Synopsis
IN THE CENTER OF THE FOREST SITS A HOUSE OF LEAVES AND ASH. INSIDE THE HOUSE, HIS HEART AND LIES.
Inside the house called Sempiternity there is a lake, at the center of which an island sits. Upon the island, a spire of stone. Surrounding the spire, an orchard of dreams.
Beneath an apple tree sits faceless Self, who writes of sorry things. “What an awful place. What a cruelty it is, being birthed of pain.”
But when a dog that should not be wanders into Sempiternity through a door that should not be, Self learns a terrible Sempiternity is no longer safe, no longer theirs. Fictional failures come in search of proper ends, in search of slaughter quelled by Self’s prosaic hand.
In search of lies.
Thus, Self departs Sempiternity for the forest dark, for at its center is the ruined town of Own.
The place where the nightmare began.
Review
Wow, Liminal Monster a novella is a dark, hauntingly raw emotional read that cuts deep and will fester for a long time and leave you of awe of author Luke Tarzians mastery craftsmanship.
There are some books that can affect its readers mentally, but not in a bad way. Liminal Monster is a book that i needed after losing one of the closest people in my life. My Dad recently, and this one resonated with me personally in dealing with grief, pain, and loss of someone so dear.
What absolutely love about a Luke Tarzians writing is that he takes you on a mad trip down the rabbit hole to where you don’t know where you’ll end up, either in hell drinking tea with the devil or in a whisky induced funk with a talking cat for company as you travel the pages in a state of wanderlust.
I truly believe Luke Tarzian is the mad hatter of writing. His penmanship is out of this world. The way he weaves and crafts his writing is like poetry. Like a young Edgar Allan Poe esquire. The worldbuilding and dark setting are wonderful. Time and time again, he creates characters that are just mad and mental, and I just love them.
In this dark horror story with a minimal touch of fantasy. We follow the life of an author whose life is turned upside down through grief and loss and a relationship breakdown leading to madness. When his writing and works hauntingly come to life, bringing him on a mad journey through a boozed haze of sadness and loneliness. Traped in the makings of his own mind like a prison from hell. Can he navigate and get back to some normality and meaningful back in his life? Check it out to find out if you won’t regret it.
If you haven’t read any of Luke Tarzians books, you are missing out. His prose are magically lyrical and beautifully written. His work deserves a lot more recognition. And if you’re into dark whimsical characters and just some good wonderful storytelling. Then I can’t highly recommend enough….🥃🔥☕️😁
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