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The riveting debut work from celebrated newcomer Lish McBride, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer drops a seemingly average boy into the adventure of a lifetime. Sam can't complain about much, even if his job isn't the most glamorous one around. But his world gets a whole lot more complicated when he crosses paths with Douglas, a necromancer who gets paid to raise the dead. Douglas thinks Sam might have the right touch for necromancing, and when this turns out to be all too true, Sam faces unimaginable dangers.
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"RFL 2012 I really didn't think I would like this one because there is often a scary book on RFL, but this is not scary. It's about necromancers and werewolves and witches and has a girl's talking severed head being carried around in a bowling bag, but I found it entertaining in a twisted way. It reminded me so much of a tamer Christopher Moore with all of the weird eccentric undead type of things but not the over-the-top sex and vulgarity."
— MrsB (4 out of 5 stars)
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer Listener Reviews
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" I read this in spite of the title and really enjoyed it. Fun characters and interesting plot line. "
— Tishangela, 2/13/2014 -
" Loved this book! It was so much fun to read! It was funny and had an awesome story to go with it. "
— Naomi, 1/5/2014 -
" I didn't like this book to begin with. I have a problem with a talking severed head, but I know my students will love it. It is kind of like the Vladamir Tod series. It has an older lead character who finds out that he is a necromancer whose powers have been bound. It has some adventure and fighting that I know my guy students will like. Overall, a boy book that needs to be in the middle school library. It will definitely leave the shelves. "
— Gina, 11/22/2013 -
" I think I peed myself several times from laughing so hard because of this book. It was awesome. "
— Jack, 9/20/2013 -
" This book has a bit of everything: humor, horror, action, romance, and even a few heartfelt moments. This is one I'll be putting into my book talk rotation. "
— Tammy, 8/30/2013 -
" This was a hilarious black comedy - perfect for anyone with a slightly morbid sense of humor who also likes 'guy' books! It's gory and gross in places, but not gratuitous. My favorite character was the talking severed head. 'Nuff said. "
— Ian, 8/22/2013 -
" Another 3.5. I've been reading a lot of 3.5s lately. I liked the Buffy-esque quality of this one. As an audiobook, I strongly preferred one narrator over the other, so that whenever the weaker of the two was on, I found myself thinking, "Ugh, go back to the other guy!" "
— Megan, 8/9/2013 -
" In general I liked it. An interesting twist on what you think you might know about paranormal and their society within our society. But this was a bit too descriptively dark for me though still an interesting read. "
— Debbie, 7/16/2013 -
" Quirky and kinda brilliant :-) "
— Bonnie, 10/27/2012 -
" Loved it! This book is like a fun guy movie - a roller-coaster ride adventure through a paranormal/horror world. Add latent necromantic powers, a really evil bad guy, and a hawt were-chick, and you have a recipe for some great action! "
— Lillian, 10/18/2012 -
" Readers will appreciate the refreshing sense of humor in this book. "
— Lola, 5/20/2012 -
" Funny and action-packed, this was an enjoyable read. I'm looking forward to the next installment. "
— Cristen, 5/4/2012 -
" My new favorite book! Looking forward to a sequel... "
— Melliott, 3/20/2012 -
" Please look past the cheesy title - this book has it all - snarky humour, edge-of-your-seat action, grounded emotion, amidst all manner of paranormal characters. And it might even be a stand alone *gasp* "
— Trisha, 11/21/2011 -
" I would recommend this to fans of Vladimir Tod. "
— Maggie, 10/5/2011 -
" Rogan gave me this for my birthday. Will update once I've finished it! "
— Kelsey, 7/24/2011 -
" My new favorite book! Looking forward to a sequel... "
— Melliott, 5/23/2011 -
" A really fun read, there were parts that were sad [spoilers removed] , some scary, and some hilarious. A really good start to a promising series. "
— Abigail, 5/23/2011 -
" This book was as hilarious and awesome as Rachel said it would be. I love when a book proves that there are still original characters to be written in YA lit. "
— Melinda, 5/22/2011 -
" Fantastic and funny with lots of action. "
— Ardis, 5/21/2011 -
" It was different, funny but gross at the same time. "
— Lorna, 5/13/2011 -
" I really enjoyed this book. I had listened to part of the book and then read the whole thing. It was great both ways. The readers were awesome. I can't wait for a sequel. I really want to know what happens next in Sam's journey to becoming a Necromancer and I want to know how Ramon is. "
— Rachel, 5/13/2011 -
" This was funny, fast-paced, and entertaining. If you like paranormal reads, but don't want the unending drama of love triangles and the poor writing, try this! "
— Megan, 5/12/2011
About Lish McBride
Chris Sorenson has worked extensively as an actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He studied at the Rutgers Professional Actor Training Program and is an original member of the Present Company, producers of FringeNYC. The Thin Air Theatre Company of Colorado considers him their playwright-at-large and have produced ten of his plays over the past eleven years. His screenplays The Roswell Project and Classic Rock are both currently in production, and his horror script Suckerville is currently in development. He has received three AudioFile Earphones Awards, and his recording of Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix was selected by AudioFile as one of the Best Audiobooks of 2010.
About the Narrators
Jonathan Todd Ross is a writer and an Earphones and Audie Award–winning voice actor. He has lent his voice to numerous anime television shows, including Yu-Gi-Oh! and Sonic X.
Chris Sorenson has worked extensively as an actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He studied at the Rutgers Professional Actor Training Program and is an original member of the Present Company, producers of FringeNYC. The Thin Air Theatre Company of Colorado considers him their playwright-at-large and have produced ten of his plays over the past eleven years. His screenplays The Roswell Project and Classic Rock are both currently in production, and his horror script Suckerville is currently in development. He has received three AudioFile Earphones Awards, and his recording of Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix was selected by AudioFile as one of the Best Audiobooks of 2010.