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Candlenight (Paperback)

by Phil Rickman (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (12 Feb 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330325205
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330325202
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 161,210 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Giles Freeman is delighted when his wife Claire inherits an old cottage in a remote village in Wales. Y Groves is small, friendly and very alluring - the perfect escape from London. But American reporter Berry Morelli tries to talk Giles out of moving, believing something is very wrong.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Dark magic, 28 Jun 2005
By V. E. Williams "chncncntrsvl" (Wales) - See all my reviews
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I live in Wales, am Welsh to the backbone and was brought up on the legends behind this novel (well, all of them except the Black Gorsedd for which I am truly grateful) and it still managed to give me the creeps. Mr. Rickman has an incredibly clever way of putting a new spin on old legends and the way he managed to transform the first welcoming image of Y Groes into the chilling suffocation of what lay beneath the surface was magnificent. It isn't quite as smooth as some of his other books but I would firmly recommend it. When half way through reading it I had to take a short cut between two places where I was working - a short cut that took me up an isolated, single track road reputedly haunted both by spirits and the tylwyth teg. Normally it is one of my favourite runs - that day I couldn't stop checking my rear view mirror - such is the power of Mr. Rickman's writings.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Subtle and Understated Horror!!, 5 May 2006
I only recently discovered Phil Rickman accidently while leafing through a used book shop. I'm hooked!!
I think this is the first book that he wrote and it shows in that it's not quite as polished as the others and doesn't really have a satisfactory climax as lots of questions are left unanswered. However, don't let that put you off. Superbly written, subtle and understated, definitely for those who prefer their horror more psychological than in your face gore.
I go to Wales on holiday quite regularly, living just the other side of the Severn Bridge as I do, but I'll definitely be looking beneath that Welsh Welcome from now on!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A welcome in the hillside..., 3 Feb 2004
An almost-forgotten village in darkest Wales hides a terrifying secret and keeps alive the flame of a very bloody and dark form of Welsh nationalism. Rickman's first novel is suffused with an understanding of the dark underbelly of Celtic culture - it wasn't all tree hugging and face paint - and builds an atmosphere of almost suffocating menace in Y Groes, particularly around the church and rectory. Though not as even in plotting and character development than some of his later work (this is very much a new author getting into his stride) it's enough to have got many people hooked on his particular take on the macabre. If you've ever had any doubts about keeping a welcome in the hillside this will probably reinforce them - and I doubt it comes with Welsh tourist board endorsement...
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Having read other books by Phil Rickman,I would say I enjoyed this as one of his best. I thought the characters were interesting and believable. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Candlenight
Decent writing and a creepy atmosphere. Unfortunately the book falls apart towards the end. There is a lot of build up but the book sorely lacks a big confrontation at the end... Read more
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Good book, I love all Phil's stuff. I am Welsh born and bred and sadly can recognise some of those mad old welsh people. Read more
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I was working in Wales, writing for a small press fantasy magazine when this book came out and I found myself with the task of interviewing Mr Rickman. Read more
Published on 28 Jul 2004 by G. M. Dobbs

5.0 out of 5 stars Candlenight - superb
I have just discovered this author and the books I have read are superb.
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Published on 16 May 2003 by Loubi

5.0 out of 5 stars Wales - a dark land!
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