Beyond Redemption by Michael R. FletcherGenre: Fantasy
Release Date: 16th June 2015
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Source: Publisher
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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?
This is going to be an incredibly short review. Not even a review, really, just more of a brief explanation as to why I couldn’t make it past the first fifty pages. Spoiler: It was the writing style. It was all very bland. We were thrown into this world with little explanation, and then we were told what the characters were doing. Not shown. Told. And they weren’t doing anything interesting either, just talking a lot about a load of nonsense. The German names and words were also off-putting. I didn’t like it.