nr 97 w kategorii Horror
The Starving Saints
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O książce
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
Skąd bierze się wynik
Średnia ze źródeł to 7,5 z 108 ocen — jeszcze niewielu, więc głos czytelników waży 37%, a reszta ciągnie w stronę średniej kategorii Horror (7,5). Stąd wynik 7,5.
| Źródło | Średnia | Ocen | Waga |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7,5 | 108 | 100% |
Głosy czytelników
Najbardziej lubiane recenzje z Hardcover (CC BY autorzy).
“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…”
Najczęstsze pytania
Jaką ocenę ma książka The Starving Saints?
7,5 na 10, z 108 ocen czytelników w 1 niezależnych źródłach.
Czy warto przeczytać The Starving Saints?
Czytelnicy dają 7,5/10 z 108 ocen, co stawia tę książkę wyżej niż 38 % tytułów z półki Horror.
Które miejsce zajmuje książka The Starving Saints?
97. w kategorii Horror w bieżącej migawce danych.
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