Michael R. Fletcher

Beyond Redemption

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“Set in a world where madness equates to power … An alarming, original and compulsive tale laced with a blackly comic sensibility.” —Anthony Ryan, New York Times–bestselling author
A darkly imaginative writer in the tradition of Joe Abercrombie, Peter V. Brett, and Neil Gaiman conjures a gritty mind-bending fantasy, set in a world where delusion becomes reality . . . and the fulfillment of humanity’s desires may well prove to be its undoing.
Faith shapes the landscape, defines the laws of physics, and makes a mockery of truth. Common knowledge isn’t an axiom, it’s a force of nature. What the masses believe is. But insanity is a weapon, conviction a shield. Delusions give birth to foul new gods.
Violent and dark, the world is filled with the Geisteskranken—men and women whose delusions manifest, twisting reality. High Priest Konig seeks to create order from chaos. He defines the beliefs of his followers, leading their faith to one end: a young boy, Morgen, must Ascend to become a god. A god they can control.
But there are many who would see this would-be-god in their thrall, including the High Priest’s own Doppels, and a Slaver no one can resist. Three reprobates—The Greatest Swordsman in the World, a murderous Kleptic, and possibly the only sane man left—have their own nefarious plans for the young god.
As these forces converge on the boy, there’s one more obstacle: time is running out. When one’s delusions become more powerful, they become harder to control. The fate of the Geisteskranken is to inevitably find oneself in the Afterdeath.
The question, then, is: Who will rule there?
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477 printed pages
Original publication
2015
Publication year
2015
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  • Змеица Кузнецоваhas quoted6 years ago
    the borders of man, defined by politics, war, and faith—all three manifestations of delusion—meant even more to gods. Morgen
  • Змеица Кузнецоваhas quoted6 years ago
    The Slaver’s power was nothing compared to his rage. It wasn’t delusion, but something more than that—a belief in himself based on experience and pride and fear and all the things that make a sane person able to cope in this mad world
  • Змеица Кузнецоваhas quoted6 years ago
    For a few moments the scorpions stayed together, crawling over each other in confusion. Finally, driven by the fading remnants of Stich’s self-loathing, they fell to fighting among themselves. After a protracted battle, the few survivors separated and

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