The Ritual, Adam Nevill
The Ritual, Adam Nevill
5 Rating(s)
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The Ritual

Author: Adam Nevill

Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/06/2018


Synopsis

When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. But when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his well-heeled friends, tensions rise. With limited experience between them, a shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare scenario that could cost them their lives.

Lost, hungry, and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, Luke figures things couldn't possibly get any worse. But then they stumble across an old habitation. Ancient artifacts decorate the walls and there are bones scattered upon the dry floors. The residue of old rites and pagan sacrifice for something that still exists in the forest. Something responsible for the bestial presence that follows their every step. As the four friends stagger in the direction of salvation, they learn that death doesn't come easy among these ancient trees . . .

About Adam Nevill

Adam Nevill was born in Birmingham, England, in 1969 and grew up in England and New Zealand. He is the author of the supernatural horror novels Banquet for the Damned, Apartment 16, The Ritual, Last Days, House of Small Shadows, No One Gets Out Alive, Lost Girl, and Under a Watchful Eye. In 2012, 2013, and 2015 his novels were the winners of the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel. The Ritual and Last Days were also awarded Best in Category: Horror, by R.U.S.A. Adam lives in Devon, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Trudi on March 24, 2012

Wow. This one came soooo very close to getting five stars from me. I am a horror buff and I LOVE to be scared ...really, truly freaked out. Not grossed out (I'll take a bit of that in good fun) but creeped out. My ideal physiological response to horror is when I get the heebie-jeebies (pardon my use......more

Goodreads review by Peter on May 13, 2022

The Netflix movie by the same title whet my appetite for this book and I wasn't disappointed. The novel was even better! Four friends alienating from each other over the years have a hiking trip in Sweden. Soon they are hunted by a mysterious entity in the woods (It). Will they get out of the woods......more

Goodreads review by Maxine on September 23, 2024

Creepy Book Alert! One of my picks for you as a total winner with Halloween on way. I saw the movie at the cinema and loved it. Do check out the movie after reading the book! Adam Nevill never fails to thrill me as a fan and a reader. I am working my way through all of his books and The Ritual perke......more

Goodreads review by Sadie on October 30, 2018

A little personal history on my encounters with The Ritual. First, I had seen it around on various horror book lists, so I bookmarked it long ago (it was published in 2011!) Then, Book Outlet was having a sale on horror and I bought like a dozen titles for my Christmas present last year. So this has b......more