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The Mouth Kindle Edition

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

When sixteen-year-old Jack's hometown is burned down and his family killed his only chance of survival is to travel through a device called “The Mouth” that opens doors into other worlds.

He must do the impossible—find the world that gave his enemies their extraordinary power and travel to a place known simply as “The Maximum.”

The Mouth is a gritty science-fantasy adventure about hope, resolve, and finding the courage to carry on fighting even when all seems lost.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01JAIXH0W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Solstice Publishing - Solstice Universe Imprint (September 1, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1658 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 182 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1625264178
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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Henry Anderson
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Henry Anderson is a former news reporter who has written for national UK newspapers. He studied English at Magdalen College, Oxford. He spent time as a "jackaroo" (trainee farmer) working on farms in Australia before working in publishing, the performing arts and journalism.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2016
    Really well written and a genuine page-turner. Looking forward to more from this author.
    The Mouth
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2016
    This is a well-written adventure which draws you into its parallel worlds. It starts in an England where things are falling apart and the hero, Jack, is on the run. I ended up caring about what happens to him. It has surreal elements and some black humour. My 18 yr-old son also really enjoyed it. A good read.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2016
    'The Mouth' is an adventure story about a sixteen year old boy who escapes from a dystopian version of England through a device called "The Mouth". One sequence drives effortlessly into the next making it a genuine page turner.

    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2016
    This book is Anderson's transition from news reporting to novelist. He shows a lot of promise as a novelist, but I think there's still some work to be done. Needless to say, it's a tough job to go from such extremes of writing.

    The plot is phenomenal. It's a fresh idea that is carried out pretty well when looking at the timeline. The characters are bold and vibrant, however any information that you have about them is what you glean along the way. The worlds that we enter are vast and intricate, but once again, we only have the information about them that we glean along the way.

    I didn't finish this book. It's non-stop action. It's like being in a chase dream where you never get to stop and breathe. To tell you the truth, I was just too fatigued to finish it. Action is a great thing to have in a book, but even more importantly, we need balance. A little time spent on world building and scene setting and inspecting our characters would go a long way.

    I think Anderson could make a great novelist and I'm looking forward to reading more of his works. He has the facts down. He's great at keeping you on the edge of your seat. I'm just hoping he slows down enough to add more of the human interest side of the story so that you don't want to jump off the edge of your seat. When I find myself chanting for the hero to die, I know a little work still needs to be done.

    Over all, if you're an action junkie, you'll like this one just as is. If you're looking for more than that, wait for his next book and give that one a shot.
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  • Rosetta Yorke
    5.0 out of 5 stars If you enjoy dark Sci Fi / Dystopian Fantasy, I thoroughly recommend The Mouth as a great read!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2018
    The Mouth is a bleak, bloody and violent story that rockets along at breakneck speed. Most of the action takes place in a futuristic Dystopian England, which is ruled over by a tyrannical dictator-monarch and which carries strong echoes of World War II.

    The hero, Jack, faces a relentless struggle merely to survive in this hostile environment. He is alone and being hunted down on all sides, but his indomitable fighting spirit means he refuses to give up even when death seems inevitable. Whom can he trust amongst those he meets, though? Suspicion & potential betrayal await him at every turn. The identity of the person who becomes Jack’s most important friend surprised me at first, but by the end of the story, I desperately wanted the friend to survive too.

    The author has what may feel like a bare-bones writing style, but on closer observation I realised it is more that he simply doesn’t waste words; consequently, whenever there is any description, it is very effective. For example: during one horrific, brutal, high action chase scene, Anderson skilfully slips in a tiny close-up image of wild flowers growing on a concrete wall – surviving against all the odds in a contaminated world of machines, bombed out buildings & decomposing human remains, these wild flowers felt to me like a metaphor for Jack & his friends’ seemingly impossible resistance against evil King Eustace’s regime.

    The repulsive ‘Mouth’ of the title, with its gruesome operating mechanism, is a unique and inspired creation on the part of the author. It made me shudder.

    The story’s end came too soon for my liking – I wanted to turn the page & read on further, which is always the sign of a really good book. So many clever little plot points I’d love to comment on, but they would be spoilers. Just keep your eyes open for them when you read The Mouth for yourself.

    If you are 16+ and enjoy reading dark Sci Fi / Fantasy, I thoroughly recommend The Mouth by Henry Anderson. It is a satisfying read, with an upbeat ending, and is well worth the purchase price!
  • TwistieStitch
    5.0 out of 5 stars A very unique style
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2019
    A real page turner. Written in a very unique style, the pace will keep you buried in the story till the very last page - I read the first page and kept going till I finished! Buy it, you'll enjoy it. Would really love to read more from this author
  • Syrek
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Mouth itself is the Singularity transporting us between universes ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2016
    The Mouth itself is the Singularity transporting us between universes; torture of life to death to life. A nightmare of meaningless existence where all outcomes can be changed simply by finding The Mouth. A world of war. A hugely insightful clue to our future.
  • Richard anderson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Page turner
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2016
    Real page turner

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