A perfectly controlled example of what Barker calls “the fantastique,” Tortured Souls is something truly special, a story whose imaginative reach and sheer narrative power are evident on every page. With great authority and equally great economy, Tortured Souls expands to become a portrait of Primordium itself, with its hierarchies, its hidden mysteries, its shifting power structure, and-most significantly-its indelible cast of characters. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Infernal Parade. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets.

This conjunction of the human and the inhuman stands at the center of this instantly absorbing creation. Infernal Parade - Kindle edition by Barker, Clive. This act will lead him to two life-altering encounters, one with the daughter of his victim, the other with Agonistes himself. The story begins when a freelance assassin named Zarles Krieger commits a routine murder-for-hire. Lurking at the edges of this extravagant tale is the ancient entity known as “Agonistes,” who accepts the pleas of selected “Supplicants,” transforming them, through a combination of art, magic, and pain, into avatars of violence and revenge. At once violent and erotic, brutal and strangely beautiful, it takes us into the heart of the legendary “first city” known as Primordium, the site of political upheaval, passionate encounters, and astonishing acts of transformation.

This is vital, visionary fiction by a modern master of the form. It proves once again that, in Barker's hands, the Fantastique is not only alive and well, but flourishing. Infernal Parade is quintessential Barker: witty, elegantly composed, filled with dark and often savage wonders. Tortured Souls is one of the most vividly imagined, tightly compressed novellas ever written by the incomparable Clive Barker. Infernal Parade is quintessential Barker: witty, elegantly composed, filled with dark and often savage wonders. Click here for information on Infernal Paradeĭust jacket and interior illustrations by Bob Eggleton

Infernal Parade by Clive Barker