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Not Of Us Kindle Edition

by Richard Schiver (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Some silver linings harbor a dark secret of their own.

For the crew of the B-29 bomber, The Painted Lady, the island near where they crash landed, offered hope for their survival. Even the discovery of a Japanese garrison on the island did little to dash their hopes of a speedy recovery.

Lt Arata, the Japanese commander, is battling dysentery and low morale, the result of their obvious abandonment by the emperor. They haven't seen a supply boat in over three months, and the medical supplies they need are running dangerously low. The discovery of the Americans reinvigorates his command, and they set out to capture the crew.

It isn't long before the crew of the Painted Lady learn the Japanese are the least of their worries. One of their gunners is infected by something they don't understand and Captain Davidson is confronted by an age-old dilemma.

Allow his men to be rescued, and risk releasing an infection that could destroy everything they hold dear or keep them on the island forever.

Would you be willing to give up your life to save the world?
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    November 6, 2018
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07K82Y3T4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severed Press (November 6, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 6, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1104 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 148 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 192584031X
  • Customer Reviews:
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Richard Schiver

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Richard writes in the genres of horror and dark fantasy. He prefers the quiet approach that leaves readers glancing over their shoulder to make sure nothing is sneaking up on them. The author of seven novels, two novellas, and a collection of short stories. His short work has appeared in a range of publications from Dark Moon Digest to The Backbone Mountain Review. His most recent work is Cursed, about a small town ghost story that is proving to be more fact than fiction.

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ellen coffey
5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful from start to finish
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021
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This story hooked me from the very first page and I found the story so compelling that I couldn't put my kindle down. This was a roller coaster ride of terror that didn't let up for one second. The characters were believable and their fear was palatable as I waited in suspense for each character to meet his fate. The end provided a surprise twist that I didn't see coming. Well done!
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Cyranthis
3.0 out of 5 stars If H.P. Lovecraft wrote the Predator...I imagine it would be like this.
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2019
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This book is good, one of the best Severed Press books I've ever read. However, it has some problems. The number of flashbacks in this book feel overwhelming and make it a little hard to keep track of what's going on at times as if the author was trying to increase the word count.

The rushed ending is disappointing.

Also, the Author himself can't seem to decide what these things on the island are. We get the Lovecraftian "monster from beyond time" angle. Ancient gods, space aliens at some point, to the "thing that should not be" and none of these things explain why it is trapped on the island. If its a sea creature couldn't it just go anywhere at any time? I read some parts twice and still didn't understand why it was trapped on the island.

The behavior is highly inconsistent, too. Sometimes it absorbs people, sometimes it infects people and other times it just strings people up for others to find.

The monster is so overwhelming that it's almost the most boring part of the book. Learning about the island's history was much more interesting, the creature, whatever it is, could have used some good old fashioned human resistance to make it interesting. The sense of "Maybe we can win here," is nonexistent pretty early on. I would have enjoyed a couple of brutal battles with the thing, even if the ending turned out the same way.

Anyway, it's a pretty good book. Not perfect, but totally worth picking up. It's not short on brutality, but I wish it had a little more action. This feels like the beginning of a really great series, maybe part two is coming. I'd read it. If only to get more answers about what it is going on.

Like the title, if Lovecraft wrote the Predator, it'd be like this in some capacity, I imagine.
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Matthew W. Quinn
4.0 out of 5 stars A Fast, Entertaining Read
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2019
Kindle Unlimited reader here. NOT OF US is a fast, entertaining read. I think I finished it in two or three sessions on the elliptical. I particularly liked the author's depiction of the World War II Japanese military--the extreme brutality of the soldiers toward one another and the tenuous control superiors often had over their subordinates are things that aren't well-known.

My one quibble is that the ending felt more than a little rushed. I would have liked to see the discovery of the true nature of the island's creatures, the internal battle he fought, and the submarine sequences played out over a longer period.

Still a pretty good book.
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