No Return
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on June 9th, 2006
You may recognize the name of the author, Pete Travers. Or you may not. But you will certainly recognize his artwork.
Mr. Travers is the artist whose talents are displayed on the BFRO website.
In this, his first novel, he weaves a harrowing tale of intrigue involving a man, his son and a Sasquatch. I couldn’t put it down and read it straight through in a day and a half.
I guarantee that you won’t be disappointed.
The book can be ordered through Amazon.com, or you can get a signed copy from Pete himself at his website, The Painted Cave.
Tell ’em Cryptomundo sent you.
Co-founder of Cryptomundo in 2005.
I have appeared in or contributed to the following TV programs, documentaries and films:
OLN's Mysterious Encounters: "Caddo Critter", Southern Fried Bigfoot, Travel Channel's Weird Travels: "Bigfoot", History Channel's MonsterQuest: "Swamp Stalker", The Wild Man of the Navidad, Destination America's Monsters and Mysteries in America: Texas Terror - Lake Worth Monster, Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot: Return to Boggy Creek and Beast of the Bayou.
I’m always up for a good read. ‘Nobody Meets Bigfoot’ by Marian T. Place is the only novel I’ve read full-through twice. Very good, and pretty informative, I think.
Good morning Craig….
Thanks for the review and link….I’ll order mine today…
seeing is believing….
ole bub and the dawgs
Sounds like a good read. I’ll add it to my list, but I should finish all of Loren’s books first!!
It would be nice to see some excerpts, or read a more detailed plot description, but I can’t seem to find much about the book online anywhere. Can anyone else help? Thanks.
JJames2,
This is from Amazon:
Very Scary and Hairy, March 29, 2006
Reviewer: Matt Rhodes (Oakland, CA)
There are a few elements to this book that set it apart from other “chased through the woods” thrillers.
First, the book deals with the idea of an actual Bigfoot (or Bigfeet – since there is more than one) in a fairly realistic way. Rather than sensationalize the concept of Bigfoot being real, the characters react as I would if I found the hairy monsters to exist. Bigfoot is a creature living in the woods, protecting its territory. It’s not King Kong. It keeps the story grounded and kept me caring about what happened to the characters.
Second, the story is fairly informative about nature and culture. While going on a journey with the main character we learn about survival techniques and different challenges to being deep in the woods without the proper equipment. The author also relates a lot about the history of the area and the people who have lived there for centuries.
Third, the story deals with family and the protection of family – from a human’s perspective and from a monster’s perspective. The parallels were clever and lended credibility to much of what happens in the story.
The story itself is pretty exciting – a solid thriller dealing with family, nature, and an enormous, hairy, frightening creature that could snap you like a twig. The author’s descriptions of Bigfoot are pretty intense — you can practically smell the dirt entangled in the beast’s fur. And nobody wants to come face to face with those eyes. Without giving away too much, I found the ending really satisfying because the story stays true to the concept that Bigfoot is a real creature who wants to survive and protect as much as the characters do.
I’m glad I read it. It will be interesting to see what else Mr. Travers has for us next.
Good afternoon Bloggers….
I ordered it today at Painted Cave…19.03 delivered to your door…autographed no less….I’m looking forward to a good sasquatch tale….
seeing is believing….
ole bub and the dawgs
Will have to check this book out myself also.
Alton:
Thanks, but I did see that review at Amazon earlier. I’m looking for something a little more in-depth that focuses more on the plot.
That top pic of the eyes is familiar… I think I’ve seen it on the web site of a certain “scientific” BF organization… that shall remain nameless. 😉
jayman,
Didn’t you notice in the original post above where I said:
Mr. Travers is the artist whose talents are displayed on the BFRO website.
Pete Travers created the graphics on the BFRO site, as well as the cover art for Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science.
Craig, that got past me, I guess I dropped right down to the review. Thanks.
Thanks everyone for the compliments. It’s been alot of fun writing the book. I look forward to meeting those of you going to Idaho this weekend. To jjames2, the back cover of the book, shown at thepaintedcave.com has a brief synopsis of the book, but it may not be as in depth as you are looking for. There is also a review page to find what other people thought of the book on the site. I’ll have a synopsis page on the site soon!