Beyond Redemption
Manifest Delusions, Book 1
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Beyond Redemption
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Narrateur(s):
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Paul Woodson
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Auteur(s):
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Michael R. Fletcher
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Faith shapes the landscape, defines the laws of physics, and makes a mockery of truth.
Common knowledge isn't an axiom, it's a force of nature. What the masses believe is. But insanity is a weapon; conviction a shield. Delusions give birth to foul new gods. Violent and dark, the world is filled with the Geisteskranken - men and women whose delusions manifest, twisting reality.
High Priest Konig seeks to create order from chaos. He defines the beliefs of his followers, leading their faith to one end: a young boy, Morgen, must Ascend to become a god. A god they can control. But 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. 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.
As these forces converge on the boy, there's one more obstacle: time is running out. When one's delusions become more powerful, they become harder to control. The fate of the Geisteskranken is to inevitably find oneself in the Afterdeath.
The question, then, is: Who will rule there?
©2015 Produced by arrangement with Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (P)2021 Podium AudioCe que les critiques en disent
"Fletcher populated the landscape with an array of mental disorders, turning a well-thumbed psychiatric manual into a dramatis personae...the dystopia and its victims never quite collapse under the weight of the horror, and their perseverance encourages the readers to endure the grimness until the thought-provoking conclusion." (Publishers Weekly)
Lots of attempts at world building. The whole book seems to be a setup for a series but if you think too deep the world makes no sense. How do multiple towns get taken out and an army of people walk up and past the capital without an extreme response. Given the prevalence of magical evil people any kingdom would absolutely have plans and preparations for this.
It's as if if nothing exists beyond the exact things spoken of in the chapters. Why is there no real threat from the other religions? The leader is worried about it but nothing manifests. If what is revealed at the end is what the author was always going for there should be ongoing border skirmishes and war in this world.
It's a bit of grimdark for the sake of it. There is no sense of a world beyond the p.o.v of the chapters.
weird book.
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