Andrew Pyper's Blog - Posts Tagged "the-demonologist"

"As compelling and smoothly chilling a tale as you'll find this year. The Demonologist shows an enormously gifted writer at the top of his game, producing a novel of eerie menace and unique depth. Those of us who write supernatural stories do not throw the names Ira Levin, William Peter Blatty, and Peter Straub around lightly. You'll be hearing all three associated with Mr. Pyper soon, and all such comparisons are warranted, the highest praise I can offer."

Michael Koryta
New York Times Bestselling author of The Prophet

Sarah Langan is another writer I admire. I think of her as a "go to" name for exemplary New Horror work - contemporary, emotion-fueled, real and grounded. It's why I was so bowled over when I found this in my InBox this morning:

"Andrew Pyper is a rare breed. Reading THE DEMONOLOGIST is like running through a house on fire - you've got to get through; nothing will stop you. And when you're out, brokenhearted and bewildered, you're left wondering if what happened was real. That's Pyper's brilliance: he does it so well you never see the fiction."

- Sarah Langan, author of The Missing

"Smart and astonishing, Andrew Pyper has created a recurring nightmare for adults. The Demonologist holds a mirror to the reader and reveals the places where our deepest darkness lurks. Like Milton's Paradise Lost, this is the story of the human condition, the fall, and the way back. I slept with the light on for nights, too obsessed to stop reading and too terrified to dream." -- Brunonia Barry, New York Times and International Best Selling Author of The Lace Reader and The Map of True Places.

http://www.andrewpyper.com/2012/11/ti...

“The Demonologist is that rare thing – a novel that is both genuinely terrifying and erudite. The research is excellent and lightly worn, the pace and cleverness of the plot thrilling. One of the most exciting works of fiction I’ve read for some time.”

– Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel

The Demonologist is here! (Well, in North America, anyway). It's tremendously exciting to see copies on bookstore shelves, the red cover adorning on-line pages, and more importantly, real readers reading (and hopefully staying up late to finish) the book.

Just wanted to share some amazing things that have been going on lately for The Demonologist:

* Publisher's Weekly Top Ten Mystery & Thrillers Pick
* PW starred review
* IndieNext Pick for March

And then, just this morning...

* Amazon.com Top Ten Book of the Month!

Check out www.andrewpyper.com or www.thedemonologistbook.com for more. And if you end up reading the book, I'd love to know if it got under your skin...

Born yesterday, March 5, 2013, to a bespectacled novelist, a healthy book, 1 1/2 pounds. The father is proud to name the newborn THE DEMONOLOGIST. There will be no church christening.

“This book is going to be big, and it’s going to be popular, and it absolutely deserves to be both of these things. You should buy it, and read it, and let it scare you stupid…I’ll say this: I’ve read books dubbed “literary” — full stop — that didn’t contain sentences as well-crafted as the ones in The Demonologist. Pyper can write; he has an ear for dialogue and a beautiful sense of rhythm…Pyper’s take on the horror genre is interesting because it is innovative…I dare you to read it. The Demonologist might just scare the lit out of you.” — Matthew J. Trafford, National Post

“It’s impossible to ignore the devils and demons who have a tangible presence in this story, but the novel’s deeper pleasure comes from the analysis Ullman applies to these horrors...Bring on the devils.”—The New York Times Book Review

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/boo...

Dear Goodreaders! THE DEMONOLOGIST will be published in the UK (and English-reading Europe) next week, April 11. Check out www.andrewpyper.com to see if it's your kind of thing...and dive in. The water's demonic.