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    Permanent Winter
    Permanent Winter
    Permanent Winter
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    Permanent Winter

    By Grant Palmquist

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    Deep in the underbelly of Nepenthe, California, an ageless evil stalks the night, killing without mercy, drawing weak and strong alike into its eternal embrace...and this frigid winter the evil is spreading like a plague that threatens to swallow the city whole.

    The only thing standing in its way is twenty-two-year-old Joshua, who sets out on a mission to destroy the ancient evil...and thus begins a dizzying journey into the heart of darkness, where Joshua navigates a nightmare world of clubs and caves, pain and pleasure, life and death...

    ...and comes face to face with a horror that will test his will to live and drive him past the point of madness into something else entirely...something far worse.

    Permanent Winter is a roller-coaster ride of terror that will send chills up your spine.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGrant Palmquist
    Release dateApr 30, 2012
    ISBN9781476050607
    Permanent Winter
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    Grant Palmquist

    Grant Palmquist is the author of the science-fiction novel Azure and four horror novels: A Song After Dark, Permanent Winter, Dirge, and The Seer. His short stories have appeared in Chizine, Dogmatika, and Underground Voices.

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    • 4/5
      I'm at a bit of a loss of how to review this book. On one hand, it was very interesting, but on the other, I was kind of over the main characters personal issues. It sounded like he had some kind of mental issue that was going unaddressed. The ending was bit unbelievable and disappointing, with the main character joining the evil side but trying to stay good at the same time.
    • 4/5
      I received a free ARC copy from the author. This book was not easy for me to get into. I've read lots of books with dark content yet I felt this was was very slow in places. While the charchers Blane and Skye kept things moving the jumping back and forth between different characters, Ron, Hank and Mallory to Joshua and Ruth didn't help me get into the story. I felt the character Joshua while important was a really slow character and I'm not sure why Ruth is there because they don't seem to have the greatest relationship. When I just got into it the story ended.
    • 5/5
      When people in Nepenthe, California begin disappearing. A Man of God young Joshua is having visions. He is determined to find out what is happening?What he finds out is like nothing he could ever imagine. A fast paced horror story. If you enjoy creepy gory stories i highly recommend you read a permanent winter.
    • 1/5
      Although I usually enjoy vampire books, this one didn't appeal to me. It was a dark and depressing tale, and, unfortunately, stayed depressing. The name 'Permanent Winter' is an apt title because the book left you with no hope at all. Another problem I had reading this book was the amount of violence in it. Yes, a vampire theme is usually violent at times, but I think there was just too much violence in this one. Combining sex with the violence completely put me off. It was rape & exploitation of women. Definitely not my kind of book.
    • 4/5
      I liked this book. I hope that there will be more about Joshua and Ruth. I will be getting more books.
    • 3/5
      loved the book, hated the non-ending
    • 4/5
      Permanent Winter by Grant PalmquistPeople in Nepenthe, California are disappearing. Young Joshua, a man of God is having visions and he is determined to find out what is happening. What he discovers is nothing he could even imagine.A fast paced horror story. If you like gory, creepy, "jump out of your seat" reads, then this is the book for you. A scary read!
    • 4/5
      Skye and Blane are vampires that prey on everyone no matter the gender. Skye keeps asking for a baby but Blane says that they can't have baby because it wouldn't work. Skye refuses to believe Blane. Hank is down on his luck especially since his divorce and estrangement from his son Joshua. Hank doesn't know what to do with his life now. He's only going thru the motions anyway. Joshua is searching for God and getting no answers anyway. Joshua meets Ruth which changes everything for him. He just doesn't know it yet. Ruth becomes a light in Joshua's world. Will Skye get what she wants? Will Hank remain lost? Will Joshua continue to seek God? Your answers await you in Permanent Winter.I gotta admit that Mr. Palmquist writes riveting book from first page to last page. He doesn't write your typical horror books but creates uniquely inspired works that suck you in and don't let go either. I'm definitely looking forward to more of Mr. Palmquist's work in the future.
    • 4/5
      This was a great vampire read! I have read everything from this author and have found him to be a solid horror writer! I really liked the darkness to this book and the way it sucked me in to the book literally! The main characters were solid, the story moved along at a great pace, and there was plenty of gore and action throughout! I read this book in just a few days and hope the author will do a sequel! The only thing I didn't like about this book was that it finished to quickly.
    • 3/5
      This book has a lot of potential, but was very hard to get into. A few of the charactors were your basic run of the mill vampire. I did like the charactor of Joshua and his love story with Ruth. I would have liked more on them. I felt the story bounced around a lot with many different POV's. The plot twist was good, but then filtered away. The book does end in a way that leaves it open to another one.
    • 2/5
      This story had real potential. There were classical references (Nepenthe,The Hero's Quest), time-honored themes (coming of age, questions of faith), and glimpses of sophisticated vocabulary (aphotic was a new one for me and perfect for a book dealing in shadows!) - all hallmarks of books I enjoy. But the references were a bit in-your-face, the themes touched on but not fully explored, and the vocabulary a flirtation which crept into play about halfway through the novel. Grant Palmquist has the makings of a talented author, and this is clearly an early book. Sexual references abounded (I now have a pretty good idea of how to get into a peepshow... and how to score the grand finale), but they were more sophomoric than titillating. Joshua's (character) angst felt very real, but also a bit young, and I waited in vain for his psychotic break (budding schizophrenia?). Characters flitted in and out, and anyone could be killed off at any time, so it was difficult to become attached. Everything was gearing up for the war between Mallory and Ron to begin, and then the story abruptly ended. Tension built but met with ambiguity rather than resolution. Kind of a let down. Then again, maybe I'm not the intended audience. I'm picky (particularly in horror/fantasy), and have look for a certain elegance in horror. But it is easy to critique and not so easy to write. I applaud Mr. Palmquist for adding to the cannon of vampire tales, and doubt that this will be the end of the saga or the characters of Permanent Winter.
    • 4/5
      Permanent Winter, by: Grant Palmquist.Skye the master; a classic vampire of focus and attraction, has exerted near total control over his victims through deception. His vampire minions and undercurrent of human night life have set up an underground dedicated solely to harvesting blood for vampire consumption.Joshua’s background is rooted in God and family, and his hope for humanity is at low ebb. Joshua, now a victim is caught up with the vampires on the fringes of civilization. Joshua becomes an old-world vampire hunter of his own trials and Skye. Descriptive dialogue; in this ever expanding earthy vampire world, drives this plot moving the story quickly with less narrative.Joshua who, still feels human, is under the Master's thrall. Joshua’s past supports him as he strives to step into freedom. The plot barrels forward with increasing momentum and the authors' knack for thoughtful horror and striking imagery remains intact. Joshua’s battle provides a satisfying conclusion to an intelligent, utterly chilling horror novel.I received this book with a request for an honest review.

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