Blood Cull
- Downloads：8010
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2022-12-08 04:19:48
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：John Conroe
- ISBN：B0BN2GDTRG
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Reviews
Srdjan Jelinek
，
Characters are becoming more and more Mary Sue-like。 I'll follow this series to the end， but the solution can't always be Declan waving hand and every problem/enemy disappears。 Following 2nd Sanderson's law is what this whole series desperatly needs from like book 5 and onward。 Characters are becoming more and more Mary Sue-like。 I'll follow this series to the end， but the solution can't always be Declan waving hand and every problem/enemy disappears。 Following 2nd Sanderson's law is what this whole series desperatly needs from like book 5 and onward。 。。。more
Timmy
，
Declan and Stacia are being pulled into earth to find themselves tasked with several missions to save earth populations as a whole。Who is strong enough to order the Überwitch around and how will his other companions react to this situation？
mr richard martin
，
May be the best so far？Grips you in the first chapter leading you to the next， then the next。 Before you know it the book is finished。 Could not put it down。 Desperate for the next book！！！！
Alma Pagan
，
Chaotic GoodI've read all of the books in this series and I can honestly say that John Conroe is masterful in his ability to keep the pages turn worthy。 His plots are intelligent， the conflicts are both relevant and logical within his World building and storyline。 It has been an entertaining long journey from meeting Christian Gordon and Tanya in book one。 Now in this book all the wonderful and varied characters have earned their page rights。 So much goodness within the chaotic Demon Accords nov Chaotic GoodI've read all of the books in this series and I can honestly say that John Conroe is masterful in his ability to keep the pages turn worthy。 His plots are intelligent， the conflicts are both relevant and logical within his World building and storyline。 It has been an entertaining long journey from meeting Christian Gordon and Tanya in book one。 Now in this book all the wonderful and varied characters have earned their page rights。 So much goodness within the chaotic Demon Accords novels。 。。。more
Mike Hilton
，
Very enjoyableThis book moves the story along very well， with a well defined story， pointing the reader in the right direction for future books。
James Loan
，
A hard read。 Disruptive to the point of ‘why’。 I struggled to get through it。 Not recommended。
America Aranda-Hull
，
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Much like many others I've read， reread， re-reread and re-re-reread these books over and over again。 I love this series！ This book though！！ I'm convinced Conroe had a ghostwriter or team of them because of just how disjointed everything felt。 Let me back up。 When this first came out I hurried to read it。 But about a quarter to one third of the way I had to stop， verify that it was a Conroe book and not a fan fiction。 It reads like a writer being told of a great series， immediate then started wri Much like many others I've read， reread， re-reread and re-re-reread these books over and over again。 I love this series！ This book though！！ I'm convinced Conroe had a ghostwriter or team of them because of just how disjointed everything felt。 Let me back up。 When this first came out I hurried to read it。 But about a quarter to one third of the way I had to stop， verify that it was a Conroe book and not a fan fiction。 It reads like a writer being told of a great series， immediate then started writing a book based off the original series and characters but only after intentionally not reading any of the books themselves！ I read through the entire thing。 Then tried to read it through a second time and got about half way when I stopped and reread the entire series and then tried to read it fully a second time。 I'm about halfway and it hurts！ It physically hurts to read。 The dialog is lack luster。 The writing style feels juvenile。 Everything about this book is just awful！ It's one massive advocate posting for The Green New Deal！ That's it！ It's so overtly political and without any real research I feel that someone should track down Conroe and do a wellness check as he's clearly been taken hostage。 Let me explain。 Each writer has their own style。 Their own vocabulary that they inadvertently use over and over and over again。 Like a literary fingerprint。 His finger prints aren't any where in this book。 The one word he puts in all his books: formidable。 I've yet to see that anywhere in my now 3rd pass of the first half of the book。 While this is not a smoking gun。 It is extremely odd， for 17 books a standard vocabulary choice is now gone。 Never mind that character values and intrinsic behaviors are now wiped clean？ I want to add something before I get to my examples。 I realize he lost a valued and cherished family member。 Anyone who has lost someone knows there's no amount of well-meaning platitudes or best wishes that can take that pain away。 Even if you know it's coming， you're still cored and hollowed out。 For weeks， for months and sometimes even years。 That said。 I'd rather he take the time to properly grieve and come back and rewrite this flaming hot mess express of a raging dumpster fire than keep this in the series as is。 Come back and call it a fever dream or psy-ops hellscape。 I'd accept this and even welcome it， so long as it's him writing the story。 Spoilers:Steclan are crazy killers now？？ He actively avoided death magic， killing rats and mice， felt guilty when he had to fight people， but today！ *TODAY*！！ WE EMBARK ON VIOLENCE， DESTRUCTION AND **DEATH**！！ What even is this？Lydia didn't have a single snappy or witty response other than the canned expected type？ It's like she completely went brain dead。 Fan and Daiyu are reintroduced in passing。 And the entire interaction is what， 3 pages？ The Fairy Court， same thing。 They are cut off from Fairy。 Entirely。 Just like that。 No more middle realm。 You have this rich and amazing story in the works for post War of the Vorsook and its just over？？TJ and Simon team up。 But then boom。 It's over。 I swear it was so fast that I half expected Hope to be in there too because that how off these rails we are。 That's just a tip of the iceberg。 Of you choose to read this book then get it for free or wait trust me。 You're not missing much。 。。。more
SANDMAN
，
A Good Book - but lacking …A necessary read for the series but there was something missing / rushed from this one。 The Authir himself states it was a difficult book & it’s almost like the plot line has blurred slightly jumping around instead of being the smooth curve that it has been。It may only have three stars as it’s the weakest in the long series， but it’s still good。
Johnie C
，
Great readI enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who like magic，dragons，elves and lots of action
John Nelson
，
Another good one。I lost some sleep finishing this one 😴 I will not do spoilers。 Enjoyed greatly， but as the characters powers 🔋 increase it loses something。 Still a great read。
Jon O'Shea
，
really not a good effort by Conroe。 He changes his entire writing style and themes so that he can "address world events that are happening right now"。 Admirable， but maybe he can just post that on his blog and leave his art to craft itself。 For example， he copies Avatar （the film） and creates a sort of environmental crusade for our protagonists， Declan and Stacia。 Because he uses this plot device to propel the narrative， it plays like an infomercial。 Essentially， "mother earth" is pissed， and ou really not a good effort by Conroe。 He changes his entire writing style and themes so that he can "address world events that are happening right now"。 Admirable， but maybe he can just post that on his blog and leave his art to craft itself。 For example， he copies Avatar （the film） and creates a sort of environmental crusade for our protagonists， Declan and Stacia。 Because he uses this plot device to propel the narrative， it plays like an infomercial。 Essentially， "mother earth" is pissed， and our team runs around doing goody-work。 There is no tension in any of it， and comes across as 'preachy'， rather than absorbing。 The reader's veiwpoint is entirely a narrative。 We never enter the thoughts of any character。 And many have already criticized Conroe for making the Team， far too God-like。 In the end， I like his motivations， but he should leave it either to more 'subtlety'。 or missing entirely from his work。。。 because this entire project feels like it is a bull being led around by its nose。 。。。more
Kody
，
Pretty good。Alot changed really fast。 Im not a fan of dictators and tyrants。 It made me not like team Declan for this story and i empthized with the humans here。 Nobody asked to be born on the surface of earth and its not like there was ever an instruction manual given for how we are supposed to exist and conduct ourselves。 Information like that was obtained through trial and error。 So for Terra to just decide randomly that shes tired of us and wipe us off the face of the planet was disappointin Pretty good。Alot changed really fast。 Im not a fan of dictators and tyrants。 It made me not like team Declan for this story and i empthized with the humans here。 Nobody asked to be born on the surface of earth and its not like there was ever an instruction manual given for how we are supposed to exist and conduct ourselves。 Information like that was obtained through trial and error。 So for Terra to just decide randomly that shes tired of us and wipe us off the face of the planet was disappointing。 I expected more from the Goddess ashling worshiped。 This whole event just seemed rather petty and I expected more from a higher being。 I don't blame the humans one bit for fighting back against tyranny。 Better to die for the ideals of freedom than complacently accepting the arbitrary decrees of a tyrant。 Looks like im the end power does eventually corrupt everyone 。。。more
Denise Belt
，
Blood cull brings us face-to-face with some real dire situations for Declan， Stacia and all of humankind。 Declan and the team strategize on how to survive a Vorsook attack which is imminent when the most powerful elemental of all the elementals shows up and changes everything。 One thing is for sure， if humans and the supernatural don’t work together， there will be no planet left。I have been Conroe’s books for years and I have to say this one might be the best one yet。 It challenges readers to th Blood cull brings us face-to-face with some real dire situations for Declan， Stacia and all of humankind。 Declan and the team strategize on how to survive a Vorsook attack which is imminent when the most powerful elemental of all the elementals shows up and changes everything。 One thing is for sure， if humans and the supernatural don’t work together， there will be no planet left。I have been Conroe’s books for years and I have to say this one might be the best one yet。 It challenges readers to think about where our world is right now and many of the social， political， and world events are front and center in this story。 This book is so well written。 It’s thoughtful but yet the story is still excellent， and the book is a breeze to read。 I look forward to seeing what the next book in the series brings。 。。。more
Richard Greer
，
Great seriesRead all books in series。 Great characters。 Great plots。 Entertaining reading。 Mr Conroe is another great story teller。 Like vampires， were's and witches read this series。 Great seriesRead all books in series。 Great characters。 Great plots。 Entertaining reading。 Mr Conroe is another great story teller。 Like vampires， were's and witches read this series。 。。。more
Ruth C
，
No， just noToo many things going on in this story， author is just flying off the main storyline and just putting chapters together like it was torn off a brain dump idea just to make the book。 Not worth my time， I skipped most of the storyline in each chapter。 I don't think I will buy the audio book when it comes out。 No， just noToo many things going on in this story， author is just flying off the main storyline and just putting chapters together like it was torn off a brain dump idea just to make the book。 Not worth my time， I skipped most of the storyline in each chapter。 I don't think I will buy the audio book when it comes out。 。。。more
Steve Naylor
，
Rating 4。0 stars I am a little sad with that rating。 I would still give the series a 5 star rating but this book is somewhat of a departure from what happened before。 The change was so jarring I am not sure how to feel。 The author simultaneously took the series in a new direction AND rehashing old narratives that have been used to exhaustion IMO。 The story starts with Declan and Stacia being taking into the earth and meeting Gaia/Mother earth。 She talks to him directly and directs him to perform Rating 4。0 stars I am a little sad with that rating。 I would still give the series a 5 star rating but this book is somewhat of a departure from what happened before。 The change was so jarring I am not sure how to feel。 The author simultaneously took the series in a new direction AND rehashing old narratives that have been used to exhaustion IMO。 The story starts with Declan and Stacia being taking into the earth and meeting Gaia/Mother earth。 She talks to him directly and directs him to perform a few tasks otherwise she will cull the human race。 Even if he does complete the tasks there will still be a huge amount of deaths to the human race。 Up until this book we dealt with just elementals。 Ones that didn't even notice the humans on the planet。 They have vast power and are extremely old。 It took Declan a long time to have basic communication with these elementals。 Now out of nowhere there is this new entity that can talk and give commands。 She is pissed about how the human race has treated her and she wants payback。 I didn't like this change。 Other elementals didn't care about the human race。 A forest fire is just a forest fire。 But now Gaia is pissed off about environmental pollution and people who start forest fires for profits and wants them punished？ Is Gaia an elemental just bigger？ Is she something different？ The first 1/4 of the book deals with this before the story gets back to the alien invasion。 One of the things I liked about the book is the characters。 The main characters are good but after 16 books there is a plethora of really good side characters。 The author seemed to through in all those old characters in this book but only gave them passing parts （view spoiler）[ TJ shows up and was found to be working for people to try and kill Declan。 He is killed before we find out why or how？ Remember Simon？ He shows up too working for the same people and the same thing happened。 Caeco shows up and is basically just there to introduce him to her mother or other people in the FBI。 Gina shows up for a brief period after not being around for the last 5 or so books but was just mentioned in passing。 Even though Gina has known Declan for a long time。 She knows his immense power and he saved her daughter she is still upset when he shows up because she is afraid of him being more powerful now？ Like he is some kind of monster now。 That is a recurrent theme。 There is a confrontation with Declan， Tanya and Chris that is reminiscent of the previous fight they had。 Chris and Tanya come across as super judgmental about him killing some people even though they have killed way more for worse reasons。 They know he was commanded to do that by Gaia but they still try to judge then attack him？ I know there was the demon spell going on but I didn't like the conflict last time and I don't like it this time。 It is making me not like Chris and Tanya much anymore。 This used to be their story。 Then it became more a shared story with Chris and Declan， now it is more a strictly Declan story with Chris as a distant side character。 We have the same arguments over and over again。 People in power getting upset about Omega and Declan having power。 I am getting tired of this。 The same conversations over and over again。 （hide spoiler）] I still really like the series and I love John Conroe's work but I feel it has lost a little something in this one。 。。。more
Duncan
，
Too muchWell this was terrible。 This sort of thing happens when a series is dragged on to long。 I have loved most of the other books but everything is overpowered now it's almost a parody。 There is a lot of pressure on author's to keep producing more when a series is this popular but at some point it needs to be over。 I can recall the Blade books of the 60s， 50 books with one plot。 This feels like it could go there so I can't recommend it。 Too muchWell this was terrible。 This sort of thing happens when a series is dragged on to long。 I have loved most of the other books but everything is overpowered now it's almost a parody。 There is a lot of pressure on author's to keep producing more when a series is this popular but at some point it needs to be over。 I can recall the Blade books of the 60s， 50 books with one plot。 This feels like it could go there so I can't recommend it。 。。。more
Caroline Machent
，
dull and tedious effortI’ve loved this series until the last few books 。 This is by far the worse so far。 Dull and tedious with a lot of preaching about the damage to the environment。It only returned to individual characters interacting with each other towards the end。
Mark Parsons
，
Look， I get what others might think about the plot-line of the story。 However， as the story has progressed it's not a bad continuation of what is going on。 A lot of what I hear in the other reviews comes across as being in a hurry to finish the story。 An aspect of the day and age with everything instantly available。 To me， this story reflects an aspect of the human condition and what we， as a species， would do if faced with similar circumstances。 Let's face it， after 200K+ years of existence you Look， I get what others might think about the plot-line of the story。 However， as the story has progressed it's not a bad continuation of what is going on。 A lot of what I hear in the other reviews comes across as being in a hurry to finish the story。 An aspect of the day and age with everything instantly available。 To me， this story reflects an aspect of the human condition and what we， as a species， would do if faced with similar circumstances。 Let's face it， after 200K+ years of existence you think we would be better as people but deep down we know we suck。There are a lot of moving parts to these stories and at times I have to re-read them just to keep everything straight including the compendiums。 It seems to have gotten away from Chris and Tanya for now but I feel the next couple？ of books？ will go back to that side of the story-line。 Enjoy the story for what it is。 。。。more
Irizumi
，
Another gem in the series Huge fan of this series and have read every book from the start。 Happy to see the success of the author and to see the series going strong。 Can’t wait to read the next one。
Jerry
，
No。 No。 No。While I typically await the latest book of the Demon Accords， this book is just an abomination to the series。 It is not so much urban fantasy and a continuation of the characters’ journey， as it is a personal manifesto of the author denigrating pollution， deforestation， corporate greed， over-population， corrupt politicians， and other ills that exist in the world。 Now， while I may concur with the author's vilification of certain evils in society， this was not the place to expound those No。 No。 No。While I typically await the latest book of the Demon Accords， this book is just an abomination to the series。 It is not so much urban fantasy and a continuation of the characters’ journey， as it is a personal manifesto of the author denigrating pollution， deforestation， corporate greed， over-population， corrupt politicians， and other ills that exist in the world。 Now， while I may concur with the author's vilification of certain evils in society， this was not the place to expound those views。 Plausible character development has vanished。 Major characters have been relegated to the background and other major characters have undergone absurd personality shifts。 Multiple murders are rationalized as a means to cure society's ills。 Character consistency and development has been abandoned so that characters’ prior personalities are rejected in order to fit the narrative。 Some books are character drive， other plot driven， this one appears to be driven by the author's own diatribe against the troubles of the world， and pushing the characters into those views， despite all prior character development。 It does not feel like it was written by the same person that wrote the prior books。 This book should never have been part of the Demon Accords， nor should it have been forced upon the existing characters as it is truly a bastardization of their existing personalities and the developed mythology。 If the author wanted to publish his views on the problems of the world， then he should have written a wholly separate book with different characters that would better fit into his narrative。 Urban fantasy is a form of escapism。 It's a mythology that does not， and cannot， exist。 It allows people to forget about the real problems of life for a short period of time。 Yet， here， instead of providing that temporary escape from reality， the author pushes reality into the plot to the detriment of the existing mythology in the series。 If I wanted to read about the evils of society， I'd read one that is non-fiction and based on facts， real events， and real people。If I could “unread” this book， I would do so。 If this book were not part of a series that I enjoyed， I would have stopped reading early on; but I kept hoping that at some point it would all make sense。 It did not。 It’s just a diatribe against the ills that exist in our world， and that is not the escapism I sought in starting this book。 It was， in short， a betrayal of my expectations from having followed this series since its inception。 I don’t believe that I can follow the Demon Accords if this is where the author is taking it。 。。。more
Jeff Hatfield
，
Epic failThis review was hard because I absolutely love the series but this one was a hot mess。 The best part of the series is the interaction and dialogue between the characters and that was mostly absent in this book。 Instead we have characters going off the rails completely against their character and then trying to justify it in the end。 Prime example， Declan， who is horribly bothered by killing a mouse， goes on a mass killing spree and the other characters are completely ok with it。 No disc Epic failThis review was hard because I absolutely love the series but this one was a hot mess。 The best part of the series is the interaction and dialogue between the characters and that was mostly absent in this book。 Instead we have characters going off the rails completely against their character and then trying to justify it in the end。 Prime example， Declan， who is horribly bothered by killing a mouse， goes on a mass killing spree and the other characters are completely ok with it。 No discussion， no condemnation， no consequences。 Another major problem I have is the author rushed to tie up some major loose ends in basically a single paragraph。 Declan previously endured great angst before reluctantly accepting rulership of the middle realm of Faerie。 An entire book was devoted to it！ And now he severs all ties to the realm with no hesitation in basically a single paragraph。 Absolutely untrue to his character！I could go on but I think you get the point。 This book was an epic failure all across the board。 The author should admit his failure and rewrite the entire thing instead of rushing off to his other series！ 。。。more
John Clark
，
Cover to cover action。 Great read！
Chris
，
wonderfully excitingTotally enjoyed the return of Declan， Stacia et al。 Its clear that Declan is the main character in the series now。 Everything rests on him。 Politicians are shown as the self-serving fools they are。 A great look at society today especially in the last throes of the British Empire with our ludicrously ignorant and dangerous Prime Minister Truss and her cabinet。
Tawnya
，
Blood Cull John Conroe I am conflicted。 The book was okay。 There was some humor， as well as some YES！ moments。 Omega’s testimony and his reaction to being labeled “hostile” were great。 I am probably the targeted demographic for a book about environmental concerns。 The fact that I feel the story was rather heavy-handed means it was pretty extreme。 Also at this point Omega is too powerful。 I once remarked to an author that I missed a character。 He explained that having a character that “knew” ever Blood Cull John Conroe I am conflicted。 The book was okay。 There was some humor， as well as some YES！ moments。 Omega’s testimony and his reaction to being labeled “hostile” were great。 I am probably the targeted demographic for a book about environmental concerns。 The fact that I feel the story was rather heavy-handed means it was pretty extreme。 Also at this point Omega is too powerful。 I once remarked to an author that I missed a character。 He explained that having a character that “knew” everything on the net made it hard for any of the others to grow。 Even though I still miss that character the author was correct。 With that one character leaving the stories were able to show everyone else having to do things for themselves again。 Now not only do we have Omega， but Declan is as near to a god as can be。 He is stronger than actual angels！ Also Gaia comes off as a bit of a diva。 Granted to me the Judeo-Christian God is one as well。 I mean he actually says， “For I am a jealous god”。 Insecure much？ I understand Gaia's frustrations with humans。 I once read a short story were humans were no longer giving birth， but animals that had been extinct for years were being produced by their closet living relative。 The Tasmanian wolf was one such animal。 It was such a cool concept。 Anyway I hope the next book has a less drastic story line。 。。。more
Glenn Hopper
，
Total surprise。I was unpleasantly surprised by the beginning of the book。 However， I have to admit by the middle of the book I had turned around my opinion and by the end of my book I was fully on board。 It isn't the way I would have chosen to write the book but that's why I read them and don't write them。 I fully recommend this as it fully fits into the Canon of this series。 Total surprise。I was unpleasantly surprised by the beginning of the book。 However， I have to admit by the middle of the book I had turned around my opinion and by the end of my book I was fully on board。 It isn't the way I would have chosen to write the book but that's why I read them and don't write them。 I fully recommend this as it fully fits into the Canon of this series。 。。。more
Dick SantaCruz
，
IncredibleThis was an unbelievable book。 Just when you thought Declan could get no more powerful， he got more power than ever。 Fantastic story。
Tressa
，
No audio so not for meVery disappointing to not have audio for Blood Cull。 I read all 17 books in the series with audio。 Why would Mr Conroe not have it now。 He also gave us the best narrater James Patrick Cronin at a fabulous price of $2 for each book。 This was my favorite UF series of all the the ones out there but now I won't be reading Blood Cull because of no audio。 I'm very sad and disappointed about this。 No audio so not for meVery disappointing to not have audio for Blood Cull。 I read all 17 books in the series with audio。 Why would Mr Conroe not have it now。 He also gave us the best narrater James Patrick Cronin at a fabulous price of $2 for each book。 This was my favorite UF series of all the the ones out there but now I won't be reading Blood Cull because of no audio。 I'm very sad and disappointed about this。 。。。more
Bill Quinn
，
Brilliant！！！Best book of the series， as far as I'm concerned，and that covers a lot of ground。 Don't ever stop writing， Mr Conroe。 Brilliant！！！Best book of the series， as far as I'm concerned，and that covers a lot of ground。 Don't ever stop writing， Mr Conroe。 。。。more
Jim Bell
，
The writing quality is still there。。。BUTI've eagerly awaited the arrival of each installment of the Demon Accords story。 Blood Cull is， however， by far the weakest entry in the series。 The dialogue remains crisp， and reasonably witty， but the underlying plot/conflict to be resolved has gone completely off the rails。 I don't know whether the failures of the Democrat government of 2020-22 triggered Mr。 Conroe， but for whatever reason he decided to make the Apocalyptic Environmentalist Vision the c The writing quality is still there。。。BUTI've eagerly awaited the arrival of each installment of the Demon Accords story。 Blood Cull is， however， by far the weakest entry in the series。 The dialogue remains crisp， and reasonably witty， but the underlying plot/conflict to be resolved has gone completely off the rails。 I don't know whether the failures of the Democrat government of 2020-22 triggered Mr。 Conroe， but for whatever reason he decided to make the Apocalyptic Environmentalist Vision the central point of this novel。 More damning is that he failed to develop any background for the threat; Mother Earth sucks our protagonists underground and just postulates both the problem and the solution。 Very lazy writing and， consequently， a weak novel that fails to engage the reader。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Blood Cull
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Blood Cull&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Blood Cull&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0