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Appletown Nightmare Kindle Edition

by Douglas Brannon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
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Herman Glüber has nearly everything going for him.  A corner office at one of the top investment firms in Seattle, plenty of money in the bank, time to go on adventures around the world, and an attractive girlfriend who works as a prominent executive.  Herman is handsome, athletic, in the prime of his life, and other than an acute allergy to peanuts, he is in perfect health.  While out celebrating the closing of a deal to purchase a sprawling apple orchard in Eastern Washington, Herman encounters a transsexual tarot card reader who saddles him with a horrible curse, and he can no longer accomplish the simplest thing.

Herman’s frustrations are compounded by the proliferation of an electricity devouring mutant beetle called Agrilus suprema, that hitchhiked to the Pacific Northwest from Inner Mongolia aboard a bed frame that used to belong to the warlord Genghis Khan.   A heat wave that has lasted all summer turns to rain, Herman’s bright future dims, and the beetles darken the city block by block.

A collage of characters struggle to find their path through the chaos, and Herman needs to turn to a twelve-year-old entomologist to save him from himself, and the little monsters with the blue spark between their horns.

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  1. Print length
    481 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    Odysseus Publishing
  5. Publication date
    October 6, 2019
  6. File size
    920 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07Y5QCCV9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Odysseus Publishing; 1st edition (October 6, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 6, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 920 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 481 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
18 global ratings

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Woodpile
5.0 out of 5 stars Western Washington under attack!
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2019
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Super fun read! It's like Carl Hiaasen dropped acid and moved from the beach to the rainy Northwest, and got a lot more entertaining in the process. Clever plot and crazy characters make the story fly by. An absolute must read for any Seattleite and/or lover of electric beetles. New Luck Toy for the win!
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Nathan A Sneed
5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent. Very fun!
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2019
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Brannon has a way with words. He effortlessly packs an astonishing amount of information into a disturbingly interesting, non-stop adventure. Don't miss out on his epic 1st novel. This guy is going places!
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Alexandra Eisenbrey
5.0 out of 5 stars A Loopy, irreverent, fever-dream with some show-stopping turns of phrase.
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2020
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Drop Pynchon, Doug Addams, and Tom Robbins into a blender and you get... a sort of literary hangover with flashes of the sublime. Appletown Nightmare will leave you feeling altered, giddy, and dirty. That's a helluva fine accomplishment. Beware the first-run editing snafus, but do indulge. Cats, beetles, businessmen, and costumed partygoers, and so much more will never look the same to me.
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A. J. Palmer
5.0 out of 5 stars Appletown Nightmare
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2019
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“Doug’s new book is well written, hilarious, fast moving and easy to read.
Can’t wait for Doug’s next book!”, says Cap’n John Palmer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm usually not into Sci-Fi, but it was recommended by a friend and I loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2020
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This booked sucked me in with it's interesting characters, northwest setting, wacky plot and a boy hero!
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ShootingShrink
5.0 out of 5 stars Literary Camp: A new Genre from a break-out new writer
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2019
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What is not to like???? Killer Mutant Beetles attack and eat anything with power.
Kripes, Seattle, our favorite west coast city is in their way. Herman, our reluctant hero, is determined to stop them.
Hold on to your hats and everything else. This is one hell of a ride.
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Susan L. Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2019
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Not quite finished, but a lot of unexpected twists and turns
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mariel clark
5.0 out of 5 stars A WILD READ
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2020
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IF YOU FEEL YOU NEED A REASON TO GET THIS BOOK LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE OPENING PAGE
PRAISE FOR APPLETOWN NIGHTMARE
TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
GET READY FOR A WILD READ!
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