Between Two Fires
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Narrated by:
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Steve West
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Written by:
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Christopher Buehlman
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And Lucifer said, “Let us rise against Him now in all our numbers, and pull the walls of heaven down…”
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 fulfill 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, demons, saints, and the risen dead - and in the midst of a desperate struggle for nothing less than the soul of man.
Christopher Buehlman is a writer and performer from St. Petersburg, Florida. The winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize for poetry, he is also the author of several plays and the acclaimed horror novel Those Across the River. He lives with his wife and his rescued dog, Duck.
©2012 Christopher Buehlman (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.What the critics say
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- Will
- 2023-10-24
Great book, great performance
The performance made it very easy to listen to. the only complaint I have is that there isn't more book to listen to.
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- Mythical Mike
- 2024-04-01
relentlessly dark
but a worthwhile emotional endeavor. reads fast, has more than a handful of surprisingly genuine laughs considering the subject matter. just deserves to be read.
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- Colin Francey
- 2023-09-12
Killer reader, harrowing story
Between Two Fires did a great job of ingraining the listener/reader in its seemingly hopeless world. There were great characters throughout and I found myself desperately hoping they could persevere.
The narration was excellent. Not overly complicated, but consistently earnest and well delivered.
The story is equal parts devastating, depressing, horrific, hopeful, and amazing. I absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for more well-crafted dread in their lives.
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- Langer MD
- 2024-05-17
Dark. Bleak. Brilliant.
Christopher Buehlman relates a thoroughly entertaining tale about a young girl in Medieval France in the midst of the Black Death pandemic with a terrifying insight into the violence, pestilence, and death ripping the world apart: it's being driven by Lucifer and his demonic hordes. A fallen Seigneur/Knight and an excommunicated priest accompany her on a harrowing paranormal-infused journey to Avignon to warn the Church/Pope.
The plot is well-paced, the characters are flawed & interesting, and the writing is of the highest quality. I was engrossed with the book from Page One.
Legitimately outstanding narration from Steve West contributes to the excellence of the audiobook, too. True, some of his character portrayals border on the cartoonish.. but I would listen to more from Mr. West any day of the week.
I have an extensive audiobook library (close to 1500 titles) and I don't know where to put this one. It's not quite Dark Fantasy, it's not quite Historical Fiction, it's not quite Horror. It reads like "Literature" - loaded with imagery, symbolism, and allegory - but also tells a conventional fantasy story (introduction->worldbuilding/plot development->climax->denouement) with impeccable mind's-eye vivid description.
I rate it 9.5 stars out of 10. It's an incredibly thoughtful story that begs to be consumed more than once (my reading list is huuuge.. but this one will get another listen). I am thrilled that I found this book in the 'Plus' catalogue.. because it would easily merit a Credit.
[Note: Buehlman's fascination with graphic realism (hinting at gang rape & pedophilic desire/defloration, documenting drunken debauchery & necrophilia, and including sadomasochistic violence, etc.) is a little overdone at times. If you try the book, be prepared for quasi-pornographic "grittiness" and keep your young kids AWAY from it]
[Note 2: I am unlikely to ever forget the image of a Tavern Wench making out with Thomas the Knight.. then getting up to serve other customers -leaving a wriggling maggot on his thigh]
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- Ryan B
- 2023-01-12
Shockingly entertaining and bewildering
What is this book?? I want to meet the author. It’s Greek Mythology meets Dante’s Inferno. The performance is amazing. I was captivated by the story until the final chapters. They became quite surreal.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-05-26
Like Dark Souls Video Games
When someone suggested this book to be similar to Soulsborne game I was surprised...honestly it does not disappoint!
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- Brad S.
- 2023-02-02
Beautiful story
Truly a really beautiful story with interesting characters and a good arc. Highly recommended if you’re interested in a journey type story with a good mix of fantastic and real situations. Definitely not horror (as I’ve seen it described), but an overall incredible book from an author that’s quickly becoming one of my favourites!
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- Jared
- 2023-03-06
5/5
Loved this from start to finish, like a medieval tapestry turned into a horror/adventure story.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-10-10
Suffering and Salvation
Buehlman draws from real life history to craft a dark thought provoking tale of both mundane and supernatural horror. What hope can there be in a world abandoned by God? One that the devil and all his ilk have mad their play thing? In the face of such a nightmare do we abandon all virtue all righteous and lastly all Hope? What do such things serve us before the Powers of Hell?
The Book tackles these questions in a subtly powerful way displaying the most horrific of circumstances navigated by Broken individuals pushed to the limits of their faith strength and reason.
A must read for any fans of historical fiction/Fantasy and Horror.
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- Lan
- 2023-11-30
A genre splicer that works.
Medieval horror/fantasy set in France during the black plague. If you’re not sold already I’m not sure what to tell you. Its is also beautifully written, darkly comedic, epic in scope. Its also feels a little like Bloodborne/Dark Souls. Loved it
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