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The Return of the Tetrad by Christopher McIntosh
Paul Cairns, the narrator of this story, is a young journalist with a penchant for the occult. Prompted by a mysterious recurring nightmare, he seeks the advice of Gilbert North, scholar, country squire and occultist, who leads him on an extraordinary series of adventures involving a quest for the Tetrad, four primal magical objects corresponding to the elements and the suits of the Tarot. Cairns’ life becomes full of weird and supernatural happenings in a great magical battle between dark and light. But in the world of Gilbert North things are not quite what they seem. Layers of reality and unreality are peeled away until the deeper meaning of the whole quest is revealed.
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First published April 17, 2013
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May 15, 2013Review
Herbie Brennan (Ireland) –
This review is from: The Return Of The Tetrad (Kindle Edition)
Christopher McIntosh’s `Return of the Tetrad` is that rarest of
commodities, an intelligent, vivid, well-written and, above all,
authentic occult thriller that grips like a man-trap and provides an
ending at once surprising and ultimately satisfying. The McIntosh style
is reminiscent of Colin Wilson’s early novels, presenting
thought-provoking ideas and deep-rooted esoteric concepts in an
easily-digestible form that never becomes either difficult or
patronising. This is occult fiction as it should be, but seldom is.
McIntosh, himself an academic expert in the esoteric, has mastered the
art of suspending reader disbelief until the time comes for revelations
that are as convincing as they are unexpected. According to the author,
the first draft of the work was completed 40 years ago and has undergone various rewrites and revisions ever since. The end result is worth the
wait. I read this book with enormous enjoyment and no little admiration.
Highly recommended.
Herbie Brennan (Ireland) –
This review is from: The Return Of The Tetrad (Kindle Edition)
Christopher McIntosh’s `Return of the Tetrad` is that rarest of
commodities, an intelligent, vivid, well-written and, above all,
authentic occult thriller that grips like a man-trap and provides an
ending at once surprising and ultimately satisfying. The McIntosh style
is reminiscent of Colin Wilson’s early novels, presenting
thought-provoking ideas and deep-rooted esoteric concepts in an
easily-digestible form that never becomes either difficult or
patronising. This is occult fiction as it should be, but seldom is.
McIntosh, himself an academic expert in the esoteric, has mastered the
art of suspending reader disbelief until the time comes for revelations
that are as convincing as they are unexpected. According to the author,
the first draft of the work was completed 40 years ago and has undergone various rewrites and revisions ever since. The end result is worth the
wait. I read this book with enormous enjoyment and no little admiration.
Highly recommended.
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