Title | : | Rampage on the Reef |
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Language | : | English |
Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
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Publication | : | Published June 10, 2022 |
A crash-landing on a remote island leaves its survivors without hope of rescue. A terrible infection spreads from coral to man - and beyond. And a young couple's relaxing afternoon on the beach is interrupted by murderous weeds... All this and more in sixteen fantastic tales from Robert Mammone, Nick Roberts, Kat Clay, C.F. Page, Ksenia Murray, Kenzie Jennings, Art Stanton, Alex Grehy, Emmie Christie, Julia C. Lewis, Jeremy Megargee, Jim Horlock, Emma Kathryn, Jayson Robert Ducharme, L. Pine and Connor Boyle.
Rampage on the Reef Reviews
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TROPIC OF CANCER by Robert Mammone ☆☆☆☆
VOODOO BAY by Nick Roberts ☆☆☆☆☆
REEF by Kat Clay ☆☆☆
THE GLOBSTER OF CAPE FRANKFURT by C.F. Page ☆☆☆☆
THE WEEDS by Ksenia Murray ☆☆☆
AMA ONE… AMA TWO… by Kenzie Jennings ☆☆☆☆
SLAUGHTER BAY by Art Stanton ☆☆☆
REVENGE OF THE VAMPIRE SEA SNAIL by Alex Grehy ☆☆
OF WATER TURNING INTO SEA by Emmie Christie ☆☆☆
BENEATH THE GLASS by Julia C. Lewis ☆☆
NEPTUNE by Jeremy Megargee ☆☆☆
BLOOM by Jim Horlock ☆☆☆☆
SALTWATER GIRLS by Emma Kathryn ☆☆☆☆
A THRENODY FOR THE LAST SYRENI by Jayson Robert Ducharme ☆☆☆☆
STATIC IN THE WAVES by L. Pine ☆☆
SHEENA by Connor Boyle ☆☆☆☆
Total score: ☆☆☆ 1/2 -
As themed anthologies go, this one fits the billing - - - aquatic horror - - and is the fourth such volume from the Dead Seas series. Of the sixteen stories of various lengths included, four exceeded my expectations. Eight stories met my expectations; and four stories fell short.
The stand-outs are "Voodoo Bay" by Nick Roberts (an author on my watchlist); "The Globster of Cape Frankfurt" by C.F. Page; "Of Water Turning Into Sea" by Emma Christie; and "Sheena" by Connor Boyle.
Also of note were "Reef" by Kat Clay, "The Weeds" by Ksenia Murray, "Slaughter Bay" by Art Stanton, "Revenger Of The Vampire Sea Snail" by Alex Grehy, "Beneath The Glass" by Julia C. Lewis, "Saltwater Girls" by Emma Kathryn, "A Threnody for the Last Syreni" by Jayson Robert Ducharme, and "Static In the Waves" by L. Pine. -
I love this series of books, plus the profits go to the Shark Trust!
All of the stories are great, the ones that really stuck out to me were:
Voodoo Bay
Reef
The Globster of Cape Frankfurt
A Threnody for the Last Syreni
Static in the Waves.
Truly a great job putting these anthologies together! -
Fantastic collection of shorts! There are so many different angles on the overall theme, and all were satisfying in their own way. The collection struck a nice balance between scary, gory, fun, and horrifying. Such a talented group of authors! Definitely make this your next beach read!