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    The Monkey Toy

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    During the Korean War, a Navy pilot collides with an unknown aircraft. A deadly component from the crash lands on a remote island beach, and remains there until it is discovered decades later. The story rapidly progresses to present day, when U.S. sailor Randy Farren finds the round, rose-colored object on an uninhabited Korean island, and begins experiencing headaches, hallucinations, and nightmares. This story follows the journey of the mysterious object, and explores the effects it has on everyone who tries to possess it. Insanity, murder, government conspiracies, and hints of humor and romance are included in the race against time, as the fate of civilization hangs in the balance.
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    Chilling scenarios...This book has a great plot. The detailing of each character is very good. It keeps you guessing and wondering what will happen next. I won't go into detail but, the end is surprisingly chilling.This book made me think and engendered emotions of fear as most of the story seems to be or could be plausible. Who really knows what our....oh. you'll just have to read the book to find out who does what.I read other reviews and there is a lot of detail that can get a little tedious but, the different pieces had to be explained enough to put everything together. While some of the story bogged down for the most part, I found the story interesting.I would happily recommend this book to adults as it could be a little harsh for kids.KUDOS to you Mr. Roberts on a story well told 4An Apocalyptic VisionThe tale begins during the Korean War with the downing of a US naval fighter plane and shifts to present-day Japan, following the exploits and drinking habits of a group of American sailors. On one of their missions, one of them finds a mysterious object on the island where the US fighter plane went down. He finds the object beautiful and brings it back to the ship.Strange things ensue, including torturous headaches followed by hallucinations and nightmares filled with visions of ultra-violent murders. Can the strange object really be the cause of these afflictions? The sailor gives the object to the ship s pet monkey. The monkey begins to behave very strangely.The Monkey Toy is a science fiction-horror story with a paranoid conspiracy at its core that leads us to Roswell, New Mexico, where a mysterious alien spacecraft was alleged to have crashed. Even Area 51 figures in the story. Mysterious agents lurk in the shadows with the threat of possible assassination and by the time we learn the object s provenance, it s too late for the rest of us.Roberts has woven an engaging tale with characters to care about with cruel twists of fate ensure that things will spiral desperately out of control. 4SuspenceThis is a good suspense generating writing. Upon receipt, I read the complete book without closing it except for going to the bathroom. The time frame Korea to present is compelling for most people. The author introduces the characters and fleshes them out very professional. Story keeps you wanting to find out what happens to each character, as well as the world in general. The toy is very intriging and ties the book together. Very descriptive, and lucid insight into the military, especially the Navy. I like the final few chapters (couldn't read them fast enough), and the fact the author allows the reader room for speculation at the end. This book is begging for a sequel. 5A Disappointing Venture2.5 starsI read this novel with my Shelfari horror group. I don't think anyone enjoyed it very much.The story itself had promise. An artifact is discovered on a beach and quietly tucked away for further inspection. Of course, the artifact is dangerous and seems to bring bad luck to anyone that has possession of it. Sounds good, but a little familiar, right?The telling of the story is where this book failed in my opinion. That's exactly it-the author tells, he doesn't show. And he tells us a lot. Over and over again. At one point in the story the author relates to us AGAIN, that a certain character is totally unaware of the experiences of another character. Enough already! Trust your reader to have some brains and to have realized that fact the first or second time you mentioned it.It almost felt like someone was sitting there narrating the whole story. No feelings for the characters came across and no urgency regarding the plot was felt. Then the end came along, WHABAM out of nowhere. It felt rushed and to me, it also felt like I was being preached to, which I did not enjoy. (It wasn't in a religious way, but it did feel a bit like a sermon.)I stuck with this until the end because I had hoped that somehow the story would redeem itself, but I'm sad to say that it never did. Even though I liked the idea of the story, the author didn't deliver it in such a way as to make me care for the characters, or what happened to them. I'm sorry that I can't recommend this novel. 2A Good ReadThe Monkey Toy is a good read. While there are a few minor errors on Navy protocal the story is solid and not too far out of the realm of possibilities. As is normal with most people not too many folks are willing to act on information that is not considered "rock solid" or might have some "reliability issues".Good first effort... 4Action packedA good read until the ending where it turns into a soap opera rant about man kinds foolish use of nukes started by a mad man. 3A good first novel.I enjoyed the start and first half of the book, but the ending was too wild, with no protagonists surviving. By the time that the toy ended up in Iran, it was a stretch for me to follow the plot.There were also some grammar and syntax errors that could have been caught by a good editor. However, it was definitely a good first effort and I'd be interested in reading further books by Robert Roberts. 3I was hooked from the beginning!This was a great book, especially for the authors first book. He caught my attention from the very beginning and held it through out the entire book. There is some foul language but its easy to overlook because the story is so interesting. The ending caught me by surprise!! I also see the author has another book on the market, I cant wait to purchase it and start reading it! 4Today's True HorrorThis book is real life scary. It starts out as an intriguing Twilight Zone thriller but ends as an all out true to life horror book. So much of this book is reality based in today's world that it is terrifying. No spoilers here. I was shocked where this book went. The current state of global politics hand in hand with our disfunctional government really makes this book horrifying. It's not political. It's a story that coincidentally parallels today's state of affairs. 4Awesome d but novelI was given a copy of this book by the author, Robert M. Roberts, in exchange for a review. I must say I'm glad he chose to let me read his book, I thoroughly enjoyed it.I started reading this book about mid morning one day, and that day quickly turned into a `lazy day' because I wanted to finish the book, I didn't want to put it down until I was done. The story starts out in the Korean War with a pilot seemingly lost in the fog above the ocean. He decides to continue on his current course and finally finds his ship but just as he's about to make an approach to land, Poof! he's gone.The story quickly advances to modern times aboard another navy vessel in the same ocean, where they are doing testing on a remote island. A team is sent to the island and, as they are boarding their boat to head back to the ship, one of the sailors finds a strange object in the sand . This strange object, and how it affects everyone that comes in contact with it, is the subject of this story .The author takes you on an exciting journey from Roswell, New Mexico in 1947 through to current times. Using commonly known facts he weaves a story of intrigue and mystery involving UFOs, Area 51, and strange deaths caused by the unknown. The characters in the novel are well thought out, believable, and colourful. Roberts has taken a well known subject and given it a new and refreshing twist, while throwing in some unexpected developments. It's hard to believe this is Robert Roberts d but novel, I would recommend it to anyone with a love of intrigue and adventure. I look forward to reading his new novel Souls of the Desert 4
    The Monkey Toy

    The Monkey Toy

    3.6
    You can't add more than 500 quantity.
    €37,00
    €37,00
    €60,00
    Sold out
    Save 38% (€23,00)