LORD OF THE FEAST - Tim Waggoner


 Kate is the daughter of a cultist, a part of a group who once tried to create their own god from mis-matched body parts. Things didn't go well and the body parts were distributed among the group until they might be ready to try again.  Now, Kate, and her cousin Ethan, are ready to make that next attempt. But they'll have to journey through a bizarre, dark wonderland of odd and dangerous people to get there.

It can be next to impossible to sum up a Tim Waggoner book.  He pushes boundaries (going beyond the 'acceptable') and ALWAYS brings us memorable characters. This novel is definitely no exception. The characters here are so much bloody fun. Mr Yes and Mrs No ... I don't think I'll ever forget them.  

Combined with Waggoner's wit, wackiness, and wild storytelling, we're taken on truly horrific adventure. Waggoner, more than any horror writer that I've read, regularly takes the reader to a dark Wonderland, and I absolutely love the trip.

Waggoner manages to combine psychological horror with splatterpunk and he doesn't tread lightly. Gore can (and will) be direct and in-your-face.  I generally don't like this style of horror, but Waggoner has been the one exception for me. And it isn't just the horror that builds through the course of the book, but the insanity (of the situation, the characters, the story) increases as well.

I first read Tim Waggoner ten years ago, with his Shadow Watch books (Night Terrors and Dream Stalkers) and I was instantly hooked and while I've enjoyed most of Waggoner's books I've read since then, this is the first one that really matches the originality in character and concept since those books a decade ago.

Looking for a good book?  If you enjoy horror, dark and in your face, do yourself a favor and read Tim Waggoner's Lord of the Feast.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

4-1/2 stars

* * * * * *

Lord of the Feast

author: Tim Waggoner

publisher: Flame Tree Press

ISBN: 9781787586369

paperback, 304 pages

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