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The Disciples of the
Night is more than I expected. I so love and enjoy what you write. My mind
and imagination is flipping all over, back and forth, round and round. You
make me read, think and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!! I've had a great time reading
and imagining with this book. Thanks, Etienne!!!
Juanita
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I so enjoyed reading
your fourth book. Now that I’m done I’m already missing it. Your
stories always ring true about fear, strength, memories, sadness, harmony,
life and death. There is meaning and understanding - there are shadows and
rainbows.
You tell and unbelievable tale! Congratulations!!
Sally Ann
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Your talent for writing
exceeds words the word I might give it. Congrats, Etienne.
Ben
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I love it, love it!!!
Especially Chapter 22, page 286. Isidore eyed his captor: My turn to denigrate.
"You're a dull accumulation of cells. A moraine lacking any credible
degree of vegetative beauty has greater creative potential than the brain
inside your skull." I've got to memorize this line! I know so many people
I would love to say that to!! And I really love Page 425. "I come from
that hallowed untouched space known as the Void. You know, where socks flee
when they disappear from a clothes dryers."
Anonymous
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Yahoo! Plenty of action,
comedy and romance. I highly recommend the Etienne de Mendes series of novels
if you’re a fan of the Phantom of the Opera.
A Reader
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Failed to meet friends
at a movie – couldn’t put this book down. A hallmark novel in
my opinion.
The Librarian
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Mr. De Mendes skillfully
weaves the two sub-plots together in this exciting book for the adult reader,
which has plenty to action, political intrigue, and romance. I really enjoyed
the book, and can't wait to see where all this is going.
Johnnie’s Angel
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In The Disciples
of the Night you have created a story encompassing so many sensations
and ideas, one I’ve thoroughly enjoyed. As Erik has his treasure of
Khusrowshah, so do your readers (especially me) have yet another treasure
from you that we can make our own. "Answer me. Who do you love, Christine?"
"As the sun sets and the moon rises, only you Erik." What powerful
and memorable lines.
Jo-ann
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I feel Erik is now on
his way to becoming the matured, dominant Erik of your first two novels. It
seemed for a second there, it would be 'adieu' but Christine's giving in surprised
me. The treasure is his. I would not give it back and possibly she will change
her mind and wear a jewel or two in the future. I was taken completely by
surprise upon Torossian and Muustah-Veetnah’s entrance.
Another Fan in Boston
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Truly addictive. After
reading the other three books in the series I had high hopes for this one,
since the last one left off on a cliffhanger. I was not disappointed. Once
again Etienne has given us a tale of love, friendship, danger and excitement
all rolled into one. With our favorite Phantom Erik just left scarred, he
flees Christine and his creators to Persia to find the treasure he left behind,
Torossian happily accompanying him. His flashbacks continue, and present the
reader with more information about what happened there in the past. On top
of all this, he had to smuggle a LOT of treasure out of a very poor, very
secure country, outwit the government that has it out for him, and come to
terms with his past self.
Back in France, Christine
is left longing for Erik. She feels guilty for what happened to him, and is
convinced that he isn't going to forgive her. If all the heartache is not
enough, the Life Liberationists are still waiting to hunt down them all, and
they bring an old acquaintance. Can they escape their determined clutches?
With vampires, our favorite
hero, and a particularly funny rendition of "Do your ears hang low?"
I could not recommend this book enough. I anxiously await the next in the
series, and hope you enjoy the book as much as I did. Five Stars, and a new
favorite.
BelladonnaBlitz
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Bravo!! I have waited
so long…this has been a very bright spot in an uneventful time!!
Toni F.
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Couldn’t wait
to finish it and re-read it over again!!! These books make me roar!!
Karen
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I have really been counting
the time to when you have the book ready to read. Please send me a signed
copy! I am all “ATWITTER” about being mentioned in the dedication.
Thank you so much. I can hardly wait to read about the rats using the telephone
lines at night. It is creepy, but at the same time shows how intelligent the
animals are getting. We humans do not give them (the “lower animals”)
enough credit.
Mary C.
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So excited the book
is out now. I am going to Carlsbad Village Street Faire tomorrow hoping to
get a copy. That is were I purchased the last three books. Can’t wait
to read it! Sooo happy!! Thanks for your wonderful stories ?
Susan
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I have read all three
of your previous books and loved them! Read the first chapter of ‘Disciples’
last night and can't wait to read more. I love how it picks up and goes without
a lot of rehashing of what came before.
Amy
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I haven’t
stopped bragging about this book and that my name is in the dedication! Yes,
modesty has lost-out all around. Mary wants me to bring the first book back
home from work so she can start reading your series, too! Wicked LOL.
Steven Pentecost
Author’s
note to the Pentecost-Dude: If you give the book to your Mary, please tell
her that these are graphic books for adults, and that I've worked extensively
with US soldiers that had their faces/throats destroyed in combat. I firmly
believe that human intimacy is a priority for us. I put it right up there
with food-sleep-and safety issues. Soldiers (all people for that matter) don't
fair well without touch and acceptance. Actually I think I'll put that in
my blog today.
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How wonderful…I’m
glad everyone won the contest and I do truly appreciate receiving this wonderful
honor. I am at work but got so excited…can’t wait to read The
Disciples of the Night. Your books are the best!
Jo-Ann
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I received the book
with page saver (bookmark) and the second smaller package with the pin. Thank
you so very much. I started reading it and can hardly put the book down. Thank
you again!
Mary C.
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My free time is limited
but I have had time to reach the 2nd chapter since the festival. I must say
I love the book and your writing style. Your writing is so vivid it gave me
chill bumps. I look forward to reading the full collection.
Sandra
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I am already well into
The Disciples of the Night. Not since Mary Stewart’s Merlin Trilogy
have I been so enthralled by a character in a book. And with Erik, it passed
enthralled ages ago. We have a lot in common, he and I, minus the killing,
of course! So many of us wanted Erik to win and you created a magnificent
life for him. For me, you provided the man I imagined Erik to be and you made
the story believable. Your journey into the metaphysical was fascinating,
but, then, I have made my own journey there. In this momentous year of 2012,
I pray man begins to realize who he truly is and finally decides to use his
knowledge for the good of all instead of the benefit of the few. It might
take a miracle, but I believe in them, too. That would make a good story and
the way you weave a tale, I’ll bet you could tell it like no other could.
And, if the predictions are accurate and we are headed for a New Earth, I
hope to see you there. Keep on writing!!
Janet
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Thank you for all these
amazing books, especially for this last edition! Please, never for one minute
doubt that your novels are anything but the most amazing stories I’ve
ever read. They’re full of gritty realism that bounces a reader from
scene to scene! In this last book from France into modern Iran, then a catapult
ride straight into ancient Persia. And chapter 34! Chapter 34! I stood there
in the smoke, choking on air splattered with blood, and could barely swallow.
You put me in another world altogether. Really excellent book.
Joel in San Francisco
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What an amazing breath-taking
way to introduce new characters and have the Erik of 2014 totally absorb the
persona of the Phantom. Such originality of thought… I’ve never
read a story that I hated to put down! This one topped them all.
Saul
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I’ve read all
your books, and they just keep getting better. Now when I go back and read
Leroux’s original novel all the details make so much sense. The plot
is so much richer.
Scott
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Energetic, relentless,
industrious, in short simply spectacular! I loved our heroes and totally despised
the villains. Great entertainment! Thanks.
Natalie
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In this last novel,
Christine no longer suffers from torn loyalties. Now that she’s set
her heart’s course, licked past superstitions, and her fear of “things
that go bump in the dark”, she’s plagued by depression and anorexia.
Such a vivid portrayal of a female’s evolution into a stronger more
mature partner for Erik. I enjoyed every sentence.
Jess
Author’s note: Both Erik and Christine have a ways to go yet.
More lies on the horizon.
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I’m so happy to
have won a copy of The Disciples of the Night! Thank you! All of the entries
were great!
Elissa
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Dear Etienne, I am so
very very happy, delighted and thrilled in fact, that you are finally getting
your fourth book out. I am looking so forward to reading The Disciples of
the Night. I will be waiting. Have a very happy, and a very scary Halloween!!
Mary
C. in Lancaster
Author’s note:
Don't have a release date yet. I'm contending with the artwork and the
structure of certain sentences. Plots flow from my brain, but there's some
effort in choosing words that read smoothly and say exactly what I mean. I
promise there will be a fourth book and a fifth (the latter is already laid
out). I'm looking to turn this manuscript soon.
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Stayed up all night
reading this book (#3), it's got to be the best one yet. Oh my gosh, please
don't leave it here. Whatever it takes, carry on.
Stephen
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I know it takes a lot
out of you to produce these books, but please don't stop. They are awesome.
Gert
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For the record, I'd
like you to write another book... even if it's not Phantom based. Good luck!
Gem
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I am really anxious
to read The Tale of the Bloodline, but you also have to try to make a promise
that there will be more, more books to read. Please consider this, so I don't
have to keep begging! Yes, sometimes I do have to put your books aside when
I’m reading them, because I get upset. Now, that has to be a sign for
something? Like a really good author? Correct? Your books are entertaining
more than just a few of us. They are like pizza and those cinnamon thingamajigs
from Domino's Pizza. With Cookie Dough ice cream for dessert!
Jo-ann
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Thanks for keeping me
updated, I am so ready to get my hands on this third book and gobble it up.
I'm glad to be one of your most sterling and longest fans. I appreciate your
work and will never stop reading it, so please let the stories continue!
Stephanie
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I am really looking
forward to the next piece of the story, and I hope after this third book you
will consider writing more books for the public. Not necessarily about the
Phantom. You have a great knack for the love scenes, and the action scenes.
Do say you’ll have more in store for us later.
Lancaster
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If you write another
book I'll buy it and burn it.
Jess
Author's note:
I'll bring the marshmallows.
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