They Mostly Come Out At Night Yarnsworld Book 1 eBook Benedict Patrick
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Are you scared of the dark?
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The villagers of the forest seal themselves in their cellars at night, whispering folktales to each other about the monsters that prey on them in the dark. Only the Magpie King, their shadowy, unseen protector, can keep them safe.
However, when an outcast called Lonan begins to dream of the Magpie King’s defeat at the hands of inhuman invaders, this young man must do what he can to protect his village. He is the only person who can keep his loved ones from being stolen away after dark, and to do so he will have to convince them to trust him again.
They Mostly Come Out At Night is the first novel from Benedict Patrick’s Yarnsworld series. Straddling the line between fantasy and folklore, this book is perfect for fans of the darker Brothers Grimm stories.
Get this book today, to discover the story that readers are calling “a delightfully weird, dark fairytale!”
They Mostly Come Out At Night Yarnsworld Book 1 eBook Benedict Patrick
This is one of the more original fantasy stories I've read in a long time, with a mixture of high fantasy, mythology, and religious beliefs. There is an ostracized peasant boy, Lonan, who lives in a village plagued by monsters in the night; but he dreams of the hardships of a prince, Adahy, son of the Magpie King who must learn to follow in his father's footsteps as a hunter of the monsters. Woven between the main story are folk tales and myths which provide hints to the secrets behind the story. It's all deftly written and captivating with vivid characters.The mythology in particular is interesting because it’s a combination of European and Native American influences into something totally new. At first it seems like these folk tales are just world building or a distraction from the main story, but they actually provide important clues and become more closely involved with the plot as time goes on.
All is not what it seems in this story and the twists surprised me in several places. Yet the ending feels inevitable when it comes. I almost wanted to look away from what was happening but I had to keep reading until the last page, hoping against hope that things would turn out better. One character, the Pale Lady, had the hairs standing up on the back of my neck.
This book is a prime example of dark fantasy, not in the newer sense of “grim dark” that dwells on explicit violence and gore, but in the classic sense that straddles the line between fantasy and horror. There’s an oppressive tension throughout the book, a fear of what could be out there in the dark, horrors brought on by both monsters and men. It starts with the promise of the beautiful cover and the ominous title, and doesn’t fail to deliver from there, right up through the bittersweet ending. It’s sad but fitting to the rest of the story.
It’s part of a series, but it’s a complete story arc on its own. A peek at the second book in the back hints that it will be a new location with different characters, so I think they’re intended to be stand-alones in a shared world. Either way, I’m eagerly looking forward to the next book. This is an amazing debut from the author and I want to see more of his writing.
I’d recommend this book to fans of Tanith Lee, Charles de Lint, and Terri Windling. If you like dark fantasy with a new take on fairy tales and folklore, you should definitely check this out.
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They Mostly Come Out At Night Yarnsworld Book 1 eBook Benedict Patrick Reviews
Cohesive. Weathered. Satisfying. These are the three words that best sum up THEY MOSTLY COME OUT AT NIGHT for me.
COHESIVE. From start to finish, every part of this book moved towards the same goal telling one grand, totally integrated story. It fluidly moves from past to present, legend to reality, doubt to certainty. It is a pasodoble--a dance between the bull and the matador--where there is teasing, prodding, advancing, retreating, until the final moment of reckoning. Benedict Patrick is to be complimented for the lightness of his authorial foot, keeping our eyes glued to the dance even as he continually upends our premises and expectations. He flits from one timeline to another, from POV to POV, and we are with him every literary chasse, drag, promenade, coup de pique.
Folk tales started many chapters--quirky, wondrous...and more than what they appear to be. These vignettes are enjoyable independently but grow in meaning when viewed in the light of the overall story arc. Mr. Patrick draws on old legends, refreshes their threads, and weaves them into a new tapestry that feels novel while retaining their mystery and exoticness.
WEATHERED. This tale simply has an aged feel to it the way a proper legend or myth should. It is a tale that has surely grown in the telling, seeped into various cultures and peoples. It draws on the age-old tradition of fashioning stories to explain the origin of the world and the creatures that live in it. Without giving a spoiler, let's just say I will never look at a squirrel the same way again. (Gluscabe! I shall not forget your majestic origin!)
SATISFYING. This is a standalone novel which reminds me of something I had almost forgotten with all the cliffhanger and ambiguous endings that have become quite popular and can be satisfying in a different way. THEY MOSTLY COME OUT AT NIGHT delivers closure from whence comes the satisfaction that proceeds from knowing you have come full circle and can look back and truly see the relevance of everything that came before.
As I closed the book and reflected on the story, I was confident I grasped the characters' motivations, impetus, choices. I may not always agree, the outcome may not always be what I hoped, but all was clear. This book tugged at my heartstrings because even as I may not necessarily have made the choices the characters made, I understood the the emotions and values behind them. Fear, love, jealousy, anger, sacrifice--these are all things we have intimate knowledge of. As Lonan, Adahy, Mother Ogma, Jarleth, Maedoc, Branwen and the others wrestle with their dilemmas, I was right alongside them, appreciating the difficulties, contemplating the difference between foresight and hindsight and the doubts, second-guessing and finality that attend it. This is what Mr. Patrick's writing allows.
This does not mean that there are no more stories to tell involving these characters, only that the writer has put paid to this particular narrative of their lives.
If I have a quibble with this book it might be that it is too short--not because it is incomplete or unresolved, only that I want more. I did not want the vignettes to stop coming, I want to know more about the little moments of the characters' lives that may not be entirely relevant to the overall story arc but would give me a longer peek at the details of their fascinating existence. I hope to dream of the Magpie King and Artemis and Lonan and all the others for some time to come. Here's hoping I have owl blood running in my veins.
This was a short fairly quick read. There were some things I really enjoyed about it but a few that I had a hard time with as well, so while parts of this made me want to give this book 5 stars other things made me want to give it a 2.
First off I absolutely loved the format of the story. The chapters being split between Lonan's day and then his dreams was great. I also loved the folk tales that separated the chapters. The folk tales were some of my favorite parts for this story. I love back story and history and this was such a nice way to present it and tell the stories of this world.
Where I had a problem with this story was the characters. I did not like Lonan very much or any of the villagers for that matter. Mother Ogma was the only exception. I felt like the way they interacted and the dialogue was somewhat awkward.
Adahy's story was much more appealing to me. I liked Adahy as a person was looking forward to what I thought he would become as a ruler.
Towards the end as the two stories came together I found myself enjoying it more than the beginning. Even Lonan became more likable, if still kind of off in my opinion. I liked the story telling decisions that were made in the last few chapters. While the ending was not happy, I myself was happy with how it ended.
While this was not my favorite book I definitely see potential in Mr. Patrick and I am looking forward to seeing where he will go next with the tales of Yarnsworld.
This is one of the more original fantasy stories I've read in a long time, with a mixture of high fantasy, mythology, and religious beliefs. There is an ostracized peasant boy, Lonan, who lives in a village plagued by monsters in the night; but he dreams of the hardships of a prince, Adahy, son of the Magpie King who must learn to follow in his father's footsteps as a hunter of the monsters. Woven between the main story are folk tales and myths which provide hints to the secrets behind the story. It's all deftly written and captivating with vivid characters.
The mythology in particular is interesting because it’s a combination of European and Native American influences into something totally new. At first it seems like these folk tales are just world building or a distraction from the main story, but they actually provide important clues and become more closely involved with the plot as time goes on.
All is not what it seems in this story and the twists surprised me in several places. Yet the ending feels inevitable when it comes. I almost wanted to look away from what was happening but I had to keep reading until the last page, hoping against hope that things would turn out better. One character, the Pale Lady, had the hairs standing up on the back of my neck.
This book is a prime example of dark fantasy, not in the newer sense of “grim dark” that dwells on explicit violence and gore, but in the classic sense that straddles the line between fantasy and horror. There’s an oppressive tension throughout the book, a fear of what could be out there in the dark, horrors brought on by both monsters and men. It starts with the promise of the beautiful cover and the ominous title, and doesn’t fail to deliver from there, right up through the bittersweet ending. It’s sad but fitting to the rest of the story.
It’s part of a series, but it’s a complete story arc on its own. A peek at the second book in the back hints that it will be a new location with different characters, so I think they’re intended to be stand-alones in a shared world. Either way, I’m eagerly looking forward to the next book. This is an amazing debut from the author and I want to see more of his writing.
I’d recommend this book to fans of Tanith Lee, Charles de Lint, and Terri Windling. If you like dark fantasy with a new take on fairy tales and folklore, you should definitely check this out.
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