Doppelganger by david stahler jr fantastic fiction. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Double trouble books seven days vermonts independent voice. Young jacob manford grew up in harmony, a blind boy raised in a colony of citizens dedicated to blindness as a way of life. But even that cant stop him from killing people so he can take their places and live their lives.
Get it by tue, aug 18 wed, aug 19 from aurora, illinois. If you own this book, you can mail it to our address below. Raised in a cabin in the middle of nowhere by a mother who despises him, the doppelganger has left home at last. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Doppelganger, a book that david stahler put out into the world for everyone to enjoy.
Any who the descriptions in this book were fantastic. Doppelganger by david stahler, 2006, harpercollins edition, in english 1st ed. 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. You can also purchase this book from a vendor and ship it to our address. His other provocative works for young adults include truesight, the seer, and otherspace. Aaliyah johnson is the creator of this book trailer. David stahler has written a fantastic young adult fantasy that will have you questioning the definition of good and evil. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. For my brothers, daniel and nathan contents prologue he had been watching for most of the day, watching chapter one i met amber two days after i throttled her boyfriend, chapter two it took me about three days to get out of chapter three for the next couple of weeks, i rode the trains, chapter four. This book was an interesting read for me and one that i would recommend. Jacobs sight introduces him to a thrilling new world vast landscapes, glittering skyscrapers, and flying machines but he. But when the doppelganger murders a smalltown teenager, assumes his shape, and takes over his life, hes shocked by the world he steps into.
Oct 24, 2014 i am reading the book doppelganger by david stahler. They are not supposed to have doubts, but this one. Doppelganger by david stahler, 2006, harpercollins edition. Doppelganger the accidental novelist david stahler jr. Details of the lives of artur, a retired yugoslav army captain, and isabella, a holocaust survivor, are listed in police dossiers. 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 what he has seen on television.
This book is a thrilling book and it has this monster called a doppelganger that kill people and ship shaft into them. They are not supposed to have doubts, but this one does. Feb 28, 2008 spoiler i liked the book but it had a weak ending, he goes though all of that crap, and you think he gets stronger, stands up to chriss father, quit football, got the dba his job back, admited his love for amber and told her the truth, killed the sheganger but at the end you just find out how weak he really is, he couldnt stay with the one he loves, can someone please explain. Now the best thing about this book is how it pulls you into the book with a new question and some answers that just raises more. But when the doppelganger murders a smalltown teenager, assumes his shape, and takes. More shipping options available at checkout good condition. The story takes you through his first couple of kills when he realizes that he may be more human than any other doppelganger in history. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public.
This one was still really good but i felt like i needed to read it before i read number 3. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Internet archive open library book donations 300 funston avenue san francisco, ca 94118. Raised in a cabin in the middle of nowhere by a mother who despises h. This book takes place when a sixteenyearold member of a race of shapeshifting killers called doppelga. Doppelganger by david stahler jr book cover, description, publication history. Two elderly people, artur and isabella, meet and have a passionate sexual encounter on new years eve. But when the doppelganger murders a smalltown teenager, assumes his shape, and takes over his life, hes. 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. Sep 24, 2019 longlisted for the republic of consciousness prize 2019, a swift, biting novel from the late croatian master, dasa drndic.
It moved more along the line of number one and would have been better read in order. Buy a cheap copy of doppelganger book by david stahler jr doppelgangers are monsters, hardwired for murder. A misfit teenager with no real identity or contact to the world beyond his cottage, struggles to find his way through life. Hes coming to do what every member of his monster race must. Hello select your address prime day deals best sellers new releases books best sellers new releases books. Raised in a cabin in the middle of nowhere by a mother who despises him, the doppelganger has left. Stricken with sight at thirteen, he escapes to the futuristic city of melville, only to discover he has traded one hostile community for another. His mom leaves him at age 16 and tells him that he needs to get out there and experience the doppelganger life for himself, so he does. With a mother who finds disappointment in everything he does, and an identity he must steal for himself what was he supposed to do. Doppelganger raised in a cabin in the middle of nowhere by a mother who despises him, the doppelganger has left home at last. Best sellers todays deals prime home customer service home improvement electronics new releases books gift ideas.
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