The Gutter Prayer

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A group of three young thieves are pulled into a centuries old magical war between ancient beings, mages, and humanity in this wildly original debut epic fantasy.The city has always been The city must finally end.When three thieves an orphan, a ghoul, and a cursed man are betrayed by the master of the thieves guild, their quest for revenge uncovers dark truths about their city and exposes a dangerous conspiracy, the seeds of which were sown long before they were born.Cari is a drifter whose past and future are darker than she can know.Rat is a Ghoul, whose people haunt the city s underworld.Spar is a Stone Man, subject to a terrible disease that is slowly petrifying his flesh.Chance has brought them together, but their friendship could be all that stands in the way of total armageddon. Free Read The Gutter Prayer Author Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr ARC provided by the publisher Orbit in exchange for an honest review.I don t think it s too soon for me to say that The Gutter Prayer will be the best fantasy debut of 2019.I have been anticipating this book ever since I first laid my eyes upon the gorgeous cover art by Richard Anderson You see, I have this perception that any fantasy book with Richard Anderson s art gracing its cover will most likely reflect that beauty with amazing content inside once again I was proven right In my opinion ARC provided by the publisher Orbit in exchange for an honest review.I don t think it s too soon for me to say that The Gutter Prayer will be the best fantasy debut of 2019.I have been anticipating this book ever since I first laid my eyes upon the gorgeous cover art by Richard Anderson You see, I have this perception that any fantasy book with Richard Anderson s art gracing its cover will most likely reflect that beauty with amazing content inside once again I was proven right In my opinion, Orbit is one of the best modern fantasy publishers these days This is evenevident if we re speaking about debuts released over the past two years, such as Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames and Age of Assassins by R.J Barker The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Ryder Hanrahan has strengthened that notion.I haven t read a dark fantasy novel as original and riveting as The Gutter Prayer sinc...UPDATE 2.99 Kindle US 4 1 19OMG Look at this beautiful stained edge signed numbered book I m in love Omg This book freaking rocked I have never read anything like it I CAN NOT WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT BOOK Highly recommend Happy Reading Mel BLOGIt is a truth universally acknowledged that if a book centers around a motley band of criminals, I will not rest until I read it.I received an uncorrected bound proof copy of The Gutter Prayer in exchange for an honest review I would like to thank Gareth Hanrahan and Orbit Books for the opportunity This was recommended to me by Grimdark author and general legend Michael R Fletcher Hanrahan s highly anticipated fantasy debut is a real breath of fresh air We follow three thieves who are affiliated with the underground Brotherhood The gang s leader Henreil orders Carillon, Spar and Rat to steal some documentation f I received an uncorrected bound proof copy of The Gutter Prayer in exchange for an honest review I would like to thank Gareth Hanrahan and Orbit Books for the opportunity This was recommended to me by Grimdark author and general legend Michael R Fletcher Hanrahan s highly anticipated fantasy debut is a real breath of fresh air We follow three thieves who are affiliated with the underground Brotherhood The gang s leader Henreil orders Carillon, Spar and Rat to steal some documentation from the House of Law Little did the ...With his imaginative characters, creative plot and twisted creatures, Hanrahan proves that fantasy can still be original This is an exceedingly exciting adventure of thievery and treachery It s immediate and gripping It doesn t mess around and quickly launched me into an extraordinary new fantasy world Hanrahan is an exceptionally talented writer, and I do not hesitate to say that this book will receive heaps of claim from readers and critics alike It truly deserves it The story begins w With his imaginative characters, creative plot and twisted creatures, Hanrahan proves that fantasy can still be original This is an exceedingly exciting adventure of thievery and treachery It s immediate and gripping It doesn t mess around and quickly launched me into an extraordinary new fantasy world Hanrahan is an exceptionally talented writer, and I do not hesitate to say that this book will receive heaps of claim from readers and critics alike It truly deserves it The story begins with an explosion, an explosion that ruins the heist the three protagonists, Cari, Spar and Rat were undertaking They have no idea what has happened or why it has happened They have been set up as the world descends into fire and chaotic madness They have been left for dead and without any answers It s a sign of thing...This book wasn t initially on my radar, but the people over at Fantasy Inn really enjoyed it and talked about it a lot Then I saw some other friends with similar taste start to rave about this book over on Goodreads so I decided to give it a go.I was very taken aback by the use of second person narration in the prologue, I don t typically click with that writing style, but strangely enough, I was sad when it ended After just a few paragraphs, I had sunk into the prose and didn t want it to end This book wasn t initially on my radar, but the people over at Fantasy Inn really enjoyed it and talked about it a lot Then I saw some other friends with similar taste start to rave about this book over on Goodreads so I decided to give it a go.I was very taken aback by the use of second person narration in the prologue, I don t typically click with that writing style, but strangely enough, I was sad when it ended After just a few paragraphs, I had sunk into the prose and didn t want it to end, I was blown away right from the beginning by the imagination used in this book This was the first of many exceptions this book had in store for me, this broke all of the rules I have for my own taste or thought I had, anyway.This starts out with a robbery gone wrong, ...This novel is what would happen if Peter McLean married H.P Lovecraft and they had a book baby who became a rebellious teenager who crushed hard on a pretty little thing called Mistborn until it learned it could never be loved in return because of its inherently monstrous nature, then went on to grow old in bitter loneliness.That is to say, it has all of Lovecraft s dark atmosphere and monsters, and Peter McLean s knack for prose that makes truly ruthless storytelling unexpectedly light and adv This novel is what would happen if Peter McLean married H.P Lovecraft and they had a book baby who became a rebellious teenager who crushed hard on a pretty little thing called Mistborn until it learned it could never be loved in return because of its inherently monstrous nature, then went on to grow old in bitter loneliness.That is to say, it has all of Lovecraft s dark atmosphere and monsters, and Peter McLean s knack for prose that makes truly ruthless storytelling unexpectedly light and adventurous, and is garnished in the intense creativity of fantasy setting and magic we were treated to in Mistborn.The only moment I felt a little dubious was in the beginning, when the prologue begins in present tense, s... This is an ARC provided by the publisher, Orbit, in exchange for an honest review. 4.5 stars.A truly extraordinary debut, The Gutter Prayer strikes an intense chord with its powerful worldbuilding, vivid imagery and evocative prose Two things about this book caught my attention Firstly, the blurb which indicated that the main characters were three thieves I have such a weakness for stories with thieves And then, my coblogger s review which raved about the dark worldbuilding Alright I ll a This is an ARC provided by the publisher, Orbit, in exchange for an honest review. 4.5 stars.A truly extraordinary debut, The Gutter Prayer strikes an intense chord with its powerful worldbuilding, vivid imagery and evocative prose Two things about this book caught my attention Firstly, the blurb which indicated that the main characters were three thieves I have such a weakness for stories with thieves And then, my coblogger s review which raved about the dark worldbuilding Alright I ll admit that the gorgeous cover also played some part in this.It has been quite a while since I ve read fantasy which employed such dark elements reminiscent of horror stories I ll just give you these three terms Tallowmen, Raveller and Crawling Ones You might form an idea what these might be, but I can tell you for a fact that they are much worse than what they sounded like A world where divine powers and...4 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum Gutter Prayer is a novel that got a lot of pre publication attention even half a year before it was due to come out, I was already hearing readers sing its praises This was THE fantasy novel all fans should be checking out in 2019, apparently especially if your predilections run towards grimdark.So I read it And now I understand where all the love is coming from.Our story, for the most part, is centered on the lives 4 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum Gutter Prayer is a novel that got a lot of pre publication attention even half a year before it was due to come out, I was already hearing readers sing its praises This was THE fantasy novel all fans should be checking out in 2019, apparently especially if your predilections run towards grimdark.So I read it And now I understand where all the love is coming from.Our story, for the most part, is centered on the lives of three thieves Cari, Spar and Rat have not known each other for long, but by the time they were called upon to work together in a secret plot hatched up by Heinreil, the city of Guerdon s most notorious crime bos...

The Gutter Prayer
  • English
  • 21 March 2018
  • Paperback
  • 512 pages
  • 0356511529
  • Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
  • The Gutter Prayer