Adam Nevill's The Ritual is an August Derleth Award winner.
It was the dead thing they found hanging from a tree that changed the trip beyond recognition.
When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect. But when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his well-heeled friends, tensions rise.
A shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare scenario that could cost them their lives. Lost, hungry, and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, things couldn’t possibly get any worse.
But then they stumble across an old habitation. Ancient artefacts decorate the walls and there are bones scattered upon the floors. The residue of old rites for something that still exists in the forest. Something responsible for the bestial presence that follows their every step. And as the four friends stagger in the direction of salvation, they learn that death doesn’t come easy among these ancient trees . . .
© 2011 Macmillan Digital Audio (Äänikirja): 9780230760714
Julkaisupäivä
Äänikirja: 20. toukokuuta 2011
Adam Nevill's The Ritual is an August Derleth Award winner.
It was the dead thing they found hanging from a tree that changed the trip beyond recognition.
When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect. But when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his well-heeled friends, tensions rise.
A shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare scenario that could cost them their lives. Lost, hungry, and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, things couldn’t possibly get any worse.
But then they stumble across an old habitation. Ancient artefacts decorate the walls and there are bones scattered upon the floors. The residue of old rites for something that still exists in the forest. Something responsible for the bestial presence that follows their every step. And as the four friends stagger in the direction of salvation, they learn that death doesn’t come easy among these ancient trees . . .
© 2011 Macmillan Digital Audio (Äänikirja): 9780230760714
Julkaisupäivä
Äänikirja: 20. toukokuuta 2011
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Arviot 7/258
Paula
1. marrask. 2021
First part was interesting, but the latter left me wanting more.
A
27. elok. 2021
Harvinaisesti tykkäsin nyt paljon enemmän leffasta kuin kirjasta. Ihan ookoo, ei suuria tunteita herättänyt, paitsi myötähäpeää kun koitettiin black metallia Gorgorotheineen limittää tarinaan. Omaan makuun lukija oli turhankin innokas, tai ehkä se on vaan se brittienglanti... Plus ruotsalainen aksentti kuulosti enemmän nyt italialaiselta, öh.
E
6. elok. 2023
I enjoyed the book but liked the movie better. I also liked that there was no connection to metal music in the movie. Made the rest of the book a bit weird?
Siiri
1. marrask. 2020
Ensimmäinen puolisko oli hyvä ja "page turner" mutta toinen puolisko meni metsään niin, että suhisi. Kirkonpolttamista, Odin, viikinkejä, "todellista pahuutta". Koko juoni oli kulunut ja pohjoismaalaiselle typerä ja stereotyyppinen
Maiju
29. huhtik. 2022
Alright alright alright. Alrighty. I still like the movie adaptation, but this is great. Kinda wanted to give 4/5, but the reason for it was still entertaining.
Darren
6. huhtik. 2021
Enjoyable book. The narrator did a fantastic job
Riikka
10. lokak. 2023
Oli paljon hyviä elementtejä, mutta joitakin asioita jauhettiin liian pitkään ja kirjaa olisi voinut ainakin loppua kohden hiukan tiivistää.
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