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Succumbing to Gravity
by
Richard Farnsworth (Goodreads Author)
Greg used to be an angel, but that was an eternity ago. Back when he was Araqiel, part of the celestial chorus. Back before he gave in to his temptations. Before he fell. Now he roams the wet streets of a hopeless city, feeding his addictions and punishing himself for sins that cannot be forgiven. But when a desperate girl and a host of vengeful demons cross his path, Greg...more
Paperback, 218 pages
Published
July 14th 2010
by Reliquary Press
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Greg, a fallen angel, has been struggling with heroin addiction (among other vices) for hundreds of years. Constantly wondering about the purpose of his existence, he meets up with a woman who he soon discovers is the target of other fallen angels: it seems they need her to open up a doorway that would unleash hell itself.
Farnsworth's first novel combines horror, fantasy, and even police procedural (a sug-genre many seem to be exploring lately) into an interesting take on both angels and the hum...more
Farnsworth's first novel combines horror, fantasy, and even police procedural (a sug-genre many seem to be exploring lately) into an interesting take on both angels and the hum...more
Originally posted at Dread Central:
It's difficult for a writer to catch a reviewer's interest. Seriously, we get so many books a month that for a book to really stand out, it really has to make an impact. When Richard Farnsworth's Succumbing to Gravity came across my desk, my knee-jerk reaction was one of trepidation. For one thing, it's the author's first published novel. For another, most books with a religious bent to them either come off as too preachy or are often interchangeable with about...more
It's difficult for a writer to catch a reviewer's interest. Seriously, we get so many books a month that for a book to really stand out, it really has to make an impact. When Richard Farnsworth's Succumbing to Gravity came across my desk, my knee-jerk reaction was one of trepidation. For one thing, it's the author's first published novel. For another, most books with a religious bent to them either come off as too preachy or are often interchangeable with about...more
Succumbing to Gravity is one of those debut novels which ends up being an enormously pleasant surprise. With fleshed-out, sympathetic characters who sometimes seem to have more flaws than positive attributes, and strong, confident writing, this extremely entertaining, and visual, book kept me reading cover to cover and enjoying what I read. I'm not a big plot-rehasher, but in short, a heroin-addicted fallen angel named Greg has spent centuries licking his wounds and crawling into whatever drug-i...more
We have all made sacrifices in our lives, but none of them could compare to ones that Greg presents the reader.
The internal conflict that our protagonist struggles with every day is beyond human comprehension. He knew heaven once, and it was taken from him as a penitence for his sins. But how far can you fall as an angel? A lot farther than you think.
Wandering the earth for centuries of time, burdened with the guilt of his own damnation, he self- medicates his pain with heroine. Even though hi...more
The internal conflict that our protagonist struggles with every day is beyond human comprehension. He knew heaven once, and it was taken from him as a penitence for his sins. But how far can you fall as an angel? A lot farther than you think.
Wandering the earth for centuries of time, burdened with the guilt of his own damnation, he self- medicates his pain with heroine. Even though hi...more
Before you go on to the review of Succumbing to Gravity I must confess I haven't read the book. One of my staff members did that. Here's her review and my reflexive editorial.
--Clayton Bye
The Deepening World of Fiction
http://www.thedeepening.com/horror/20...
--Clayton Bye
The Deepening World of Fiction
http://www.thedeepening.com/horror/20...
A book with a very different premise. Stars a heroin addicted angel who is striving to forget his downfall however has to choose a new path and does so lackadaisically at the start however realises the importance of his role and then does his best to save the world. A very emphatic climax ends this story.
3 & HALF STARS for this debut effort (full review to follow on FBC).
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This novel was gorgeous. Farnsworth became one of my favorite authors before I even finished this novel. If this is a taste of things yet-to-come, I cannot wait to see what Farnsworth has in store for us!
Fallen Angels. Horror. Heroin. Tragic Heros and comedic supporting characters. Succumbing to Gravity is the first novel by Richard Farnsworth, and it's really good. My review is posted at
http://www.horrorview.com/book-review...
http://www.horrorview.com/book-review...
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Rick is a scientist, soldier, apache pilot, dad, farmer, genuinely fungi (fun guy?) He can be reached at genuineapocrypha (at) yahoo.com.
He has contributed short fiction to several anthologies (Beast Within 1 and 2 from Graveside tales, Abominations from Shroud), and other venues.
He is also the author of 'Succumbing to Gravity' from Reliquary Press and
Gift of the Bouda from Salvo Press. Both nov...more
More about Richard Farnsworth...
He has contributed short fiction to several anthologies (Beast Within 1 and 2 from Graveside tales, Abominations from Shroud), and other venues.
He is also the author of 'Succumbing to Gravity' from Reliquary Press and
Gift of the Bouda from Salvo Press. Both nov...more
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