A dark force has risen in 19th century Amsterdam. Elizabeth saw her best friend consumed by it. She is afraid her soul was tainted that day. Huginn lost his son to it, and his wife to madness. He is a man with secrets, his past shrouded in mystery. The darkness retreated into hiding, but soon it will return. Elizabeth and Huginn must unite against it, to fight for Amsterdam's survival and for the eternal soul of Huginn's only mortal son.
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By VikingS
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The Flight of the Ravens is an atmospheric, disturbing and wholly convincing piece of dark fantasy. Set in Amsterdam, it folds in all sorts of interesting themes, including psychiatry. The characters are sympathetic, the writing immersive. This novella made the shortlist for the British Science Fiction Association short fiction award (2013), recognition that it thoroughly deserved.
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By Liz
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I really enjoyed Chris Butler's novella. It's a kind of historical horror story set in Amsterdam at various times in the past. Central to the plot are Elizabeth who, as a child, saw her friend taken by a demon; and the bereaved father, Huginn, who is more than he seems. And stalking old Amsterdam is the fire demon who has his own tragic history. Even further back Thought and Memory, the two ravens of the old god Odin, search for each other over the centuries. This really isn't quite like anything else you've read.
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'The Flight of the Ravens' is apparently Chris Butler's first published novella. On this evidence, I hope he writes many more.
The story is set in Amsterdam in the final decade of the 19th century, and follows the fate of Elizabeth, a young woman who saw her best friend Bernard consumed by a monster when they were children. Since then she has learned all she can of magic, preparing for the day when the monster returns and it falls to her to avenge Bernard's death. She is aided in her quest by Bernard's father Huginn, a man whose name reflects his interest in the ancient Norse legends of Odin's two ravens, Huginn and Muninn. But when a handsome stranger called Lukas appears on the scene and sweeps Elizabeth off her feet, Huginn gets suspicious. Who is Lukas, and what is his real interest in Elizabeth?
The story is gripping from start to finish; I read it in a single sitting. Both Elizabeth and Huginn are brought to life on the page, and the supporting cast - including a guest appearance by Dr Sigmund Freud - are deftly drawn too. The plot uses an interesting mix of Norse legend and horror tropes to good effect, and the ending was not what I had expected.
The book itself is another nice production from the small genre publishers Immersion Press, who should be congratulated both for the quality of the hardback and the excellent reproduction of Charles Harbour's cover image.
If you enjoy reading novellas and are looking for something out of the ordinary, give this a go. You won't regret it.
The story is set in Amsterdam in the final decade of the 19th century, and follows the fate of Elizabeth, a young woman who saw her best friend Bernard consumed by a monster when they were children. Since then she has learned all she can of magic, preparing for the day when the monster returns and it falls to her to avenge Bernard's death. She is aided in her quest by Bernard's father Huginn, a man whose name reflects his interest in the ancient Norse legends of Odin's two ravens, Huginn and Muninn. But when a handsome stranger called Lukas appears on the scene and sweeps Elizabeth off her feet, Huginn gets suspicious. Who is Lukas, and what is his real interest in Elizabeth?
The story is gripping from start to finish; I read it in a single sitting. Both Elizabeth and Huginn are brought to life on the page, and the supporting cast - including a guest appearance by Dr Sigmund Freud - are deftly drawn too. The plot uses an interesting mix of Norse legend and horror tropes to good effect, and the ending was not what I had expected.
The book itself is another nice production from the small genre publishers Immersion Press, who should be congratulated both for the quality of the hardback and the excellent reproduction of Charles Harbour's cover image.
If you enjoy reading novellas and are looking for something out of the ordinary, give this a go. You won't regret it.
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