Pestilentia Innamorata

by Andre Solnikkar

In medieval times, the Plague, feeling lonely, picks up a semi-feral boy toy and roams the land, while a monk desperately tries to catch up with them, and a king, mad from grief, leads a band of half-human creatures against his people. Hilarity ensues and mayhem follows in an absurdist dark fantasy of desires, delusions and the conditio humana.

66 pages, Paperback

Published December 27, 2019

Reviews

[Jaime Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is quite an addicting read. I finished the entire story in one setting, and did not want the book to end. This medieval tale is written with an objective eye for events that took place during the times of the Black Death. We are not invited to like or identify with our cast of unlikely anti-heros, who are all touched by the unavoidable hand of pestilence. Rather, we read their various adventures and horrors, all made possible by the Plague itself, who is also personified with a narrative of her own. Shrouded in philosophy, dark comedy, and shocking scenery, be prepared to enter into the world of medieval dread and destruction, with underlying themes one may not forget anytime soon.

[Alan Budd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful portrayal.

The plague is so pleased with the insanity of this masterpiece so she will come and visit soon. Happy reading.