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Hallowed Ground (2011)

by Steven Savile(Favorite Author)

3.33 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Crossroads Press

review 1: Bizarre and kinda hard to follow in the beginning. When Elizabeth dies her fiancee Benjamin makes a deal with Balthazar to bring her back from the dead. He fails to realize that Balthazar intends for him to take Elizabeth's place, Lilith tries to protect him. Years later the Deacon arrives in Rookwood with his companions of misfits to hold a revival, but the Deacon has a dark purpose. Provender Creed (Benjamin/Remliel) sets out to stop him and Balthazar arrives with Mariah (Elizabeth). The lovers are reunited and Mariah leaves her child with Colleen.
review 2: My overall thoughts on this supernatural western is that it is a dense, well thought out, and rich exploration of mythology, biblical themes, and solid western lore. The mood was definitely dark, but inte... morerestingly it was not horrific or overly gory, as it may have been in the hands of less adept authors. Despite this, there was no sense that the authors had pulled punches and thereby made a less powerful or hard hitting narrative. All the grit was there, believe me! However, I feel the story needed to go further with one character in particular, while trimming some of the buildup to the final confrontation, which unfortunately did bog down the momentum at points. Both an attenuation and a continuation of the narrative, if you will. The character depicted on the cover did not really come into full fruition until very late in the novel, and that is who captured my full interest. Perhaps the authors intend further stories with this individual, because the potential is definitely there. Should such stories arise, I will definitely be there to read them. Regardless, I heartily recommend the novel. If you love the supernatural, occult, mythology, or western themes, then this is your full ticket to ride. less

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