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Candlenight

Phil Rickman

1991300 pagesabout 5–7 hours
1991
first published
  • 1991Duckworth · 363 pages · ENGISBN 9780715623848
  • 2011Atlantic Books, Limited · 300 pages · ENGISBN 9780857896889
  • 2013Atlantic Books, Limited · 512 pages · ENGISBN 9780857896940
  • 1993Pan Books · 432 pages · ENGISBN 9780330325202
  • 1995Jove · 463 pages · ENGISBN 9780515117158

For a young professional couple like Giles and Claire, the village was idyllic—a quaint, peaceful place, far from the noise and crowds of the city. Though the locals could be standoffish at times, Giles and Claire did their best to participate in village life. But their efforts to fit in seemed to lead nowhere. And the more they tried, the more unwelcoming the place became—until the very town itself seemed to rise up against their presence. Ancient secrets and dark superstitions took a hideous, living shape. And soon they learned the terrifying truth about what it meant to be outsiders...

How it feels

MoodEerie

How it reads

ComplexityLayered
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