Shiloh
by Philip Fracassi
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For two days in the year 1862, the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War held theatre in southern Tennessee - a patch of land called Shiloh. Thousands of soldiers on both sides of the conflict lost their lives, and tens of thousands more were badly injured. For twin brothers Henry and William, infantry soldiers in the Confederate Army, the battle held more than the horrors of war. It was a portal to something beyond mankind, where demons tread and angels fly, where the spilling of blood show more brings not only death, but eternal damnation. "In Shiloh, Fracassi's powerful, precise writing immerses the reader in the savage brutality of a Civil War battle - an exquisitely harrowing precursor to the strange horror of the tale. A masterful, mad charge into the weird." - Jeffrey Ford This edition also includes the bonus tale Soda Jerk - A Sabbath Story! show lessTags
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Yet again, Fracassi knocks it out of the park.
I have no interest in the Civil War. I'm not a history buff by any means, and the history of my neighbours to the south doesn't do much for me.
So, I questioned whether this one was going to work for me. But damned if Fracassi didn't draw me right into the battle and make me feel the horror of war.
And then, he introduced the other element, slowly and carefully. The story takes a pretty solid left turn, and I was so along for the ride.
The sheer imagination of the author blows me away. Couple that to a clear, solid ability to tell a great story, and you have one of the top horror writers working today.
Great little book. Well worth your time.
I have no interest in the Civil War. I'm not a history buff by any means, and the history of my neighbours to the south doesn't do much for me.
So, I questioned whether this one was going to work for me. But damned if Fracassi didn't draw me right into the battle and make me feel the horror of war.
And then, he introduced the other element, slowly and carefully. The story takes a pretty solid left turn, and I was so along for the ride.
The sheer imagination of the author blows me away. Couple that to a clear, solid ability to tell a great story, and you have one of the top horror writers working today.
Great little book. Well worth your time.
Not usually a civil war genre person but fun story.
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