Savages, by Greg F. Gifune (ebook)

"The best writer of horror novels and supernatural thrillers at work today." - Christopher Rice

About the Book:

It began as a vacation to the Cook Islands. But when seven friends are lost in the South Pacific after their boat goes down in a storm, they must survive at sea for several days in a small raft. Blown miles off course from their original position, and deep into open waters, they eventually encounter a small uncharted island. Grateful to be alive, they begin their quest for survival, hopeful they’ll be rescued sooner than later.

But the island is not the paradise it appears to be. Instead, it is a place of horror, death, torture and evil, of terrible secrets thought long buried and forgotten. And they are not alone. Something guards those horrible secrets, something evil and relentlessly violent, an ancient horror born of rage and vengeance, a blood-crazed predator that lives to kill and will stop at nothing to protect the island from those intruding upon its dark legacy. The savage is loose, and there is no escape.

"Gifune strikes gold here and from page one we see people pushed to their limits and ultimately so far past it, you’ll be amazed to see their character arcs. The true horror of the island was fantastic and had me Googling the real-life history about it and that is saying something." - Kendell Reviews

"This was a great stranded-on-a-deserted-island story. Fun characters. Interesting villains. And the author does a great job making the struggle for survival feel real. One of my favorite novels of the year." - Tim Meyer, author of Malignant Summer

Greg F. Gifune is a best-selling, internationally-published author of several acclaimed novels, novellas and two short story collections. He has been described as "The best writer of horror and thrillers at work today" by author Christopher Rice, "Among the finest dark suspense writers of our time" by author Ed Gorman, and "One of the best writers of his generation" by author Brian Keene. Working predominantly in the horror and crime genres, Gifune’s work has been translated into several languages, received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Library Journal and others, and is consistently praised by readers and critics alike.

A feature film based on his novel LONG AFTER DARK is set to go into production in 2022/23. His novel THE BLEEDING SEASON, originally published in 2003, is still popular and in print in several languages, has been hailed as a classic in the horror/suspense genres, and is considered by many, including Famous Monsters of Filmland, to be one of the best horror novels of its kind ever written. Greg resides in Massachusetts with his wife Carol and two English Labrador Retrievers, Dozer and Dudley. He can be reached online at [email protected] or on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.