Praise for Mike Robinson:
“This novel is as good as any you’re going to find, a page-turner, an electron burner… I’m going to go back and read the book again, just to enjoy every nuance of Mike Robinson’s excellent writing.” ~Review of The Green-Eyed Monster, by Mike Robinson
About “The Prince of Earth”:
It had come back.
It had come back and it was stronger.
It’s been twenty years. Not … stronger.
It’s been twenty years. Not again. Not now.
Not anytime.
In 1988, young American traveler Quincy Redding is trekking across the misty terrain of the Scottish Highlands. She is destined for the infamous peak Ben MacDui, the summit of which soon finds her inexplicably debilitated and at the mercy of a malevolent entity.
The book spans twenty years, alternately following Quincy in her 1988 ordeal in Scotland as well as Quincy in 2008, when, as an adult, she begins experiencing abnormalities that threaten her family and her life – phenomena that may be related to what happened all those years ago.
As both older and younger Quincy learn more of their situation, and as their worlds further entwine, she becomes increasingly uncertain of the perceived temporality or reality of each period.
Be sure to check out Mike Robinson’s other titles:
– The Green-Eyed Monster
– Skunk Ape Semester
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The author gives you a page turn that keeps you hooked from the beginning with a complex story that holds your attention. As your mind spins you are pushed to turn the page to see what the author has in store for you next. I have not read anything by this author and was pleased at how well he pulled me with a well written story of one woman and her family over many years as their lives go on from day to day and things start changing. At first, I thought it is due to stress but it isn’t long before we find it is so much more. It is fast pace with lots of twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat waiting for the next shoe to drop. It is so complex I found I had to go back and read things again a few times. This isn’t a book you want to start if you have other issues going on, it is a book you need to give your full attention to or you will become very confused.
I liked the suspenseful mystery, the thrills and the chills. It really is one heck of a ride that you must pick up when you have time to really give the book the time it needs. The characters are good but very complex. Quincy is so different from how she was twenty years ago when she was care free, now she is a wife and mother working a very stressful job. At first, I thought her job is the reason things are getting weird, she has panic attacks, weird dreams and the list goes on. As you travel down the road she is on you have to wonder what in the heck is going on. I had to wonder right along with her are the dreams real, is she even real, where are the people she has come to love and who is the Prince of Earth? So many questions and just a wild ride that holds you in its hand at times leaving you with your mouth open and other times your mind just goes wild and crazy.
It was an enjoyable ride with some wild interesting writing. It is one that I will read again, I feel like I am still missing some important parts. Is it worth your time yes but only if you have time to give it your full mind.
Wow-my mind is definitely blown away. This story “put us into the mind” of Quincy in 1988 as a young determined girl and of Quincy in 2008, an adult who is losing her grasp on reality. It was well written, twisted and a page turner. I had a hard time determining what/who was real and what/who was all in Quincy’s head, but I think that was the point. A haunting read that gave me nightmares. If dark psychological thrillers are your thing-or even, if like me, take you out of your comfort zone- this story around Quincy’s encounter with The Prince of Earth is a must read.
This book was hard for me to get into at first, but then I couldn’t put it down as I got further in. It seems to me there are alternate possible realities to Quincy’s life. Did she experience the events in 1988? Was 2008 her reality or just what she hoped for? Was now a result of 1988’s events affecting her mind? I guess that’s up to each reader.
Very unsettling view into a broken mind.
Where does one turn when all that you believe real seems to fade? How does one find reality? Was it ever really there? Was it just a comfortable creation to sooth a troubled mind?
This is a psychological thriller, no heroes are coming in to save the damsel in distress. It takes place over 20 years. Quincy has a traumatic experience in 1988 and then this is the next 20 years of her life that pretty much started with that first event. It all ties together. If you like this genre then you will definitely like this book, great twists and turns with an exciting ending.
New author for me and not really a new genre for me but its one I dont delve into very often. I might read 2-3 books of this genre a year. There was nothing wrong with the story. I just didnt get it. I was confused a lot of the time. It was very difficult for me to get into it. It seems from the other reviews I’ve read its common they were confused too but they enjoyed the book as well. Just a real mind bender. I have to agree! I had to go back a lot to re-read some pages…I was like wait..what did I just read and I had to go back. So, I dont think this is the story for me. Ha. Good writing but I dont think I could grasp it very well.
Honestly I’m not sure how to take this book. It was definitely twisted and psychological. I had a hard time getting into the story and found myself confused often. Definitely a mind bender for sure.