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Feb 26, 2008 · The Ruins. Paperback – February 26, 2008. by Scott Smith (Author) 4.1 3,825 ratings. See all formats and editions. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Trapped in the Mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine in "the best horror novel of the new century" (Stephen King). Also a major motion ...
The Ruins is a 2006 horror novel by American author Scott Smith, set on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The book fits specifically into the survival horror genre, which is marked by people doing whatever it takes to conquer their environment and stay alive, like in Minecraft. The novel was released on July 18, 2006 (ISBN 1-4000-4387-5).
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Jul 18, 2006 · The Ruins followed (at the speed of George R.R. Martin) in 2006. He hasn’t published anything since. I haven’t been able to figure out why. This is a shame. Because Smith does quality work. The Ruins is an absolutely fantastic book that I can’t say much about. The writing is superb.
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The Ruins is ruthlessly frank about how most of us really behave in extremis. The escalating nightmare of the group’s fate evolves inexorably from their personalities, in a way reminiscent of Greek tragedy, so Smith couldn’t get away with the flimsy figurines that populate more genre fiction.
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Feb 26, 2008 · A group of friends on vacation in Mexico stumble upon a mysterious ancient site and a terrifying creature in this best-selling horror novel by Scott Smith. Read an excerpt, watch the trailer, and learn more about the author and the book.
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The Ruins. Scott Smith. Random House Large Print, 2006 - Fiction - 594 pages. Eerie, terrifying, unputdownable—Scott Smith’s first novel since his best-selling A Simple Plan (“Simply the best suspense novel of this year—hell, of the 1990s”—Stephen King). The Ruins follows two American couples, just out of college, enjoying a ...
