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 (Luisterboek): 9780230760714
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 20 mei 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 (Luisterboek): 9780230760714
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 20 mei 2011
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J
27 okt 2020
Really good. Nothing like the netflix adaptation, in a a good way.
Sandra
1 mrt 2024
Het verhaal zelf is geweldig, maar te langdradig waardoor het snel voorspelbaar wordt. Wel heel mooi beschreven door de schrijver, je bent echt bij de hoofdpersonen in het bos.
Tessa
14 mrt 2023
This book was captivating and moving and I simply could not stop listening. Quite different from the Netflix adaptation, but better. (The book is always better, right). Great writing and amazing storytelling. A really good experience!
Sophie
29 jun 2023
Loved the first half. It was verg tense and scary. But something changes at the halfway point (don’t want to spoil) that took all of the tension out until the last 45 min or so. Almost gave up a few times.
Zoë
22 jun 2023
The first half was okay but after that it became so boring
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