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Miserere: An Autumn Tale Paperback – July 1, 2011

by Teresa Frohock (Author)

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Exiled exorcist Lucian Negru deserted his lover in Hell in exchange for saving his sister Catarina's soul, but Catarina doesn't want salvation. She wants Lucian to help her fulfill her dark covenant with the Fallen Angels by using his power to open the Hell Gates. Catarina intends to lead the Fallen's hordes out of Hell and into the parallel dimension of Woerld, Heaven's frontline of defense between Earth and Hell. When Lucian refuses to help his sister, she imprisons and cripples him, but Lucian learns that Rachael, the lover he betrayed and abandoned in Hell, is dying from a demonic possession. Determined to rescue Rachael from the demon he unleashed on her soul, Lucian flees his sister, but Catarina's wrath isn't so easy to escape!

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Paperback: 350 pages
Publisher: Night Shade Books; 1St Edition edition (July 1, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1597802891
ISBN-13: 978-1597802895
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,040,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #290 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Religious & Inspirational > Science Fiction & Fantasy
- #916 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Literature & Fiction > Science Fiction
- #1162 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Literature & Fiction > Fantasy

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Hungering for More!

By Crispy Leaves on July 10, 2011

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I am completely stunned that a debut novel could knock me off my feet with such imagery and emotional pull as this book by Frohock. Lately, I'd been resigned to subpar science fiction/fantasy epic novels, that I was unprepared for this one and ended up enthralled by it until the wee hours of the morning; I just HAD to finish it. I needed to know how it ended. The characters are so well developed I clearly understood their fears, hopes, reluctance, self-doubt, and all the other emotional complications that comes with being human.

Even though the book starts out sixteen years after Lucian's betrayal of Rachael, and you only get miniscule glimpses of the happy times of the past, I truly felt that they were completely in love and in sync before it all went down...and that he still was in love with her hopelessly and would never relent in that love for her. Lucian is such a complicated character...and Rachael is strong and guarded.

Little by little you see the descent of Catarina into a super villain, although she was pretty vicious in the beginning. She allows herself to be perverted for the sake or more power. And yet, she selfishly longs for her brother's love. And her perverted love for her brother has an almost incestuous taint to it. Not sure if I'm reading into it or not...

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I definitely see Catarina coming back in the second novel even more disturbed, more evil, and more powerful.

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I liked Lindsey, she is starting to come into her own. Although at times, I was slightly annoyed with her hesitations at times--which by the way was necessary to see her growth as a character and as a teen. She is going to be a wonderful character in the next books and I'm excited to see more of her...Read more ›

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

A dark fantasy that could be even darker

By Wendy B on February 18, 2014

Format: Paperback

Have you ever read a book and wished you could chat with the author to find out what they meant at a certain part? To learn what went into the crafting of a character or plot line? Well I've been chatting with Teresa Frohock a bit on Twitter for a while now, with the intent to read her book. Then I was struck with the idea of actually livetweeting my read the way I livetweet TV shows. Ms. Frohock loved the idea and as a result, I got to have the most wonderful reading experience with a great book and a fantastic author: [...]

Misere is a tale of hope and redemption, of love and of faith. But it is not a tale involving pretty flowers (in fact, there is one not-so-pretty flower that would make an interesting Valentine's Day gift) nor is it a sweet love story. Frohock delves into the darkest emotions and desires with Miserere and, perhaps the only flaw I have with this book is that she could have gone even deeper.

From the first chapter, I was pleasantly overwhelmed by the subtext that teased out the relationship between Lucian, his twin sister Catarina and Rachael, the lover he betrayed. They are all older characters who have faced severe and even physically debilitating hardships. What they face in the story is just as likely to lead to their deaths as to their redemption, and the reader is often uncertain of which the character truly wants. This sets Miserere apart from many of the other books in the fantasy genre that feature naive young protagonists setting out on glorious adventure with the promise of a happy and heroic ending.

Actually, there is a young protagonist here - a girl named Lindsay who is pulled through the Veil from Earth into Woerld.Read more ›

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

Dark Fantasy and Memorable Characters

By KinDallas on June 30, 2011

Format: Paperback

Teresa Frohock has created a new Woerld in which there is a place between Hell and Earth, protecting Heaven from the Fallen. This ambitious debut marries an unique take on world religion and the struggle between good and evil, but what makes it most poignant is the deep character development and the emotional connection between the Lucian, the main protagonist, and his foundling charge, Lindsay. Lucian has lost everything--his love, his freedom and his health--after betraying his lover in favor of his twin sister, who then turns to the side of the Fallen. Bent on suicide, Lucian runs from his captors, only to set in motion a chain of events that brings him to Lindsay. Whether this relationship will lead him to redemption or failure keeps the reader guessing throughout. I was deeply engaged by the literary writing style, the mythological constructs and the ever-changing landscape, but it was the emotional connection that made me turn the pages faster and faster.

This is an excellent debut, and I'm eager to see Frohock's next novel.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Wholly Believable, Miserere Effortlessly Breaks Your Heart and Gives You Back the Pieces

By Stephanie W. Weeks on December 3, 2013

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Imagine you’ve set a date for lunch with a friend. When she arrives, your friend hands you a box of chocolates and says, “Go ahead. Have one.” The box looks for all the world like a standard, very nice box of chocolates, but when you open it and eat one, you’re transported to a Parisian chocolatier’s establishment. This isn’t good chocolate; this is chocolate the way the Charles V dreamt it should be made. I don’t have to tell you that you buy your friend lunch.

What does a hypothetical box of chocolates have to do with Teresa Frohock’s Miserere? Nothing and, yet, everything.

I’ll confess that I wanted to like Miserere long before it ever went to press. Teresa and I have chatted for a while across the Twitterverse. We’re both NC-based writers. She has a daughter and a cat. I have (three) daughters and a cat. I like to like the work of writers with whom I’ve already connected, and as Shakespeare so truthfully gave us, “I'll look to like, if looking liking move...” So, yes, I was predisposed to like this book. However, I’ll also confess that I’ve grown disenchanted with much of today’s literature, and predisposition toward liking cannot always overcome that hurdle. Miserere stood a better than even chance from the starting gate, but I feel as if I came to the work fairly.

Thus, let us consider my coming to Miserere as our hypothetical lunch date. I expected to enjoy myself. (I was, after all, the kid who read the back of the cereal box at breakfast simply because it had printed material on it.) What I found within moments of starting the story was the first taste of that first chocolate. As I continued, Teresa failed, time and again, to disappoint. Miserere stakes a claim as “dark fantasy/horror” and delivers both of these.Read more ›

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Five Stars

I fell into the world & didn't want the book to end.

Published 1 month ago by Kate Cavanaugh

No cliched characters here!

This novel is dark fantasy tale, set in a world just beneath ours, where the religions we are familiar with cooperate to keep the fallen angels from escaping hell and retaking... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Moob

Interesting World Building, Good paced Plot and Complex Characters

Overall this was an excellent dark fantasy book. The plot held my interest, the world was interesting and I enjoyed watching the characters unfold. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Lisa

Dark, Deep, Intense

I'm ashamed to say I've owned this since it was a new release and I only just got to it. I have to-read books that are older yet. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Beth L. Cato

Five Stars

Geat Book

Published 3 months ago by George O Zepeda

Haunting Dark Fantastic Debut

Lucian Negru, a Katharoi, is a disgraced (or fallen) exorcist in Woerld; one of four parallel worlds and specifically, Heaven’s primary “defensive line” between Earth and Hell. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Rob H. Bedford

Beautifully written and emotionally fulfilling. Cannot recommend this...

Strongly spiritual and beautifully written, Miserere is an emotionally fulfilling and phenomenally creative story. Read more

Published 3 months ago by QueenKatieMae

Don't just read, absorb Miserere!

A man sitting, lying and limping for over a decade, carrying shame, guilt and the stench of cowardice every day. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Beester

Excellent Portal Fantasy

4.5 Stars

MISERERE by Teresa Frohock gives us a portal fantasy with a religious-based magic system, dysfunctional families, betrayals, demons, knights, and a man seeking... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Kindle-aholic

Short review

Excellent start to a new series

Published 15 months ago by John M

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