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The Blood of Angels Hardcover – January 1, 1994

by Stephen. Gregory (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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  1. Language
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  2. Publisher
    Piatkus
  3. Publication date
    January 1, 1994
  4. ISBN-10
    074990240X
  5. ISBN-13
    978-0749902407
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Piatkus
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1994
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 074990240X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0749902407
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,003,479 in Literature & Fiction (Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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Stephen Gregory

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Stephen Gregory is the author of seven dark and disturbing novels. His first book, The Cormorant, which won the Somerset Maugham Award and was made into a film by the BBC starring Ralph Fiennes, was set against the wintry mountains and beaches of Snowdonia. His most recent book, Plague of Gulls, is set within and around the 13th century town walls and castle of Caernarfon, north Wales. A few years ago he was summoned to Hollywood and spent an exhilarating eighteen months writing a screenplay with William Friedkin, the notorious director of The Exorcist. Meanwhile, he continues to earn a crust teaching French to teenage Malay/Chinese girls in Borneo, but hopes to retire soon with his wife Christine to their lovely old house in France.

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  • Mrs. Medicio
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Blood of Angels by Stephen Gregory
    Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2013
    Horror in the sense that horrific things happen, keeps you squirming in your chair thinking, "No, no, no, no, no! It'll turn out bad." Then you cringe as you read on, and as right as you are in your fruitless attempts to discourage the socially inept character from embarking on a certain path, it is always a path that takes you to places you would never expect. Claustrophobia is palpable in the small houseboat, and even though it remains docked most of the time, the sea is vast, but often contributes to the isolation you feel rather than liberating you from it. Incredibly unique and imaginative and, yes, at times very strange. It has the Stephen Gregory hallmarks of nature and chaos, man and animal, that I really love about his books. This is one I'll have to read again.
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  • Char
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Novel Of A Life Gone Wrong
    Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2015
    Format: Kindle
    This is one of the most messed up books I've ever read! (And I mean that in a good way.) An in depth character study of a young man freshly returned from teaching in Sudan, morphs into something far different as the story moves along. The book is divided into 4 sections, each one more disturbing than the last.

    Pacing was a problem with this novel-it starts off very slowly and more than once, I considered giving up on it. But being a fan of Mr. Gregory's work, I kept the faith and was rewarded by a shocking ending that left me stunned. Like jaw dropping, looking like a drooling idiot, stunned.

    There were so many times in this book where I found myself saying, "Hmm, this looks like it's going in this direction, but it can't do that, it's going too far." And then it did just that. I found myself yelling at Harry, the protagonist, don't do it! Don't do it! But then he did, and it never, ever worked out in his favor.

    It's difficult to put a label on this novel of... psychological horror? A life gone wrong? A downward spiral of bad choices? A story of taboos broken, and the resulting, unrelenting, guilt? It's all of the above and more. If you're intrigued by this description, this book will work for you. It's dark, down & dirty, and as such, was perfect for this dark fiction lover.

    Highly recommended for fans of literary, slow burning, psychological horror stories!

    *I received this book free from Valancourt Books, in exchange for an honest review. This is it.*
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  • K. A. Y.
    4.0 out of 5 stars A mentally haunting tale that will leave you speechless!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2015
    Format: Paperback
    4.5 stars!

    THE BLOOD OF ANGELS is possibly the most "haunting" tale of Stephen Gregory's that I've read yet. While not supernatural in any way, the series of events that Harry Clewe goes through give you a sense of quiet, mental "horror" that is difficult to shake.

    The story is broken up into different sections, each chronicling a period of Harry's life. We see, first hand, how fate takes ahold of this shy, nervous young man and completely molds him into the situations he is surrounded by. I'll admit that I found the novel slow-going at first, but after about 2/3 of the way in, I couldn't stop reading if I tried.

    This really tests the boundaries of what we feel "shapes" a person's personality, and the influence that even seemingly insignificant things (a toadstone, a brittlestar, an ammonite...) can have in changing a man's life and perspective. The ending left me absolutely speechless, with so many theoretical questions buzzing around in my head!

    What more could you ask for in a memorable tale?

    Recommended!
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