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Mantis: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Erica Summers (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

Chain-smoking bisexual, Mantis, finds herself amid a demon-littered apocalypse. With the book of Revelations unfurling before her very eyes, she recruits a reformed prostitute, a bubbly stripper, and a hopelessly smitten DJ to try to stop the biblical event in its tracks. Can the crew of misfit degenerates save the world before it's destroyed?

Locked and loaded with sinister creatures, violent villains, and a horny heroine with the charm of a rabid wolverine, Mantis will take you on a blood-soaked road trip through the bowels of America's deep south and drop you on the doorstep of the Devil.

From the demented, award-winning author of Vanity Kills & Bad God's Tower comes a profane, blood-soaked novel full of guts, gore, and good times. A unique blend of Dogma and From Dusk Til Dawn, recommended for fans of Chuck Wendig's Blackbird and Christopher Moore's Lamb.

Published by Rusty Ogre Publishing.

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  1. Print length
    338 pages
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    English
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  4. Publication date
    February 6, 2024
  5. File size
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when a demon apocalypse begins, four misfits choose to fight
take a wild road trip through the deep south
that ends right on the devil's doorstep
Mantis - Available February 6, 2024 worldwide in all formats

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CNMNZKKC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rusty Ogre Publishing
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 6, 2024
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 3rd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 10.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 338 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1962854139
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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Erica Summers

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Erica Summers is an award-winning independent filmmaker and author, artist, and film industry grip with an unwavering passion for horror. Several of her films have screened worldwide, including Obsidian, Mister White, & Loverboy (available on most streaming services.) Born and raised in Wyoming, Erica spent most of her life in the swampy American South. She now resides in southern Connecticut. In her downtime, the bizarre bisexual is typically slathered in garden dirt, fishing in the Long Island Sound, or devouring movies with her boyfriend and their Jack Russell terror.

Fiction titles include:

Mantis

Bad God's Tower

Vanity Kills

Writhe (w/ H.M. Wohl) - winner of the 2024 Pencraft Award - BEST HORROR

The Rictus Grin and Other Tales of Insanity

The Billionaire's Assistant (as Odessa Alba)

Rumspringa (As Odessa Alba)

Price Slashers (w/ Chisto Healy and Mick Collins)

Ensuring Your Place in Hell II (w/ Otis Bateman & Stephen Cooper)

She has also published a variety of short stories, including Feed the Machine, Derailed, Tines, Two Lip Garden, and In the Blood of the Martyr (All available in The Rictus Grin)

Summers also writes spicy contemporary romance novels under the pen name Odessa Alba and hilarious cozy mysteries as Trixie Fairdale.

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  • Chisto
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ash vs the Evil Dead if Ash was a lesbian
    Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024
    This book is all about the characters. You'd go with them anywhere because you love them. It's funny. It's fun. It's gory. It's action-packed. It's a B movie on paper and I'm here for it. I absolutely loved it. It's also refreshing to read a religious horror where you can tell the author is actually knowledgeable in their theology. There was only one minor detail in that department that irked me but it was not enough to detract from the excellence of the book.
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  • Alison O
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wild ride!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2024
    This is such a fun and wild book! It’s got humor, horror, demons & sex! It’s a very enjoyable read and a really fast paced book.
    (“The corset made from human skin” was one of my favorite lines!)
    There are lots of powerful female characters, which is always awesome to see! The main Character Mantis, is definitely an exciting and wild person! The goal of the story is to find Betty’s son and deal with all of the craziness that leads up to that and afterwards as well. The ending was my favorite part of the story! So much going on that I wasn’t able to stop listening!

    I feel like this is a great summer read! This author is definitely one to follow!

    The narrator did a great job with the audio book!
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  • Alena
    5.0 out of 5 stars Inticing
    Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
    Erica Summer did a fantastic job. From character to story development - she is one of few authors I’ve read start to finish without putting it down.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Kimberly Nicole
    4.0 out of 5 stars Read for some light-hearted laughter!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2024
    This was a fun read! I definitely enjoyed the characters and the storyline itself was interesting. It didn’t scare me, but it easily made me laugh on several occasions. Would recommend to anyone looking for a light-hearted semi-spooky story, with a few laughs. 🖤
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  • Becca
    5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
    Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
    This was really friggin good. I was blow away. I love me some Mantis. And Dylan definitely grows on you. I hope to see more of Mantis in the future. Even Betty brings her own brand of badness to the table. I thoroughly enjoyed the heck out of this book.

    I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  • Angel Van Atta
    5.0 out of 5 stars A hilariously creepy good time!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024
    This book by Erica Summers is such a fun read! It's got everything I love!Strong female leads, Supernatural vibes, humor and an apocalypse! But the best part is the friends made along the way. 🥰 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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  • Kathryn M.
    5.0 out of 5 stars loved the horror comedy novel
    Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2024
    This was really well done, it had that horror element that I've been looking for from Erica Summers. I was hooked from the first page and thought the road trip element worked overall.

    I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  • Samantha Renee
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2024
    This was a fun book! Such a crazy and wild ride with of the most badass characters. Great female leads and What a fun book! It's such a crazy and wild ride with some of the most insane and badass characters. Once again, we get some very strong female leads and queer representation.

    For me it was a bit hard to get into the book due to the sex scene right up front but the more I listened to it, I was able to get into it a bit more. A great blend of Genres and I love that in a book. It makes them interesting! The Horror and the Humor was great. The audiobook narration was one of the best I have heard in a while for this type book!
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