Scary Dead Things The Tome of Bill Volume 2 Rick Gualtieri Books
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There are reasons we fear the night. He STILL isn't one of them.
Bill Ryder, the trash-talking undead geek from Bill the Vampire, is back and about to find himself in a whole new world of side-splitting insanity.
One of the most powerful vampires on the planet has given Bill a death sentence. Meanwhile, an immortal princess wants him for an entirely different purpose, one which makes that first issue almost seem preferable.
All the while, new and powerful forces have begun to emerge from the shadows around him. Are they friend or foe? Knowing his luck, do you even have to ask?
Bill's only hope for survival is to marshal his friends, master his powers, and somehow prove that he's the scariest dead thing of them all.
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Scary Dead Things (The Tome of Bill, part 2) is 80,000 words of foul-mouthed horror comedy by Rick Gualtieri, author of Bill the Vampire and Bigfoot Hunters.
Scary Dead Things The Tome of Bill Volume 2 Rick Gualtieri Books
Scary Dead Things is the sequel to Bill the Vampire (The Tome of Bill, vol. 1). There are now eight of these books and they feature vampires (including Bill), bigfeet, and assorted other undead or unnatural beings. I enjoyed vol. 1 and thought I’d check out vol. 2 to see if the series grew in appeal or simply flatlined. ‘Flatlined’ is the answer. I enjoyed Scary Dead Things but have no interest in continuing with the series. There’s nothing wrong with vol. 2 but it’s just more of the same old same old. There’s an interesting new character, Gan, a Chinese vampire who was turned on the edge of puberty –twelve? thirteen?—and never matured beyond that, though she is now chronologically speaking hundreds of years old and, since vampires gain in power with age, immeasurably powerful compared to Bill and his associates. Our hero Bill is sent to China to negotiate with a Khan (big stuff in the vampire world) and China-girl Gan decides Bill is her mate-to-be, which poses serious negotiating and social behavior problems when Bill and Gan return to the States, where Big Shenanigans begin to happen. The story is fun in a fairly nebulous way, but I’ve read enough about Bill. Nothing dramatically new is going to happen across the remaining six volumes and there’s not enough happening to keep my interest. It isn’t even sophomoric stuff. It’s … freshmanic.Product details
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Scary Dead Things The Tome of Bill Volume 2 Rick Gualtieri Books Reviews
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I just found the author last week by some irregular happenstance and am glad I did.
I consider myself a seasoned purveyor of comedic fiction, bizarre humor, and the like--I'm mentioning this because Rick Gualtieri (still having a hard time pronouncing the last name) is standing on the same pedestal as some of the better comedy writers of this generation, in my humble opinion (I'm not a fanboy and do not know the man).
I enjoyed the 'Bloodsucking Fiends' trilogy by Christopher Moore, but I was more entertained by the current three books in the 'Tome of Bill' series. Gualtieri's nerdy pop culture trivia and dialogue forced me to chuckle many times while reading.
Gualtieri's prose could be compared to Tucker Max if he could actually write a fictional novel (wait, he does write fiction...no offense Tucker) that has an actual plot. It isn't writing I would send my kids to school with and definitely requires a mature audience (with some geek culture). Put it this way if you've ever had an argument with buddies or roommates about the rudimentary principles of a Heisenberg compensator, dilithium crystal mining techniques, what winter would feel like on Cybertron, or who would win a fist fight between Wolverine and Batman--then you'll really love this book. If you haven't had said arguments, no worries; it's still a funny series.
The vampire-scary-creepy-thing genre might be over-crowded and well-done, but I think there is plenty of room for 'The Tome of Bill' to exist in the genre.
I will read all future books in the series. Bill Ryder be damned!
Read in order
Bill the Vampire
Scary Dead Things
The Mourning Woods
I immediately started reading this when I finished the first, Bill the Vampire. I could not help myself. So far this series is hilarious funny, but more than that, being a fan of geeks, I totally can connect with this.
I was surprised that Rick Gualtieri wrote this second book the way he did. You can easily pick this book up and have a really good idea of what is happening. If I started with this one I would have a few questions but he explains enough throughout the story that it is not really needed. BUT, you seriously do not want to miss out on all the Bill Geek Vampire goodiness. Every word is worth reading, so if you are starting with this one, stop and go get book one, Bill the Vampire. Trust me, you'll love it!
Okay, now that that is out of the way! I loved this as much, if not more than, the first! I do not know how Rick Gualtieri does it but he set the bar pretty high with the first and maintained that bar throughout! Bill is just as hilarious as in book one. Even more so because now he knows what is going on but man... through the guy a learning curve! Please! Or don't because his slowness is the epitome of my laughter right now.
Once again though, Bill's friends may as well be enemies. They cause so many issues for him! Sally is of course always going out of her way to mess up Bill's day. It's like they are in love or something! Always picking on each other and doing things that create issues. It definitely more Sally than Bill but he does reciprocate the pranks every once in a while. The fact that it is so difficult for him to think of a prank is half of the hilarity. He has to go through so much crap that sometimes I do want him to have a comeback but most of the time he's just sputtering about how being a vampire did not do anything for his looks!
Through all of this there is a lot of crap going on that he has to deal with as well. Like being a vampire is not hard enough. Gann (I love her!!) brings quite a bit of those issues straight to his doorstep. It is so hard for me not to like her though. I mean she's a raging vampire of 300 years in a little girl's body. Think back to Interview of the Vampire and Claudia but worse! Gann has been taught by the darkest and the toughest vamps in history.
This is only halfway through the book and there is SO MUCH more to go through! The last 3 1/2 hours are jam packed with more people trying to kill Bill. Again! The fact that Bill really does not see what is right in front of his face, again, just adds to the hilarity. Just when you think that he's starting to learn he does the dumbest thing. He's just such a lovable idiot though! Maybe that's why Sally has not killed him... YET!
This has horror movie written ALL over it!! I won't say what happens next because I'm sure everyone's imagination can clue in on the fact that something is definitely not right. Not Bill though... he just continues talking like his roommates are just upset over a broken TV. To be fair, I would be a tad miffed also, but still Bill! Wake up! It all just gets better and better! Needless to say, I am picking up book three straight away. I am obsessed and absolutely loving everything about this series.
Once again Christopher John Fetherolf did a fantastic job of narrating. He IS Bill and it is a fabulous thing!
In short Recommended to everyone. Love, love, love this and cannot wait to read more about Bill and his "friends".
Scary Dead Things is the sequel to Bill the Vampire (The Tome of Bill, vol. 1). There are now eight of these books and they feature vampires (including Bill), bigfeet, and assorted other undead or unnatural beings. I enjoyed vol. 1 and thought I’d check out vol. 2 to see if the series grew in appeal or simply flatlined. ‘Flatlined’ is the answer. I enjoyed Scary Dead Things but have no interest in continuing with the series. There’s nothing wrong with vol. 2 but it’s just more of the same old same old. There’s an interesting new character, Gan, a Chinese vampire who was turned on the edge of puberty –twelve? thirteen?—and never matured beyond that, though she is now chronologically speaking hundreds of years old and, since vampires gain in power with age, immeasurably powerful compared to Bill and his associates. Our hero Bill is sent to China to negotiate with a Khan (big stuff in the vampire world) and China-girl Gan decides Bill is her mate-to-be, which poses serious negotiating and social behavior problems when Bill and Gan return to the States, where Big Shenanigans begin to happen. The story is fun in a fairly nebulous way, but I’ve read enough about Bill. Nothing dramatically new is going to happen across the remaining six volumes and there’s not enough happening to keep my interest. It isn’t even sophomoric stuff. It’s … freshmanic.
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