Darkness in the Valley An Uncanny Dossier The Uncanny Chronicles Book 2 eBook Gregory Miller John York
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Return to Uncanny Valley
…the remarkable town supposedly destroyed in 1948, where paranormal is normal and the unusual is traditional. Now it reaches out from the past again through an extraordinary bundle of journals and documents that chronicle a season of the community’s darkest hours.
It is 1909, and Uncanny Valley’s tranquility is shattered by greed and distrust after the offer of a full-scale buyout by Tarkington Mining. Yet when the residents take blind Ben Driscoll’s advice, “Don’t sell,” an even greater shadow quickly descends – one that uses human weakness as a weapon – and its purpose is darker than anyone can imagine.
Together, Norton Weiss, Emmett Fielding, and Roger Burlington try to counter the growing incidents of intimidation and destruction. But after an evening of unspeakably brutal murders, the whole town – both the living and the dead – has to strike back, using every strange skill and hidden secret at its disposal.
With Darkness in the Valley, author Gregory Miller has crafted a spellbinding novel, bringing back familiar characters from The Uncanny Valley and introducing many new ones, all of whom are indispensable to this small borderland community balanced precariously on the edge of two worlds.
Darkness in the Valley An Uncanny Dossier The Uncanny Chronicles Book 2 eBook Gregory Miller John York
I loved the first Uncanny Valley book, and this one is a worthy follow-up. Whereas the various stories in the first story were largely self-contained, this book has a definite story arc: Set in the early 1900s, it follows the events when a mining company tries to take over the town. This being Uncanny Valley, there are many supernatural goings-on that affect how things play out.Like the first book, the story is told through residents' stories, in this case mostly excerpts from people's personal journals. It's an unusual format that Miller pulls off very well. This approach provides the intimacy of first-person narration without being stuck in one's person perspective.
I would categorize this book as dark fantasy rather than horror, since I never experienced the stress that tends to come with horror, only the curiosity about what would happen. Regardless of the genre, I highly recommend it.
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Darkness in the Valley An Uncanny Dossier The Uncanny Chronicles Book 2 eBook Gregory Miller John York Reviews
Andy Griffith meets Twilight Zone....an all at once scarey, homey, engaging tale that makes the creepy seem like an everyday, fascinating occurence. Set in a small backwater town that feels like Mayberry, the folks of Uncanny Valley are ANYTHING but the prosaic innocents they first seem to be...you'll enjoy your visit there.
If only my 's battery could last more than a few hours! This story was exciting, sad, terrifying, sweet and horrifying in turns. I both wanted to visit a place like Uncanny Valley, but avoid a place like Uncanny Valley all at the same time. If one has ever been privileged to visit, and even live in a small town, one is lucky indeed. To live in one where neighbors feel more like family and are there for one another in even the darkest of times are blessed.
What a unique read! I didn’t want to put the book down but I also didn’t want to finish it. I was gonna feel so lost not looking forward to finding out about all the different things going on. This is a one of a kind book. Read the first one. You will be hooked. Amazing imagination and I wish I could find a place like Uncanny to live.
I really enjoyed Book One, The Uncanny Valley, a sort of bizarre Lake Wobegon. This novel was more linear, written by a master of prose, making it easier to read in fits and starts. In addition to supernatural horror, there are also strong fantasy elements. The people of Uncanny Valley have the strengths of small town and rural people everywhere but more so. A necessity in order to live in a place as unusual and dangerous as this town and valley. The characters are well developed real people, many of them people you would like to know.
I found Darkness in the Valley to be just as entertaining as Uncanny Valley, the first book in the series. It follows the same format where the story unfolds from the diary entries of different residents of the valley. Where it does differ is that this covers one event; whereas Uncanny Valley was made up of anecdotes of different goings on in this strange town.
It was good to see some of the characters return from Uncanny Valley. I also found the new characters that are introduced to be just as interesting.
Gregory Miller does an excellent job once again of blending the fantastical element with reality. Things do get seriously creepy at times and you do get a good sense of dread and suspense as the tale unfolds.
I will look forward hopefully to a third visit to this strange and wonderful location.
I have no doubt that I will read this book to my children one day. Most likely during a scary thunderstorm lol. This eerie book sort of reminded me of a Grimm's fairytale and struck my heart with the same wonder and fear those classic tales did when I was a child.
I honestly can't remember the last time that I was so impressed with an author's writing style. The prose is absolutely beautiful and I would probably have to go back to one of the classics to find something comparable. If you read other people's reviews you will know that I am not exaggerating.
And I also have to mention the stunning shift that occurs a little over halfway through the novel. I don't want to give anything away but I thought it was such a brilliant way to incorporate what made the first book "Uncanny Valley" so enjoyable. That section was my favorite part of the novel by far.
My only nitpick is that at times it can be a little confusing figuring out which character is narrating. This could easily be solved in future editions by listing each character's profession and age with every journal entry instead of just for their first entry. Readers would most likely have an easier time remembering someone's profession/age rather than their name.
Other than that, this book was pretty close to perfect so it gets five stars from me. I can't wait for the sequel and to read more from this extremely talented author. )
This is probably one of the most well-written, BEST books I have read in a long time. As I am 70 and a voracious reader so that actually says quite a bit! Dark fantasy, some horror, well developed characters showing both the best and worst that people are capable of. No real gore because this isn't the equivalent of a "slasher" type horror. More the kind of horror that actually makes you think (like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) although the writing is so good you don't MIND thinking about it. Also, kudos to whoever edited this book. It was a real pleasure to read a book and not have to stop and figure something out because of sloppy and/or no editing. This was the first book I had ever read by this author and you can bet I will be reading whatever is already out there and following him to get notice of upcoming books.
I loved the first Uncanny Valley book, and this one is a worthy follow-up. Whereas the various stories in the first story were largely self-contained, this book has a definite story arc Set in the early 1900s, it follows the events when a mining company tries to take over the town. This being Uncanny Valley, there are many supernatural goings-on that affect how things play out.
Like the first book, the story is told through residents' stories, in this case mostly excerpts from people's personal journals. It's an unusual format that Miller pulls off very well. This approach provides the intimacy of first-person narration without being stuck in one's person perspective.
I would categorize this book as dark fantasy rather than horror, since I never experienced the stress that tends to come with horror, only the curiosity about what would happen. Regardless of the genre, I highly recommend it.
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