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REMAIN CALM DO NOT PANIC TAKE SHELTER WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS THE SITUATION IS UNDER CONTROL Society is rocked by a sudden increase in the number of violent assaults on individuals. Christened 'Haters' by the media, the attackers strike without warning, killing all who cross their path. The assaults are brutal, remorseless and extreme: within seconds, normally rational, self-controlled people become frenzied, vicious killers. There are no apparent links as a hundred random attacks become a thousand, then hundreds of thousands. Everyone, irrespective of gender, age, race or any other difference, has the potential to become a victim - or a Hater. People are afraid to go to work, afraid to leave their homes and, increasingly, afraid that at any moment their friends, even their closest family, could turn on them with ultra violent intent. Waking up each morning, no matter how well defended, everyone must now consider the fact that by the end of the day, they might be dead. Or perhaps worse, become a killer themselves. As the status quo shifts, ATTACK FIRST, ASK QUESTIONS LATER becomes the order of the day... only, the answers might be much different than what you expect....
In the tradition of H. G. Wells and Richard Matheson, Hater is one man’s story of his place in a world gone mad— a world infected with fear, violence, and HATE.
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"A head-spinning thrill ride, a cautionary tale about the most salient emotion of the 21st century... HATER will haunt you long after you read the last page..."--GUILLERMO DEL TORO, director, Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy 1 & 2
"A lucid approach to the state of fear in which we live in and a spine-chilling fable about its utmost consequences... Be careful with HATER, chapter by chapter it will make its way into your soul till it finds the seed of evil that lurks within."--J.A. BAYONA, director, The Orphanage, Hater
"Powerful and well-written."--S.M. STIRLING, author of Dies the Fire, The Scourge of God
"HATER touches something universal and truly scary--the little voice in all of our heads that tells us the difference between 'us' and 'them'. Subtly drawn, engrossing characters take us inside a landscape of paranoia and fear."--DAVID WELLINGTON, author of Monster Island, 99 Coffins, Vampire Zero
“David Moody spins paranoia into a deliciously dark new direction. [He] is one scary guy.”--JONATHAN MABERRY, author of Ghost Road Blues, Patient Zero
"David Moody's HATER is a brutal, eerie, and hugely entertaining novel that grips you with its grim and nihilistic attitude from page one. The attention to detail used to paint an average man's often frustrating life is as disturbing as the bloody violence that follows, giving us one of the year's most readable nerve-shredders."--TOM PICCIRILLI, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Midnight Road, A Choir of Ill Children
About the Author
David Moody is the author of Dog Blood, Autumn and Autumn: The City. He grew up in Birmingham, England, on a diet of horror movies and post-apocalyptic fiction. He started his career working at a bank, but then decided to write the kind of fiction he loved. His first novel, Straight to You, had what Moody calls “microscopic sales,” and so when he wrote Autumn, he decided to publish it online. The book became a sensation and has been downloaded by half a million readers. He started his own publishing company, Infected Books. He lives in Britain with his wife and a houseful of daughters, which may explain his preoccupation with Armageddon.
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I walked past Hater 3 times. The first time I was at my local book store and they had a "buy 3 get the 4th free" promotion going on, and in the end, Hater lost out. Mistake. The second time, I was back, but left the store with nothing. Not really a mistake because I was almost broke. The third time I was in the US and I had it in my hand, all the way to the counter, but put it back when I realized I didn't have the money in US. So that night when I got home, I ordered it on Amazon, along with Dog Blood (because I was oblivious to the fact that this was a trilogy) and waited for them to arrive. I was glad I did.
I ordered 16 books that day, like a hose that had been crimped I literally just exploded buying all the books I had waited for over my third year of university money woes. And out of them all, I chose to read Hater first, feeling like it deserved that from me, considering the amount of times I glanced over it.
David Moody has a way of portraying a story that makes you feel like you are there with the character. The book shares some similarities with other post-apocalyptic stories, but where it differs is in the meat, and how it is diced up and delivered for you.
I won't ruin the plot, because I think everyone who loves a great thriller should give this book a read, but needless to say, from this, to Dog Blood, all the way through to Them or Us (which I failed to order in the first go so had to wait for) all ended up exceeding my expectations.
David Moody is a fantastic writer, who knows what his audience wants and how to deliver it.
I ordered 16 books that day, like a hose that had been crimped I literally just exploded buying all the books I had waited for over my third year of university money woes. And out of them all, I chose to read Hater first, feeling like it deserved that from me, considering the amount of times I glanced over it.
David Moody has a way of portraying a story that makes you feel like you are there with the character. The book shares some similarities with other post-apocalyptic stories, but where it differs is in the meat, and how it is diced up and delivered for you.
I won't ruin the plot, because I think everyone who loves a great thriller should give this book a read, but needless to say, from this, to Dog Blood, all the way through to Them or Us (which I failed to order in the first go so had to wait for) all ended up exceeding my expectations.
David Moody is a fantastic writer, who knows what his audience wants and how to deliver it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I really liked this book. It kept a good pace, keeping the reader engaged from start to finish ; I found this a unique read in that it got you in the headspace of the "hater."
I don't want to give away too much, but suffice it to say, if you like zombie books, you'll be a big fan of hater.
I don't want to give away too much, but suffice it to say, if you like zombie books, you'll be a big fan of hater.
By C Worst
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I found the first half of the book to be very dry and slow. The character development was minimal and I found myself openly disliking the protagonist (if you can call him that). Thankfully, though maybe unintentionally, the way he is at the beginning makes his rapid personality change much more poignant.
The plot, on the whole, plods along fairly slowly and the writing style is quite stark. The book doesn't skimp on descriptive writing, but at times it seems to be unnecessarily filling space. Finally at the end the plot becomes far more interesting and is still making me consider buying the 2nd novel in the trilogy.
On the whole, it's okay, but I don't consider it any great literary read. I was expecting something akin to Palahniuk, but instead I got pretty generic fiction.
The plot, on the whole, plods along fairly slowly and the writing style is quite stark. The book doesn't skimp on descriptive writing, but at times it seems to be unnecessarily filling space. Finally at the end the plot becomes far more interesting and is still making me consider buying the 2nd novel in the trilogy.
On the whole, it's okay, but I don't consider it any great literary read. I was expecting something akin to Palahniuk, but instead I got pretty generic fiction.
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Interesting perspective
Book is well written, but a little dry and slow. It completely overshoots how the populace feeds itself and manages when a city is in a state of panic/crisis. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Brad6692
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Good
I personally like this book, it found it interesting and I did like the sucker punch. I could see it coming but still was fun to read.
Published 16 months ago by Achillies
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Wow - just wow!
So, a couple of weeks ago I heard about Hater, by David Moody because he put an excerpt from the third book in the Hater series online. Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. Friesen
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Wow! Amazing!
Oh my gosh! I picked up David Moody’s Hater the other day, and started reading it yesterday and finished today. I totally couldn’t put it down! Read more
Published 19 months ago by lexyvs
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I Wanted to Like It
The author tries a laudable twist that attempts to emulate zombie apocalypse novels by having people turn into violent killers. Read more
Published on Aug 8 2010 by Jeffrey Swystun
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Fresh and Riveting Horror
Wonderfully written. This is how horror should be.
An average family carries out its day-to-day activities while seemingly random acts of violence occur around them. Read more
An average family carries out its day-to-day activities while seemingly random acts of violence occur around them. Read more
Published on Jun 3 2010 by J. Packer
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Excellent
This is the first of David Moody's books that I have read. It was fantastic, the best book that I have read in a long time. Extremely well written. Read more
Published on Feb 21 2010 by Jennifer Griffin
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New Horror for the 21st century.
Hater is one of the very best new horror novels.The novel starts with an average family doing very average things but violent,disturbing incidents seem to erupt randomly as they... Read more
Published on May 8 2009 by Wayne
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