While their books are sure as shit dark, they are but scummy rock pools compared to Michael R. No doubt you’ve already read Abercrombie, Lawrence, Smith Spark, and other luminaries of the craft. Certainly, I feel the need to point out the fact that this book is so GrimDark that even aficionados of the genre need to be aware of just how GrimDark it actually is. I’m not quite sure where, or indeed how, to start a review of BEYOND REDEMPTION. The question, then, is: Who will rule there? The fate of the Geisteskranken is to inevitably find oneself in the Afterdeath. When one’s delusions become more powerful, they become harder to control. Three reprobates-The Greatest Swordsman in the World, a murderous Kleptic, and possibly the only sane man left-have their own nefarious plans for the young god.Īs these forces converge on the boy, there’s one more obstacle: time is running out. A god they can control.īut there are many who would see this would-be-god in their thrall, including the High Priest’s own Doppels, and a Slaver no one can resist. He defines the beliefs of his followers, leading their faith to one end: a young boy, Morgen, must Ascend to become a god. High Priest Konig seeks to create order from chaos. Violent and dark, the world is filled with the Geisteskranken-men and women whose delusions manifest, twisting reality. But insanity is a weapon, conviction a shield. Common knowledge isn’t an axiom, it’s a force of nature. Faith shapes the landscape, defines the laws of physics, and makes a mockery of truth.
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