The Sister Verse and the Talons of Ruin

The Sister Verse I

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Pub Date 26 Aug 2018 | Archive Date 31 May 2019

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John, an unstable detective living in an alternate future, is plagued by hallucinations of a malevolent, shapeshifting entity that haunted his childhood. While he struggles to maintain his grip on reality, he soon discovers that his world is a terrifying illusion designed to make him suffer. Surreal, horrifying, and unflinchingly brutal – enter a world of blood and fear. Enter the Sister Verse.

The Sister Verse and the Talons of Ruin is the first book in a series of four that explores the realms of Lovecraftian horror, epic fantasy, and science fiction through an action-packed narrative of unrestrained psychedelic violence.

This book contains scenes of extreme gore that may be unsuitable for some readers.

John, an unstable detective living in an alternate future, is plagued by hallucinations of a malevolent, shapeshifting entity that haunted his childhood. While he struggles to maintain his grip...


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The Sister Verse and the Talons of Ruin by Amelie C. Langolis is a non-stop horror / sci-fi novel following a detective named John Sanders who at first appear to be slowly going insane due to the constant imagery in his mind and the relentlessness of a killer determined to end his life.

As the story progresses, we find he is involved in inter dimensional war taking place across six galaxies only for this to be part of the illusion in which John is living.

The Sister Verse and the Talons of Ruin is gore filled and pulsating, ramping up the excitement from the first page where mental as well as physical violence is prevalent.

Unfortunately, what makes this book so exciting can often be a problem. Scenarios and action filled set pieces seem to be thrown at the reader at an unyielding pace. It is a hugely imaginative book, however, ideas are thrust onto the reader sometimes to an extent that the story does not appear to settle for the reader or even character to take stock.

This is the first book in a planned series of four and I am looking forward to where Amelie C. Langolis is going to take us. Definitely pick this book up for its adrenaline as well as the creativity the writer shows in pulling in all different genres to tell the story.

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Dafaq did I just read?
"John, an unstable detective living in an alternate future, is plagued by hallucinations of a malevolent, shapeshifting entity that haunted his childhood. While he struggles to maintain his grip on reality, he soon discovers that his world is a terrifying illusion designed to make him suffer. Surreal, horrifying, and unflinchingly brutal – enter a world of blood and fear. Enter the Sister Verse.
The Sister Verse and the Talons of Ruin is the first book in a series of four that explores the realms of Lovecraftian horror, epic fantasy, and science fiction through an action-packed narrative of unrestrained psychedelic violence.
This book contains scenes of extreme gore that may be unsuitable for some readers."
Okay this book lost me during the third chapter when it went from Lovecraftian horror to an all-out intergalactic war. No, I'm not kidding! 🤯
The writing was okay. The one thing I really had a problem with was the fact that there is no roller coaster in this book. There is like zero down time. From the very beginning it takes you up and it doesn't let you down until the end. For me personally this made me feel overwhelmed and frustrated and almost like a sensation that I couldn't breathe because there was just so much action happening. It is literally non-stop.
The premise of the book is extremely interesting and just about the wildest thing I think I've ever read. I haven't been this weirded out by a book since I read John Dies at the End. I seriously feel like my brain has been sucked out of my ears! 🤤
This book also definitely has a LOT of gore. Which I totally don't mind but I'm sure there are others who would if they were reading this book without warning. This book is extremely graphic and the gore is very sadistic in manner.
Did I mention there's a lot of action in this one? Yeah there's a LOT of action in this one! 😂
Okay so as weird as this book was, would I recommend it? I definitely would to the right person. but I don't think I would recommend this book to everyone.

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