** I received an ARC for an honest review **
Publisher’s Description
The Time-Ball Tower of Tempuston houses the worst criminals in history.
Given the option of the death penalty or eternal life, they chose eternal life.
They have a long time to regret that choice.
Summary
Tide of Stone is a dark fiction novel by Australian horror author Karron Warren.
The protagonist of Tide of Stone is a young woman, Phillipa who has lived her entire life in the town which hosts the Time Ball Tower off-shore – a prison for the worst killers and depraved criminals who death was judged too easy to pay for their crimes. Instead, they are granted eternal life and imprisoned in the Time Ball Tower.
The town supplies the keepers (those who attend the prisoners in the Tower for one year) and has produced some of the wealthiest, famous, talented and influential ex-keepers in the history. Phillipa longs to be famous and remembered but is she willingly to do what it takes to join those keepers who have obtained glory? The dark truth of Tempuston and the Time Ball Tower might be too much for her.
Review
Tide of Stone combines first-person narrative and journal entires that work extremely well with Warren’s skilful crafting of a horrifying tale, the naivety of the protagonist for what awaits her as keeper in the Time Ball Tower is pure storytelling magic. The potential for darkness in the hearts of all is laid bare – and the prisoners might not be the worst of them. Warren’s envisaging of the town of Tempuston and all that depend on the evil in humanity locked away in the Time Ball Tower is a morally challenging and thought-provoking read.
Conclusion
A must-read for fans of psychological horror, dark fiction and alternate history. Highly recommend!
** This is my personal opinion and does not reflect any judging decisions **
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