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"Whitta is a master of suspense. Abomination grabs you and doesn't let go." ―Hugh Howey, New York Times-Bestselling Author of Wool
He is England's greatest knight, the man who saved the life of Alfred the Great and an entire kingdom from a Viking invasion. But when he is called back into service to combat a plague of monstrous beasts known as abominations, he meets a fate worse than death and is condemned to a life of anguish, solitude, and remorse.
She is a fierce young warrior, raised among an elite order of knights. Driven by a dark secret from her past, she defies her controlling father and sets out on a dangerous quest to do what none before her ever have―hunt down and kill an abomination, alone.
When a chance encounter sets these two against one another, an incredible twist of fate will lead them toward a salvation they never thought possible―and prove that the power of love, mercy, and forgiveness can shine a hopeful light even in history’s darkest age.
- Sales Rank: #859748 in Books
- Published on: 2015-07-29
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.20" h x 1.00" w x 5.40" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 352 pages
Most helpful customer reviews
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
Fresh take on the Familiar in Fantasy
By Rantz Hoseley
Was fortunate to get a copy of ABOMINATION from Gary at SDCC. That was on a Friday night. It's mid-day the following Sunday and I just finished it, so you could say that, yes... it holds your attention.
Whitta is playing with a lot of familiar devices here. Mythical history of England, Otherworldly horror, a reluctant hero thrust into a greater destiny, but it's indicative of his skill as a writer that not only do these devices feel fresh, there are frequent twists and turns of plot where a lesser writer would have sunk happily into competent recitation of tropes.
It's also wonderful to have a book that goes to Dark Places, and yet knows that you don't have to wallow in the unrelentingly bleak in order to convey that dread or fear to the reader. Additionally it's such a joy to read a strong, smart female lead who isn't reduced to being "bait" or a victim as is so often the case in Fantasy novels.
Highly recommend it!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Middle of the Road
By Brendan Davis
I’m not going to spend any time giving you a basic plot summary. If you’re reading this review, chances are that you’ve read enough reviews that explain the idea of the novel. And if this is the first review you’re reading, go read a few others and come back to this one. Cool? Cool.
I really wanted to like this book. I dig the approach to alternate history/fantasy where the novel has to fit into our pre-existing historical framework, and have some reason why the events of the book are not common knowledge in our world today. It’s an approach that Tim Powers has used to great effect, and he’s one of my favorite authors. So when I heard the book described as Lovecraft meets Game of Thrones meets Historical Fiction I was excited.
But I just found it boring. It felt like any other gritty, low-magic fantasy novel you’d buy for a quarter at a used bookstore, except that it took place in our world. The dialogue was unexceptional, the characters have already been done to death, the pace is glacial, and I just don’t have anything positive to say about it. I was so disinterested that whenever I finished a chapter I always looked for an excuse to do something else. I never wanted to read any more of it.
However, it’s not bad. I know that may sound contradictory, given what I just wrote, but I don’t have any strong criticism. While I found it boring, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. I’ve just read a lot of fantasy, and I find the book completely unremarkable. If you’re the type of person who looks forward to reading the latest R.A. Salvatore novel, or wants their generic fantasy novels darker, than this may be the book for you. I'm not trying to be condescending, this book just didn't do anything for me. Your mileage may vary.
NOTE: I got an advance copy of the book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
The best of fantasy and horror
By Charlie
He is England’s greatest Knight, the man who saved the life of Alfred the Great and an entire kingdom from a Viking invasion. But when he is called back into service to combat a plague of monstrous beats known as abominations, he meets a fate worse than death and is condemned to a life of anguish, solitude, and remorse.
She is a fierce young warrior, raised among an elite order of knights. Driven by a dark secret from her past, she defies her controlling father and set out on a dangerous quest to do what none before her ever have, hunt donw and kill an abomination, alone.
When a chance encounter sets these two against one another an incredible twist of fate will lead them toward a salvation they never thought possible – and prove that the power of love, mercy and forgiveness can shine a hopeful light even in history’s darkest age.
I was completely hooked within minutes of picking this up and despite intending to just initially read a sample I could not keep away and finished it in just a few sittings.
Gary Whitta has written an exciting and intimate story that has a staunchly heroic protagonist reminiscent of David Gemmell’s finest. He has teamed him with a wonderfully strong girl who kicks an absolute ton of ass but whose youth means she has much to learn about anger, resolve and revenge. These two characters and their story make up the majority of the book and it is beautifully small scale and local whilst also giving us a threat that could destroy the world, and magic that can summon foul monstrosities, create illusion, ward armour, track at great distance and more.
The battle and fight scenes are well written, fluid and easily imaginable, as is the often almost impossible task of helping us picture an ‘abomination’. I imagine Whitta trying to describe them in the early days and think he might have felt a little like John Carpenter back in 82.
Well see the dog sort of turns inside out and something bigger comes out of it. It has a bunch of tentacles or spines, some pointy bits. It’s really weird and scary. It’s…..this…..thing
What sort of thing
A big scary frigging thing okay!! Trust me. The kids will love it!
The abominations could have gotten very messy and lost their ability to induce fear in the reader if it were not for how skilfully they are written I’m not particularly squeamish but I was getting those sickly feelings I generally get when reading something by Nick Cutter or most recently, Peter Newman’s The Vagrant. After reading a bit of Sebastien De Castell I had almost lost my faith in knights so it was fantastic to see one that was a true hero working his way through the world and dealing with inhuman scum in the more traditional sense.
The story twists and turns on itself providing great surprises and some genuinely original ideas that were are a blast to explore. I am really surprised at the tightness of the writing and the pace considering it is Whitta’s first novel but he is also the writer of the very cool The Book of Eli as well as a bunch of Star Wars stuff so I’m not surprised he excels at writing this type of tale.
Abomination is an immensely satisfying combination of everything we love about fantasy and horror but so rarely see together in the same book. I cannot recommend it highly enough and will definitely be keeping an eye to see what Whitta produces next.
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