A Broken Darkness
The second book in the award-winning cosmic horror trilogy!
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Published:30th Mar '21
Should be back in stock very soon
In the heartwrenching follow-up to Beneath the Rising, the war with the nameless things from Beyond opens a new front - as the heroes' tattered friendship is finally torn apart.
Nick Prasad is piecing his life together since the Anomaly, and has joined the secretive Ssarati Society to help monitor threats to humanity – including his former friend Johnny. Right on cue, the unveiling of Johnny’s latest experiment sees more portals opened to Them, and the two of them are thrown together to fight the darkness once more…* THE LOCUS, BRITISH FANTASY AND AURORA AWARD-NOMINATED SEQUEL TO BENEATH THE RISING * 'A worthy entry to the sprawling genre of cosmic fiction' - Aurealis 'An astounding examination of a shattered friendship' - Publishers Weekly 'Kind and bloody-toothed, frantic and exhausted' - The Full Lid 'We really believe the pain of losing somebody they deeply love' - British Fantasy Society FEAR ONLY THE TRUTH It's been a year and a half since the Anomaly, when They tried to force Their way into the world from the shapeless void. Nick Prasad is piecing his life together, and has joined the secretive Ssarati Society to help monitor threats to humanity - including his former friend Johnny. Right on cue, the unveiling of Johnny's latest experiment sees a fresh incursion of Them, leaving her protesting her innocence even as the two of them are thrown together to fight the darkness once more...
With a strong sense of adventure and an engaging prose style, A Broken Darkness is a worthy, enjoyable entry to the sprawling genre of cosmic fiction * Aurealis *
Expertly melding sci-fi, horror, and literary elements, this is an astounding examination of a shattered friendship * Publishers Weekly *
Mohamed is great at making scenes feel unusual, alien and creepy... I look forward to reading the conclusion * Run Along the Shelves *
This book is fantastic - character growth, character interaction, scary creatures, blood and gore (but not too much), physical mutations (some body horror), and a wild exploration of alternate dimensions! * Errant Dreams *
A brilliant sequel to a brilliant debut. It's kind and bloody-toothed, frantic and exhausted, hilarious and wracked with the sobs and laughs of survivor's guilt. It's a horror novel about teenage friendship and a teenage friendship novel about cosmic horror and you'll be hard pressed to decide which is more disturbing * The Full Lid *
Mohamed has done a great job of creating a magical world with scientific underpinnings that feel authentic. We really believe the pain and difficulty of losing somebody they deeply love not to death but to something much worse: opposition * British Fantasy Society *
At the end ofBeneath the Rising, narrator Nick Prasad is left heartbroken, betrayed and disillusioned by what he has learned about Johnny. I didn't think it could get worse for him. I was so wrong * Fantasy Literature *
If Mohamed's debut novel had my curiosity, the follow-up has my attention. A Broken Darkness is a strong follow-up that builds on the foundation of its predecessor and delivers strong writing through great characterization * The Quill to Live *
- Locus Award Finalist for Best Horror Novel
- Aurora Award Nominee for Best Novel
ISBN: 9781781088753
Dimensions: 198mm x 124mm x 32mm
Weight: 340g
496 pages
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