WINNETKA, Calif., Oct. 9, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beach lovers will never look at the beach in the same way again, not after Michael Pigatti releases his newest book, The Host, a discomfiting story about flesh-eating creatures from the sea and the much more terrifying monster disguised beneath human flesh.
Sonya and Billy enter the nightmare when Billy steps into an animal carcass that washes up on the beach one afternoon. A single contact was all it took, and the couple soon find themselves infested, slowly being eaten alive from inside by "tiny white crabs". Just when their irreversible fate begins to sink in, Sonya and Billy discover a strange piece of music that brought the endoparasites out of their bodies, and the sleeping monster in humanity rears its ugly head. The couple sets up an exclusive little party on a yacht, with specific, living party favors to give away. From that tiny, malicious beginning, the seed of evil is planted and a chain reaction sets off to erupt in cataclysmic proportions.
The Host effectively dredges up old fears about the vast, still unexplored corners of the sea and the creatures that may lurk in their dark depths. It reveals an all too probable tendency of humanity to fall prey to their selfish, dark sides to survive, even if it meant death for others. For more information, log on to www.Xlibris.com.
About the Author
Michael Pigatti was born in California, and makes his home in the San Fernando Valley raising endangered Mexican parrotlets on a breeding program. He is the author of Ghost Cave and is currently working on a new novel.
The Host * by Michael Pigatti
Publication Date: May 23, 2005
Trade Paperback; $17.84; 108 pages; 978-1-4134-7439-8
Cloth Hardback; $27.89; 108 pages; 978-1-4134-7440-4
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