Friday, November 22, 2013

{Review} {Giveaway} The Necromancer's House by @Buehlmeister @SparkPointTeam

The Necromancer's House
Those Across the River, a “beautifully written…exceedingly clever” (Boston Herald) masterpiece of “genuine terror” (New York Times bestselling author F. Paul Wilson), was hailed by #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris as “one of the best first novels I’ve ever read.” Now comes Christopher Buehlman’s new novel—one of uncommon horrors hiding behind the walls of the house next door…

“You think you got away with something, don’t you? But your time has run out. We know where you are. And we are coming.”
The man on the screen says this in Russian.
“Who are you?”
The man smiles, but it’s not a pleasant smile.
The image freezes.
The celluloid burns exactly where his mouth is, burns in the nearly flat U of his smile. His eyes burn, too.
The man fades, leaving the burning smiley face smoldering on the screen.
“Oh Christ,” Andrew says.
The television catches fire.

Andrew Ranulf Blankenship is a handsome, stylish nonconformist with wry wit, a classic Mustang, and a massive library. He is also a recovering alcoholic and a practicing warlock, able to speak with the dead through film. His house is a maze of sorcerous booby traps and escape tunnels, as yours might be if you were sitting on a treasury of Russian magic stolen from the Soviet Union thirty years ago. Andrew has long known that magic was a brutal game requiring blood sacrifice and a willingness to confront death, but his many years of peace and comfort have left him soft, more concerned with maintaining false youth than with seeing to his own defense. Now a monster straight from the pages of Russian folklore is coming for him, and frost and death are coming with her.

Biography

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.



Sorry guys this was supposed to be up back in Oct.  It has taken me this long to track it down.  It seems that it wanted to be published back in the 80s lol. 

4Stars
This was deff. one of those all around books.  I don't care what you love to read this book is for you!  From the first page this book grabs you and doesn't let go until the very last one.  Dark, Deep, and Modern this book is a must read!

"*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own."
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5 comments:

Games of Thrones if GRRM would ever put out the next book.

The Sage Hannigan Time Warper series!!

I read Those Across the River by this author and loved the interesting twist he put on the paranormal creatures. I am excited that he has another book coming out.

As far as a series that I can't wait to finish, that would be every one I read! It seems like all the books these days are a part of a series. Right now, I'm reading Love and Decay by Rachel Higginson and would love to be able to read the whole series in its entirety. It's going to be hard to wait for the rest of the books!

The Study series by Mary V Snyder. So good!

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