{"id":12349,"date":"2018-11-07T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=12349"},"modified":"2018-10-22T22:48:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T02:48:00","slug":"review-fauna-by-david-benton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-fauna-by-david-benton\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Fauna by David Benton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12350\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-fauna-by-david-benton\/fauna\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fauna.jpg?fit=850%2C1360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"850,1360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fauna\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fauna.jpg?fit=640%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12350\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fauna-219x350.jpg?resize=219%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fauna.jpg?resize=219%2C350&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fauna.jpg?resize=768%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fauna.jpg?resize=640%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fauna.jpg?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 85vw, 219px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fauna-David-Benton\/dp\/198376504X\/ref=sr_1_1_twi_pap_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1539053706&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=fauna+david+benton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fauna\u00a0<\/em>by David Benton<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>CreateSpace (January 2018)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>292 pages; $12.99 paperback; $2.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Davcrkt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dave Simms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nature fights back. It&#8217;s a familiar theme that has been around forever. To make it special takes some tinkering and imagination, not to mention strong storytelling. David Benton brings something to the table that keeps the teeth gnashing and adrenaline pumping until the final page. He combines the visceral brutality of an Ed Lee or Richard Laymon with the globe-trotting skills of James Rollins, resulting in an exciting romp that evokes <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Zoo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by James Patterson, but with a message. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A shaman\u00a0in the Amazon warns photojournalist Michael Keller that a big change is coming in nature. Little does he know that it would be a concerted, global effect, an attack on mankind everywhere. Dr. Andrea &#8220;Andy&#8221; Keller works in a lab back in Milwaukee, struggling to find an answer for the sudden aggression in both wild and domestic animals. Officer Devon Coleman just wants to keep his family safe in the city, a tough task as the family dog fights off the change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benton strings together a bevy of scenes that display both the savagery and grace of the animal kingdom while hinting that maybe the world might be a better place without people. That&#8217;s not exactly a bad idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the story unfolds and the blood splatters, he brings the stories together through a rapid-fire pace that doesn&#8217;t slow down to explain the catastrophe occurring across the globe &#8212; but it doesn&#8217;t need to. By the time the final page is closed and the reader takes a breath, the point has been made and this roller-coaster of a novel ends with a message that makes all too much sense to the humans who will listen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommended for fans of old-fashioned fast paced horror.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fauna\u00a0by David Benton CreateSpace (January 2018) 292 pages; $12.99 paperback; $2.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Dave Simms Nature fights back. It&#8217;s a familiar theme that has been around forever. To make it special takes some tinkering and imagination, not to mention strong storytelling. 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