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The Infernal

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If you happen to like Poppy Brite and Caitlin Kiernan, don't miss this one. Kim Wilkin's first oeuvre (winner of the Australian Aurealis awards for best horror and best fantasy novel) stars Lisa, the gother-than-goth, prettier-than-pretty leader of a Sisters Of Mercy-like band who gets caught in a dark spiral of gory murders and erotic obsessions. Has Lisa made a pact with Ole Scratch himself? I'm not gonna spill the beans: just read The Infernal and find out for yourself. A dark, chilling, goth fable not to be missed. Why didn't it find an American publisher? Jeez...

I agree with the other reviewer! This is one of my fav horror books. Great to see a female heroine. Even better to have a double narrative which keeps the reader poised waiting to switch back a few hundred years. The pace of the novel is perfect. If you like Laruell Hamilton's Anita Blake vampire books then try this one--this heroine's a lot more believable...

I ordered this book from Amazon because it looked very interesting and this book and this book did not fail me.Kim is a very detailed author but she also can bring horror to a very creepy level. It took me a while to get into her rythme and her style but once I got past figuring out who was who I enjoyed it very much.Lisa is a young reincarnation of Elizabeth a witch who was a young friend to Gilbert a very powerful warlock or wizard, who reincarnated person is David who kidnapped Karin his young pregnant wife and was torturing her. The story gradually built up to a very satisfying and horrifying conclusion that left me wanting more. I really felt for Mirabel because she died never knowing if her baby girl ever knew the whole story, and also for Liam, Lisa's boyfriend who left Lisa never knowing what Lisa had been suffering. This book was, but depressing because everyone was alone,dead and suffering. I would like Kim to write a sequel to this book.