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Fog Warning
“Tick, tock, tickety, tock. Time’s slipping away, doc ... ”
Emergency Room Physician Brent Cummings is harboring secrets he’d rather leave in the shadows of his past. But, when he finds a dead woman in a foggy park, all his skeletons come tumbling out of the closet.
In a deadly race against time, Brent attempts to alter the future so that he might finally let go of the past.
Will he heed the warning in the fog, or will fate prove more dependable than the good doctor?
Emergency Room Physician Brent Cummings is harboring secrets he’d rather leave in the shadows of his past. But, when he finds a dead woman in a foggy park, all his skeletons come tumbling out of the closet.
In a deadly race against time, Brent attempts to alter the future so that he might finally let go of the past.
Will he heed the warning in the fog, or will fate prove more dependable than the good doctor?
90 pages, ebook
First published August 18, 2014
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Edward Lorn
63 books2,920 followersEdward Lorn (E. to most) is a reader, writer, and content creator. He's been writing for fun since the age of six, and writing professionally since 2011. He can be found haunting the halls of Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
E. lives in Alabama with his wife and two children. He is currently working on his next novel.
E. lives in Alabama with his wife and two children. He is currently working on his next novel.
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January 1, 2019
After running over a girl years earlier, Brent Cummings is a pill-addicted doctor in a small town hospital. After seeing a dead body in a park on his walk home, Brent calls the cops, only to wind up in jail on drug charges when the cops show up and the girl is gone. Did Brent actually see a corpse or was it the drugs? And if he did see a corpse, what happened to it?
My wife bought me a few books for Christmas and this was one of them since I have some gaps in my Edward Lorn back catalog. It filled me with holiday cheer as I scarfed it down on New Year's Day.
I know Ed had a problem with pills at some point and I suspect some of what happened in here stems from that. Brent Cummings is on the run from his past, coasting from day to day in an Oxy fog, when he finds a body in the park and winds up in the clink. A friend bails him out of jail and soon the fun really begins...
Fog Warning is a novella but I think it's the perfect length for this tale. There's never really a lull, never an opportune time for the reader to set it down and go take a leak. Once I tipped to what was going on, it was a race to get to the end.
It reminded me of an episode of Tales from the Darkside (my mom got me the complete series on DVD for Christmas) or Tales from the Crypt (still waiting on someone to buy me the complete series on DVD). Lorn could have taken the predictable route but chose to drive across a few lawns instead on the way to the conclusion.
Fog Warning is a fun horror novella from a fun author. Four out of five Oxycontins.
My wife bought me a few books for Christmas and this was one of them since I have some gaps in my Edward Lorn back catalog. It filled me with holiday cheer as I scarfed it down on New Year's Day.
I know Ed had a problem with pills at some point and I suspect some of what happened in here stems from that. Brent Cummings is on the run from his past, coasting from day to day in an Oxy fog, when he finds a body in the park and winds up in the clink. A friend bails him out of jail and soon the fun really begins...
Fog Warning is a novella but I think it's the perfect length for this tale. There's never really a lull, never an opportune time for the reader to set it down and go take a leak. Once I tipped to what was going on, it was a race to get to the end.
It reminded me of an episode of Tales from the Darkside (my mom got me the complete series on DVD for Christmas) or Tales from the Crypt (still waiting on someone to buy me the complete series on DVD). Lorn could have taken the predictable route but chose to drive across a few lawns instead on the way to the conclusion.
Fog Warning is a fun horror novella from a fun author. Four out of five Oxycontins.
October 30, 2016
5* and NO SPOILERS AT ALL
Those stars are because this wonderful novella kept my interest the entire time, as well as took my mind off my pain for awhile. While being short, the characters are "fleshed out"...:) And the dialogue is realistic. As for the protagonist (a man with a monkey on his back), this reader felt every moment he lived through as if I were living the scenario. That's not usually the case with me, I normally read stories from the outside, but this one, as with Bay's End, or even more so....I became a part of the story. By the way, I really enjoyed that this novella returned to the town of Bay's End. I love it when a writer does this, yet it's not a serial. Much like King. This novella had none of the same characters, though (I think....I looked and didn't notice any). ****Well, I'm shamefaced, the man that ought know better than anyone else set me straight! There IS a recurring character....So that makes it even cooler to read them in a row.....now I'm off to read it again. Looking for her, how did I miss her-she was awesome in Bay's End---you guys have GOT to read this...and be better at name recall than I am!!!!!
My arm's hurting a lot (most of you know---but if you don't it's from the pinched nerves in my messed up spine....so when I write a review, it's because I NEED to), but I have GOT to say something after finishing this one.
First...for those of you with squeamish stomachs, yet wanting to try a book by Lorn...I'm positive you will be able to handle this...there are some small chills, yes, but nothing gruesome at all!
Second....This is plain amazing. I've read plenty of novellas--by King among others---and, to me, This is right there with them. Above a good deal of them.
Third: It left me wanting MORE. It's short. But, I suppose I have to admit--it's just right.
This book made me think of The Sixth Sense, yet was unique...
All in all, a perfect novella. Fully drawn characters....great story.....no down time.
Highly recommended--for everyone!!! You can get this today and have it read easily by Halloween. Hope to be back when I'm capable of typing more...and add to this review.
Once again...I know Edward Lorn from around the internet. This had no bearing on my review. I was actually surprised by how good this one was and honestly am surprised he's not even more widely read! This one was good!!!!!
Those stars are because this wonderful novella kept my interest the entire time, as well as took my mind off my pain for awhile. While being short, the characters are "fleshed out"...:) And the dialogue is realistic. As for the protagonist (a man with a monkey on his back), this reader felt every moment he lived through as if I were living the scenario. That's not usually the case with me, I normally read stories from the outside, but this one, as with Bay's End, or even more so....I became a part of the story. By the way, I really enjoyed that this novella returned to the town of Bay's End. I love it when a writer does this, yet it's not a serial. Much like King. This novella had none of the same characters, though (I think....I looked and didn't notice any). ****Well, I'm shamefaced, the man that ought know better than anyone else set me straight! There IS a recurring character....So that makes it even cooler to read them in a row.....now I'm off to read it again. Looking for her, how did I miss her-she was awesome in Bay's End---you guys have GOT to read this...and be better at name recall than I am!!!!!
My arm's hurting a lot (most of you know---but if you don't it's from the pinched nerves in my messed up spine....so when I write a review, it's because I NEED to), but I have GOT to say something after finishing this one.
First...for those of you with squeamish stomachs, yet wanting to try a book by Lorn...I'm positive you will be able to handle this...there are some small chills, yes, but nothing gruesome at all!
Second....This is plain amazing. I've read plenty of novellas--by King among others---and, to me, This is right there with them. Above a good deal of them.
Third: It left me wanting MORE. It's short. But, I suppose I have to admit--it's just right.
This book made me think of The Sixth Sense, yet was unique...
All in all, a perfect novella. Fully drawn characters....great story.....no down time.
Highly recommended--for everyone!!! You can get this today and have it read easily by Halloween. Hope to be back when I'm capable of typing more...and add to this review.
Once again...I know Edward Lorn from around the internet. This had no bearing on my review. I was actually surprised by how good this one was and honestly am surprised he's not even more widely read! This one was good!!!!!
September 11, 2016
Edward Lorn has officially become an autobuy for me. I love the way he writes. His books are, of course, creepy as hell. They're also witty with gorgeous and gruesome prose. What more could a guy ask for?
Fog Warning is a lot of things rolled into one. It's got horror, suspense, and tragedy. It's a nail-biter, but also a story about guilt and redemption. Best of all, though, it's filled with my favorite thing, a healthy dose of these:
November 12, 2014
Edward Lorn's not afraid. That's the scariest thing about reading his stuff. He's got no problem going into that dark basement without a flashlight, and you just know that it makes him so damned giddy to drag you down those rickety stairs right along with him.
He loves taking flawed people, real people, and putting them through the wringer. But I think he especially likes the wringer.
I'm pretty sure Mr. Lorn has his pockets stuffed with blank fortune cookie slips and whenever a harrowing moment of human devastation springs to mind, he jots it down on a little wrinkled piece of paper and saves it for later. I imagine he's got a giant bowl on his desk--the one he used to pass out candy on Halloweens past before the neighborhood kids stopped coming to his door--filled to overflowing with fortunes foretelling awful fates. And when he's writing, and he comes to a point in the story where he says to himself 'time for something awful to happen,' he grabs a slip of paper from this bowl and smiles like a mischievous little boy reaching out to snap a bra strap. Really. Fucking. Hard.
He grabbed a doozy this time around. And I can see him now jumping up and down in his chair and clapping his hands together like one of those little wind-up monkeys clanging their cymbals together.
Clang, clang, clang, hee, hee, hee....
Full Disclosure: I served as a beta reader for this story. I did some light editorial work on this one, too. Edward Lorn's also helped me out in this manner for some of my stuff. You may think that the above review is biased now that you know this.
He loves taking flawed people, real people, and putting them through the wringer. But I think he especially likes the wringer.
I'm pretty sure Mr. Lorn has his pockets stuffed with blank fortune cookie slips and whenever a harrowing moment of human devastation springs to mind, he jots it down on a little wrinkled piece of paper and saves it for later. I imagine he's got a giant bowl on his desk--the one he used to pass out candy on Halloweens past before the neighborhood kids stopped coming to his door--filled to overflowing with fortunes foretelling awful fates. And when he's writing, and he comes to a point in the story where he says to himself 'time for something awful to happen,' he grabs a slip of paper from this bowl and smiles like a mischievous little boy reaching out to snap a bra strap. Really. Fucking. Hard.
He grabbed a doozy this time around. And I can see him now jumping up and down in his chair and clapping his hands together like one of those little wind-up monkeys clanging their cymbals together.
Clang, clang, clang, hee, hee, hee....
Full Disclosure: I served as a beta reader for this story. I did some light editorial work on this one, too. Edward Lorn's also helped me out in this manner for some of my stuff. You may think that the above review is biased now that you know this.
October 23, 2014
Fog Warning is a book about a mysterious Fog that heralds a warning, ok pretty good so far, for a definitive ‘grab you by the shirt collars’ synopsis.
You’ve got the violent, gruesome bit which was a truly, still wincing now with a suitable grimacing expression to match, in the shape of an accident that shakes the rafters, and enough so to leave our protagonist looking like a different man who now has no need to check his appearance is up to scratch in the mirror.
Then you have the wonderful dialogue that feels like a conversation I could quite easily be involved in, genuine, palpable however you want to describe it, it’s just real and coupled with the authors razor sharp wit that cuts down to the quick, sometimes dry, sarcastic but above all else bloody funny.
Our protagonist is Doctor Brent Cummings, a man who lives close to edge, hiding a drug addiction as best he can from his work colleagues, obtaining his stash through the usual nefarious means and truth be told he’s heading for a serious fall. When he starts to see ghosts from his past, that damned mysterious Fog and a dead body that only he can see. It’s only a matter of time before everything gets tossed to the wind and he’s left trying to work everything out in a drug induced haze.
Another top story from Ed Lorn set in the legendary Bays End itself, a stone’s throw from Waverly Chasm (if you’ve got a good arm) and I have to say, the second half of the story was top class Lorn entertainment. I think the first half suffered a little from setting everything out, I didn’t feel the humour as much but there was of course the usual loads of quotes I underlined.
A couple for you
‘he should have been on the Morticians slab, stone cold and getting to know Rigor Mortis.’
And ‘his back popped, each vertebrae crackling like buttons on a fat man’s trousers’.
Ed Lorn has a way with the words, the impact catchphrase and long may it continue, roll on Cruelty 6.
Fog Warning was provided by the author in return for an honest review and that is what you have, as always.
http://paulnelson.booklikes.com/post/...
You’ve got the violent, gruesome bit which was a truly, still wincing now with a suitable grimacing expression to match, in the shape of an accident that shakes the rafters, and enough so to leave our protagonist looking like a different man who now has no need to check his appearance is up to scratch in the mirror.
Then you have the wonderful dialogue that feels like a conversation I could quite easily be involved in, genuine, palpable however you want to describe it, it’s just real and coupled with the authors razor sharp wit that cuts down to the quick, sometimes dry, sarcastic but above all else bloody funny.
Our protagonist is Doctor Brent Cummings, a man who lives close to edge, hiding a drug addiction as best he can from his work colleagues, obtaining his stash through the usual nefarious means and truth be told he’s heading for a serious fall. When he starts to see ghosts from his past, that damned mysterious Fog and a dead body that only he can see. It’s only a matter of time before everything gets tossed to the wind and he’s left trying to work everything out in a drug induced haze.
Another top story from Ed Lorn set in the legendary Bays End itself, a stone’s throw from Waverly Chasm (if you’ve got a good arm) and I have to say, the second half of the story was top class Lorn entertainment. I think the first half suffered a little from setting everything out, I didn’t feel the humour as much but there was of course the usual loads of quotes I underlined.
A couple for you
‘he should have been on the Morticians slab, stone cold and getting to know Rigor Mortis.’
And ‘his back popped, each vertebrae crackling like buttons on a fat man’s trousers’.
Ed Lorn has a way with the words, the impact catchphrase and long may it continue, roll on Cruelty 6.
Fog Warning was provided by the author in return for an honest review and that is what you have, as always.
http://paulnelson.booklikes.com/post/...
April 11, 2016
First I want to thank Edward Lorn for the opportunity to read an ARC if his new novella. Also, since this is an ARC it is not a finished version of the book and I was prepared to face a book that hasn't been proofread yet and I had no intention to nitpick the book for spelling mistakes. (I didn't find any, but it could be because English isn't my native language.)
Emergency room physician Brent Cummings life could be better. He has relocated himself to Bay's End after an accident and here he tries to start a new life working in the hospital. But in the end, the past will come back to haunt him when he sees a dead woman in a foggy park...
One thing I really liked about the story was that I had no idea where it would go. I actually refused to read any of the (two) reviews I've seen on booklikes because I didn't want the story spoiled or getting influenced by other people. And I didn't even remember the synopsis when I read the book. All I knew that it would be something foggy. So I had no idea what would happen and even though it wasn't that of a horrifying story that I had expected there was one scene in the hospital with Brent Cummings that really was disturbing. But I was actually surprised that the story wasn't that gruesome. Brent Cummings is a flawed character that has done something awful in the past and the past is back to haunt him and in a way set him free.
I had a problem rating this book. I wasn't sure about 3,5 or 4, but, in the end, it got a 3,5 (a 4 here on GR) because even though I liked the story, really liked the ending, the story just didn't hook me like The Morning Dew did (If you haven't read it an excellent novella). What can I say, I was expecting something more horrifying with the fog...
Edward Lorn has a talent for writing short stories. It's a hard thing to do because you have to get so many things together on fewer pages than an ordinary book. But he does it always so well. Fog Warning was well-written!
Emergency room physician Brent Cummings life could be better. He has relocated himself to Bay's End after an accident and here he tries to start a new life working in the hospital. But in the end, the past will come back to haunt him when he sees a dead woman in a foggy park...
One thing I really liked about the story was that I had no idea where it would go. I actually refused to read any of the (two) reviews I've seen on booklikes because I didn't want the story spoiled or getting influenced by other people. And I didn't even remember the synopsis when I read the book. All I knew that it would be something foggy. So I had no idea what would happen and even though it wasn't that of a horrifying story that I had expected there was one scene in the hospital with Brent Cummings that really was disturbing. But I was actually surprised that the story wasn't that gruesome. Brent Cummings is a flawed character that has done something awful in the past and the past is back to haunt him and in a way set him free.
I had a problem rating this book. I wasn't sure about 3,5 or 4, but, in the end, it got a 3,5 (a 4 here on GR) because even though I liked the story, really liked the ending, the story just didn't hook me like The Morning Dew did (If you haven't read it an excellent novella). What can I say, I was expecting something more horrifying with the fog...
Edward Lorn has a talent for writing short stories. It's a hard thing to do because you have to get so many things together on fewer pages than an ordinary book. But he does it always so well. Fog Warning was well-written!
March 9, 2018
There's probably nothing more thrilling than a good murder mystery, especially if there's a paranormal element AND a broken, flawed, unreliable narrator. Those are my favorite. So it's no surprise to me that Edward Lorn's, Fog Warning, is a new favorite novella.
The pace was fast, but not too fast--long enough to develop a great narrator for the reader. Even though Brent has his issues, I found myself liking him, a lot, and pulling for him through the whole story.
I *loved* the paranormal aspect of this story. I have oodles of respect for an author who can develop an intricate, compelling plot that keeps my eyes racing over the words. And extra stars for originality too!
I highly recommend this book to any reader that enjoys a well crafted, engaging serial killer/murder mystery that doesn't pull any punches-Lorn has a way with pulling his audience in with his raw, hard-hitting prose, even when you want to look away, you can't...because this book was unputdownable.
I can't wait to read more from this author!
The pace was fast, but not too fast--long enough to develop a great narrator for the reader. Even though Brent has his issues, I found myself liking him, a lot, and pulling for him through the whole story.
I *loved* the paranormal aspect of this story. I have oodles of respect for an author who can develop an intricate, compelling plot that keeps my eyes racing over the words. And extra stars for originality too!
I highly recommend this book to any reader that enjoys a well crafted, engaging serial killer/murder mystery that doesn't pull any punches-Lorn has a way with pulling his audience in with his raw, hard-hitting prose, even when you want to look away, you can't...because this book was unputdownable.
I can't wait to read more from this author!
September 10, 2018
When you look back at your book activity and at one point you exclaim...Nipple pin 😲😩, then you know shit was fucked up 😂 😂. I would expect nothing less from my man E, and he delivers here as usual. Awesome, fucked up characters you can really love or really hate. Fast paced, twisting storyline. And if you know E.....a crazy, unexpected , fucked up, what the fuck ending that you either love or hate. This one I enjoyed. Call me crazy but this and Bay's End are probably my top two Lornographic books so far. Keep it up, E!
October 15, 2015
A number of interesting ideas and quite suspenseful. I loved re-visiting Bay's End and I love Edward Lorn's writing; good, captivating prose and similes and metaphors that makes you think. Oh, and the references! Must have grown up liking the same stuff.
In Dr Brent Cummings, Lorn has also created a great main character, a deeply troubled and haunted (by his past) man, who's situation is going to go from bad and riskful to worse and happening...
I do feel that this one was a tad short, but with that in mind, go for it!
In Dr Brent Cummings, Lorn has also created a great main character, a deeply troubled and haunted (by his past) man, who's situation is going to go from bad and riskful to worse and happening...
I do feel that this one was a tad short, but with that in mind, go for it!
October 29, 2014
I was given a copy of this ebook from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Brent Cummings, an ED doc and addict with a disturbing past, finds himself in thick fog as he walks home from work. In the fog he sees a dead body, he alerts the police, the body disappears and he is searched for acting suspiciously during which they find his stash of Oxycontin and his life begins to unravel. When he sees the 'dead' girl alive and well he wonders what the message in the fog was about, a premonition? something that he can change? To do this he will have to confront his past.
One thing that really stands out in the book was the dialogue, engaging, sharp and funny. It flows effortlessly between the characters and I enjoyed Brent's inner voice as it narrates his downward spiral.
Some nice effectively creepy scenes and whilst it's not especially gory there is one incident that was absolutely sickening. Brent should not be a sympathetic character yet you still end up rooting for him to get justice and find some closure from his troubled past.
Recommended.
July 18, 2018
This is my first time reading Lorn, and now I'm asking myself what the heck took me so long? I think my friend Sadie finally got me to buy this one. I wasn't sure where to start, and she said this one was excellent, and I trust her implicitly. Our home libraries are practically the same, so I know if Sadie loves something I will too.
There is so much story packed into this slim novella! Let's take a moment to appreciate novellas. I love them. I feel like they are the perfect length if you want to sit down and read an entire book in one go, but not have to shirk any kind of responsibilities or adulting. I picked this one up when I went to bed last night, and finished it rather quickly. I wasn't up until 2am devouring it like I normally am with longer novels. I mean, don't get me wrong. I love big books too. But there's something special about novellas.
I went into this one with zero expectations and no idea what I was about to read. From page one I was engaged and interested. A murder mystery with a supernatural twist? Yes, please! Brent is far from a heroic or even really likable protagonist, but he has demons, and you kind of find yourself rooting for him to make his past right. This book had creepy aspects, total gross out aspects, and enough twits that I didn't see them coming. Sincerely, I highly recommend this novella. And now I have another author to start binging! My little horror loving heart is excited.
There is so much story packed into this slim novella! Let's take a moment to appreciate novellas. I love them. I feel like they are the perfect length if you want to sit down and read an entire book in one go, but not have to shirk any kind of responsibilities or adulting. I picked this one up when I went to bed last night, and finished it rather quickly. I wasn't up until 2am devouring it like I normally am with longer novels. I mean, don't get me wrong. I love big books too. But there's something special about novellas.
I went into this one with zero expectations and no idea what I was about to read. From page one I was engaged and interested. A murder mystery with a supernatural twist? Yes, please! Brent is far from a heroic or even really likable protagonist, but he has demons, and you kind of find yourself rooting for him to make his past right. This book had creepy aspects, total gross out aspects, and enough twits that I didn't see them coming. Sincerely, I highly recommend this novella. And now I have another author to start binging! My little horror loving heart is excited.
January 26, 2018
For some reason the entire time I read this I kept on imagining a Korean-language adaptation of this twisted little novella. Something akin to Kim Jee-woon's I Saw the Devil or Park Chan-wook's Lady Vengeance . The previous is meant as praise for Lorn's Fog Warning. Working off of the familiar tale of precognition and a race against time to thwart a murder before it happens, Lorn adds his own wrinkles by putting his protagonist, a junkie doctor, through a gauntlet of humiliations (mostly self-inflicted) before twisting the finale in an unexpected direction. Violent, profane, thoughtful, funny, creepy, well-paced--everything I've come to expect from Lorn's unique contribution to the horror genre.
August 13, 2016
Brent Cummings is a Doctor with an Oxy problem and more than one skeleton in his closet. Now some of those skeletons are coming back to haunt him. Dude is on a major spiral downward and will need to step into the fog in order face his demons and possibly confront a killer in the process.
I really enjoyed this one from Edward Lorn. Edward has a certain ease of prose that makes his stories flow and come to life. His tales are, at once, gory and terrifying and his sense of humor is dark. His characters are always well drawn, even in a shorter format like this one. He has quickly risen to one of my favorite authors and I look forward to more of his work.
Solid 4+ Clothespin stars for Fog Warning. Highly Recommended.
I really enjoyed this one from Edward Lorn. Edward has a certain ease of prose that makes his stories flow and come to life. His tales are, at once, gory and terrifying and his sense of humor is dark. His characters are always well drawn, even in a shorter format like this one. He has quickly risen to one of my favorite authors and I look forward to more of his work.
Solid 4+ Clothespin stars for Fog Warning. Highly Recommended.
October 31, 2016
Eerie apparitions from the FOG can set you free.........
Dr. Brent Cummings is already a living time bomb working long hours in the ER and trying to silence his guilty conscience of a most deadly secret when the FOG makes its appearance and totally boggles his mind.
FOG WARNING is just a short 100 page story, but a ghoulish murder-mystery-thriller it is that had my attention at the get-go with a well-defined protagonist and storytelling that had me wanting more of Edward Lorn!
Great quickie read for HALLOWEEN!
September 7, 2015
The fog does hide and conceal.
See what it does reveal.
The blurb says enough.
Lorn produces believable characters, writes with such descriptive skill that the only thing you need to be concerned about is the ending and when his next story will be out.
Sit back and let your imagination run wild as Edward Lorn pens a movie for your mind.
*I was given a copy in exchange for an honest review*
See what it does reveal.
The blurb says enough.
Lorn produces believable characters, writes with such descriptive skill that the only thing you need to be concerned about is the ending and when his next story will be out.
Sit back and let your imagination run wild as Edward Lorn pens a movie for your mind.
*I was given a copy in exchange for an honest review*
January 11, 2015
I wish that I was eloquent enough a writer to do justice to a review of "Fog Warning". Mr Lorn is a storyteller,a weaver of tales. This story grabs you at the beginning and holds your attention until the last word. The characters are well developed,it moves well and I loved getting lost in his world. If you have not read any of his work,do yourself a favor and give it a try.
February 29, 2016
Review to come....
December 2, 2014
The skinny:
Brent, an almost irredeemable character, tries to atone for his past by attempting to alter the future.
The review:
I'm not usually a fan of novellas. I typically find that they are too short to actually get to know a character, and oftentimes the plot seems rushed or unfinished. I have to say the opposite is true of Fog Warning; although it is a novella, the characters did not seem flat nor was the plot lacking. The way I felt I knew Brent, the main character, was the same way I feel I know characters that I've gotten to know over the course of 400+ pages. The plot was twisted and had a definitively spooky air to it. I especially liked the addition of .
Overall:
This is my first Edward Lorn book, and I'm intrigued. Now that I've had a taste, I would love to delve into some of his other works.
Brent, an almost irredeemable character, tries to atone for his past by attempting to alter the future.
The review:
I'm not usually a fan of novellas. I typically find that they are too short to actually get to know a character, and oftentimes the plot seems rushed or unfinished. I have to say the opposite is true of Fog Warning; although it is a novella, the characters did not seem flat nor was the plot lacking. The way I felt I knew Brent, the main character, was the same way I feel I know characters that I've gotten to know over the course of 400+ pages. The plot was twisted and had a definitively spooky air to it. I especially liked the addition of .
Overall:
This is my first Edward Lorn book, and I'm intrigued. Now that I've had a taste, I would love to delve into some of his other works.
November 23, 2015
Another great story set in bay's end. I read this in one sitting. The story just sucked me in. Edward lorn is fast becoming one of my favourite writers. I polished of bottle of wine while reading this so I was in a bit fog myself by the end. Great stuff.
June 20, 2018
More like 4.2 or 4.3. My first Edward Lorn book and I enjoyed it for many different reasons. First of all is that it is a flat out good story. It was not predictable in any way for me and while I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting, it was not this. Which brings me to my second reason for enjoying it as much as I did and that is this book has heart, a shitload of heart, and I actually cared about what was happening. The main character was real and there was enough about the supporting cast to make them more than scenery. Lastly, and this is more about me, is that I take a certain aspect of this book very personally and because of already established negative bias against addicts I prefer that they are portrayed in books and film and television realistically, not stereotypically. I've been in recovery for fifteen years and I have been a substance abuse counselor since 2013 and I can tell you Ed Lorn nails it. The inner dialogue, the loss of control, the breathtakingly bad decisions all seemed real to me in the context of that irrationality, well done, sir. I had a lot of fun reading this and I burned through it over two nights, so you should check it out.
August 25, 2018
"He drove out of the parking lot and into the night, the quiet dead his only company."
I've read a couple Edward Lorn books now & enjoyed all of them. This book is part of the Bay's End series, which can be read as standalones or as a series (they have some crossover characters). Fog Warning is a short novella, but it packs good content into its pages.
If you enjoy books with unlikeable main characters, this one is for you. Brent is a pill-popping asshole doctor. The book is short enough where I didn't have time to get annoyed with his character, so that was good. Brent has one sort-of friend who is more likeable than he is.
I did feel like the ending was a little abrupt, and that I was left with some unanswered questions, but still on an acceptable level. It's a novella, so not much can be drawn out. This is still a complete story.
There's some gore, and one scene that really grossed me out (in a good way), so it's a pretty fun read. I didn't expect everything that happened, so it was nice to read & get some surprises. It's very easy to get invested in Fog Warning, and I definitely recommend picking this up if you need a quick horror/mystery book.
I've read a couple Edward Lorn books now & enjoyed all of them. This book is part of the Bay's End series, which can be read as standalones or as a series (they have some crossover characters). Fog Warning is a short novella, but it packs good content into its pages.
If you enjoy books with unlikeable main characters, this one is for you. Brent is a pill-popping asshole doctor. The book is short enough where I didn't have time to get annoyed with his character, so that was good. Brent has one sort-of friend who is more likeable than he is.
I did feel like the ending was a little abrupt, and that I was left with some unanswered questions, but still on an acceptable level. It's a novella, so not much can be drawn out. This is still a complete story.
There's some gore, and one scene that really grossed me out (in a good way), so it's a pretty fun read. I didn't expect everything that happened, so it was nice to read & get some surprises. It's very easy to get invested in Fog Warning, and I definitely recommend picking this up if you need a quick horror/mystery book.
December 8, 2015
Edward Lorn is a talented author. He must be, because in Fog Warning he manages to take a drug-addicted ER doctor who starts seeing strange things and develops him into a character that I wanted to read about. Now normally, drug-addicted ER doctors are not my thing. They're what I would consider bait for shows like Grey's Anatony or House or anything else as generic. But in the hands of Lorn, his doctor is soon seeing things he could not possibly be seeing and then getting closer to a killer and his next victim.
Err, no. That last sentence doesn't do the job. It still makes it sound like Lorn's drug-addicted ER doctor is more hackneyed than a split patella. So if you've read Fog Warning go right ahead and click on this spoiler-tagged one instead.
Long story short: This novella is engagingly written, well paced, and does not out-stay its welcome. Its protagonist may be difficult to empathise with, and you may find yourself not caring about his wellbeing, but I guarantee, by the three-quarter mark, you'll want him to prevail.
3.5 (Rounding Up to 4) Prescription Scams Gone Awry for Fog Warning.
Disclaimer: I have interacted with Edward Lorn on this site, but never met him in real life nor do I receive any kickbacks from him. Just in case that kind of thing matters to you...
Err, no. That last sentence doesn't do the job. It still makes it sound like Lorn's drug-addicted ER doctor is more hackneyed than a split patella. So if you've read Fog Warning go right ahead and click on this spoiler-tagged one instead.
Long story short: This novella is engagingly written, well paced, and does not out-stay its welcome. Its protagonist may be difficult to empathise with, and you may find yourself not caring about his wellbeing, but I guarantee, by the three-quarter mark, you'll want him to prevail.
3.5 (Rounding Up to 4) Prescription Scams Gone Awry for Fog Warning.
Disclaimer: I have interacted with Edward Lorn on this site, but never met him in real life nor do I receive any kickbacks from him. Just in case that kind of thing matters to you...
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December 10, 2014Out of respect for Edward Lorn, I am following his request that none of his friends that he interacts with regularly rate or review his books any longer. If you are one of my friends and would like to know my thoughts on this book, send me a message. I'd be glad to share it with you.
November 28, 2016
A mysterious fog materializes out of nowhere, hiding what ... monsters? ghosts? How about hallucinatory visions of what Minority Report would consider precognitive murders.
Oh, and that fog? It's not what you think it is.
Lorn takes a familiar trope here and turns it successfully on its head, tying the material concept to the immaterial, with a "hero" who is in a constant state of fog due to an all too common drug addiction. The characters are well thought out and the inner battles Brent Cummings must deal with are but a reflection of the outer journey he'll be forced to take. Some great gross-out moments tied to a mystery that works on almost every level.
If you're looking for something different and equally disturbing, Lorn is an author who always delivers. Definitely worth checking out.
Oh, and that fog? It's not what you think it is.
Lorn takes a familiar trope here and turns it successfully on its head, tying the material concept to the immaterial, with a "hero" who is in a constant state of fog due to an all too common drug addiction. The characters are well thought out and the inner battles Brent Cummings must deal with are but a reflection of the outer journey he'll be forced to take. Some great gross-out moments tied to a mystery that works on almost every level.
If you're looking for something different and equally disturbing, Lorn is an author who always delivers. Definitely worth checking out.
November 28, 2017
Good fun for a rainy afternoon (which is every afternoon now in Portland). A few minor quibbles aside, this was a fantastically spooky little story about a doctor with a bad drug addiction--and an even worse dead girl problem.
February 19, 2018
Lorn seems to have a fascination with being pummeled by cars. Still no matter how many times he writes about it, he still manages to astound me with intense detail.
The main character, Brent Cummings, is a doctor with a secret past that seems to be coming back to haunt him. No matter how many narcotics he takes to attempt to numb the pain, his secrets aren’t safe.
I found this novella intense, realistic to a point, and somewhat tangible. The references to Bay’s End made it feel like I was familiar with this story from the very beginning.
I would have liked this story to have been a little longer, but in saying that it has been left open to interpretation of our imaginations.
The main character, Brent Cummings, is a doctor with a secret past that seems to be coming back to haunt him. No matter how many narcotics he takes to attempt to numb the pain, his secrets aren’t safe.
I found this novella intense, realistic to a point, and somewhat tangible. The references to Bay’s End made it feel like I was familiar with this story from the very beginning.
I would have liked this story to have been a little longer, but in saying that it has been left open to interpretation of our imaginations.
February 15, 2015
ER Doctor Brent Cummings is addicted to painkillers. Cummings has been hiding this secret from his co-workers for along time. On his way home in this thick like pea soup fog, Cummings stumbles upon a body of a dead woman. When the police arrive there is no dead body or evidence of a body being moved. Did Cummings really see a dead body or was it the effects of the drugs that he was taking. The police found the stash that he had in his coat pocket and hauled him off to jail. One of Cummings co-workers bails him out of jail so that he can keep an eye on him. The co-worker per-scribes Methadone to help with his addiction problem. They stop at a local pharmacy to have his prescription filled and Cummings see the dead woman, who is very much alive.
Can Cummings alter time and save this woman? This novella was a quick enjoyable read.
Can Cummings alter time and save this woman? This novella was a quick enjoyable read.
May 15, 2018
Fog Warning is the second book I have read in the Bay’s End world and I found this a very enjoyable read that stands on its own. The author builds great characters and I could tell that he put a lot of effort into crafting them well. For a novella, I felt this was a complete story that never felt rushed or incomplete. The pace is quick and there is a perfect amount of action with a pinch of gore. This has its horror elements but I enjoyed the thriller parts as well. Overall this was a great story that I flew through in a day. This is highly recommended.
December 6, 2016
Doctor Brent Cummings is leaving work as the fog comes rolling in. He is on foot.. he doesn't drive because.. reasons. It's not that he can't, he just doesn't. Not since the "trouble" back in Oakland. He discovers a dead body full of stab wounds in the park but things don't go well for the doctor when he tries to report his discovery to the police. This was a quick but spine tingling, suspenseful read with the perfect mix of supernatural and murder.
December 31, 2014
At this point it's fairly obvious that Lorn might not actually be able to write a crappy book. And this is to say that Fog Warning might be my least favorite of his and it was still a good read. There is just something about his pacing, the realism of characters and situations (even the surreal ones), the plotting where the reader is never quite sure which way things are going...it all makes for such a compelling reading experience. He even managed to do wonders with a basically morally questionable junkie protagonist. What made it less awesome than his other books for me was lack of wow factor, usually Lorn's stories are more imaginative. This might just be because I've been binging on Cruelty episodes which are so very awesome. Either way, good solid read, very entertaining way to spend a couple of hours. Recommended.
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