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Threshold

A Novel of Deep Time

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Written by: Caitlin R. Kiernan
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
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Chance Matthews is drawn into a battle between angels and monsters because of something in her possession - a fossil of a creature that couldn't possibly have ever existed. But it did. And still does.

©2007 Caitlin R. Kiernan (P)2010 Audible, Inc. Classics Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Scary Paranormal
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"Set in present-day Birmingham, Ala., the novel centers on Chance Matthews, a promising young paleontologist left bereft by the recent deaths of friends and family. Chance and ex-boyfriend Deke Silvey, a loser with latent psychic powers, wallow in self-destructive angst until they're sought out by Dancy Flammarion, a strange teenage girl who claims to be pursued by monsters....A finale that veers unexpectedly from a seemingly inevitable display of supernatural fireworks to a subtly disarming denouement only underscores the intelligence behind this carefully crafted tale of awe-inspired nightmare." (Publishers Weekly)
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If you are strongly against purple prose and only want crystal clear imagery then this book is not for you. Looking into the story is less like through a window pane and more like trying to look through stained glass, there are A LOT of metaphors and purple prose.
But if that's cool with you, this story is groundbreaking and worth every praise it has gotten.

Also; might be a technical glitch but when the narrator makes the "ss" sound it comes out with a very high pitched squeak through the speaker and is almost painful to hear so I had to listen at low volume. might just be a me problem though.

very stylized and badass

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