Perhaps terrible may not have been the best descriptive word to describe my feelings...but if I had said "Well I thought it was not very nice" then the feedback and your comments would not have been as debatable. Lets just agree to disagree you liked...i didn't ..nough said lets move on  I can't wait to discuss my next Sigler book Ancestor when released in the UK in the summer...i'm sure I will enjoy...

this forum just gos to show what tipe of junkys we have here. nice and frindly. so happy this dint turn in to a flame. this is one of a fue forums ive joined and im glade.  and i loved the podcast for this book

Thought it was great!  I went to school at Wayne State so the entire 2nd half of the podcast took place in my old backyard.  Scott - you nailed it!  Although I don't know if many people could really tell the difference in Detroit before or after.

not many would open a discussion page with that title on a fan site without expecting a flaming. Contagious wasn't my favorite of all of his books/casts but then when the rest are that good something has to be last. That being said I spend most of my travel time at work listening to podcasts and audio books and Scott's are the only ones I'll come back to time and time again. I don't think I've listened to any other casters books more than once so even my least fav of Scott's trumps the rest.

With this in mind I would wonder what anyone else's listening(or reading) preferences/orders are.  Loads of people have posted their favorites but is it as easy to decide which one would be last in the list if it came around to listening or reading again.

So far for me it would go along the lines of ...The Rookie, Nocturnal, Ancestor, Infected, Earthcore, Contagious, The Crypt.  I didn't include the shorts or  Bloodcasts and even that said if I relisten to Infected I will still follow it straight after with Contagious so sometimes will relisten to Earthcore before them so really the last 4 are interchangeable so I haven't really achieved anything with this list other than to reiterate my top 3 ... harder than it looks when you get down to it, wonder how it will change with new releases.

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I actually liked Contagious more than Infected; though in fairness a lot of that had to do with the fact that Scary Perry's character was earned in the first book so he could really grow in the second book.  I loved the connection he had with Dew Phillips.  And Chelsea!  Come on!  She made the girl from the Bad Seed seem like Shirley Temple!

For me, I liked them both just about equally, but in very different genres in my mind...

I loved Infected for the "Oh my God, put down the Scissors" sci-fi/horror genre it represented.

I loved Contagious for the "Now, unless you're going to give me a body cavity search for the frag grenade I carry up my poop-chute, you're gonna have to take my word for it that I'm disarmed. So are we gonna do this or are you just gonna sit there wankin' your crank?" sci-fi thriller/buddy cop type genre it fell into in my mind.

For me, life never falls into the same "genre"... sometimes its a love story, sometimes it is a tragedy, a documentary, etc., etc., etc.  Hell, sometimes it's even a porno... especially when heavily influenced by copious amounts of beer.  But I digress and reminisce.

Because of this (and my love for most genres of literature) I was able to smoothly transition from the horror of Infected to the thriller of Contagious with ease... and an equal appreciation of both stories on their own.

However, if one were to expect only one genre or a continuation of the horror genre (or not particulary like the thriller/buddy cop type story), I can see how the personal opinion could run to thinking that Contagious was "terrible."

I may not agree with it... but that is MY personal bias.  For Bloodlust, his biases (not in a bad way) led him to feel otherwise.  And what is great is that all of us are perfectly correct in our personal spheres... and possibly way off base when measured against each other's opinions.

That's what makes these threads so great... seeing the various opinions, thoughts, and even crazy outbursts... and still come out on the other side with more insight into our own thoughts and others.

Love it!

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 Both books were great. I just loved them, Contagious just got to a wider world.

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Currently reading CONTAGIOUS myself, and last night, I went from a few chapters in, to 2/3s the way through.  I find it a very gripping read, with plenty of shocker and action.  I don't think my other half would like it, as some of the descriptions are somewhat graphic, and he is a bit 'tender'. (Yes, I know... a squeamish aikidoist/martial artis. Makes no sense me either).

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Only just recently discovered Scott Sigler after stumbling over Infected.... as soon as i had finished listening to it, i downloaded Contagious straight away.

I think it tough to try and compare the books as things had escalated so much in Contagious - it couldn't really revolve around Perry and his twisted inner battle.

Loved both!  Think i'll listen to Earthcore next!!

It is my favorite and Kayla Myers is my alter ego!!!!!  Hope you enjoy her too!

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Love Earthcore. That was my first Sigler Podcast, and I have loved his stories since.

Richno3.......out

this would make a scary 'hide behind your pillow' movie if the effects were right.

How about Nocturnal? You make it into that one yet?

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those children are pretty scary.. and mommy..how could they get hard for Mommy?. and sly....scum sucking mo fo!!!

I'm feeling the need to revist some of the podcasts now though being as I have now been through the entire lot... I'm not sure whether to return to Nocturnal or Infected..

listening to Nocturnal again.  It's my favorite!
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If "smoochies" and "dolly daddies" weren't gory, I don't know what is!

"I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up."

At the begining I was really hoping Chelsea wouldnt be hurt, by the end I wanted to kill her myself. I still picture Scary Perry as Hulk Hogan.

I'm hoping to teach my parrot how to say "Smoochies!" because that would be just wrong and awesome.

The quiet guy in the corner, figuring out how to destroy all of you.

Just bought Infected and contagious for my wife, she will turn to the FDO.

Not sure where the not gory enough comes from, playing football with a child very early on is pretty bad for me.  Drinking lot of coffee in case a blond giant pops through the window!

Read Contagious couple of years ago, listened to Earthcore over the past few weeks and listening to Contagious now.....if there is kissing, might skip over that!

Love the books and the podcasts freaked me out with the triangle 'voices'. Now, where's that next cup of coffee........

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