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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the WBZ Book Club, Jordan Rich. Here, I've

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned several books over the last couple of months that

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<v Speaker 1>I've read by Dan Simmons, and here's one of his

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<v Speaker 1>earlier novels, A long one six hundred and fifty plus

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<v Speaker 1>pages called Carrion Comfort. This one features a certain kind

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<v Speaker 1>of vampire, a small number of people with quote unquote

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<v Speaker 1>abilities to infect the minds and bodies of their victims,

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<v Speaker 1>and through mind control, these megamoniacal vampires seek to conquer

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<v Speaker 1>more than just individuals. The villains of varied from a

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<v Speaker 1>World War II Nazi officer to a fire and brimstone preacher,

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<v Speaker 1>to corporate and government giants. The heroes those out to

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<v Speaker 1>stop the vampires on their path of destruction include a

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<v Speaker 1>Jewish Holocaust survivor, a young black female photographer whose father

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<v Speaker 1>was murdered by the evil ones, a local yogul sheriff,

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<v Speaker 1>and even a group of gang bangers. A huge novel

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<v Speaker 1>with a lot of suspense and blood, reminding me of

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<v Speaker 1>the best of Stephen King. Get set for a horror

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<v Speaker 1>story that'll keep you up at night. Carrion Comfort by

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Simmons. The Book Club WBZ Boston's News radio