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is the single worst book I have ever read in my life, I have read hundreds, if not thousands of books so this is quite an achievement,
Essentially it's apage run on sentence that I couldn't bear to put down simply because I couldn't believe how utterly crap it really was.

The characters come off as bad tropes that were hastily cobbled together out of half remembered characters cribbed from better authors than this.

The dialogue reads as though it were cereal boxes being read aloud by a speakampspell, I daresay the plot itself feels rather like a few old episodes of doctor who being smashed together in a blender, then filtered through some used diapers.


I'm rather amazed at all of the positive press this book has gotten here on goodreads,
I picked this book up at Polaris a Sci Fi con in Toronto because a gentleman, presumably the author, had an impressively large sign which read "I'd like to tell you about the end of the world.
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Having read the book I'm sad I wasted the ten bucks,
I keep it on my shelf however for two reasons, First I've never read anything quite so terrible in my life before, and I like having it there as a reminder of the benchmark.

Second, I can look at it and be reminded of the fact that the following year again at Polaris, I ran into the author and informed him of my reasons for not liking his work.
To be fair he did ask me for them, He only has himself to blame if it made him cry,
Anyone who puts a work of, and I use this word very ashamedly, "literature" so terrible as this into the world really must expect some negative feedback now and then.


Please if you're reading this, I implore you, look elsewhere for your armageddon fantasy needs, this is not the book you are looking for.
I originally picked up Epoch because I met Timothy Carter at Polaris and I could have it autographed, As a result, it took me a while to get around to reading it, When I did, I was sorry for two reasons, One, I was sorry I hadn't read it sooner, and two, I was sorry I was finished because it was so much fun.
I can't think of a book that has made me laugh more, The lead character is likable but in no way sickly sweet, The conflict is solid, but Tim manages to make the situations that spring from that conflict both logical and hilarious.
This is probably the best young adult novel I have ever read, Yes, I am including books about boy wizards I enjoyed in my comparison,



Along with being a load of fun the book also points out the real danger of religious extremism and the whole one true and only right way mentality.
It even takes a shot at certain retail outlets with a less then stellar reputation,



If you haven't read Epoch, you should treat yourself, If you have, watch out for flying red basketballs with lots of teeth, This is a great one for youth and adults and would make great fodder for a family read aloud in the evening with your preteens and teens.

I picked this book up at Ad Astra because Timothy Carter was awesome on panels and was a pleasure to speak to in the halls and at his dealer's table.
Unfortunately that charisma did not translate so well into the book,

It has several good ideas but never really explores them in any depth before moving onto the next one.
The characters all have little to no development,

I think most of this though could have been fixed with a good editor, which since Timothy Carter chose to self publish this book is sadly lacking.
That eternal question do I call apocalyptic fiction with demons and prophecies and magic and worldending plots horror or fantasy In this case, I'm going with fantasy.


It was a funny read, very dry, with the occasional moments of laughoutloud humour, I began and ended it today, and am looking forward to the next one I got a couple of Carter's books at the con in September.
I really didn't like this book, I have to be honest and say I didn't even finish it! Maybe it was just the style of writing that the author has that I didn't like, or maybe it was how predictable and boring I found it.
I would skip if I were you, There's something that needs to be said about Timothy Carter, A big clap wouldn't be enough, How can one man have something he truly deserve A thrown A crown He is the only author I have read so far that deals with end of the world type issues but manages to keep it light, so it doesn't depressed you.
It makes you want to know more and more and more, My first book was Evil and I fell in love instantly, When I saw this at the local bookstore, I did not think twice about purchasing it, Die Welt wird untergehen. Und zwar auf jeden Fall und unumgänglich, Dies wird einem bereits auf der ersten Seite des Buches vielversprechend mitgeteilt, Ich erwartete ein düsteres Buch voll mit schwarzem Humor und Verschwörungstheorien, Leider schafft Timothy Carter es nicht, dieser Erwartung gerecht zu werden, Der kleine Außenseiter Vincent, Loser in der Schule und von seinen Eltern als Versager wahrgenommen, wird zum Weltretter erkoren.
Er trifft auf rotzfreche, phantastische Wesen, die stark an Bartimäus erinnern, jedoch leider nichts von seiner Genialität haben.
Zudem besteht die Geschichte in erster Linie daraus, dass der Protagonist verprügelt wird oder aber er jemanden verprügelt.
Ab und zu schaffen es gekonnte Formulierungen ein Lächeln auf die Lippen des Lesers zu zaubern, Im Großen und Ganzen ist dieses Buch jedoch eher ermüdend und der Leser freut sich, wenn er endlich am Ende der knappSeiten angelangt ist und sich einer neuen Lektüre widmen darf.
I wasn't expecting much from this book, I read the back cover and figured it was an easy read on a long trip, Epoch is simply written but the quality was much better than expected, Still entertaining for young adults, older teens and adults can find a witty bit of satire held in this novel.
I can't say it's comparable to Hitchhiker's Guide, but definitely an entertaining read, The premise of the book is what caught my attention, Now, Im used to the usual endoftheworld books where at the very last second the hero/heroine is able to save the world from total destruction, plunging intoyears of darkness, etc but to have the end of the world be inevitable I found that to be intriguing.
However, that isnt the only spin that the author puts into the book, The way he makes you take a different look at what most have deemed “fairytale creatures,” and the slight poking of fun at various religious beliefs is enough to make most people smirk at the sheer cleverness of it all.
While at instances the book seems to speed through the story, making you wish a tad more time was taken, the fact the plot goes off of the beaten path makes it very enjoyable.


On a side note, if anyone else knows of any books where the end of the world is something that cant be stopped, I would love to know about them.
Epoch is the first that Ive come in contact with, Thanks!
In his fourteen years, Vincent Drear has been sure of a few of things, First, the world is going to end, And until it does, he has two jobs: saving souls and protesting movies about boy wizards, But Vincent wonders if there's more to life than this, His suspicions are confirmed when he finds an elf at his school science fair, Vincent's excitement fades, though, as the elf informs him that his family's religion is right about one thing: the end of the world is comingin fortyeight hours! Vincent can't save the world.
His only hope is to get his family off Earth before demons wipe out everything, paving the way for a new epoch.
Timothy Carter combines humor, fantasy, sci/fi, and satire into a novel that is the missing link between The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and The Left Behind.
The end has come. But the fun has just begun, Too much fun a book about the end of the world that is hilarious, sly, and utterly inappropriate, Perfect in other words. I would have loved it as a kid, and enjoyed it immensely with a little bit of guilt at how much I laughed and what I laughed at.
Recommended as a palate cleanser for thought who are a little fed up with how serious everyone is taking the Apocalypse.
Short and funny book about the end of the world believe it or not, The demons will consume all of mankind if the humans can't make it to the portal to be whisked away into another world.
Teenagers Vincent and Max happen to come from a religious family some kind of fundamentalist cult called the Triumvirites and, although the Triumvirites believe in the end of the world, they don't believe people should be consorting with pixies, elves, and demons.


Yes, this book got weird, It was rather violent, too, Nothing serious but a lot of punching and getting thrown around rooms, Must be a guy thing, Lots of tongue in cheek digs at Christian fundamentalists in a lighthearted sort of way,

I possibly would have liked this better if the elves hadn't been so well, mean, They weren't really, really mean but they did some damage, It was a bizarre read with a few funny moments, Beschreibung:

Derjährige Vincent befindet sich in gtgtkeiner netten Geschichteltlt, denn der Weltuntergang steht kurz bevor, Doch damit noch nicht genug, in Vincents Leben tauchen auf einmal Elfen, Feen und Kobolde auf, deren Ziele nicht immer die besten sind.


So machen ihn die Elfen mit dem Einsetzten eines speziellen Käfers gefügig und die Feen berichten Vincent vor dem bevorstehenden Weltuntergang, den Portalen durch die die Menscheit entkommen kann und von den Dämonen die alle zurückgebliebenen vernichten.
Der Einbruch der Dämonen steht schon kurz bevor, . . können Vincent und seine kleinen Freunde noch etwas dagegen ausrichten

Meine Meinung:

Timothy Carters Fantasyroman "Dämonenhunger" setzt sich auf eine humorvolle Art und Weise mit dem Weltuntergang auseinander, was man auch schon gut an der herunterzählenden Kapitelzahl erkennen kann.
Mit Dämonen gestaltet startet man in die einzelnen Kapitel die immer näher an das unvermeidliche Ende heranrücken.


Der Autor hat eine lockere Schreibweise die mich leicht in die Story von "Dämonenhunger" hat eintauchen lassen.
Besonders gut hat mir gefallen wie Timothy Carter viele lustige Szenen erschafft die er mit seinem schwarzen Humor auffüllt.
Leider bleibt jedoch dafür die Entwicklung der Charaktere etwas auf der Strecke, Vincent und seine kleinen Freunde wachsen mir zwar immer mehr ans Herz jedoch fehlt es den Charaktern einfach noch an Tiefe, was den Roman eher für Jugendliche geeignet erscheinen lässt.


Nichtsdestotrotz hat Timothy Cartes "Dämonenhunger" einen gewissen Charme oder das gtgtgewisse Etwasltlt was mich einfach nicht mehr losgelassen hat.
Unbedingt wollte ich erfahren wie es mit Victor weitergeht und ob das alles doch noch gut ausgeht,

Dafür, dass mich dieser Fantasyroman des öfteren zum schmunzeln gebracht hat und mich so gefesselt hat vergebe ichSterne.


Mein Fazit:

Ein wirklich dämonisches Vergnügen! The world is about to end, At least, as we know it, It is the end of the epoch for humans, and all those who wish to, should hear the call of the portals, taking them elsewhere, before the demons come to wipe out the world and reset it for the next dominant species.
The problem is something is blocking the portals, and time is running out for the humans, Humorous, very fun, light book, Great reading. This book is unlike any other book I've actually read because in the beginning the book starts out on chapter.
It represents the down of Earth's end of time Earth's destruction,

In the beginning the author began to base the book off on a new type of christianity which was found.
The portagonist of this story is a boy who can see mythical beings compare to regular human beings, As long as the person opens their mind they can actually see the unbelievable and that everyone could realize that Earth is full of many mythical creation before the dawn of human era.


This shows that the world would be engul into chaos and that demons would appear throughout the Earth to kill all humans and destroying the Earth.
It also serves as a potential message that humans do not keep the Earth clean and pollute it and in order for the Earth to be clean we have to reborn Earth once again.
A jolly stroll through the end of the world, as seen from ayearold boy, For the end is nigh, and humanitys future is counted,

So when Vincent seeing elves not cute ones! and pixies which the elves hate, then is chased by a soccerballsized demon they don't need pitchfork: they have teeth than can grind though everything, he know that something is amiss.
His only ally is a young witchy neighbor dabbling in magic and meditation, an anathema to his ultra orthodox family.
Humanity time is up, and the only salvation lies through mysterious portals, But a Corporation has hidden the portals

As in most YA book, Vincent also deals with other issues, like bullying by a rich heir who goes to school with his bodyguards! and outwitting his religious family.


There is the unlikely allies, action, up turns, etc, coincidences, overly caricatured characters, outofbody experience, tussles, struggles, fights, and a Lot of punches to the thorax of our unlikely hero, so much that it becomes a running gag.
Remember it is written for boys in theage bracket,

The story tackles religious issues, at least from a small fringe religious cult of the triumvirate, But Vincent, even as the youngest, is less dogmatist than his parents and older brother, whose pastime is protesting against everything unorthodox.


There is a scene where Vincent while forced to act as the elves unwilling thrall punches his best friend to gain the trust of the rich bully to no avail, and may smart the teachers in us.

There is like themovie, a real endofthe world, with real death in the end, and a few saved, so maybe not for the more sensitive ones.

This book is clearly for very young readers, I felt that the characters were undeveloped and the dialog was too simplistic, The author definitely hit the mark with this YA book, I really had to push through this story, Though I do like the subject of the story and its conclusion, There was no emotional connection and seemed predictable, .