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Synth enthusiast, enslaved by mycelium
And I cannot recommend it enough. If you have any sort of interest in the darker side of religion, Lovecraft, or the esoteric then this is essential reading.
Without ruining too much, the story follows a disgraced knight, a small girl, and a shameful priest through a bizarro, dark souls-esque caricature of plague ridden Medieval France. The characters are great, the dialog frequently made me laugh, and the story line features many points where you will not be able to put it down.
The religious aspects of the book are wonderfully subverted. In this universe, God and heaven is real, but so is Hell and its Denizens. If you enjoy fire and brimstone or weird tales of witches, Between Two Fires delivers these in spades. Although described as horror, I would disagree, it is definitely more of an Adventure/Odyssey for our characters with elements of horror and madness woven in. These elements are masterfully written and conceived of and are genuinely surprising at times.
So, if you're looking for something to read I highly recommend it, if you have read it already let me know what you think. Personally I'm going onto the Sprawl Trilogy.
Without ruining too much, the story follows a disgraced knight, a small girl, and a shameful priest through a bizarro, dark souls-esque caricature of plague ridden Medieval France. The characters are great, the dialog frequently made me laugh, and the story line features many points where you will not be able to put it down.
The religious aspects of the book are wonderfully subverted. In this universe, God and heaven is real, but so is Hell and its Denizens. If you enjoy fire and brimstone or weird tales of witches, Between Two Fires delivers these in spades. Although described as horror, I would disagree, it is definitely more of an Adventure/Odyssey for our characters with elements of horror and madness woven in. These elements are masterfully written and conceived of and are genuinely surprising at times.
So, if you're looking for something to read I highly recommend it, if you have read it already let me know what you think. Personally I'm going onto the Sprawl Trilogy.