The Troop: A Novel
“The Troop scared the hell out of me, and I couldn’t put it down. This is old-school horror at its best.” —Stephen King
Lord of the Flies meets 28 Days Later in this “grim microcosm of terror and desperation haunting” (Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author) following a scout troop on a terrifying fight for survival when they come across a mysterious—and deadly—stranger in the Canadian wilderness.
Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip—a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. But when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsite—shockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungry—Tim and the boys are exposed to something far more frightening than any tale of terror. The human carrier of a bioengineered nightmare. A horrifying contagion that spreads faster than fear. A harrowing struggle for survival with no escape from the elements, the infected…or one another.
Part parasitic horror, part survival thriller—and all-consuming—this tightly written, edge-of-your-seat thriller takes you deep into the heart of darkness, where fear feeds on sanity…and terror hungers for more.
Lord of the Flies meets 28 Days Later in this “grim microcosm of terror and desperation haunting” (Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author) following a scout troop on a terrifying fight for survival when they come across a mysterious—and deadly—stranger in the Canadian wilderness.
Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip—a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. But when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsite—shockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungry—Tim and the boys are exposed to something far more frightening than any tale of terror. The human carrier of a bioengineered nightmare. A horrifying contagion that spreads faster than fear. A harrowing struggle for survival with no escape from the elements, the infected…or one another.
Part parasitic horror, part survival thriller—and all-consuming—this tightly written, edge-of-your-seat thriller takes you deep into the heart of darkness, where fear feeds on sanity…and terror hungers for more.
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I had a hard time getting into this book. I did finish it, which was insufferable. It physically made me nasiuous in so many ways and for nothing. Boring AND disgusting. The author used entirely to many similes, euphemisms, and parallels in his descriptions, making it even harder to read. I think the story may appeal to someone if it had been written or presented differently, and that's the only reason I gave any stars at all.
WOW! I’m still trying to come to grips with what I just read. It was horrifying, gross, anger inducing, heart wrenching and I could not stop reading it. I can't imagine going through what those kids went through.
I really liked the writing; it was smooth and oh so descriptive. I could see the worms in my mind’s eye as I was reading. The psychological aspect of what the Dr was doing is just... I have no words. The descriptions of the test subjects and what they went through… just awful! I mean I get the appeal of quick weight loss but that’s a huge hell no for me on that one! I agree with the admiral et all being up on charges. I really feel they could have doused the kids with antibiotics and maybe a few more of them would have lived. Not Shelly, he was a psycho, what he did to Eff… I was so mad, he deserved everything he got. Then to have Newt go out the way he did... just sad.
The ending left me wondering though, is Max that sort of “hungry”?? Hummmmmm.
I could have done without about 90% of the gory descriptions and animal cruelty. I'm so glad that I read this, instead of listened to it. I was able to skip some of the detail. It was suspenseful and I kept thinking, for me, it would have been so much better without that consistently high level of gruesomeness.
I really enjoyed this book from start to finish. I loved the personalities of the characters and it kept me on the edge of my seat!
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