A beguiling tale of superstition, myth and murder, perfect for fans of The Binding, The Essex Serpent and Once Upon a River.
SHE IS AWAKE...
Norfolk, 1643. With civil war tearing England apart, reluctant soldier Thomas Treadwater is summoned home by his sister, who accuses a new servant of improper conduct with their widowed father. By the time Thomas returns home, his father is insensible, felled by a stroke, and their new servant is in prison, facing charges of witchcraft.
Thomas prides himself on being a rational, modern man, but as he unravels the mystery of what has happened, he uncovers not a tale of superstition but something dark and ancient, linked to a shipwreck years before.
Something has awoken, and now it will not rest.
Richly researched, incredibly atmospheric, and deliciously unsettling, The Leviathan is set in England during a time of political and religious turbulence. It is a tale of family and loyalty, superstition and sacrifice, but most of all it is a spellbinding mystery and a story of impossible things.
这是一个关于迷信、神话和谋杀的有趣故事,非常适合《订书匠》、《埃塞克斯之蛇》和《从前有条河》的粉丝。
她醒了……
1643年,诺福克。内战让英国四分五裂,士兵托马斯·特雷德华因姐姐的召唤,不情愿地回到家,他的姐姐指控一个新仆人对他们的父亲有不正当行为。当托马斯回到家时,他的父亲因中风而失去了知觉,而他们的新仆人被关在监狱里,面临着巫术的指控。
托马斯为自己是一个理性的现代人而自豪,但当他揭开这些事情的谜底时,他发现的不是一个迷信的故事,而是与多年前沉船事故有关的黑暗而古老的东西。
有些东西已经醒了,它将不会休息。
《利维坦》经过大量研究,神秘感十足,让人感到紧张刺激,它的故事背景设定在政治和宗教动荡时期的英国,是一个关于家庭和忠诚、迷信和牺牲的故事。重要的是,它还是一个引人入胜的谜题,一个关于不可能事件的故事。