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by Michael R. Fletcher (Author)

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Faith shapes the landscape, defines the laws of physics, and makes a mockery of truth. Common knowledge isn't an axiom, it's a force of nature. What the masses believe is. But insanity is a weapon, conviction a shield. Delusions give birth to foul new gods.

Violent and dark, the world is filled with the Geisteskranken--men and women whose delusions manifest, twisting reality. High Priest Konig seeks to create order from chaos. He defines the beliefs of his followers, leading their faith to one end: a young boy, Morgen, must Ascend to become a god. A god they can control.

But there are many who would see this would-be-god in their thrall, including the High Priest's own Doppels, and a Slaver no one can resist. Three reprobates--The Greatest Swordsman in the World, a murderous Kleptic, and possibly the only sane man left--have their own nefarious plans for the young god.

As these forces converge on the boy, there's one more obstacle: time is running out. When one's delusions become more powerful, they become harder to control. The fate of the Geisteskranken is to inevitably find oneself in the Afterdeath. The question, then, is:

Who will rule there?

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Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Harper Voyager (June 16, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0062387030
ISBN-13: 978-0062387035
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 1.2 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #336,914 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1470 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure > Fantasy
- #1492 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Horror > Dark Fantasy
- #5782 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Epic

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

Forget grim dark, this is mad dark . . . and it's awesome

By Bob Milne on June 16, 2015

Format: Paperback

R. Scott Bakker. Steven Erikson. Peter Watts. When you think of dark, epic, mind-bending genre fiction from north of the 49th parallel, these gentlemen are the undisputed masters. It may be uncharacteristically bold and presumptuous to demand that a new name be added to that list so soon in his career, but I'll be damned if Michael R. Fletcher hasn't earned it.

Seriously, Beyond Redemption really is that good.

When I first snagged an ARC of this about six months ago, I was definitely intrigued . . . but hesitant. Building an epic fantasy around madness, faith, and delusion sounded very cool. I was optimistic, but I also had my doubts. We're talking high-concept here, and I was worried that the narrative would suffer from the strain of trying to sustain the threads of madness. In fact, I'd almost talked myself out of taking that chance when, on a whim, I decided to give the first few chapters a cursory read. A few vulgar, violent, vehement exclamations of approval later, I was well-and-truly hooked. Beyond Redemption absolutely blew me away. It is indeed dark, grim, and gritty, but it's wild imagination is just as often manifested in moments of bleak, black humor. As for what it's about, this is the story of three men - one who would make a god, one who would steal a god, and one who would kill a god.

Konig is the man who would make a god. As the High Priest of the Geborene Damonen, he is a proudly deluded theocratic ruler who, quite literally, is his own worst enemies. Beset by a trio of Doppels (doppelgangers) who represent his fears and insecurities, he's also victim of his own murderously rebellious reflections. Bedeckt is the man who would steal a god.Read more ›

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Best Grimdark of 2015 -- Read It Now!!!!!!!!!!

By Wendell on November 17, 2015

Format: Kindle Edition

Exquisite mayhem and madness, "Beyond Redemption" is a novel which appears once every few years; a harbinger of things to come that takes the familiar fantasy tropes and twists them into something fresh and original. Like Joe Abercrombie’s "The First Law" or Mark Lawrence’s "Broken Empire", Mr. Fletcher has now become a trailblazer, breaking away from the traditional path of epic fantasy as he crafts a world full of grimdark characters, delicious madness, and stunning magic. A new path which future grimdark novels will be forced to follow, because "Beyond Redemption" has just made grimdark even grimmer.

The descent into magical madness begins right from the first page.

"The old gods were broken by wars and plagues of the mind, left reeling like the most bloodied veterans. Infected with horror at the cost of their actions, they retreated into dementia … Seeking to free themselves, they fled to a world of delusion, a world uncorrupted by jealousies and psychoses. And yet, in the end, even this they would pollute."

From this ominous setup, Mr. Fletcher introduces a land where reality is literally created by the madness and delusion of gifted (or insane, you have to decide) people. This insanity coming in many, many forms. There are Geisteskranken, whose psychoses actually transform the world around them; their madness becoming reality for normal people. Hassebrands are pyromaniacs, burning people to ash when their control slips. Kleptics can steal from anyone, no matter how vigilant they protect themselves. Cotardist become near indestructible assassins, as they already believe they are dead, so they are impossible to kill. Doppelgangist create duplicates of themselves, who then go out to act independently of their creators.Read more ›

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

down to the darkest depths

By Andreea Pausan on August 4, 2015

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Fantastic book! Before starting it, I read a review that said it was a book about 3 men: one who would create a god, one who would kill a god and one who would be a god (or something similar). The book does follow these three characters, but above all it is about the power of mind over your surroundings and more than this, about insanity. This is a world where people's delusions offer them control over their environment: the crazier you are, the more god-like powers you have. It's textbook insanity: from sociopath to kleptic to delusional to mirrorist to doppels to arsonist to comorbidic, passing through the whole range to mental illnesses, each giving power and slowly killing their owners: because the end is always the same, they become victims of their own decaying mental state. in a world where everything is defined by what you believe, we have several characters, all delusional, caught in a strange game of fate: a band of mercenaries composed of Bedekt (the man who would steal a god: old, aching, stubborn, realist), Wichtig (the greatest swordsman in the world) and Stehlen (an ugly kleptic killer); Konig, the high priest of a new religion, an extremely powerful sociopath who tries to create the right kind of god (an obedient one), but is plaged by 3 dopples who fight to overthrow him; Morgen (the god to be) a highly intelligent, fragile and obsessed child; Erbrechen (the man who would kill a god) a huge man with slaver powers; Gehirn - an paranoiac arsonist (Hassebrand) ; Aufschlag - the ultimate scientist. Each of them and all of them together map a journey inside the complexities of human mind and soul, down to the darkest depths.

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Poor writing, unskilled world-building

Poor writing, unskilled world-building, and as someone who took 2 years of college German, the use of that language detracted from the story and made it read like a bad fanfic.

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