin, New York Times bestselling author
Benjamin Percy has won a Whiting Award, a Plimpton Prize, two Pushcart Prizes, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. He is the author of the novels The Dead
Lands, Red Moon, and The Wilding, three story collections, and an essay collection, Thrill Me. He also writes the Green Arrow and Teen
Titansseries for DC Comics.
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