Benjamin Thomas's Reviews > The Everlasting

“I’m not afraid, because I know the truth. And one day I’m going to tell you.”

These were the last words Scott heard his grandfather say. Strangely, however, they were uttered three days after his grandfather’s death and from his open coffin. Thirty years later, Scott’s world is turned upside down when the ghost of his grandfather’s murdered friend kidnaps Scott’s wife as leverage to get Scott to find the “Chord of Souls” which can lead to immortality. It’s a great concept and makes for an interesting and complex novel.

For my Halloween read this year I wanted to try something new (for me) and so I turned to this book by noted horror writer and Bram Stoker award winner, Tim Lebbon. This was my first book by Mr. Lebbon and I now very much appreciate his creative mind. This novel packs in a lot of crazy stuff including immortality, visiting a place like Purgatory called the Wide, touring the House of the Screaming Skulls, and ghosts galore. For me, it had a bit too much crazy weirdness and atmospheric dream-like sequences. There wasn’t as much ol’ fashioned character building as I prefer so I was a little less engrossed in the plot than I like to be. But the author writes beautifully; his words certainly paint the proverbial picture that is as vibrant as can be.