Bigfoot Forums > No Return - New Novel (Suspense/Fiction)

petetravers

Aug 20 2006, 12:39 PM

Hey everyone. I have written a novel about Bigfoot. From the reviews that have come in so far,
the response has been very positive. It's been a very rewarding experience, and I hope you enjoy it!

"What would you do if Bigfoot was your alibi?"

Synopsis:
Doug Childress thought that a weekend of camping in the Idaho Wilderness would be a great thing
to do with his fourteen year-old son, Chad. But as the weekend unfolds, deadly events overtake
them in the wild.

Doug must come face to face with something out of a nightmare, something that no one thought ever
really existed. Legends out of the Old West come alive.

But no one will believe his story, so he must face the future alone. He must travel through miles
of untouched wilderness, for it is the only way to recover the life that has been destroyed.
Doug must chase a ghost, and there is no turning back. He must go beyond the point of no return.

You can purchase the novel here:

http://www.thepaintedcave.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?noreturn=1

You can read reviews of the novel here:

http://www.thepaintedcave.com/noreturn/noreturn_reviews.php

"Indeed, what Travers has created is a story that could definitely take place, given our knowledge
of the possible existence of such creatures. This is a very interesting, informative book, and a
most gripping adventure." - Christopher Murphy, author of Meet the Sasquatch

Press release and other information:

http://www.thepaintedcave.com/pressroom.php

Thanks.

SFork1015

Aug 20 2006, 12:54 PM

Hello Pete,

I plan on buying your book later this week. I have read the synopsis and it sounds great. Once read, I will leave you a review. Thanks for taking the time and writing some good Bigfoot Fiction.

Sean Forker

NWSquatcher

Aug 20 2006, 04:06 PM

Pete,

I'm reading your book right now. So far it's good, as Sean said, thanks for writing some good bigfoot fiction.

petetravers

Aug 20 2006, 06:57 PM

QUOTE(SFork1015 @ Aug 20 2006, 12:58 PM)

Hello Pete,

I plan on buying your book later this week. I have read the synopsis and it sounds great. Once read, I will leave you a review. Thanks for taking the time and writing some good Bigfoot Fiction.

Sean Forker

Much abliged. And the review is most welcome. I always love to hear what people think.

P.S. I like your icon.

NWSquatcher

Aug 22 2006, 07:48 AM

Hi Pete,

Finished the book yesterday, interesting use of Native American beliefs, I especially enjoyed the Totem. I felt the character Doug was somewhat interesting in his approach to his self confidence, yet a tad unbelievable in his ability to continue on his trek and be successful where the best of trackers haven't, especially when it came to his encounters. I'm not sure if men think in the ways that were presented in the characters, Forsythe was probably the most believeable character. I did enjoy that Darrell acknowledged that he needed to return to his ancestral roots. As to the Sasquatch, I felt that your portrayal was very interesting especially in the end as he and Doug encountered each other for the last time. I can not compare this to Peretti's Monster as the subjects are to far apart, another book I read was Skookum which I felt was written for the age group of 7 to 8 year olds. All in all this fiction book was a good read and I enjoyed it. Thank you for writing it. Do you plan to write more on this subject? :popcorn2:

petetravers

Aug 22 2006, 10:38 AM

QUOTE(NWSquatcher @ Aug 22 2006, 07:52 AM)

Hi Pete,

Finished the book yesterday, interesting use of Native American beliefs, I especially enjoyed the Totem. I felt the character Doug was somewhat interesting in his approach to his self confidence, yet a tad unbelievable in his ability to continue on his trek and be successful where the best of trackers haven't, especially when it came to his encounters. I'm not sure if men think in the ways that were presented in the characters, Forsythe was probably the most believeable character. I did enjoy that Darrell acknowledged that he needed to return to his ancestral roots. As to the Sasquatch, I felt that your portrayal was very interesting especially in the end as he and Doug encountered each other for the last time. I can not compare this to Peretti's Monster as the subjects are to far apart, another book I read was Skookum which I felt was written for the age group of 7 to 8 year olds. All in all this fiction book was a good read and I enjoyed it. Thank you for writing it. Do you plan to write more on this subject? :popcorn2:

Thanks for the comments. They are great insights. I think with all fiction that involves bigfoot, it's always a stretch to have a "continuing" encounter, considering all sightings that we know of last for about 20 seconds. But I think Doug utilizes "dumb luck" more than anything, aided by the straight-line trail.

I have not read Peretti's Monster, but I'll give it a go.

Thank you for reading it and I'm glad that you enjoyed it!

NWSquatcher

Aug 22 2006, 03:28 PM

QUOTE(petetravers @ Aug 22 2006, 10:42 AM)

[Thanks for the comments. They are great insights. I think with all fiction that involves bigfoot, it's always a stretch to have a "continuing" encounter, considering all sightings that we know of last for about 20 seconds. But I think Doug utilizes "dumb luck" more than anything, aided by the straight-line trail.

I have not read Peretti's Monster, but I'll give it a go.

Thank you for reading it and I'm glad that you enjoyed it!

Honestly, thank you for writing decent fiction! I highly recommend this book to those on the forums who enjoy Sasquatch fiction. I think your book would make a good movie, it has all the elements of a good suspense with plenty of action and of course the human elements of deceit (ellen), and Dougs crisis which helps him to evolve with a much more mature understanding of himself and life as he knew it. It would be great to see a Sasquatch movie that isn't the Abominable type, actually about time a movie was made that showed a better side to the Sasquatch.

Ole bub

Aug 22 2006, 05:03 PM

QUOTE(petetravers @ Aug 22 2006, 12:42 PM)

QUOTE(NWSquatcher @ Aug 22 2006, 07:52 AM)

Hi Pete,

Finished the book yesterday, interesting use of Native American beliefs, I especially enjoyed the Totem. I felt the character Doug was somewhat interesting in his approach to his self confidence, yet a tad unbelievable in his ability to continue on his trek and be successful where the best of trackers haven't, especially when it came to his encounters. I'm not sure if men think in the ways that were presented in the characters, Forsythe was probably the most believeable character. I did enjoy that Darrell acknowledged that he needed to return to his ancestral roots. As to the Sasquatch, I felt that your portrayal was very interesting especially in the end as he and Doug encountered each other for the last time. I can not compare this to Peretti's Monster as the subjects are to far apart, another book I read was Skookum which I felt was written for the age group of 7 to 8 year olds. All in all this fiction book was a good read and I enjoyed it. Thank you for writing it. Do you plan to write more on this subject? :popcorn2:

Thanks for the comments. They are great insights. I think with all fiction that involves bigfoot, it's always a stretch to have a "continuing" encounter, considering all sightings that we know of last for about 20 seconds. But I think Doug utilizes "dumb luck" more than anything, aided by the straight-line trail.

I have not read Peretti's Monster, but I'll give it a go.

Thank you for reading it and I'm glad that you enjoyed it!

Good evening Pete....

I promised you a review a few months ago on Cryptomundo...

You done good...the story was engaging...the Bull and Bear confrontation was impressive...your artwork is superb...shotguns use rifled slugs or shells...pistols and rifles use cartridges...nothing major but important fieldcraft for field oriented folks...looking forward to your next one...

Much Obliged for the note....Steve

Would be authors should browse the Shotgun/Rifle posts here...some of these folks really "know" their weapons and ballistics....

I heartily recommend "Monster" as an intense novel you won't put down once you begin....might as well turn off the phone and start in the morning....cause it's a helluva ride.

all the best....

ole bub and the dawgs

BigfootDad

Aug 22 2006, 06:53 PM

I really enjoyed the book as well! It was a pleasure meeting you and your wife in Pocatello.

I did email you a review sometime in July along with some photos...glad to see you here...
take care!
- Tom

QUOTE

Book Review: “No Return” by Pete Travers (The Painted Cave Publishing, 2006)

Pete Travers’ latest contribution to the bigfoot world is an exciting novel entitled “No Return.” Sasquatch aficionados may be aware of Pete’s work with the Bigfoot Sketch Project – an effort in conjunction with the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) to do what police sketch artists do – namely, put a face to the suspect. And Pete Travers has compiled quite a portfolio of bigfoot images due to his work with the sketch project.

With his new book, Pete takes us deep into the mountains of north-central Idaho where we encounter our hairy, bipedal protagonist in the primeval wilderness aptly named The Land of No Return. The story centers around a father/son bonding trip to the woods “gone bad.” And due to a series of unfortunate events, things go from bad to worse for our human characters, as well as the bigfoots in this story.

Mr. Travers weaves an exciting tale with evocative sasquatch imagery – as evocative as his artistic bigfoot images. Herein he explores the possibilities of social structure, burial grounds, territorial boundaries and other aspects of the sasquatch that are purely conjecture at this point. I find it an exciting exercise of the imagination – an exercise that is not so far-fetched and compliments the circumstantial evidence that we know to exist regarding this creature.

I highly recommend taking the time to enjoy a good story like this, especially now that we are into the summer outing season. This would be a good book to enjoy by flashlight as you lay in your tent listening to the sounds of the forest. It’s well written and thought provoking – and my experience reading this book is best exemplified by the cliché “you can’t put it down.”

This book should be in any bigfoot enthusiasts’ collection along with these other fiction titles:
-“Where Legends Roam” by Lee Murphy (Kodiak Books, 2002),
-“Sasquatch” by Roland Smith (Hyperion Books, 1998),
-“Dark Woods” by Jay C. Kumar (Berkley Books, 2004),
-“Cryptid” by Eric Penz (iUniverse, Inc., 2005),
-“The Boy Who Saw Bigfoot” by Marion T. Place (Dodd, Mead & Co., 1979) and
-the Bigfoot Trilogy by Robert Leiterman (iUniverse, Inc., 2001 – 2003).

By Tom Yamarone

Hairy Man

Sep 24 2006, 01:35 PM

I also enjoyed the book. I am very glad that it's fiction though...or else I'm not sure that I'd continue bigfooting....

scotto

Sep 24 2006, 01:46 PM

After reading everybody's comments, I need to get this book.

If they make it into a movie, I'll bet Lance Henricksen will be in it. :laugh:

petetravers

Sep 24 2006, 11:05 PM

QUOTE(scotto @ Sep 24 2006, 01:50 PM)

After reading everybody's comments, I need to get this book.

If they make it into a movie, I'll bet Lance Henricksen will be in it. :laugh:

I'll make sure that he is not. I think he has saturated the bigfoot genre with his prescence, if that's possible.

I would be curious what people think of what actors could play whom in the story. My wife, editor and co-author , talk about that all the time. Here's our latest:

Doug - Ed Norton
Darrell - Adam Beach (windtalkers, Smoke Signals)
Evan - Kevin Bacon
Bigfoot - himself

We're both in the movie business actually. I recently finished up Click with Adam Sandler and my wife worked on Snakes on a Plane.

NWSquatcher

Sep 25 2006, 08:30 AM

QUOTE(petetravers @ Sep 24 2006, 11:09 PM)

I would be curious what people think of what actors could play whom in the story. My wife, editor and co-author , talk about that all the time. Here's our latest:

Doug - Ed Norton
Darrell - Adam Beach (windtalkers, Smoke Signals)
Evan - Kevin Bacon
Bigfoot - himself

We're both in the movie business actually. I recently finished up Click with Adam Sandler and my wife worked on Snakes on a Plane.

I think a movie would be a great idea, the story was definitely movie material.

I pictured Evan as: Vincent D'Onofrio
Bigfoot: Jack Links Costume
Doug: Colin Ferguson
Darrell: Adam Beach (excellent choice)
:new_thumbsupsmileyanim:

petetravers

Sep 25 2006, 03:14 PM

QUOTE(NWSquatcher @ Sep 25 2006, 08:34 AM)

QUOTE(petetravers @ Sep 24 2006, 11:09 PM)

I would be curious what people think of what actors could play whom in the story. My wife, editor and co-author , talk about that all the time. Here's our latest:

Doug - Ed Norton
Darrell - Adam Beach (windtalkers, Smoke Signals)
Evan - Kevin Bacon
Bigfoot - himself

We're both in the movie business actually. I recently finished up Click with Adam Sandler and my wife worked on Snakes on a Plane.

I think a movie would be a great idea, the story was definitely movie material.

I pictured Evan as: Vincent D'Onofrio
Bigfoot: Jack Links Costume
Doug: Colin Ferguson
Darrell: Adam Beach (excellent choice)
:new_thumbsupsmileyanim:

Vincent D'Onofrio is a great choice. I also thought that Kevin Bacon would make a great Forsythe.

Boris Khan

Mar 31 2009, 11:40 PM

Hey Pete,

I got your book and heck you even signed it for me when I ordered it. I even reviewed it favorably on amazon for you. Must say again, a fairly decent book. As for casting...

Doug - Scott Patterson (Gilmore Girls, Saw IV & V)
Darrell - Darren E Burrows (Northern Exposure's Ed Chigliak)
Evan - John Corbett (also Northern Exposure, Sex and the City)

Boris, The Khan

PunkMaister

Apr 1 2009, 12:09 AM

Wow awesome If ever see it at the Local Walgreens I'll be sure to buy it...