Doppelganger the accidental novelist david stahler jr. Who hasnt wished he could wake up as the highschool football hero, dating the prom queen. Double trouble books seven days vermonts independent voice. Book trailer aaliyah johnson is the creator of this book trailer. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But when the doppelganger murders a smalltown teenager, assumes his shape, and takes. Doppelganger tells the story of a teenage boy that is a race of monsters that kill humans and copy the image of their victims. Raised in a cabin in the middle of nowhere by a mother who despises him, the doppelganger has left home at last. They are not supposed to have doubts, but this one does.
The novel deals particularly with a doppelganger who kills teenager chris parker. He graduated from middlebury college with a ba in english in 1994 and received his ma from dartmouth college in 2001. His other provocative works for young adults include truesight, the seer, and otherspace. In order to get a human body they must kill a human and take on his or her form. Gabriel, as he comes to be named by amber, exhibits traits that all humans should have despite his lonely upbringing and his instinct which tells him to kill humans for his own survival. The plot really set the mood and made me feel the pain that the characters were going through. Doppelganger, a book that david stahler put out into the world for everyone to enjoy. Truesight this trailer is for truesight, a novel by david stahler, jr. The more i think about this book, the more creeped out i get. An author of ya fiction across a variety of genres with an emphasis on the strange and supernatural, his books include the truesight trilogy a science fiction series with a dystopian bent, doppelganger, a gathering of shades, and spinning out. The nameless narrator of stahler s truesight horror storymorality fable opens by announcing his most recent murderand then things start to get really dark.
An author of ya fiction across a variety of genres with an emphasis on the strange and supernatural, his books include the truesight trilogy a science fiction series with a dystopian. Doppelganger by david stahler jr fantastic fiction. Stahler s powerful debut novel is two parts sciencefiction thriller and one part cautionary fable about the dangers of fundamentalism. A misfit teenager with no real identity or contact to the. But when the doppelganger murders a smalltown teenager, assumes his shape. By margot harrison the strongest myths are the ones that resonate with our own experience, reflecting it back to us in metaphorical form. In this book, the main character explores the ups and downs of human nature. Jan 23, 20 a fourth generation vermonter, david stahler jr.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading doppelganger. When a sixteenyearold member of a race of shapeshifting killers called doppelgangers assumes the life of a troubled teen, he becomes unexpectedly embroiled in human lifeand it is nothing like. A novel by david stahler jr raised in a cabin in the middle of nowhere by a mother who despises him, the doppelganger has left home at last. The book he read was truesight by david stahler jr. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Published february 28, 2008 fantasy, rac 36 comments. But when the doppelganger murders a smalltown teenager, assumes his shape, and takes over his life. Doppelganger the accidental novelist books by david stahler jr. Doppelgangers try to survive in this world through a human body. His debut, truesight, began a trilogy set on a planet where the inhabitants have been genetically engineered to be blind, and one teenage boy develops the ability to see.
Buy a cheap copy of doppelganger book by david stahler jr doppelgangers are monsters, hardwired for murder. Doppelganger trailer my english trailer for the book doppelganger by david stahler jr. Nov 05, 20 in this short essay, stahler talks about his inspiration for writing i wish i may and how the book came together. I was on sabbatical and had just finished doppelganger. We are pleased to offer stahler s awardwinning novel, originally published in 2004 by harpercollins, in electronic form. Doppelganger by david stahler, brad raimondo, audiobook. What teenage boy doesnt feel uncomfortable in his own skin.
My books are classified as young adult fiction, a trendy form these days. Hes coming to do what every member of his monster race must. The author made the characters come to life and the setting really helped out how dark the book really is. Hes a doppelganger, born to kill humans and then take on his victims persona for a period of time before moving on to the next life. Looking for books by david stahler jr see all books authored by david stahler jr. Our hero who goes nameless throughout the majority of the story suffers from this insecurity more than most. Raised in a cabin in the middle of nowhere by a mother who despises h. Geniusjen oct 10, 2009 a doppelganger, as the reader quickly learns, is a creature who is driven to kill humans, and once theyve made a kill, they take on the form of their victim, and can retain that form for anywhere.
Raised in a futuristic frontier world colony where blindness is the genetically engineered hallmark of every citizen, thirteenyearold jacob is stricken with sight and must find his way to the city of the seers, where he hopes to reconnect with a girl from his past. The sheganger decides that he should go and live on his own and learn to become what they are meant to do. David stahler has written a fantastic young adult fantasy that will have you questioning the definition of good and evil. But even that cant stop him from killing people so he can take their places and live their lives. This book takes place when a sixteenyearold member of a race of. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Published february 28, 2008 fantasy, rac 36 comments tags. September 24, 2016 im not a huge digital gamer, but ive been having an incredible time exploring the universe of no mans sky and find myself both amused and bewildered by the outrage so many on reddit, etc. Doppelganger by david stahler jr book cover, description, publication history. The nameless narrator of stahlers truesight horror storymorality fable opens by announcing his most recent murderand then things start to get really dark.
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