- Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (Dec 15 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0812512456
- ISBN-13: 978-0812512458
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.9 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#91,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #22 in Books > Children's Books > Ages 9-12 > Series > Horror
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Because Christopher Pike is more commonly known for his young adult fiction, horror readers may not be familiar with this superb adult novel about an inhuman being that is menacing like a cobra to the souls as well as bodies of humans, and yet is also intensely curious. A quirky and resourceful handful of characters, including a 5000-year-old Hindu holy man, stumble over the various victims of the Cold One, and then gradually get to know each other, leading them all toward an unpredictable (if somewhat overcrowded) confrontation at a house on the beach in California. I agree with the Washington Post's assessment: "A polished, mature work with a grounding in Eastern philosophy. The characters are genuine, the action unexpected, violent, and wrenching. The Cold One is that rarest of horror novels, one that is visceral and intellectually stimulating at the same time."
From Publishers Weekly
Known for his bestselling young-adult horror fiction, Pike crossed over to adult fiction with The Season of Passage (1992). Here, he brings his considerable-albeit unevenly applied-skills to bear on a murky, labyrinthine tale of betrayal, unearthly romance and demonic slaughter. After a prologue introduces the Cold One, an emotionless, destructive entity born into alluring female human form, a flurry of subplots converge to set the main story in motion. Peter Jacobs, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, receives a phone call from a man who identifies himself as the perpetrator of a recent series of murders. Julie Moore, a Ph.D. candidate studying near-death experiences, is drawn into the case when she meets Dr. Lawrence Morray, a celebrated cardiologist who, 30 years earlier, abruptly abandoned his own study of NDEs. Then Govinda Sharma, a backsliding Hindu, is directed by his guru to pursue the 5000-year-old Rak, a legendary blind humanoid who has escaped from the Himalayan cave to which he was exiled by Krishna. Much gory violence and graphic sex ensue, broken by spasms of mawkish prose and intricate explanations of the origin of the Cold One, leading to a dramatic ending to this fitfully hypnotic but disjointed novel that posits the advent of a titanically destructive force into the world-and a promised sequel, The Cold One II: Seedling. Major ad/promo; author tour.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
So super... in search of sequel,
By cassy (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Cold One (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is amazing. I have read it and reread it many times. All the twists and turns, the plot line is spectacular. I have never read such a great book before. Absolutely my favorite, even compared to all the Harry Potter books. I have been searching and searching for the longest time for the sequel, The Cold One II: The Seedling. Does any one know about this? Where can i find it... i am so desperate! I really really want to know what else happens.. i hate being left out, when you know there is more. If anyone can help... please email me!
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME BOOK,
By Pike lover (boring Illinois) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Cold One (Mass Market Paperback)
I [] LOVED THIS BOOK!!! I never wanted to put it down. Where is the sequal though? The only part that kinda was boring was all the Hindu stuff. Other than that read this book. Even if you're not a Pike fan. It's soooo good.
5.0 out of 5 stars
amazingly written!,
By "iit0olii" (a Hell hole) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Cold One (Mass Market Paperback)
all i gotta say is READ THIS BOOK!! im not giving any of it away because if u like pike then u'll definetly like the cold one. its gruesome in parts which i like! 8-D this is on of pikes most twisted books ever, but its important to his stories, it has a vauable message of life that no writer has ever explained and could never put it better than the master himself, CHRISTOPHER PIKE! im excited to read the sequel, just got to find the damn book.
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