Between Two Fires - by Christopher Buehlman (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller

Enter a darker age with New York Times bestselling author Christopher Buehlman's Between Two Fires, a medieval horror adventure unlike anything on the shelf.

And Lucifer said: "Let us rise against Him now in all our numbers, and pull the walls of Heaven down..."

The year is 1348.

Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a dead Norman village. An orphan of the Black Death, and an almost unnerving picture of innocence, she tells Thomas that plague is only part of a larger cataclysm--that the fallen angels under Lucifer are rising in a second war on heaven, and that the world of men has become their battleground. Is it delirium or is it faith?

Now she has convinced the faithless Thomas to shepherd her across a depraved landscape to Avignon. There, she tells Thomas, she will fulfill her mission: to confront the evil that has devastated the earth, and give him--blood-stained and wretched as he is--a chance at redemption he long thought lost.

As hell unleashes its wrath, and as the true nature of the girl is revealed, Thomas will find himself on a macabre battleground of angels and demons, saints and the risen dead, and in the midst of a desperate struggle for nothing less than the soul of man.

Review Quotes

Praise for Between Two Fires:

"Breathlessly paced and fiercely cinematic."--Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box

"A harrowing, haunting, heartfelt journey into darkness."--Joe Abercrombie, New York Times bestselling author of The Devils

"No one does horror like Christopher Buehlman. Between Two Fires is the best book I've read all year. Mythic and poignant, Buehlman's tale will cradle your soul and haunt your heart."--Pierce Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Red Rising

"A beautiful nightmare that grips you from start to finish. It is incredible, I really loved it."--Victoria Aveyard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Red Queen series

"Dark, delicious, bloody and heartbreaking. I loved tagging along on this grim venture through the Medieval French countryside with this unlikely duo. And that ending!"--Callie Hart, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Quicksilver

"Between Two Fires is an absolute masterpiece."--Grimdark Magazine

"A fine book. Read it immediately!"--Mark Lawrence, author of The Broken Empire trilogy

Praise for the works of Christopher Buehlman:

"Dazzling."--Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author of the Farseer Trilogy

"Buehlman has a real gift for writing complicated, endearing characters trying to do their best in a complicated, fully lived-in world. I can't wait for his next book."--Kelly Link, bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Get in Trouble

"Buehlman takes the well-worn tropes and weaves them into a new and vibrant tapestry."--Anthony Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of Blood Song

"Christopher Buehlman's worldbuilding is second-to-none... Grimly evocative."--Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld

About the Author

CHRISTOPHER BUEHLMAN (he/him) is an author, comedian, and playwright from St. Petersburg, Florida, whose books include The Blacktongue Thief, The Daughters' War, andBetween Two Fires. He spent his youth touring renaissance festivals in the US, performing his cult-favorite comedy act, Christophe the Insultor. As of this writing, he lives in France with his aerialist wife, Jennifer, and a very plush black cat named Jane.