The follow-up to the outstanding Fever House, The Devil By Name picks up five years after the Message was inadvertently deployed to the world, zombifying all within earshot. Now, those not driven mad, or “fevered,” are left to either fend for themselves or pledge their loyalty to the emerging government, corrupt to its core due to its ties to the Terradyne Corporation.

Where Fever House frenetically ushered in the apocalypse in an insane cliffhanger ending, The Devil By Name plays out the consequences of a world gone mad. The mystery, power, and curse of Matthew Coffin continue to unfold: a severed hand that engenders bloodlust, an eye that reveals the particulars of the holder’s death, and a voice that causes madness.

The Devil By Name compares favorably to The Stand. Both are apocalyptic novels with supernatural/cosmic forces, cross-country travel, and large, memorable casts.

Full of unexpected twists and eye-popping body horror, The Devil By Name is a punk rock orchestra of darkness and violence that Rosson conducts to a fevered, jaw-dropping crescendo. It’s a thoroughly satisfying apocalyptic thrill ride.

Five severed hands out of five.

Out 9/10/24 from Random House. Many thanks to the publisher for the eARC.

Keith Rosson delivers again. In many ways, the second half of Fever House, if you are a fan of fast paced thrillers, the end of the world, or perhaps just some closure in a zombie-ridden world, I think you will be pleased. If you have a weak stomach, this novel, as Fever House, may not be for you, but if you are on the fence, prepare to be surprised!

I read the hell out of the first book and was so excited to get an arc for The Devil by Name. Overall, I enjoyed the book, though it was pretty slow in the beginning but I think the excitement from the first book carried me over through this one. If you aren't a fan of multiple viewpoints, this may not be the book for you, but I loved it!

Enjoyed this just as much as the first book, if maybe a tiny bit less. Same fantastic writing, fast pace, and very likeable characters (well, some not-so-likeable). Really looking forward to reading more from this author in the future!

If you haven't read Fever House, the first part of this story, stop reading this review and go get a copy ASAP. It's a fantastic book, with the momentum of a runaway train.

This book, the conclusion of the story, is set in a different gear. It deals with the aftermath of the first book, and five years later at that. Long stretches are simply world-building, introducing or reintroducing the characters, setting them in place for what's to come. Having been so invested in the first book, that goodwill takes you through a long stretch of this one.

Slowly, however, the pieces, now in place, are working towards a new confrontation - it doesn't have the breathless, "oh crap, what can happen now?" momentum of Fever House, but the stakes are even greater, and it all coalesces into a very satisfying conclusion, and author Rosson's writing is as sharp and cinematic as ever.

Many thanks to Random House and NetGalley for the advance reader's copy.

Thanks to Random House for an eARC for The Devil by Name by Keith Rosson. I was eagerly anticipating the sequel after reading last year's Fever House. Fever House set up a really unique take on zombie horror, combining it with frenetic action, crime, and non-stop thrills. The Devil by Name picks up sometime after the apocalyptic event that ends Fever House and follows both John Bonner and Katherine Moriarty from the first novel, along with some new characters. In the best way possible, The Devil by Name serves up more of the same yet also ups the ante in terms of horror, violence, and action. I highly recommend the novel and its predecessor for fans of horror, action, and crime.

After completely loving Fever House, the first book in this series, I could not wait to devour this book, and it did not disappoint! I would almost venture to say that this book was better than the first! Five years after the broadcast that turned most of the world bloodthirsty and mad, the rest of society is starting to get back on track. We the reader gets to see how society is attempting to build itself back up. I loved meeting new people as well as seeing previous characters from Fever House. The artifacts are still around, which is one of my favorite parts of this duology. This is seriously my favorite book of the year, as Fever House was my favorite last year. I don't know if other books will be able to stack up against this amazing novel!

Damn, Rosson did it again. I loved, loved, loved Fever House and was really excited for the sequel, and, man, it ate.
Fever House was a pedal to the metal, adrenaline fueled ride, and the sequel starts out slower, establishing the new status quo. It has a wider scope and a slow burn approach, but around halfway it switches gears and there comes the blood soaked rollercoaster ride again.
Rosson even pulls off the perfect ending, which is a rare thing. He’s goated, can’t wait for his next book, and I’m surely going to devour his backlist.

Thank you, Random House and Netgalley for the ARC, I’m truly grateful.

There were so many points of view in this book I had a hard time keeping track. Each chapter has a different point of view making it’s way through them all and oh boy it just got overwhelming. There were also a lot of locations to go along with the characters. This is one of those books that I felt I needed to get out a notepad and take notes, but instead I just spent the whole time confused and wondering what was happening, which is not fun. I did enjoy parts of this story, I just wish I would have gotten more of those parts.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the e-arc. All thoughts are my own.

Overall, it’s an enjoyable book. However, it suffers from a bloat of character POVs, much like the first book. It’s really the only thing I don’t like.

Shoot! Where do I begin? I devoured this book so fast! I was completely hooked after reading Fever House (which was brilliant may I add) I was all in on the continuation of this universe and damn was I impressed. I dare I say I loved The Devil by Name more than Fever House? This was such a fast page turner. Keith Rosson hit another out of the park!

Fever House was one of my top five releases for 2023, so I was ecstatic when I was able to secure the e-arc from NetGalley and Random House in exchange for an honest review.

In the tradition of Fever House, The Devil by Name picks up five years later and continues the zany insanity through the trenches of Portland, Oregon. Buckle in; this is an experience that will stay with you long after you finish this blood-splatter tale that could only come from the brilliant mind of Keith Rosson, the king of Punk Rock Horror!

Once you board this rollercoaster, you will be hooked until the very last page. Then, you will be devastated that this is the end of the Fever House series. If you still need another reason to put this on your must-buy list, let it be that The Devil by Name has some of the most fleshed-out, fully-developed, exciting characters you will get to know in 2024.

The Devil by Name hits your favorite bookstore on September 10th, 2024—a solid five stars out of five stars.

Keith Rosson has masterfully woven together all of the threads from Fever House and some fantastic new ones in The Devil by Name. This is an incredible sequel to Fever House taking place 5 years after The Message induces an apocalyptic event via telephone call turning a large portion of the world's population into fevered (zombies). Fever House and The Devil by Name are some of my absolute favorite horror novels. These stories have stuck with me and are absolutely some of the most gruesome novels I've ever read and I will keep coming back for more of his writing.

The careful world building makes everything feel tangible and Rosson's use of multiple narratives results in a well-rounded view of the entire catastrophe. We see the world through everyone from a ragman, an itinerant salesman, to the co-founder of the megacorporation that is attempting to bring civilization back to America. We of course also revisit our main characters from Fever House, Katherine Moriarty and John Bonner. In one particularly memorable scene, John is dropped into a giant mess of fevered in Portland in a bag, and I won't go into more detail but my palms were sweating all the way through that.

I highly recommend this book to any horror lover and could not have dreamed of a better follow up to Fever House. Thank you so much to NetGalley and Random House for the eARC.

I enjoyed this more than I enjoyed Fever House. There was a ton going on throughout the entirety of the book which helped keep my interest. I liked the carry over of certain characters from the first book and I really like the new characters. I thought the transition between different points of view flowed very well and helped keep the story exciting. Naomi was my favorite character.

Zombie / apocalypse genres are not my favorite, but this one is special. I loved the points of view from the heads of the government and the dimension that added to the story. I think it helped not just make the story about surviving zombies but showed that they were up against bigger powers at play.

This ARC was provided by NetGalley. Thank you! Keith Rosson’s vision of a nightmarish Portland was what brought me to Fever House and made me rush to get my hands on a copy pre-release. Here’s the good: Without getting into too many spoilers, a world post-Message is brutal beyond belief and evokes imagery I haven’t revisited since reading The Road many years ago. Set 5 years post-Message, the book picks up with a familiar cast of characters. We have Katherine Moriarty, my favorite of the bunch, rebuilding her life on the east coast. A new character, Naomi, also brings an interesting dynamic and a little bit of hope to what the world could be like without the Fever. Matthew Coffin comes back, in the form of a revenant and in his post-Message diaries. Matthew’s drug and madness-induced diary entries were some of Rosson’s most compelling bits of writing. It filled in many of my questions about how and why he got involved with the devil who brought about the end of the world.

The not so good: This book takes a couple hundred pages to build up the excitement due to following the POVs of so many characters. This led to a slower read than the first. I feel confident that Rosson will find his footing in the third book of the series. It just took some time to do additional world and character building, which often happens in second books. I’m really looking forward to the next one and hope the trilogy goes out with a bang!

I couldn’t get past the writing style for this book. It made engaging with the characters very difficult.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House for this ARC. I feel so honored to have had early access. The sequel to Fever House is pedal to the metal horror. The continuation of the story crafted in book one is a testament to Mr. Rosson’s ability as an author. Absolutely pick this up when it publishes September 9, 2024!

A brilliant and scary and creepy follow-up to Fever House, which I raved about in April 2023. The grit and bleakness of a world overcome by "the fevered"--zombies-- and run by monolithic corporations working both with and against a weak government rings true, and the characters are fascinating and well-rounded and pull you along. It's fast=paced and is very much in tune with our world at present, with fascism rising everywhere. The body horror, too, functions as commentary on anti-vaxxers and the rising rates of death from preventable causes. But even if you don't read it as allegorical, this book is a standout work of horror.

The Devil By Name starts five years after the events at the end of Fever House, and it is a wild ride right from the start. Like Fever House, Devil is told from multiple character POVs, across the now post apocalyptic United States and beyond.
I really liked Fever House, but I think The Devil By Name was even better, it was an excellent follow up to the first book. This was fast paced and gritty, it’s a satisfyingly violent and gory horror novel, with shady politicians and criminals trying to take advantage of the new post-apocalyptic world.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of The Devil By Name in exchange for my honest review.

This book had me at the edge of my seat the entire time.
I didn't actually know that it was a sequel to Fever House until I read the Author Acknowledgements at the end. That said, I will definitely be reading Fever House immediately, but I still enjoyed the book thoroughly without having read the first one.
This book had EVERYTHING. It was violent and heartfelt. Gory and heart wrenching. Such a clever read.
The way the author developed every character and how they all intersected plus the ongoing panic and sense of dread paced throughout the story made me really imagine the whole thing vividly. I could see this being a TV show or movie easily.
10/10 no notes.