Son of Rosemary - BookWyrm

digital audio

English language

Published June 24, 2014 by HarperAudio.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-235778-6
OCLC Number:: 969000953

The sequel to the New York Times bestseller Rosemary's Baby: a thrilling, cautionary tale of the troubling forces that war within each of us. The modern master of suspense Ira Levin returns to the horror of his 1967 ground-breaking novel Rosemary's Baby with this darkly comic sequel set at the dawn of the millennium. Thirty-three years ago, Rosemary gave birth to the Devil's child while under the control of a satanic cult of witches. Now the year is 1999, and humanity dreads the approaching twenty-first century, desperately in search of a savior for this troubled world. In New York City, Rosemary's son Andy is believed to be that savior. But is he the force of good his followers accept him to be? Or is he his father's son? Rosemary and Andy will be reunited in a battle of wills that shall decide the fate of humanity—and keep readers on the …

The sequel to the New York Times bestseller Rosemary's Baby: a thrilling, cautionary tale of the troubling forces that war within each of us. The modern master of suspense Ira Levin returns to the horror of his 1967 ground-breaking novel Rosemary's Baby with this darkly comic sequel set at the dawn of the millennium. Thirty-three years ago, Rosemary gave birth to the Devil's child while under the control of a satanic cult of witches. Now the year is 1999, and humanity dreads the approaching twenty-first century, desperately in search of a savior for this troubled world. In New York City, Rosemary's son Andy is believed to be that savior. But is he the force of good his followers accept him to be? Or is he his father's son? Rosemary and Andy will be reunited in a battle of wills that shall decide the fate of humanity—and keep readers on the edge of their seats until the final page.

source: www.harpercollins.com/9780062357786/son-of-rosemary/

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Matthew Merkovich reviewed Son of Rosemary by Ira Levin (Rosemary's Baby, #2)

Review of 'Son of Rosemary' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

“I feel guilty that 'Rosemary's Baby' led to The Exorcist, The Omen. A whole generation has been exposed, has more belief in Satan. I don't believe in Satan. And I feel that the strong fundamentalism we have would not be as strong if there hadn't been so many of these books [...] Of course, I didn't send back any of the royalty checks."

Ira Levin, author of ROSEMARY'S BABY

Knowing that quote going in, I thought I’d like this book in the same way I loved Robert Bloch’s sequel to PSYCHO. The movie studio not involving Bloch in the writing of PSYCHO’s sequel sent him into such a fervor that his book became a scathing satire of Hollywood. Ira Levin, on the other hand, wrote a dud of a book when he wrote this dreck. SON OF ROSEMARY doesn’t even feel like he wrote it. It’s an awful book by …

“I feel guilty that 'Rosemary's Baby' led to The Exorcist, The Omen. A whole generation has been exposed, has more belief in Satan. I don't believe in Satan. And I feel that the strong fundamentalism we have would not be as strong if there hadn't been so many of these books [...] Of course, I didn't send back any of the royalty checks."

Ira Levin, author of ROSEMARY'S BABY

Knowing that quote going in, I thought I’d like this book in the same way I loved Robert Bloch’s sequel to PSYCHO. The movie studio not involving Bloch in the writing of PSYCHO’s sequel sent him into such a fervor that his book became a scathing satire of Hollywood. Ira Levin, on the other hand, wrote a dud of a book when he wrote this dreck. SON OF ROSEMARY doesn’t even feel like he wrote it. It’s an awful book by an otherwise great writer.

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