#Between two fires

[monkiinart]

Between Two Fires was a pleasure to read. my heart is broken but also full!!! if u like biblical horror + found family trope trying to get thru it all and facing themselves during the plague ridden hellhole this one is for you

this is just my quick take on what the charas look like from text and own intrep.

[mail-me-a-snail]

forgiveness, then, was possible even for the worst.

more of this guy bc im a little sick about him. call that some late knight posting amirite guys. it's so cold out here

[koitosoup]

some more between two fires sketches

[camilioup]

Here’s BETWEEN TWO FIRES by Christopher Buehlman, a mix between dark souls game and the last of us or somethin.

And here’s no context memes with my favorite monster in the book

Read the darn book

[ninawolv3rina]

Since my last horror recs post did so well, I thought I’d celebrate October’s beginning with another.

This time, we get a little sacrilegious. You know, for fun.

Between Two Fires

Revelator

Church of the Mountain of Flesh

Clown in a Cornfield

First Creation

[bethrnoora]

père matthieu should have been at the club. thomas should have been at his house (napping). delphine should have been lookin for worms at the creek

[aziarts]

some sketches from when i read between two fires a few months ago :')

[kamreadsandrecs]

One scene stayed with de Chauliac forever, obsessing him, even though, mercifully, the rest would blur; he saw a devil with wide black wings gripped by two angels, who drove it down and seemed to speak in its ears as they fell; they hit the bend of the Rhône, sending up a great, illuminated plume of water visible from Orange. Two angels and a devil had tumbled into the water. Three angels came up. Forgiveness, then, was possible even for the worst.

from Between Two Fires, by Christopher Buehlman

[angelaanimates]

Fan art for Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

[witchlingmother]

My 5 star reads of the year so far ⭐️

[ihavemanyhusbands]

Soon as he got comfortable the dad jokes just don’t stop with Thomas 😭😭😭

[macabresymphonies]

Sometimes a family is just a priest forced out of his comfortable life by the plauge, a disgraced knight trying to redeem himself of sins he commited in a band of highwaymen and a mysterious girl who may or may not be a conduit for the word of the divine...

...and that's alright

[mail-me-a-snail]

whateva. throws thomas de givras from between two fires on your dash (with a satisfyingly wet and viscous splat)

[koitosoup]

started reading between two fires and this is how i imagine thomas

[bonesandthebees]

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Tell me about Between two fires

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HI SPRUCE

ok well Between Two Fires is a horror novel set in medieval France, specifically during the height of the plague. I've never read a historical fiction book that really dove into the plague and I really loved how the author didn't shy away from the brutal descriptions of how horrific it was. the setting is borderline apocalyptic with the characters constantly finding abandoned structures, dead bodies all over the place since no one is burying them anymore, and struggling to find food, since there's not enough people left alive to tend crops. so I found that aspect of it really really interesting

but the novel itself really shines with the characters and the horror elements. the story is about a former disgraced knight who ends up (reluctantly) becoming the protector of a 11-12ish year old orphan who is either a witch, a saint, or an angel in human form he's not exactly sure which. she sees angels and tells him he needs to take her across France for reasons she can't explain. these two have the classic 'grumpy older guy becomes the protector of a young girl who annoys the shit out of him and they get a found family arc out of it' trope going on and it's wonderful. the other main character that joins them on their journey is a priest who is dealing with a lot of his own inner struggles and is trying to tell himself he's still serving God even as he continuously falls weak to his vices and he's a wonderful character as well.

also, this is a horror novel and oh boy the horror element didn't disappoint. I haven't really read much horror before but I've heard people say the horror elements in this book are presented less like modern horror and closer to gothic horror, with really horrifying things just happening and everyone having to deal with it and move on with their journey. I really loved how the horror elements are described, the writing style is really interesting and distinct and the descriptions are beautiful. at first I went into this thinking the horror element would be more of a grounded, 'people are the real monsters' kind of thing and then very quickly I realized no we are dealing with some really fucked up monsters in this ok let's go.

so yeah uh. if you want a historical fiction medieval horror story with really well written flawed characters and a very sweet found family story that'll make you tear up at the end go read this book it's so good I loved it so much

[ninawolv3rina]

It will be harder for you to remember. Love is always harder. Love means weathering blows for another’s sake and not counting them. Love is loss of self, loss of other, and faith in the death of loss.

- Christopher Buehlman, Between Two Fires