N.º 97 en Terror
The Starving Saints
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Sobre el libro
From the nationally bestselling author of The Luminous Dead and The Death of Jane Lawrence, a transfixing fever dream of medieval horror following three women in a besieged castle that descends ravenously into madness under the spell of mysterious, godlike visitors. Aymar Castle has been under siege for six months. Food is running low and there has been no sign of rescue. But just as the survivors consider deliberately thinning their number, the castle stores are replenished. The sick are healed. And the divine figures of the Constant Lady and her Saints have arrived, despite the barricaded gates, offering succor in return for adoration. Soon, the entire castle is under the sway of their saviors, partaking in intoxicating feasts of terrible origin. The war hero Ser Voyne gives her allegiance to the Constant Lady. Phosyne, a disorganized, paranoid nun-turned-sorceress, races to unravel the mystery of these new visitors and exonerate her experiments as their source. And in the bowels of the castle, a serving girl, Treila, is torn between her thirst for a secret vengeance against Voyne and the desperate need to escape from the horrors that are unfolding within Aymar’s walls. As the castle descends into bacchanalian madness—forgetting the massed army beyond its walls in favor of hedonistic ecstasy—these three women are the only ones to still see their situation for what it is. But they are not immune from the temptations of the castle’s new masters… or each other; and their sh
De dónde sale la puntuación
Las fuentes promedian 7,5 sobre 108 valoraciones, aún pocas, así que el voto lector pesa un 37% y el resto tira hacia la media de Terror (7,5). De ahí sale 7,5.
| Fuente | Media | Valoraciones | Peso |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7,5 | 108 | 100% |
Voces de lectores
Las reseñas más valoradas en Hardcover (con autoría).
“dreamlike: with strong themes, but unclear how they fit together to make a coherent whole”
“So this story definitely sucked me in, but MAN is it creepy, in the best way possible. The first thing that happened while I was reading it was that I started comparing the situation in the novel with actual history. The novel isn’t set anywhere in the real world, but it reminded me of some pretty infamous sieges in history. In particular, I was reminded of the Siege of Montsegur and the Siege of Carcassonne, both of which occurred during the Albigensian Crusade. Actually, I was strongly reminded of the Albigensian Crusade as a whole, even though this is set in a fantasy world. I think part o…”
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Qué nota tiene el libro The Starving Saints?
7,5 sobre 10, a partir de 108 valoraciones de lectores en 1 fuentes independientes.
¿Merece la pena leer The Starving Saints?
Los lectores le dan 7,5/10 con 108 valoraciones, por delante del 38 % de la estantería Terror.
¿En qué puesto está el libro The Starving Saints?
N.º 97 en Terror en la instantánea actual.
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