Between Two Fires - Christopher Buehlman

Between Two Fires

By Christopher Buehlman

  • Release Date: 2025-08-12
  • Genre: Horror
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 503 Ratings

Description

An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller

Enter a darker age with New York Times bestselling author Christopher Buehlman's Between Two Fires, a medieval horror adventure unlike anything on the shelf.

And Lucifer said: “Let us rise against Him now in all our numbers, and pull the walls of heaven down…”

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 fulfill 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.

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Reviews

  • One of the best Medieval stories written

    5
    By Jebis
    This was by far the best book I’ve read all year. I had seen reviews but didn’t believe them. This was an awesome adventure that had you at the edge of your seat and wanting to know what the next page had in store. This book had an excellent blend of religious, darkness, humor and awesome characters that made this book a top tier choice. The medieval aspect and dark themes portrayed throughout was unlike anything I had ever read! I will be recommending this book to anyone looking for a dark and interesting adventure where unlikely companions become true heroes.
  • An excellent read.

    5
    By RangersIceGazer
    I heard good things about this book and I’ve not read in quite some time, so I decided to start here. I was at first apprehensive of finishing the read but was unanimously hooked after a few chapters. I’d describe this book less as horror and more as religious adventure, with an excellent sense of humor and world building. My only qualm with the book was that it was too short.
  • Fun medieval tale of horrors

    4
    By russllj
    A gothic fantasy that includes disgruntled, disenfranchised knights, a mystical child, river monsters and the very worst that hell and demons can disgorge. Heavy on the gruesome bits down to every disquieting detail, but also full of sweetness and kind-hearted sentimentality. Really about as much fun as an author can have within the genre of medieval kingdoms and otherworldly warfare. There are few moments of seriousness in this irreverent odyssey, but when Buehlman occasionally decides to settle down from all the chaos and revisit his recurring thematic motifs, the tone gets serious fast and drives each point home like a war-axe through rusty, worn chainmail and armor.
  • Of fires and hearth.

    5
    By C3g3
    Though I didn’t always understand what I was reading, a lot of old and French words throughout, I enjoyed the read immensely.
  • Disorganized and Misleading

    2
    By Antcido
    Terribly misleading synopsis. Two stars for the descriptions, which do a good job at making certain scenes really feel medieval. Other than that, this book was disjointed and unclear in its plot. I never DNF books and I wanted to, just a few chapters in, but decided to push through. There was no payoff. SPOILERS AHEAD: The characters are all haunted, so I thought there’d be a redemption arc for them. There is for one of them - the horrible, unlikeable character Thomas, and the other one turns out to be an angel (or maybe Jesus himself?) I thought this was going to be a medieval horror but it’s more cosmic fantasy, with no real explanation of why or how anything is happening. Maybe that’s the point. If so, I missed it.
  • Fell apart towards the end

    3
    By Ka_tet
    This book was 150 pages too long. It has an absolutely incredible first and second act. The last portion was long and drawn out. I couldn't finish it.
  • Simply put, it’s an amazing book

    5
    By Lb377
    I couldn’t stop thinking about it when I put it down at any given time.
  • Incredible read

    5
    By Higggggs
    Just a great book. It was vivid and engaging, memorable and wicked. I’ll miss it - the first time I read it. Read it. You won’t regret it.
  • A beautifully written nightmare

    5
    By Kindredspurits
    If you loved playing Elden Ring for it’s beautiful hell landscape and The Last of Us for the dynamic among the characters, you will love this book. Beautiful, terrifying, poetic, and at times hilarious. A great introduction to medieval horror.
  • Superb

    5
    By dg1839
    I loved it.