Fury Of The Orcas Paperback – 11 Dec. 2017

Chet and Rosario work at a park with performing captive Orcas and witness one of them killing itself and almost causing the death of a child and themselves. They visit a marine park in Barcelona where a calf is due to be born but the Orcas suddenly turn on and start killing their trainers. With no answers from an autopsy and more incidents breaking out at other parks, they are alerted to a mass attack on an oil rig and go to help but the scared men want to kill the Orcas before the rig is destroyed which Chet and Rosario want no part of. Can they find a reason for the Orca attacks before they all need to be destroyed?I was told by a couple of fellow Hunter Shea fans that this book took a different path from the other books and that was certainly true. This is not the traditional creature feature that I usually read by the author nor was it one of my favourites, I have to admit. Thanks to good detailed reviews by my book friends, I did go into it knowing that I might not like it as much as the others and I'm grateful for that, as it turns out to be exactly what happened.Firstly I didn't like the main characters. Chet is constantly thinking about his relationship with Rosario even at the height of the crisis instead of dealing with what they were facing. He is constantly thinking about sex with her or actually having sex with her, which did nothing for his character development or did anything to actually move the plot on. His obsession with her came before thinking about a plan to find out what is going on with the Orcas. Do we really need his every sexual thought in there? Then there is the fact that every woman described in the book is done so using her sexual attractiveness ie Rosario, the weather girl on TV and the woman doing the autopsy. I found that annoying and hope it isn't going to be a feature in later books.I despised Rosario, to be honest. I get that she is an environmentalist and doesn't want to see animals getting hurt-most of us don't want to see that, but her whiny attitude and lack of common sense drove me mad. Rosario honey, you are on an oil rig under attack from thousand of Orcas trying to smash the rig to pieces so that you'll all end up in the sea as dinner. And you are trying to stop the men of the rig saving all of you by shooting the attackers? Yes I get you love the poor animals and don't want them shotbut they are trying to kill you all and saying please stop and go away isn't going to cut the mustard!!!The characters I found interesting were the sidekicks especially Ivan and Raquel. I did enjoy her attempting to run down the journalists who were in their own feeding frenzy, enjoying the misery of other people after deaths at the park, and showing no concern for the victims and co-workers who witnessed the bloody events. I also liked Jamel, who is frustrated that Chet won't listen to him when he tells them why the Orcas are attacking, with Chet dismissing him as a crackpot. I liked that plot thread and would have preferred to see more of that and less of the relationship angst.On the plus side it was great to see a bit more of the dreaded fish from They Rise, so I think you should read that one before this so you can get the background to what they are. I did enjoy that and the end of the book where they team up to finally stop the attacks. However I didn't greatly enjoy the scenes where the Orcas were killing themselves as it was pretty unpleasant to read about.Overall I am a bit disappointed by this book when it is compared to the other books by the author, probably my least favourite so far. It's not one that I could go back to and read again but it was a decent enough story to read once.

4.5 stars!FURY OF THE ORCAS, by Hunter Shea, is another of his fast-paced novels with the "nature-goes-wrong" theme. In this case, we get a close-up view of Orcas, which are actually dolphins.". . . they're members of the dolphin family. I've always found it odd that we call them killer whales, when in reality they're whale killers . . . "We start with Chet Clarke and his "girlfriend/Orca expert", Rosario Benitez, as they witness a horrific scene when a captive Orca goes insane trying to kill everyone--and itself--in the process. Even more unfortunate is the fact that the traumatizing event occurred during a special trip from the Dreams Come True Foundation: "Chet was pretty sure this wasn't the magic moment the charity had intended for the terminal boy."Shea does a great job of introducing us to these magnificent creatures-- ". . . apex predators that will attack anything in the sea . . . " --and in giving a broader view on the use of Orcas in captivity. We can instantly emphasize with our two main characters, Chet and Rosario, as they describe the differences in the killer whales of the wild, verses those imprisioned in man-made aquariums for show. The depression levels, health status, and even other mental illnesses are what plague the captured Orca's as opposed to those in their natural environment.". . . Orcas didn't magically get better, not when their minds had gone."In a sense, this story builds upon some of the other "nature-going-wrong" books that Shea is so proficient in. While humans view themselves as being at the very summit of the food chain in terms of intelligence, cunning, and sheer power, novels such as FURY OF THE ORCAS, THEY RISE, and SWAMP MONSTER MASSACRE, really make one step back and see that there are some things we just "don't " expect to ever happen.Perhaps that human arrogance is our largest weakness.". . . there was definitely something going on when it came to the sea . . . "This story simply never lets up in its intensity. We jump from one scene of carnage and gore to the next without pause--going along this surreal nightmare with the main characters. Their every thought and reaction become our own reality as we race along "seeing" the escalating devastation through their eyes. Never knowing just what to expect adds tremendously to the fear factor and adrenaline rush the reader experiences.". . . Keep everyone afraid . . . It was the mindset of all terrorists."Another aspect of this story that I found most impressive was that even through the blood-fueled incidents, the author is feeding us facts about these majestic creatures. While the carnage continues, we "feel" for these animals, particularly those housed in aquariums for human amusement.". . . the United States was home to over half the total of imprisioned killer whales . . ."When a fictional tale can get you thinking about near impossible "what-if?" scenarios as if they were actually occurring, you're reading something from an author that KNOWS his/her craft.". . . Only man was capable of mass slaughter just for the sheer joy of it . . . "Overall, I feel that Hunter Shea has weaved an incredibly horrifying story by blending some true facts in with an impressive imagination, and plenty of gory scenes to keep even the most seasoned horror addicts' attention.". . . Only crazy people insist they're not crazy . . . "His characters come alive through the passion he gives them and some comedic wit, a combination sure to capture the readers' imaginations. After reading one of these nature stories, you may find yourself questioning just how secure is our position at the top of the chain. . .". . . They opened Pandora's box, and there's no closing the lid again . . . "Highly recommended!

Orcas world wide start attacking both in captivity and in the wildWhat is causing it and why, read this and find outVery enjoyable read it in. A few hours.

The ending was too rushed and unsatisfactory. Not really tense or adventurous. Bit insipid despite all the chomped up bits.

All across the world, killer whales are suddenly going berserk. In marine parks and aquariums, orcas are leaping out their pools and tearing apart their trainers. In the Atlantic, pods are attacking ships with cunning, predatory ruthlessness. Orca trainers Chet and Rosario (who are also romantically involved) are thrust into the middle of it all, and are bound and determined to get to the bottom of why these orcas are freaking out in such meticulous and coordinated ways.Their race against time takes them on a globe-hopping whirlwind of violence peppered with a heady dose of conspiracy. Hunter Shea packs in a fair deal of plot points in only 150 pages, taking a bonkers idea and complicating it even further with some X-Files-like shenanigans. As with his previous sea-terror novel, Megalodon In Paradise, Shea ties in some of these elements with his ghost shark novel, They Rise. I still haven't read They Rise, but the gist of it is laid out well enough here that newcomers shouldn't feel too lost in the weeds.As is typical of Shea, the horror elements are well done and frenetically paced. When it comes to high-octane, pulp-styled, B-rated creature features, few do it as consistently well as Hunter Shea. You can count on this author to deliver whacky stories rife with mayhem and loads of fun. For pure entertainment value, Shea's a tough one to beat. Now that I've sank my teeth into a couple of his Severed Press aquatic horror themed books, and with They Rise moving up the Kindle docket a few more notches, I'm digging this unofficial series that particular book kicked off. And given how Fury of the Orcas ends, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for at least one more wonderfully cataclysmic entry.

I've always been interested in orcas (aka "killer whales") so I naturally was drawn to a thriller such as this about them. What if all the orcas around the world in both captivity and nature suddenly went crazy and killed and destroyed everything in their paths? That's the basic premise here, and attacks suddenly begin without warning or precedent simultaneously, from America to Spain and Portugal with a climax ending up near Ireland. Two marine biologists and main protagonists conveniently in the know about orcas are thrust onto the center stage of this unusual crisis and into the fray, having to team up with the US Navy to somehow devise a plan to stop them, even though they have no more answers for what's behind the string of orca attacks than anyone else.That's the basic concept, anyway. It has a good premise, but unfortunately the whole novel itself falls flat, being weighted down by uninteresting characters and unoriginal, tepid dialogue. Even at less than 150 pages, it seems to drag. I found the two main protagonists to be particularly boring and one-dimensional (the fact that the lead male's name was "Chet" should have been an early indication of this) and I was just unable to bring myself to care about them. I also didn't need or care to hear about their sexual exploits with each other in every other chapter passage they shared, either.To the story's credit, Shea does manage to craft one or two interesting passages, particularly one chapter where hundreds of orcas are concentrating their destructive efforts on an offshore oil rig near Portugal, and an even larger mega-pod of orcas attacking a cargo container ship. These parts were good, but they aren't enough to save the novel.Another huge detriment to the story is the answer to the story's mystery. There is an explanation provided for what has driven the world's orca population into collective madness and savagery, but it's wrapped up in abjectly silly, science-fiction nonsense. BTW, this book even references the 1977 thriller movie "Orca", which it dismisses as a "cheesy B-movie", although that movie actually came out far above this book. However, none of this or the tepid characters ultimately sink this novel, but a crossover/tie-in with Hunter Shea's even sillier novel, "They Rise". This is the final nail-in-the-coffin for "Fury of the Orcas".Hunter Shea has written some good stories, but I wouldn't cite "Fury of the Orcas" as being among them. If you're a new reader to his works, I'd suggest other novels by him, particularly the "One Size Eats All" series ( "Jurassic Florida", "Rattus New Yorkus", and "The Devil's Fingers"), his homage to out-of-control monster and creature flicks. If not much smarter or realistic, they were at least more interesting and fun.FINAL GRADE: One Star.

I have already read some other books by the author, and his 'Fury of the Orcas' seamlessly adds to the list of creature features I came to love.This was such another great story, especially the beginning, as it felt like jumping right in the middle of the action, and the end, hinting at another catastrophe following right on its heels. Dare I say the middle had some repetitive moments? But then again, I mostly read that part while falling asleep in bed at night, so I'm not sure if I may have read several passages more than once in that hazy state before Morpheus finally beat me...To me, the most shocking part of the book was the description of the life of orcas in captivity, as it is both real and now. It says facts out loud that I never consciously thought of before, and which will influence my future perception of marine parks in special and animal shows in general.

"Hunter Shea",Gives Us a Horrific and Terrifying Tale In "Fury Of The Orcas." "Interesting Characters,Lots Of Spine Thrilling Terror,and Non Stop Chaos and Madness and The Unknown. What Is Causing The Orcas To Go Mad,Killing and Causing Bloody Mayham and Diabolic Madness In There Behavior."Is It Nature",A "Madmans Experiment",Or Is Something Far More Sinister At Work. "A Thrilling Mustread."

but I do wish we had learned a bit more about them especially Rosario. I also wish the interaction with the or as wasn't as violent at first but that's me. Wasn't wild about the ending either was very short and abrupt. Left us readers kinda hanging one minute their chasing them the next minute well their not so kinda of a what the heck moments. But still all in all a good read especially on a cold winter's day. So have at all u good readers.

Very poor ending. Choppy. Lots of Gore, but no character development, poor solution to the problem. Then, the end! Ugh

A chilling tale of orcas gone insane by the Master of All Things Monster, Hunter Shea. Great locations and non-stop action. Well-researched science adds a layer of credibility to the story. You may not go swimming in the ocean for a long time after reading this novel.

Orcas suddenly attacking humans everywhere, body parts floats in blood drenched waters.The book mixes a quick-pace horror/thriller story with aqua mayhem and an up-to-date twist theory.Great piece by cryptid master Hunter Shea.

Being a huge fan of Hunter’s books and having a fascination for the creatures of the sea, I was quite excited to get my hands on this book.It starts quickly. Something is wrong with the Orcas. Incidents of the mammals attacking and killing humans isn’t just confined to the theme parks. They’re also focusing on ships at sea and oil rigs. The author spares no one and this is a favorite trade mark of mine. Hunter isn’t above killing off his main character’s and that keeps suspense at a maximum.There’s plenty of gory bits to keep horror fans happy. For the first time, I was more on the whale’s side than the humans. I didn’t warm up to the characters and some scenes of Orca’s being massacred tugged at my love for the magnificent creatures. I felt they were more victims than monsters.And there was a lot of sex. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not against it, but most of the time it just felt like it interrupted the story and was unnecessary. And when I found out why the Orcas were going crazy, I was a bit confused. I was hoping for something more natural. Also, at times this didn’t feel like a Hunter Shea book. Perhaps because it was more of a thriller than straight up horror.I enjoyed this book, but it’s not a favorite. That said, Hunter Shea is still one of my go to authors for horror. In fact, I’ve already pre-ordered his next release.

Channels Jaws-3D, adds intensity, an intriguing conspiracy plot and fully developed characters. Another winner from Hunter.

I really enjoyed this book and devoured from a Saturday to Sunday evening. It was very plausible, right up until the end. The ending felt very rushed and half done.