The Promise of Plague Wolves
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AUSTRIA. 1686.
Two plagues rage in the countryside. One plague is smallpox, a torturous disease that ravages the body, turning homes into tombs. The other ailment is more mysterious, a scourge of occult origin, a plague that ravages the mind and consumes the soul. Here the deepest horrors are made…
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This is a darker kind of historical fiction. Dorin Toth is a representative of the church who travels with his dog, Vinegar Tom, to investigate occult occurrences.
Taking place in Austria 1686, this story absolutely drips atmosphere; the menace and the horror are expertly layered in so that you are absolutely ‘there’. Toth also has to fight the prejudice against him because of his Romany background, and it is this, his desire to do right by folk who would rather see him dead, that makes him such a compelling character.
Utterly atmospheric, you couldn’t better this if you like historical…
The Promise of Plague Wolves is set in 17th century Austria, a time when plague and pestilence ruled the world. But it’s not just smallpox that ravages the countryside here; there’s a second plague, too. One whose origin is occult in nature, a plague that preys on the minds and souls of its victims
Coy Hall manages to set a story deep in the past yet make it accessible to a modern audience, while at the same time retaining the feel of the era in which it is set. Truly admirable!
The historical research is impeccable, too, but that’s not…
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