Description
THE EPIC TALE OF MEDIEVAL HORROR DRIVING BOOKTOK WILD
'A beautiful nightmare that grips you from start to finish' VICTORIA AVEYARD
This edition includes a critical foreword from bestselling author Joe Hill
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The year is 1348. Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a dead Norman village.
An orphan of the Black Death, and an almost unnerving picture of innocence, she tells Thomas that plague is only part of a larger cataclysm-that the fallen angels under Lucifer are rising in a second war on heaven, and that the world of men has fallen behind the lines of conflict.
Is it delirium or is it faith? She believes she has seen the angels of God. She believes the righteous dead speak to her in dreams. And now she has convinced the faithless Thomas to shepherd her across a depraved landscape to Avignon. There, she tells Thomas, she will fulfil her mission: to confront the evil that has devastated the earth, and to restore to this betrayed, murderous knight the nobility and hope of salvation he long abandoned.
As hell unleashes its wrath, and as the true nature of the girl is revealed, Thomas will find himself on a macabre battleground of angels and demons, saints, and the risen dead, and in the midst of a desperate struggle for nothing less than the soul of man.
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PRAISE FOR THE SMASH-HIT BETWEEN TWO FIRES
'Breathlessly paced and fiercely cinematic, it's just a classic' JOE HILL
'Buehlman is a master of horror' ED CROCKER 'An absolute masterpiece' GRIMDARK MAGAZINE
'Thoroughly riveting, visceral and, ultimately, hopeful' FANFIADDICT
'A harrowing, haunting, heartfelt journey into darkness' JOE ABERCROMBIE
About the Author
Christopher Buehlman (@Buehlmeister) is a native Floridian and author of the literary horror novels 'Those Across the River' and 'Between Two Fires.' He is the winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize in poetry, and the author of several provocative plays, including Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka. Many know him as comedian Christophe the Insultor, something of a cult figure on the renaissance festival circuit. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida. His first novel, 'Those Across the River,' was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for best novel in 2012.
Reviews
Rich in detail, with a vivid setting, compelling characters, and several fantastically executed creepy scenarios, Between Two Fires is an absolute masterpiece * Grimdark Magazine *
This beautifully grotesque accounting of an epic journey rivals those of The Odyssey and The Lord of the Rings * Joe's Notes *
Simply an incredible novel * Horror DNA *
The Road meets Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in this frightful medieval epic . . . [Buehlman is] an author to watch * Kirkus *
This is a novel that can be enjoyed by fans of historical fiction, horror, and fantasy. It's a dark, dank, depressing and dreadful experience, yet one so thoroughly riveting, visceral and, ultimately, hopeful. I can't recommend this enough! * FanFiAddict *
An extraordinary horror novel: Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehleman. A disgraced knight, a girl who sees angels, and an alcoholic priest cross a France ravaged by the Black Death and overrun by quite literal devils. Breathlessly paced and fiercely cinematic, it's just a classic * Joe Hill *
A masterful tale about the redemption and hope that can be found even amongst true horror . . . Buehlman is a master of horror as well as fantasy * Ed Crocker, author of Lightfall *
A beautiful nightmare that grips you from start to finish * Victoria Aveyard, bestselling author of Red Queen *
A harrowing, haunting, heartfelt journey into darkness . . . * Joe Abercrombie *
Book Information
ISBN 9781399638364
Author Christopher Buehlman
Format Hardback
Page Count 448
Imprint Gollancz
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 681g
Dimensions(mm) 238mm * 158mm * 44mm
