Fury
By Rebecca Lim
3.5/5
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Hell hath no fury like an angel scorned…
Heartbreak. Vengeance. Truth. Betrayal.
Everything that has happened to Mercy over millennia has made her who she is. Now she and The Eight wage open war with Luc and his demons, and the earth is their battlefield.
Ryan’s love for Mercy is more powerful than ever, her guiding light in the hour of darkness. But the very love that sustains her, now places Ryan in mortal danger.
Two worlds collide as Mercy approaches her ultimate breathtaking choice.
Hell hath no fury like Mercy …
Rebecca Lim
Rebecca Lim is an award-winning writer, illustrator, and editor and the author of over twenty books, including Tiger Daughter (a Victorian Premier's Literary Award-winner), The Astrologer's Daughter (a Kirkus Best Book and CBCA Notable Book) and the bestselling Mercy.
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Reviews for Fury
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I grabbed this because I read somewhere that Stephen King had liked it. Strangely, I feel like Mr. King borrowed extremely heavily from here and I'm curious as to why? This book is copyrighted 1976, and "Firestarter", King's book that heavily mirrors this, was printed in 1980! Both had TK talented children, chased by a shadow government, assisted by fathers, and even an Native American assassin! Even that final showdown on the pastoral government complex seem much too similar! Sure, the powers are a little different, and definitely the writing styles, but The Shop and MORG seem like exactly the same bad guys! Aside from that, I wasn't that impressed with this book, but I did finish it, so that's something. And I think Uncle Stevie should keep quiet about it in the future...
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed listening to this audio book while driving across the southwestern desert. It was interesting enough to keep me from falling asleep but light enough so that I could concentrate on my driving.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book was before Carrie and Firestarter, and you can tell King "borrowed" from it. There is a research group much like The Shop, looking for people with psychic abilities and will stop at nothing to recruit them. There is a 29 year woman that seduces a 14 year old boy, and an older man is lusting after a 16 year old girl. So.. yeah. The audio cd stoped at part 15 so I didn't get to finish it, but the narrator sounds like Casey Kasem and has a delightful variety of voices.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5good solid book, didn't realize it was a series, now I'll have to look for book 2.It dealt with children who have special mental abilities and a government agency that wants to control them as weapons. Takes place in the 1970's. Enjoyed listening to it. Good audio production.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I came of age in the 1970s, a fact that many people trying to figure me out seem to find significant. In terms of popular culture, it was a mixed bag. It is the decade that brought us The Shining, Sophie's Choice, and Ragtime, Coppola’s The Godfather and Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. On the other hand, it was also the decade of leisure suits, Jonathan Livingston Seagull and the Bee Gees. It was a decade trying to recover from the turbulent times that preceded it, rethinking and reassessing all of the beliefs that it had previously clung to. Psychology became a new religion and The Joy of Sex became the Bible for a new generation. I know I am supposed to be reviewing a reprint of The Fury, originally released in 1976, but this book really is a product of the decade that spawned it, hence the preface. It is a conglomeration of science fiction, horror, political intrigue, and parapsychological thriller with shadowy government agents pursuing two teenagers with psychokinetic abilities, intent on turning them into weapons to use against their enemies. The cast includes a professional government assassin, a hot young psychiatrist, a transvestite, and the quintessential evil genius who uses blackmail to manipulate the powerful into funding and supporting MORG, his super-secret government agency. There is also Gillian and Robin, two teenagers linked throughout history, whose destiny to be twins was thwarted by a prenatal accident. Still, they share a psychic link and powers that they are just beginning to understand. Although the plot seems a bit farfetched now, it should be noted that it was written during the age of Watergate when political skullduggery was the norm and J. Edgar Hoover had files on everyone and used them to make the FBI the powerhouse of law enforcement that it was. There was also a level of gratuitous sexual activity that is unusual today. I found it particularly unsettling in that much of it involved children. Bottom line: A lot of great books were written in the 1970s but The Fury will not be one that stays with me. It lacks originality and its flow is a bit on the clunky side. I also found it to be a bit dated. With references to Annie Green Springs Wine, Johnny Bench and Truman Capote, it makes a better tet for students of pop culture than a thriller. The audio version produced by Tantor Audio was ably narrated by Joe Barret. * The review was based on an advanced reading copy obtained at no cost from the publisher in exchange for an unbiased review. While this does take any ‘not worth what I paid for it’ statements out of my review, it otherwise has no impact on the content of my review.FYI: On a 5-point scale I assign stars based on my assessment of what the book needs in the way of improvements:*5 Stars – Nothing at all. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.*4 Stars – It could stand for a few tweaks here and there but it’s pretty good as it is.*3 Stars – A solid C grade. Some serious rewriting would be needed in order for this book to be considered great or memorable.*2 Stars – This book needs a lot of work. A good start would be to change the plot, the character development, the writing style and the ending. *1 Star – The only thing that would improve this book is a good bonfire.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book was won in the Early Reviewers giveaway. I had wanted to read this since the early 80s but had never gotten around to it. I won this audio version read by Joe Barrett. This was a good book, starts out interesting and builds on characters. This is the story of two psychic teenagers who have a terrible gift and don't know how to use it and the shadow government operatives who want to try and control it. There are some characters I would have loved to see fleshed out a little more, and some characters that are throw away. I was put off by some of the sex scenes and descriptions that seemed gratuitous and unnecessary. Joe Barrett was a delight with his different voices and accents and characterizations. I would like to hear more from him. Fun to listen to.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I really hadn't intended on reading this book this year. In fact, I really hadn't intended on reading this book at all. But having seen it at a book sale for a dime, I figured, why not? I remembered having seen the movie and not being terribly impressed by it…the only thing of note being that some scenes were filmed at Old Chicago, the first (so far as I know) combination indoor amusement park and mall. It was so far ahead of its time it even bombed earlier than it should've. But anyway.
This book came out during what I call The Great Horror Revival. Not that great horror ever went away, but it was Big Steve who brought it back into the center square with the sudden onslaught of "Carrie", "Salem's Lot", and "The Shining". Never mind their quality…consider the timing. They hit so hard and so fast—and rightly so—that suddenly everybody remembered, gee, horror books can be really cool! The films soon followed, and now everybody wanted to get into the act. Clearly the was some coinage to be had.
Not that John Farris needed it, of course, or was trying to cash in. No, it was just coincidence, I'm sure, that Farris puts out this book about highly talented PSI kids being chased by a couple of (probably) sinister agencies, one private, one governmental. Oh, and the father of one of them. It's all fairly complex and surprisingly engaging, which—perhaps not surprisingly—was the exact problem the film had…it just didn't grab you at all. Oh, there was plenty of action to be had—it is a Brian DePalma film, after all— but not much in the way of personality. So this is yet another case of, read the book, don't bother with the movie. Or, if you want to see the scenes with Old Chicago because you remember it fondly, by all means watch it; if nothing else it does feature the wonderful Carrie Snodgress, taken, alas, too soon.
Bottom line: this is a helluva entertaining read. I imagine a lot of the "kids with powers" stories that followed probably drew heavily from this one, as well they should. If only they were as original and well-drawn as this! You won't read it in a day, but you'll want to. Resist that temptation! This is a story to savor. Jamski sez check it out.
Oh. One more thing. When you go looking for this book, you should know that it's got a VERY open ending…meaning that there's sequels out there, and "The Fury" is good enough that you're almost certainly going to want to read them as well, so if you're in a bookstore and happen to find all three, by all means, get them. I can't vouch for the quality of the second two (yet, they're certainly on my list now) but based on the original you can hardly go wrong. Mind you, this doesn't apply in all series (see: "Twilight") but Farris knows his stuff and seems a solid bet. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I had a hard time getting through this. It felt more like I was reading a screenplay than a book. Interesting premise and I actually liked the ending. I suspect I’d like the movie but the book just wasn’t for me.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I think this book may have been a really new twist on the horror genre when it was first released. However, since that was over 30 years ago- I don't think it has held up well with the test of time. The thrills and chills that it presents are not organized very well. At times I felt it was difficult to follow because characters were abruptly introduced. In current times- there is always the inevitable "twist" for stories that everyone expects and I fell into the trap for this one when of coarse there wasn't anything I could really consider a twist in the plot.There are a few moments throughout the book that were right on par with what makes a good story but those were too few to consider this a great read. The one last thing that bothered me - was that the storyline itself was a bit lackluster- I just never made a connection with any of the characters. I am giving it three stars because it didn't have a tidy "Hollywood Ending" and that always gets a kudos from me.It wasn't a horrible read but I still wouldn't really recommend unless you are into psychological fiction and have little else on your wish-list to read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Joe Barrett has a great voice for audiobooks, a bit raspy. The story is a little bit like an early Stephen King story (which is a good thing). A fun thriller with psychic powers and horror elements. This book is from 1976, and the MP3 CD I received says "2017" as its copyright. So, I think this is a newer recording. I recommend it for King fans and fans of horror in general.