Ex-Purgatory (Ex-Heroes), by Peter Clines
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Ex-Purgatory (Ex-Heroes), by Peter Clines
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“Riveting…a multipart zombies-versus-superheroes franchise that seems destined for the big screen.” ―LA Weekly on the Ex-Heroes series
When he’s awake, George Bailey is just an ordinary man. Five days a week he coaxes his old Hyundai to life, curses the Los Angeles traffic, and clocks in at his job as a handyman at the local college.
But when he sleeps, George dreams of something more.
George dreams of flying. He dreams of fighting monsters. He dreams of a man made of pure lightning, an armored robot, a giant in an army uniform, a beautiful woman who moves like a ninja.
Then one day as he’s walking from one fix-it job to the next, a pale girl in a wheelchair tells George of another world, one in which civilization fell to a plague that animates the dead―and in which George is no longer a glorified janitor but one of humanity’s last heroes.
Her tale sounds like madness, of course. But as George’s dreams and his waking life begin bleeding together, he starts to wonder―which is the real world, and which is just fantasy?
Ex-Purgatory (Ex-Heroes), by Peter Clines- Amazon Sales Rank: #2726434 in Books
- Brand: Clines, Peter/ Snyder, Jay (NRT)
- Published on: 2015-06-23
- Formats: Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.75" h x .50" w x 5.25" l,
- Running time: 10 Hours
- Binding: MP3 CD
Review "Good clean fun ... A fabulously geeky adventure" Kirkus
About the Author Peter Clines has published several pieces of short fiction and countless articles on the film and television industries. He currently lives and writes in Southern California.
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30 of 35 people found the following review helpful. Easily my least favorite of the series. By Amazon Customer Let me start by saying that I LOVE the Ex-Heroes series and I was eagerly awaiting this next installment as soon as I finished Ex-Communication.With that said, I was very disappointed with this story and as I was approaching the half way point in the book I was intending to blast it in this review. Only the strong second half of the book raised it to 3 stars in my opinion and allowed me to call it "OK".FYI; I'll try my best not to include spoilers in this review.My biggest problem? This story was SO SLOW to develop. As a reader, I was able to figure out most of what was really going on and who was most likely behind it within the first half dozen chapters. Why did Mr. Clines feel the need to continue beating that dead horse for more than HALF the book?I'm not kidding, at the 50% mark of the book I was still reading about George Bailey having nightmares about zombies, driving to work in his crappy Hyundai, changing light bulbs and throwing out the garbage!OK! We get it!! Now please move on!I realize that establishing the fact that the world seems normal and despite the nightmares he's having, George accepts it.But damn! For more than half the book?? I thought that after George finally met up with Stealth in that fantasy world things would finally start coming together and the story could begin to move forward; but no! We had another half dozen chapters of George ignoring obvious clues and emptying dumpsters! Come on man! The first half of this story was like a homework assignment instead of recreational reading.So what "saved" it? Well once the main characters FINALLY got all together and saw through the deception, the story, character interaction and writing took on that familiar Ex-Heroes style that made the previous books so enjoyable.And when we finally meet the true antagonist, I will admit, I didn't see that twist coming! Overall, it was an OK installment and since it's a necessary part of the total story, any fan of the series will have to read it. I just won't be re-reading this one like I've done with all the previous books.
24 of 29 people found the following review helpful. Ex-tra Good! By WryGuy2 Ex-Purgatory is the fourth book in author Peter Clines' series about a small band of superheroes protecting a remnant of humanity from zombies in Los Angeles, California. While the premise sounds like the series could be cheesy, they're actually smartly-written novels that are as much character studies as urban fantasy action novels. Below are my thoughts on this book, and note that I do not give spoilers.One of the problems with a continuing series starring the same characters, such as this one, is that it basically has to go one of two ways: either the monsters and protagonists have to become increasingly powerful relative to earlier books to up the stakes, or the protagonists remain relatively stable with regards to their abilities and the author develops interesting plot-lines to keep the reader involved. There isn't a right or wrong way to go, imho. In this series, the author goes with the latter approach. While reading the promotional blurb, I thought this book might be a prequel to the other three books, but it's not, it's an interesting plot line. :-)At first, I was a bit thrown off by the pace and premise of the book, as it differs somewhat in style and format from his earlier books (for example, there are no flashback sequences that are somewhat prevalent in his other novels), but as the story progressed and I began to understand what was happening, it rapidly drew me deeply in. The story is still centered around George Bailey, aka The Mighty Dragon, aka St George, but the other main characters are also deeply involved, and as a bonus, you get to learn more about Stealth's background.As typical in this series, the writing is excellent, the plot is hole-free, and the story includes helpings of humor and pathos. If you enjoyed the earlier books, you will enjoy this one. But if you haven't read them, don't start here, as you really won't be able to follow what's happening, start with the first book "Ex-Heroes.Overall, this is another outstanding effort from Peter Clines. I highly recommend the book and give it five stars.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Exciting fourth title in a fascinating series! By M. Wanchoo CLASSIFICATION: Mixing zombies with superheroes in a desolate world, Peter Clines' Ex series is George Romero's Dawn of the Dead crossed with The Avengers (Marvel).ANALYSIS: Peter Clines has to be admired, after three titles in the Ex series, he still knows how to keep this series fresh. I was a little skeptical as to how he would go ahead with this story considering the events of the last book but the blurb of the book was simply irresistible. It seemed to be taking the series in a new direction and I was curious to see where the author was taking the series and characters.With this fourth volume, we begin in a world wherein George Bailey (St. George/The Mighty Dragon) is a simple janitor and not the superhero we know him to be. He has no inkling of his other life wherein we have met him and many others in a world overrun by zombies or Ex-humans as they are known. This world however has no such apocalypse happening to it, but there's a girl who call herself Madelyn Sorenson and sort of remembers a different world.Madelyn frequently reminds George that this is not the world they are supposed to be in and this might be an alternate reality, which they need to get out of. Soon George finds out that there are others like Stealth, Zzzap, Freedom and Danielle (Cerebrus) who are also trapped in with him. What happens next and what is actually happening is the meat of the plot and the way they discover it is the icing on the cake for the readers. The author plants several nods to various famous SF works and several episodes from some epic SF shows in this one, and the story unfolds like a classical mystery, which adds to heightened tension throughout the story.The basic story follows in the same "then" and "now" patterns of the previous books. However this book focuses almost exclusively on George Bailey. While there are other characters who get screen time from time to time. George gets about 90-95% of the POV time and this basically streamlines the story. Another plus point of this story is that we get a lot of major revelations about Stealth and her background. Namely that we get to know her real name, find out about her father and with this move, I believe the author connects his Ex-Series to his Junkie Quatrain short stories (though more information will have to come from the author as to how it all ties in). I happened to really enjoy this link-up and I believe it will be of special interest to regular readers of Peter's work.The plot pace and the twists are top-notch and keep the reader completely hooked onto the story. The author has to be commended for keeping this series fresh by taking the series in directions that are very unpredictable. Beginning with the second book, the author explored the military aspect of the world, the third book focused on magic, religion and the afterlife and this one is even more intriguing from a plot perspective. Plus the story climax along with all the revelations definitely help in blowing the reader's minds and kudos to the author for thinking up this slick story.How good/effective the final revelations are, will depend on each reader for gauging them. For me the revelation of the main villain was a bit anti-climatic, as the explanation given, seemed a bit out of the rabbit's hat. What I mean, is that the author seemingly wanted to explain the plot and provide a neat conclusion that would tie everything properly. While the story is complete, the explanation about the main antagonist proved to be very flimsy IMHO. In that regard I didn't quite enjoy the final revelation but because this entire story was so tightly plotted, it was too good, for it to be entirely spoiled for me. I thought that besides this small foible, this book was technically the best in the series in terms of story, pace and plot twists. I'm also hoping that the author plans to conclude this series in a sensible manner and not extend it with too much.CONCLUSION: All in all, this was an excellent continuation of a series that I've come to enjoy so much. Ex-Purgatory is a solid story that will entertain and keep the reader guessing as to what is truly happening. I perhaps didn't quite enjoy a particular aspect of the story but this was entirely personal and might not be shared by other readers. So keep that in mind and enjoy Ex-Purgatory. I'm already looking forward to Ex-Isle and the surprises it brings.
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