Plus, several readers have also told me that this novel reminded them of Berserk by Kentaro Miura and Dark Souls video games both are precious to me. I approached Between Two Fires expecting it will deliver me a dark story in a bleak setting, and Buehlman successfully delivered on that. What made Between Two Fires a good book, though, is not solely because of the vivid setting and atmosphere, but it’s the theme of redemption. Between Two Fires is a bleak tale darkness, despair, and dread accompany these characters every step of their way. Whether they succeed or not, that’s for you to find out for yourself. And they’re not the only two main characters they’re also joined by a priest. She tells Thomas she needs to get to Avignon to fulfill her mission. Earth, unfortunately, is the battleground. The girl tells Thomas that the plague is just the beginning of a bigger cataclysm, the fallen angels united by Lucifer are planning to wage their war on Heaven.

The story takes place in the year 1348, the years of the Black Death, and it follows Thomas, a disgraced knight who found a lone young girl alone in a dead Norman village. Heaven was a warm hand on your cheek and the smell of soup with garlic on the fire.”įirst of all, Between Two Fires is a bit hard to categorize it’s a blend of horror, fantasy, and historical fiction in one package. Heaven was a woman holding your head in the crook of her arm and looking down at you. “How did Heaven come into all of this? Heaven was life, not death.

So what do I, a non-horror reader, think about this book? I decided to start from Between Two Fires, and the author blessed me with a first edition of Between Two Fires to read and review. Seeing how much I enjoyed his first adult fantasy book, I knew I had to give his previous books a try, even if they’re not essentially my favorite genre to read. Unlike his previous books, The Blacktongue Thief was his first epic fantasy book, and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed reading it, especially after finding out that apparently, he has released plenty of horror novels before. Unlike most of Buehlman’s fans, I found out about his work through reading his recently published book, The Blacktongue Thief, six months ago. Genre: Horror, Historical Fiction, FantasyĪ bleak historical fantasy/horror about life, death, faith, and hope.Ĭhristopher Buehlman is a new author to me this year.

Review copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.īetween Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

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