 The Triangle – The Rise Trilogy – Book One by Robert P. Ottone ASIN : B09WZC1XNY Publisher : Independently published (5 April 2022) Language : English Paperback : 244 pages ISBN-13 : 979-8447031503 A Horror Book Review by Mark Walker I love the idea of the Bermuda Triangle. I was fascinated reading articles about it in The Unexplained magazine of my childhood and I remember a B-Movie documentary shown in the cinema before the main feature once (yeah I am old enough to remember that being a thing) which posited all sorts of theories about Aliens and Atlantis. So, a novel set around The Triangle was always going to be of interest to me! The Triangle is a little bit Waterworld, a little bit The Abyss, a smattering of Sphere and a dash of Event Horizon. It’s a little bit of a lot of things that have clearly inspired Ottone to create the world of The Triangle and the characters who inhabit it. Azlynn makes for an interesting Heroine; a young girl who has been raised in a floating city where water levels have risen, and the old world has all but disappeared. She and her father are survivors and the perfect pair to lead an expedition into the treacherous waters of The Triangle. They are joined by her best friend Ellis and gatekeepers Shotaro and Hudson as they head out to explore the mysteries of The Triangle. Their initial concerns over being at the mercy of cannibalistic pirates, The Eaters, wane as they get closer to The Triangle. Once inside their mysterious destination they find a lost cruise liner, considered a myth by many, and things take a sinister turn as forces beyond their understanding take a toll that none of them were prepared for. Robert P Ottone delivers a solid story that, although a little predictable in places and riffing off a number of previous classics, involves believable characters who you care about and want to survive. It wastes no time getting into the action and at 228 pages is an easily manageable length for a one-sitting read. The title obviously suggests that this is the first in a trilogy and although I was a bit concerned, the story is contained enough to be resolved in this volume, but also opens up nicely to allow for more adventures with Azlynn. Not everything is explained in this volume and there is clearly something very special about Azlynn that needs exploring further, but the book reaches a satisfactory conclusion even if you don’t go on to read any more volumes. I was left intrigued enough to want to read more.. The Triangle is a solid introduction to Azlynn and the world she survives in, and I am sure I will find myself back with her some time in the future. The Triangle – The Rise Trilogy – Book One by Robert P. Otton  The world, as we know it, is over. Sea level rise has all but finished off life on Earth. Born with a gift for engineering and technology, Azlynn and her father Merrill spend their days running a small shop in the flotilla community of Coral Cove. They scavenge shipwrecks, sunken vessels, and what precious little remains of the world before the planet drowned. With her best friend Ellis, they do their best to support their community, while struggling to survive. When a group of scouts sent by The Order, a mysterious and powerful northeastern cabal, goes missing in the nearby Bermuda Triangle, Merrill is tasked with finding them. Unbeknownst to him, Azlynn and Ellis have snuck aboard to join in on the mission to find out what lurks within The Triangle. The ancient, cosmic truths they discover may be more terrifying than they ever imagined. CHECK OUT TODAY'S OTHER ARTICLES BELOW  THE HEART OF HORROR REVIEW WEBSITESComments are closed.
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