Between Two Fires

Hardback Published on: 05/03/2026
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Between Two Fires
Peak Bleak Fantasy
I’m so pleased to see Between Two Fires finally get a UK release! I’ve loved reading Christopher Buehlman’s Blacktongue Thief series, and jumped at the cha... READ MORE
Bookseller Adam, Lichfield
Between Two Fires
Sets the standard for medieval horror/fantasy
An absolutely outstanding work of fiction, and I am so, so pleased that it has finally got its UK release after originally being self-published. Buehlman i... READ MORE
Molly
Between Two Fires
Medieval road movie that descends into madness
This book is an experiance.It opens as a dark historical road movie that slowly circles into the apocalypse. Its captivating and horrifying in equal measur... READ MORE
Dean from Douglas
Between Two Fires
Grimdark Fantasy…
Between Two Fires is a slice of grimdark fantasy set in medieval France during the Black Death. You would think that its setting would lead it into histori... READ MORE
William Bloom
Between Two Fires
A creepy pilgrimage crawling with demons
In this medieval tale, God has turned his back on mankind. To regain his attention, fallen angels on Earth unleash hunger upon the mightiest kingdoms. Stil... READ MORE
Helen at Loughborough
Between Two Fires
A Grotesquely Beautiful Story.
This book is definitely a contender for my personal read/book of the year. An excommunicated knight, a divine orphan and an alcoholic priest vying for ... READ MORE
Liv F. from Newcastle

Synopsis

The year is 1348. Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a dead Norman village.

An orphan of the Black Death, and an almost unnerving picture of innocence, she tells Thomas that plague is only part of a larger cataclysm-that the fallen angels under Lucifer are rising in a second war on heaven, and that the world of men has fallen behind the lines of conflict.

Is it delirium or is it faith? She believes she has seen the angels of God. She believes the righteous dead speak to her in dreams. And now she has convinced the faithless Thomas to shepherd her across a depraved landscape to Avignon. There, she tells Thomas, she will fulfil her mission: to confront the evil that has devastated the earth, and to restore to this betrayed, murderous knight the nobility and hope of salvation he long abandoned.

As hell unleashes its wrath, and as the true nature of the girl is revealed, Thomas will find himself on a macabre battleground of angels and demons, saints, and the risen dead, and in the midst of a desperate struggle for nothing less than the soul of man.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • ISBN: 9781399638364
  • Number of pages: 448
  • Dimensions: 238 x 158 x 44 mm
  • Weight: 681g
  • Languages: English

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Between Two Fires
Abercrombie meets Last Of Us
Brilliant, thrilling, and skin-crawling. Lovable and flawed characters with horrific creatures that remind me of Bloodborne. Dialogue between characters fe... READ MORE
Rust
Between Two Fires
Darkly fantastical
Thank you to Orion Publishing Group - Gollancz for the opportunity to read this ARC The grimmest of historical horror/fantasy. If you are a fan of Joe A... READ MORE
Nicky Moon
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Between Two Fires
Incredible Medieval Horror
Between Two Fires is exactly what I want from historical horror. Set in medieval France, the story follows knight-turned-brigand Thomas as he struggles to ... READ MORE
LW
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Between Two Fires
A book I respected more than enjoyed unfortunately
As a historical horror fan, this book felt perfectly tailored to my interests, and I went in fully expecting to love it. Set in plague-ravaged 14th-century... READ MORE
Sophie-Leigh Smyth
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Between Two Fires
Pleasantly Bosch-ish & Plague Ridden
Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ has taken to the page in Buehlman’s novel! Plague runs rampant through Europe and more than disease is hurting the peo... READ MORE
Liv F. from Newcastle
Between Two Fires
A whole host of shennanigans!
I literally don't even know what to do with this book.I tried to find this book for so long but could not find it. When I saw it was being republished I ra... READ MORE
Pri
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Between Two Fires
Lit a fire in me to read.
A fantastic story of Good vs Evil, whether or not you're religious, this a great book to read. For me personally one of the best books I've read this yea... READ MORE
Peter Jones
Between Two Fires
Between Two Fires
Overall, this was one of the least enjoyable novels I have read. The narrative offers minimal character development, leaving little opportunity to invest e... READ MORE
J Sheppard
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