Black Canto I of The Nephilim Codex eBook Charles Colyott
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High school sucks.
All the boring classes, petty teachers, and inevitable teen drama.
Being a senior makes it all bearable, though.
At least, it's supposed to.
Unfortunately, Tommy and his friends are about to have a killer year...
All Tommy wanted was a little time to get over his break-up with Alyson. He never asked for a fight with Alyson's bizarro new boyfriend, Eric, but he wasn't about to shy away from it, either.
The only problem is that Eric isn't like other boys... The scars that never seem to heal. The black book - cold to the touch - that he keeps hidden in his basement. The unholy rage, seething just below the surface, set to shatter everything he touches, even the boundaries of hell.
And now, in the midst of what should have been the best time of their lives, Tommy and his friends must try to prevent Eric from achieving his ultimate goal the summoning of a mysterious artifact capable of reducing the earth to ash, or raising it to untold glories...
Black is the genre-bending first book in the epic dark fantasy series The Nephilim Codex, blending the teen angst of a John Hughes movie marathon with Hong Kong action sensibilities and the pulse of a classic goth and alternative soundtrack. This new ebook edition contains an exclusive excerpt from Down - Canto II of The Nephilim Codex.
Black Canto I of The Nephilim Codex eBook Charles Colyott
This book kept me up all night. I didn't want to put it down. The story started out maybe a little bit slowly but then it went into full scale roller coaster mode until the end. Like a roller coaster, the last fifty feet, as the ride winds down, are calmer and quieter and possibly leave you feeling somewhat let down. I sincerely hope there is a Canto II!Product details
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Black Canto I of The Nephilim Codex eBook Charles Colyott Reviews
The old priest arose to do his duty to the Great Mother. He would not neglect her. The villagers demanded a sacrifice. No matter how much he tried to teach them of The Great Mother's love, they would not give up their barbaric practices. When he reached the temple, he thought vandals had desecrated it, only to find it was worse than that - a sacrifice, it was his granddaughter. The Mother anointed him with his granddaughters ashes and told him it was time and proceeded to destroy the temple.
When he awoke, it was to find the villagers gone, only blood left behind. It was a new day, a prophet was born he thought as he walked away from the village.
Tommy's girlfriend had dumped him and hooked up with Eric, a ghoul with ragged hair, greasy skin and clothes that looked like they were from Goodwill. Tommy and Eric had a couple of run-ins, but Tommy told him he really didn't want Alyson back so he didn't need to be jealous. Eric wouldn't let it go.
Tommy and his friends went to the movies and when they came out, Eric and some skin head friends of his were waiting for them. As Bruce and Tommy managed to overpower the skinheads, Eric just stood and watched. When he heard the police sirens coming, he took off.
Tommy had taken the brunt of the fight. He had grabbed the knife being held on Coda with his bare hand. As the doctor was stitching it up, Coda had come in asked why he would do something like that for someone he didn't even know. His response had been, there wasn't anything else he could do. Tommy told Coda about his grandfather, a Taoist monk, who taught him martial arts and how he taught Bruce and some others and she was more than welcome to join them.
Alyson came to Tommy after Eric had given her a box to keep for him. She had opened it and what she had seen inside frightened her. She told them about Eric's dark side and how he was into magic. She thought the book was a grimoire and it gave her the creeps. Tommy thought they should go see an old friend of theirs, Mike Ferguson, who might be able to help them figure out what the book was all about. They warned him not to let Eric find out he had it.
When Tommy and Alyson went back to Mike to see what he found out, Mike had a crazy look on his face. Mike was asking Alyson if Eric had any odd cuts or wounds, when they heard pounding at the doors. They exploded inward. The group was around the table which was surrounded by a blue line, a ward of protection. Eric appeared looking like a monster, with shapes carved all over his face, even his teeth. He broke through the barrier and grabbed Mike demanding the book. When Eric grabbed Tommy, it was all he could do to remain conscious until something hit Eric and dropped him to the floor. Bruce stood there with a piece of railing in his hand. Alyson threw the book to Eric. As Eric said to tell them he was coming, he slit his own throat.
Mike, along with his goth girls were at Eric's grave. When Tommy saw Mike, he told him to enjoy what time he had left. What did he mean by that? The book Eric had was the worst, it dealt with calling the Nephilim. The prophecies had said Eric would return as the Prince of Nephilim. One of the rituals involved eating a fetus cut from the womb.
As Mike began telling them about his delve into magic, he had to show them examples and do a lot of explaining. Will Eric return as the Prince of Nephilim? What will he do it he does return? Would he destroy them or the whole world?
As the Peris, Mike's goth girls, told the history of the First of the Host and the Great Creation, it made me think of the Charmed Ones, a TV program currently in re-runs. They mention the grimoire, the hollow, demons, vampires, ghouls...........
The characters
Bruce and Tommy were good fighters, but they only used violence when necessary. Bruce was more of a goof off and Tommy was more serious, mystical even. Tommy was such a good guy. He knew he could take violence to a new level, but he tried really hard to control it. Bruce could go from a foul-mouthed, trash talking screw up to a sweet big-hearted teddy bear with Kung-fu. He did a great job of hiding his most intimate feelings.
Coda was a beautiful, loving, "good girl". It was hard for her to go after what was right for her because she was always trying to do the right thing by others.
Eric was a rotten person even before he turned himself evil. He thought all humanity was shit.
Alyson didn't care about anyone but herself. She had given Tommy his first kiss, she was Tommy's first sexual experience, his first love and she betrayed him.
Dan was a spineless, rich boy who didn't have many deep feelings. He had that rich way of assuming certain things would happen.
Dude - I am speechless - WOW - awesome. Amazing doesn't even cover it. Knocked my f___ing socks off. I'm pissed at having to wait for the next one. I gotta have it and I want it now. I wrote those words as soon as I passed the last period of the book. I was very surprised that I liked it so much. I like reading this type of book, but I'm not usually so engrossed and excited by the story. After I was about halfway through I began to eat it up, as if I had been starving and the food was the words. Ate the words like M & M's, my favorite candy. Even when the book was at it's darkest, it could raise a chuckle out of me. The writing was great and it was hard for me to put it down. It surpassed a five-star review. I thought the cover was very interesting and the color combination caught my eye. The cover and title are things that influence me and I like when they pertain to the story. The story was definitely black and dark. The blood and gore I like usually comes in the form of a murder mystery, but the carnage in this book had me unable to put it down until I found a spot in the story where the action slowed down a little bit and I could take a breath. This is a must read on your list.
Black -- Canto I of The Nephilim Codex
"Black--Canto I of the Nephilim Codex" by Charles Colyott is a wonderful book that appeals to all ages of Fantasy/Horror lovers.
Although the story is focused around high school seniors, there is nothing juvenile about the plot, the subject matter or the writing. The main character, Tommy, takes life more seriously than most 17 year-old boys, thanks to Wang Fu training by his Taoist monk great-grandfather, from whom he learned much more than just martial arts. He is respectful, honorable, loyal and deals with most situations with a maturity far beyond his years. These are rare qualities in a boy his age, and I was happy to see them. But Tommy isn't a pansy, either, and neither is his best friend, Bruce, who seems like a real horn-dog, but actually shares these same qualities with Tommy...they're just not evident at the get-go.
Tommy, Bruce and a few of their friends are drawn into battle with evil supernatural beings, and the story does not have a happy ending...yet. But you do get another of Mr. Colyott's incredibly exciting cliffhanger endings, that makes me want to cheer him then beat the crap outta him for leaving me in a misery of wanting more and wondering just what the hell is going to happen next.
Bravo, Mr. Colyott! And thank you for sharing your wonderful talent and imagination with the world. I can't wait for Canto II of the Nephilim Codex.
I'll admit, I initially picked this up because it had been suggested to me by a friend and was free, but having read it, I'll pay full price for the sequel. I wouldn't really call it HORROR horror - more horror lite, but it is very well written and while the plot tends to spend more time on the band of friends and their interactions, than on the horror elements, I, for one, didn't mind.
The author does a kick ass job with the characters and the humor is realistic and funny as hell. Tommy is the protag of the story, but Bruce steals the show in nearly every scene he's in. I found this a quick, enjoyable read, a couple of the elements were a tad over the top and possibly a little cliched (boy steals girl from bland boyfriend, girls parents are racist, over the top religious nuts, that kind of thing) - but not terribly so. I enjoyed it as much as I enjoy both old kung-fu movies and 70's Hong Kong shoot-em-up's like The Killer and Hardboiled (which is a lot) - movies it seems the author enjoys as well.
And I'm not even the target demographic (young and male). I'm only surprised the author didn't go the traditional publishing route, this is certainly better than 50% of the stuff on the shelves at your local bookstore in any category. Well worth a read, I'll be checking out his other stuff. Don't let the fact that I gave it 4 stars rather than 5 put you off. It only means that I usually reserve 5 stars for books that are life changers, the ones that make you see things forever different in some small way, that you didn't before you read them - and there aren't too many on that list.
This book kept me up all night. I didn't want to put it down. The story started out maybe a little bit slowly but then it went into full scale roller coaster mode until the end. Like a roller coaster, the last fifty feet, as the ride winds down, are calmer and quieter and possibly leave you feeling somewhat let down. I sincerely hope there is a Canto II!
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