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Dawn of the Spiders Kindle Edition

by Brian O'Gorman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 271 ratings
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A virus designed to control the burgeoning spider population causes them to mutate into overgrown, venomous killers. A large horde of the spiders take over the small village of Newtown, killing all but two of its residents. Laurence Johnson and Chloe Jones have only been together one night after Laurence parted ways with his wife. They find themselves trapped in the house with no way of escaping. Their only hope is to try and stay alive long enough for the army to intervene. Lorna Johnson is on the outskirts of town with nowhere to go and the spider invasion taking control. Her only hope of survival lies with a team headed up by Doctor Michael Briggs. He has a plan to stop the invasion before it gets out of hand. But he is running out of time and he is running out of allies. If he doesn't move quickly then mankind will face the darkest day it has ever known.
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    The Spiders
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  5. Publication date
    June 3, 2016
  6. File size
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01GLRIVTW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Floaty Ruler; 3rd edition (June 3, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 3, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1343 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 143 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 271 ratings

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3.6 out of 5 stars
3.6 out of 5
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Elizabeth A. Means
5.0 out of 5 stars Brian O'Gorman's international best seller returns
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2016
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Brian O'Gorman's international best seller returns. A virus designed to control the burgeoning spider population causes them to mutate into overgrown, venomous killers. A large hoard of the spiders take over the small village of Newtown, killing all but two of its residents. Laurence Johnson and Chloe Jones have only been together one night after Laurence parted ways with his wife. They find themselves trapped in the house with no way of escaping. Their only hope is to try and stay alive long enough for the army to intervene. Lorna Johnson is on the outskirts of town with nowhere to go and the spider invasion taking control. Her only hope of survival lies with a team headed up by Doctor Michael Briggs. He has a plan to stop the invasion before it gets out of hand. But he is running out of time and he is running out of allies. If he doesn't move quickly then mankind will face the darkest day it has ever known

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OMG this is the perfect book to read just after sunset,its creepy, scary, as well as hair-raising. if you don't have a fear of spiders before you read this , you will after worlds, all the time I was reading it I got so caught up in the story that I kept feeling like something was crawling on my arms and hands, and when ever something touch my arm I would jump, the only other spider book I've read this year that made me feel like that was The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone , also while I was reading Dawn of the Spiders: Special Edition I kept thing to myself what was they thinking when they designed that virus , its a must read.
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laurathomas61
4.0 out of 5 stars Great first read of this author
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2016
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Yep. This would be a good movie. The first thing I though of was some of those old black and white ones. Or maybe something along the lines of Eight Legged Freaks, which was actually scary fun.

It figures that the government caused the end of the world. They act first, never ask questions, and bang! There goes everything and everyone we know and love.

Now, a town struggles to survive as hungry mutant spiders cocoon it.

Sounds good, doesn’t it? I sure had fun, even though spiders are a phobia of mine. Perhaps it’s good for me to read about them. Maybe it’ll help me to face down those evil little monsters. Maybe not. I do know it was a thrilling read. And my heart goes out to those that didn’t survive.

Grab this book. It’s a fast thrill ride to a messy ending. Caused by the spiders, of course, not the author’s writing. That was good too.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Okay
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2016
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It was just okay. I read sci fi and horror like an addict and one thing I insist on is that a book must have at least one character that I can get behind and that I feel connected too. This book just didn't have that.
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englishman54
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2017
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Enjoyable and fast paced. Very graphic. Not for kids. I would recommend this book if you like gory books with lots of sex.
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Annette
4.0 out of 5 stars Delivers.
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017
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I saw the title, and felt a secret smile grow in my mind. It's a very good read as the calendar climbs toward Halloween.

Understand, this is not a fantastic story, just a very good tale that would fit perfectly in my childhood memories of the creepy crawling subjects of old.

It is not a kiddie tale. Risky scenes of adult nature are part of the imagery here. I kept thinking of this read like the 50's creature features in dazzling black and white.

I will end this with the comment that I was happy I read it and loved the classic open ended ending that made me think of the swirling soundtrack that always played once the monster was dead and the danger over.

Or is it? 😁
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Miss Lyn
2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2016
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Two few spiders,too much obsessing about sex. Did not finish.
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DragonMoon
1.0 out of 5 stars If I could give a lower rating I would
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2017
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This has to be one of the worst books I've ever read and the most disgusting part was torturing myself to the end. The first third wasn't much more than poorly written porn with a brief teaser, and most of the rest was just poorly written, with more degenerate porn mixed in with a failed attempt at a decent story.

There 'might' be a decent 20 or 25 page short story hidden in there somewhere, but the author did his best to hide it amongst the garbage.

If I could give a negative rating I would,. The most embarrassing part, other than admitting that I read it through to the end, is that I didn't demand a refund.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not really scary
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2017
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Okay read. Not very exciting.
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kayleigh whittle
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, affective horror
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2023
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An author with an uncanny nack of taking the simplest of scares,the simplest of everyday fears and playing upon them. This book as with all of this authors novels are full of characters that are ultimately and fittingly flawed, imperfect. Characters and storyline you can totally get on board with and relate to on a completely human level. A story that will crawl Into you mind and play on your deep seeded fears with more to come. Ace!
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Karl Redekopp
3.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Reviewed in Canada on November 20, 2017
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Well if u like to be scared by spiders this is probably the book for you. It has some editing and pacing issues, but it is very entertaining. Not bad at all.
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Helen
5.0 out of 5 stars A great horror story!
Reviewed in Italy on September 21, 2017
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When a virus causes spiders to mutate, the residents of Newtown don't know what's going to hit them. Blood, gore, and creepy gigantic spiders that are out for human flesh - I think you can guess what type of book it's going to be from the title and the cover!! This is a great read that keeps you turning the pages, even though you know that each scene is going to be worse than the last. Brian O'Gorman is definitely good at scaring his readers!
I'd like to say I never want to see another spider again, but I've preordered the sequel...
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George Beazley
4.0 out of 5 stars My review. Dawn Of the spiders.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2023
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It was quite good. It did hold my attenion just about. I will in fact read the next book in the series which is Day If The Spiders.
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Graham S
3.0 out of 5 stars Not particularly gripping
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2022
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Like some other reviews,, bad choice of wording at times, story line doesn't flow particularly well in my opinion. So unlikely to read the next two books in thee series.... sorry.
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