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The Night Clock Paperback – November 10, 2015

by Paul Meloy (Author)

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And still the Night Clock ticks...

Phil Trevena's patients are dying and he needs answers. One of the disturbed men in his care tells him that he needs to find Daniel, that Daniel will be able to explain what is happening. But who is Daniel? Daniel was lost once, broken by the same force that has turned its hatred on Trevena. His destiny is greater than he could ever imagine. Drawn together, Trevena and Daniel embark on an extraordinary journey of discovery, encountering The Firmament Surgeons in the Dark Time-the flux above our reality. Whoever controls Dark Time controls the minds of humanity. The Firmament Surgeons, aware of the approach of limitless hostility and darkness, are gathered to bring an end to the war with the Autoscopes, before they tear our reality apart.

Paul Meloy's extraordinarily rich debut novel introduces us to a world just beyond our own, shattering our preconceptions about creativity and mental illness, presenting us with a novel like no other.

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384 pages
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November 10, 2015
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5.06 x 0.6 x 7.81 inches
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Peter Johnstone
Astonishing - horrifying and hilarious in equal measure
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2016
The Night Clock is the debut novel from Paul Meloy and it is a truly astonishing read. It probably helps if you've read some of Meloy's previously published short stories and his novella in order to really get to grips with the chaotic and mind blowing worlds he creates and understand some of the (many) characters however it is a stand alone novel that works on a number of levels.
Meloy's rich use of language is unlike anything I've ever read before - graphic, intelligent, disgraceful in parts - he can be shocking, appalling and touching all on the same page.
It is sometimes easy to get a bit lost as to what world you are in and what is happening but once you accept that and just enjoy the ride and the madness it's kind of liberating and all the more fun.
His characters are so vivid and well described that you become immersed in them and then their sudden disappearance from the story can feel frustrating but he is good at bringing things back and tying up loose ends.
My favourite aspect of Paul Meloy's writing is his use of humour and pathos even in the darkest passages of the book - I think it is this aspect that makes this writing stand apart from others.
Personally I feel there is definitely a sequel if not a whole series involving some of these characters.
Hope so.
I look forward to it.

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T.E. Nickerson
Beautiful, dark and dreamlike writing fits the concept of ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2017
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Beautiful, dark and dreamlike writing fits the concept of the book, but there are too many ill-defined characters, too many ideas and not nearly enough plot stuffed into too short a book. Needed to be expanded into a much longer novel or even a series. Could've been epic, like the Dark Tower series, only in the dream world. Instead, it's mostly an exercise in frustration and confusion. The morally atrocious act the group commits at the end of the book in order to catch the main villain also left me with a bad taste in my mouth.

{Read my full review at my Indigo Xix blog}

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Angel Hatfield
The Night clock is a pub across from Les and ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2016
The Night clock is a pub across from Les and Paul’s pub. Les and Paul don’t go into the Night Clock as they believe the cellar is a compartment of Hell. Barry was stumbling toward Lewis’s house. Barry only had one arm and was already dead Dawn is Lewis’s mom and feels someone should put Barry out of his misery then Barry pushes himself into their house. Someone came in Dawn’s kitchen and put a pitchfork through Barry led him out to a field and set him on fire. Lefty is suppose to be taking care of his child and instead is reading his book and drinking coffee. Golleck is a police community support officer and has a strict code with no bending. But actually is a coward.He stops in a store and then hears some shops coming from the community center by the time Golleck gets there he finds that Lefty is the dad shooting the kids.
I could nit get into this story. I tried just too much jumping around for me. I understand the plot and the Night Clock was letting evil monsters out on the “world” but did nothing for me.
I received an ARC of this story for an honest review.

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A compelling and original blend of dark fantasy, science fiction and horror elements
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2015
Paul Meloy's debut novel, The Night Clock, is a compelling and original blend of dark fantasy, science fiction and horror elements. It takes place in the same world as "Dogs with Their Eyes Shut", which was published in 2013. It's a richly written and multi-layered novel for readers who want to immerse themselves into a complex and gradually unfolding story that rewards its readers with beautiful prose and intriguing happenings.

I've been aware of Paul Meloy for a couple of years, but I haven't had an opportunity read anything by him until now. I'm glad I could review The Night Clock, because it's an impressive and well written debut novel (I was very impressed by it). It splendidly showcases the author's abilities to write original speculative fiction for adults, because it's a fascinating combination of different elements that together form an enjoyable story.

The Night Clock can be categorised as dark fantasy fiction, because the author combines fantasy, horror and slipstream elements in a successful way. Depending on the reader, it's also possible to categorise this novel as horror fiction, because the boundaries of horror fiction have been stretched quite a lot during the recent years and certain dark fantasy novels can be counted as horror fiction.

Here's a bit of information about the story:

The Night Clock is a fascinating and imaginative story about a psychiatric nurse, Phil Trevena, who finds himself in the middle of strange and threatening happenings. He tries to make sense of what's going on, because his psychiatric patients are dying. He hears from one of his disturbed patients that he must find a man called Daniel, because Daniel is the only person who can explain everything. When Trevena meets Daniel, he finds out that a dark elemental force is behind everything...

This is the beginning of a chain of events that leads Trevena and Daniel on a journey to save our reality.

The multi-layered and phantasmagorical story is told through different characters. The narrative shifts fluently from character to character, but the main characters are Phil Trevena and Daniel. It was interesting to read about both of the main characters and their lives, because characterisation is excellent.

Phil Trevena is a fascinating character, because he's a psychiatric nurse who takes care of mentally ill people. He gets into trouble at work when his patients start to die mysteriously. He begins to wonder what's going on and tries to find answers. His puzzlement about the happenings is handled well, because he slowly finds out what's happening around him and why his patients have died.

Daniel is a Firmament Surgeon and a hypnopomp who can control Dark Time. He has an ability to alter time. He fights against the Autoscopes who are Firmament Surgeons that have been corrupted by a dark force - the devil-in-dreams - that wants to bring an age of despair. The author writes fascinatingly about Daniel's past and the time he spent at the mental hospital.

I also enjoyed reading about the secondary characters, because they were fully fleshed characters with lives and feelings of their own. For example, the author explored Gollick's life in an excellent way and told what happened to him and his mother. It was also interesting to read about Chloe and how important a character she was, because she was part of the Night Clock.

The concept of the mysterious Night Clock is handled perfectly, because the author reveals bits and pieces about it as the story begins to unfold. I won't write what kind of a clock it is, because I might end up writing too many spoilers, but I think it's safe to mention that certain people are very important to its existence and functioning.

This novel contains intriguing sexual elements, because the author writes about the protagonist's sexual feelings towards the student nurse, Zoë. He knows that his feelings are inapproriate, but he can't help them and tries to hide his arousal. The author also writes well about the protagonist's dark dream that has a sexual nature to it. These sexual elements fit the dark story perfectly.

I've noticed that several novels have been written about mental illness and madness over the years, but this kind of creative and insightful novels are rare. Paul Meloy's approach to mental illness and madness feels fresh and creative. I honestly don't recall reading anything like this ever before, because the author ignores the conventional clichés associated with mental illness stories and boldly writes his own kind of fiction that stays true to medical facts, but is original and inventive. His approach to mental illness has a distinct edge of poetic artistry that sets him apart from other authors.

Paul Meloy writes fluently about mental illness and what's related to it. His descriptions of the the patients' symptoms, madness and behaviour are excellent and stunningly effective. I think that his personal experiences as a psychiatric nurse have affected his writing style, because he has gained lots of insight into mental illness and is aware of how patients behave in different conditions and under stress.

Paul Meloy writes well about Trevena's patients and how they're being looked after by nurses. I have to mention that it was interesting and unsettling for me to read about Les and his symptoms, because he had schizophrenia. He had animals, but when his illness worsened, he killed all of his animals, because he thought that they'd be better off dead if he couldn't look after them. In my opinion, his condition and symptoms were handled surprisingly well.

The author seems to have an excellent imagination, because he has come up with a story that is original and fresh. There's an exciting fractured-reality quality to his story that is reminiscent of slipstream stories. This is one of the reasons why I was deeply impressed by this novel.

Paul Meloy writes beautiful, descriptive and nuanced prose. He has his own unique voice and he uses it in a bold way. There's something in his sentences and expressions that reminds me a bit of Nina Allan, Neil Gaiman and Douglas Thompson.

The author has a good sense of humour, and he has an ability to add humorous elements to his story without making the happenings feel fluffy or trivial. His humour is wonderfully sharp and some of his comments about people and happenings are nuanced and observant. (I was pleasantly surprised to find humour in this novel, because this kind of novels seldom have any kind of humorous elements.)

I was impressed by the author's way of writing about dark fantasy and horror elements, because his writing style is fascinatingly dark. He wrote ominously about the strange creatures that attacked the characters and easily created a threatening atmosphere. His creatures were original and had a nightmarish quality to them.

I was surprised to find out that the author wrote about talking dogs and tigers, because I didn't expect to read about talking animals. I think it's good that he wrote about them, because by writing about them, he added a bit of fairy-tale-like lightness to his dark story.

I look forward to reading more stories and novels by Paul Meloy, because he seems to be a talented author who can write original and engaging stories that stimulate the reader's imagination. I intend to take a look at his previous stories as soon as possible.

I think it's fair to say that we need more novels like The Night Clock that expand the boundaries of speculative fiction into new directions and excite our imagination, because there are too many novels that offer little or no food at all for thoughts. I'm personally a big fan of this kind of fiction, because it's rewarding to read well written novels that boldly differ from what's become the norm for speculative fiction.

The Night Clock is an excellent novel for adult readers. It deserves to be read thoughtfully, because it contains many different elements and has layers of depth. It has been written for intelligent adults who want to read a complex and gradually opening story.

Paul Meloy's The Night Clock is not to be missed by fans of quality speculative fiction, because it's one of the most intriguing speculative fiction novels of the year. If you're fascinated by dark happenings and love the darker and stranger side of speculative fiction, you should take a look at this beautifully written novel, because it's genuinely worth reading.

Highly recommended!

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Ginger Nuts
Wondrous and Heartfelt
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2015
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You have to feel sorry for Phil, his boss is an idiot who is a slave to performance projections rather than the cold hard reality of the job at hand. His daughter is rebelling against his split with his wife, in the only way that a daughter can, and to top it all off his patients are mysteriously dying on him. which sadly, isn't a great thing for a crisis team psychiatric nurse practitioner.

However, a chance meeting with a tenebrous Daniel opens Phil's eyes to a conflict that is raging just beyond the veil a conflict that could see the end of us all. To win, we must destroy The Night Clock.

If there is one thing that this reviewer truly enjoys is a good wainscot fantasy.......

You have to feel sorry for Phil; his boss is an idiot who is a slave to performance projections rather than the cold hard reality of the job at hand. His daughter is rebelling against his split with his wife, in the only way that a daughter can, and to top it all off his patients are mysteriously dying on him. Which sadly, isn't a great thing for a crisis team psychiatric nurse practitioner.

However, a chance meeting with a tenebrous Daniel opens Phil's eyes to a conflict that is raging just beyond the veil a conflict that could see the end of us all. To win, we must destroy The Night Clock.

If there is one thing that this reviewer truly enjoys is a good wainscot fantasy.......

and with The Night Clock Paul Meloy has crafted a complex, heart-breaking and deeply moving tale that draws upon Paul's experiences as a psychiatric nurse to give a sensitive portrayal of mental health issues.

The Night Clock is an engrossing read that successfully manages to combine the mundane realities of life in our world with the fascinating, and fantastical world of Firmament Surgeons, a brave and strange band of heroes who have been charged with defending the realm against the hate filled rage of Autoscapes. Think Masterton's Night Warriors mixed with otherworldliness of Sapphire and Steel and you be getting close to describing the sense of wonder that Meloy invokes as he drip feeds the true nature of the world beyond the veil to the reader.

Told from multiple viewpoints, with characters dropping in and out sometimes at furious speed, lends the narrative a unique choppy feeling, that at times has a disorienting effect on the reader. This may sound like a negative point, but it serves the narrative structure and overall feel of the novel perfectly. In some ways it allows the reader to feel the same sense of turmoil and bafflement that Phil experiences throughout the story. It also gives the story a rapid must turn the next page sense of pacing.

It's a dark tale that deals with some of the unsavoury facets of human nature such as suicide, depression, and improper sexual desires, and yet Meloy presents a sympathetic take on them, even when our hero of the book is having some unsavoury thoughts about the student nurse under his care.

The Night Clock is a wondrous and beautiful tale, full of great imaginative ideas and compassionate characterization. It is a story that many readers will find deep affecting, one that will have a long lasting effect on their state of mind. A fantastical horror with a strong heart and a great sense of whimsy and humour. It is not afraid to look straight into our hearts and minds to take a long hard look at what makes our own personal night clocks tick.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2019
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Didn’t like the story.

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Peter Johnstone
Astonishing - horrifying and hilarious in equal measure
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2016
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The Night Clock is the debut novel from Paul Meloy and it is a truly astonishing read. It probably helps if you've read some of Meloy's previously published short stories and his novella in order to really get to grips with the chaotic and mind blowing worlds he creates and understand some of the (many) characters however it is a stand alone novel that works on a number of levels.
Meloy's rich use of language is unlike anything I've ever read before - graphic, intelligent, disgraceful in parts - he can be shocking, appalling and touching all on the same page.
It is sometimes easy to get a bit lost as to what world you are in and what is happening but once you accept that and just enjoy the ride and the madness it's kind of liberating and all the more fun.
His characters are so vivid and well described that you become immersed in them and then their sudden disappearance from the story can feel frustrating but he is good at bringing things back and tying up loose ends.
My favourite aspect of Paul Meloy's writing is his use of humour and pathos even in the darkest passages of the book - I think it is this aspect that makes this writing stand apart from others.
Personally I feel there is definitely a sequel if not a whole series involving some of these characters.
Hope so.
I look forward to it.

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miss a l leonard
Enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2019
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I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this read as not my usual genre. I enjoyed that the story which had enough realism to carry the fantasy . Really enjoyed the read and am glad I tried a new genre.

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Interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2016
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Interesting and kept that interest until the end

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