The Telling by Mike Duran is............AMAZING!! Not to get too "OMG I LUV IT!" but I do. I love it!! I was amazed at how amazing this book was. I am not going to lie, it was a random pick up at the library and after two chapters, I fell in love. I only paid attention to this book for three days. My husband could not believe how much I was enjoying this book. I think he even got jealous...anyways, the synopsis of The Telling:
A prophet never loses his calling, only his way. Disfigured with a hideous scar from his stepmother, Zeph Walker lives his life in seclusion, cloistering himself in a ramshackle bookstore on the outskirts of town. But Zeph is also blessed with a gift—an uncanny ability to foresee the future, to know peoples’ deepest sins and secrets. He calls it the Telling, but he has abandoned this gift to a life of solitude, unbelief, and despair—until two detectives escort him to the county morgue where he finds his own body lying on the gurney. On the northern fringes of Death Valley, the city of Endurance is home to llama ranches, abandoned mines, roadside attractions...and the mythical ninth gate of hell. Now, forced to investigate his own murder, Zeph discovers something even more insidious behind the urban legends and small-town eccentricities. Early miners unearthed a megalith—a sacred site where spiritual and physical forces converge and where an ancient subterranean presence broods. And only Zeph can stop it. But the scar on Zeph’s face is nothing compared to the wound on his soul. For not only has he abandoned his gift and renounced heaven, but it was his own silence that spawned the evil. Can he overcome his own despair in time to seal the ninth gate of hell? His words unlocked something deadly, And now the silence is killing them.
Eh, what did I say?! Even the summary of The Telling intrigues me. Like I said, I have never heard of the book or even the author until I picked this up. The writing was great and the book overall (as stated earlier) was amazing. Do I recommend this book? YES!! If you have eyes, and can read, (and don't mind being a little terrified) then read The Telling by Mike Duran and I promise you will not be let down. Granted, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but mine is that this is great. Thank you, Mr. Duran.
Mrs. Lacey
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