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Between Two Fires Paperback – October 2, 2012

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His extraordinary debut, Those Across the River, was hailed as “genre-bending Southern horror” (California Literary Review), “graceful [and] horrific” (Patricia Briggs). Now Christopher Buehlman invites readers into an even darker age—one of temptation and corruption, of war in heaven, and of hell on earth… 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 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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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08C9D71PS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (October 2, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 436 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8662731349
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.41 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.09 x 9 inches
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Christopher Buehlman 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.

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I am a person of fantasy and I truly love this book. The beginning of it starts off slow, but at the right pace to allow all of the characters to develop. Overall, it hits all the points that I am looking for. I am truly glad I found this book.
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Ky
5.0 out of 5 stars New favorite book
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
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Man! What an epic story! This book is one of those books you wish you could read again for the first time. The characters are amazing and well developed. This book has it all horror, comedy, revenge and love. Thomas’s one liners will have you laughing out loud. READ THIS BOOK!
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5.0 out of 5 stars As Epic as Dante, as Heartfelt as The Last of Us
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2024
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This book will grip you with horror, awe, heart wrenching sadness, timid but hard-won joy, and most of all, leave you feeling profoundly breathless at an expertly told tale of biblical proportions.

Think, all the medieval lore of Dante’s Divine Comedy, and the epic tale of Paradise Lost, but told from the very relatable point of view of characters so real and likable, it feels like modern story about a ragtag family-by-circumstance trying to survive in a world growing ever more damned.

This book more than any other that I’ve read, truly brings you into the mindset of a 14th century medieval citizen, witnessing horrors (man made, natural, and supernatural) beyond comprehension. The human spirit is brought to its knees, decimated, and tortured, and still the quest must go on.

It’s horror with a purpose, and thanks to the love you develop for the characters, the horror becomes even more terrifying. I constantly had my hand to my mouth shocked at what happened next.

The ending of the book is spellbinding and like a cavalry charge— impossible to put down.

Somehow, this story rooted in very real cosmologies of medieval Christianity, when told by Christopher Buehlman, is far, far more compelling than your run of the mill high fantasy.

If you’ve any interest in accurate medieval fantasy, or any interest in biblical angel/demon supernatural stories, this is the book for you. An absolute must read!!!!!
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Jeff
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent medieval fiction read
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024
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A little bit of a repetitive structure along the journey, a bit extraneous backstories that dont enhance the plot, slightly tropey with the archetypes, the horrors introduced are New ideas? But a little rushed/glossed at times. Author can trip over his wording at times/theres a typo in my edition..

On the good side, it keeps you guessing with some good twists and turns, the story always moves, with decent pacing, some early easter eggs can get reintroduced, which is always fun. You quickly get attached to the main chars. Easy font to read, always a plus.

Best parts: “night tourney”, and “river float”.. great imo.
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Bernard Conway
5.0 out of 5 stars Medieval Fantasy Horror Done Right!
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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This book just exploded out the gate. Eerie, richly detailed, and fast-paced, it's the perfect medieval fantasy horror book.
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Gunlord
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely amazing
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WOW! This was definitely the best book I've read in AGES! Very close to perfection! The conceit of the story is that during the 1300s in France, when the Black Death is devastating Europe, the demons of hell think God has abandoned the world and use their chance to conquer earth. The only person who can stop them is a saintly young French girl named Delphine (no, not Joan of Arc), but Hell and its servants are after her, and the only person who can protect her as she travels through France to try and stop the demonic plots is a disgraced former knight reduced to brigandage, Thomas. But is she really an agent of God, or someone--or something--else? That's the mystery at the heart of this book, along the terrifying depictions of overtly supernatural monsters that gird much of its horror.

I don't wanna give too much away, but though this was advertised to me as a horror novel, it also works very well as a sword and sorcery fantasy novel--it's not actually that different from a D&D plotline, in that a wandering swordsman with a good heart buried underneath his checked past/desire for revenge has to protect a young girl against giant demons, undead monsters, and other beasties as she travels the land searching for relics to stop the demonic plot and save the kingdom, assisted by a trusty cleric sidekick. However, Buehlman has really done his research, and despite the monsters you'll encounter, he treats medieval religion realistically (lots of corrupt clergymen) but also sympathetically ("true" faith is portrayed as a force for good and hope). The descriptions of the arms and armor, medieval life, and the big battles of the Hundred Years War like Crecy (given the novel's timeframe) are also very historically accurate and compellingly written. The combat scenes are nice and the characters are great, you'll come to love Thomas and Delphine and you wo't be able to keep yourself from grinning as Thomas grows attached to his young ward despite himself over the course of the story. And again, no spoilers, but the ending was one of the best I've read in a while, nearly brought me to tears. Absolute 5/5, I'm gonna get the rest of Buehlman's books to show my support for this author :D
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Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2024
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Perfection. I doubt you will be disappointed. The author makes the profane sacred, and the sacred human. This book is funny, exciting, page-turning, and philosophical. It rejuvenates tropes and reminds us of where and why these narratives first came to being. This I’ll be reading e erythema h else this author had written.
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Rafael
5.0 out of 5 stars Titulazo muy Hermosa presentación
Reviewed in Mexico on April 21, 2024
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El producto llegó bien, la forma en la qué está elaborado no es para su manipulación ruda cómo otros libros y el tipo de márgenes que maneja para el texto + tamaño de letra hace muy cómoda su lectura.
Una joya literaria para fanáticos de la fantasía medieval oscura, es una especie de fear and hunger, dark souls, bloodborne y cualquier otro título que no tenga piedad con sus protagonistas.
Recomendado si quieres practicar tú lectura en inglés ✨
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Nano Fregonese
5.0 out of 5 stars Uma grata surpresa
Reviewed in Brazil on January 17, 2023
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O livro traz uma ótima aventura de fantasia sombria com toques de horror. A ambientação não é a de um mundo de fantasia medieval, mas retrata e nossa própria época medieval (mais especificamente o período da peste negra e guerra dos cem anos) com toques sobrenaturais ligados a anjos e demônios. Ótimo entretenimento.
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Taylor Yates
5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling, beautiful story.
Reviewed in Canada on October 10, 2021
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This is not my usual genre, but I found the story and the characters riveting and likeable and didn't want to put it down. This book is incredibly descriptive, which can be enjoyable or not depending on your place in the story. I am glad I gave this book a chance.
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Caveman
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best novels I have ever read, period
Reviewed in India on September 18, 2023
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I don't call it the best novel I've ever read lightly, it's honestly some of the weirdest dark fantasy I've ever read. It's weird, haunting, and sometimes hilarious, it's a must read for people who like something new and different, and also someone who has an interest in European history.
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5.0 out of 5 stars De va en present.
Reviewed in Sweden on July 11, 2023
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Han blev nöjd så jag är nöjd .
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