From the Author:
When I wrote Rash (now out-of-print, and in high demand for its rareness), I had no intention of writing further adventures of those particular characters, but there was an angle within the story of Rash that drew upon me, and I decided it’d be a fun challenge to try to build an entire novel around this idea in my head. The end product became Talon, my favorite story to date.
Talon is the book where I feel my voice as a writer became fully and completely defined. That aside, I just think it’s a really fun, offbeat story. A gothic little tale set in a sunny getaway. If you haven’t read Rash, it doesn’t matter–Talon stands on its own.
179 pages
Talon is a great follow-up to Rash. My advice, pay close attention. Just when you think you’ve experienced the unthinkable in Rash, Talon hits with more of the Romalotti reality. This shocker it too good to be kept a secret. Romalotti does it again. - Naika Malveaux, RealmGothica.com
There is a style of horror going around the last ten years. The writers who seem to nail it down are Caitlin Kiernan, Poppy Z. Brite, and Kathe Koja. Charles Romalotti steps up to the plate and plops his ass comfortably with them. His writing is swift and poetically descriptive. - B-Independent
Talon is a perfect book for anyone who didn’t grow up to be a suburban carbon copy. It is a realistic dark journey that is amusing and disturbing at the same time. This is a must read for any person that didn’t fit into normal society. - Clint, Victory Records
The characterization within any Romalotti book is second to none, and Talon is no exception…a compelling and tumultuous read. - Scanner Magazine, UK
Talon is a very provocative and compelling read. This story has such well written characters that you just gasp as you follow them through every suspenseful and sickening turn in the story. I loved it. - Mistress McCutchan, Editor, Morbid Outlook Magazine
Talon gives the reader not only a credible look into the world of self-made freaks, but also engages us and is driven not by the peculiarities of the freaks, but rather by their very human and understandable passions; like revenge. - The Lizardman
Romalotti has done it again. The darkness of Talon is what hooks the reader. As the lives of the characters unravel, the tale becomes darker and more complex. The book would not leave me alone, and the way in which Romalotti writes is magical–the reader is under a trance, which can only be broken by the last page. Talon is a great book. - Dan Pugatch, UMass Torch
Combining elements of thriller, suspense, and horror, Romalotti weaves a tale that reads like punk rock nightmares. The complex interplay will have you suspecting what may come next, but never truly knowing. - The House of Pain
