An ancient sin. A long forgotten oath. A town with a deadly secret. Something evil is at work in Hyde River, an isolated mining town in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Under the cover of darkness, a predator strikes without warningùtaking life in the most chilling and savage fashion. The community of Hyde River watches in terror as residents suddenly vanish. Yet, the more locals are … the more locals are pressed for information, the more they close ranks, sworn to secrecy by their forefathersà hidden sins.
Only when Hyde RiverÃs secrets are exposed is the true extent of the danger fully revealed. What the town discovers is something far more deadly than anything theyÃd imagined. Something that doesnÃt just stalk its victims, but has the power to turn hearts black with decay as it slowly fills their souls with darkness.
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Premise is good. Story effective. Pages excessive. I believe the author could have shared his tale in 2/3 the length. This is the first I read by this author and am willing to try another of his titles.
People are disappearing, possibly dying, in or around a small mining town in the Pacific northwest, and the the people in town seem to know what’s going on, but are unwilling or unable to talk about it. When an outsider dies, it opens up their small-town secrets to the rest of the world. The brother of the outsider who died starts to dig and uncovers a creature that he is determined to bring to light, but the town’s occupants won’t let go of their dragon without a fight.
The Oath has been my favorite book pretty much since I first read it, at least 20 years ago. Up until maybe 10 years ago, I re-read it just about every year. It used to scare me when I read it at night, despite how well I knew the story. Now that I’m getting back to reading regularly, I realized how much I wanted to read it again, and part of that was curiosity about whether or not its status as my favorite book would hold up. I’m happy to say it did!
I fully admit that the book could have been shorter, as there is a decent amount of description of old mining operations and mountain views that I generally skim, but overall, the book is a great example of a Christian thriller. It is also an allegory, which I think is important to realize while reading it.
Once again, by the time I was in the 2nd half of this book, I found myself caught up in the hunt and the excitement of what was happening. I did not have any issues reading at night though, so apparently I’ve either gotten used to it enough, or I’ve grown out of that problem. But I thoroughly enjoyed it, and in a way felt like I was coming home as I read this classic favorite.
It is a absolute read. I love it! Again Frank perreti blew me away!
This is a great Christian allegory that I have read more than once!
Frank Peretti creates an entire town to illustrate the truth that sin will take a hold on a person and, eventually, destroy him or her. Plenty of action and suspense to keep you up all night reading.
Great book about what a little lie can do to your life.
The was a book that kept me up at night, just couldn’t put it down. One that I would pick up and read again.
Without a doubt one of my all-time favorite books, and cemented Frank Peretti as one of my favorite authors to ever pick up the pen.
It’s relevant, yet fantastical, frightening, but not without purpose, allegorical but not preachy. Just plain great.
This book is amazing. I’ve read it several times. It’s about a town who took an oath a long time ago as long as no one brears the oath the town is safe. As soon as the oath is broken all hell breaks loose. Read it u won’t regret it.