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Division #2
Within This Garden Weeping
People have their own hidden worlds inside them as young Red Piccirilli has learned through the tragic events of his past.
His parents try to protect him by moving the family to a dead-end road out of town, but their plan is short-lived when a mysterious old man who seems to have a history with Red's mother comes knocking at their door.
Red is quickly thrust into a crossroads between worlds, where he will soon learn from a broken god how to harness his true power...
His parents try to protect him by moving the family to a dead-end road out of town, but their plan is short-lived when a mysterious old man who seems to have a history with Red's mother comes knocking at their door.
Red is quickly thrust into a crossroads between worlds, where he will soon learn from a broken god how to harness his true power...
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First published January 1, 2012
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Lee Thompson
26 books186 followers“Lee Thompson knows his horror-noir. He fuses both genres together in the turmoil of terror, tragedy, blood, guilt, and lost chances at redemption.”–Tom Piccirilli, author of THE LAST KIND WORDS
Lee Thompson is the bestselling author of the Suspense novels A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS (August 2014), IT’S ONLY DEATH (January 2015), and WITH FURY IN HAND (May 2015). The dominating threads weaved throughout his work are love, loss, and learning how to live again. A firm believer in the enduring power of the human spirit, Lee believes that stories, no matter their format, set us on the path of transformation. He is represented by the extraordinary Chip MacGregor of MacGregor Literary. Visit Lee’s website to discover more: www.leethompsonfiction.com
Some of my favorite authors: Clive Barker, Donald Westlake, Peter Straub, Stephen King, Greg Gifune, Lee Thomas, William Faulkner, Robert Dunbar, John Gardner, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, John Connolly, Jack Cady, Tom Piccirilli, Brian Hodge, Douglas Clegg, Jack Ketchum, Lee Child, James Lee Burke, and Cormac McCarthy.
"10 out of 10 Stars... GOSSAMER: A TALE OF LOVE AND TRAGEDY will blow you away my friends. It is that good." -- Peter Schwotzer/Famous Monsters of Filmland.
"WHEN WE JOIN JESUS IN HELL is as crazy as its tormented protagonist. Hard as nails.” – Jack Ketchum
"The voice of the deputy feels authentic: brooding, soulful, haunted. In fact, there’s a heartfelt quality to the whole grim book. Even some of the most grisly moments manage to be poetic and full of emotion, and the author’s literary influences echo loudly. At times, the mood evokes Piccirilli or Braunbeck or Gifune combined with Sherwood Anderson."-- Robert Dunbar, author of WILLY, THE PINES, and THE SHORE
“Thompson’s voice is his own — strong, hypnotic, and unsettling. Nursery Rhymes 4 Dead Children is a bleak fucking book, and therein lies its danger. So beautifully-constructed is Thompson’s prose, that the reader is often caught off-guard, mesmerized by a turn of phrase or a descriptive passage, until the book grabs you by the balls and rips them right off, breaking your heart and your psyche in the process.” — Brian Keene, author of GHOUL, DARK HOLLOW and THE RISING.
"I’ve said it many times and believe it more everyday, Lee Thompson is not only the next big name at Delirium Books but in the genre." – Shane Ryan Staley at Darkfuse Publications.
"The Dampness of Mourning is a riveting Thriller..." Midwest Book Review.
"Lee Thompson’s prose is electric!" — Bob Freeman, author of DESCENDANT.
"Like a dark Twilight Zone meets Alfred Hitchcock Mystery." -- Lee Thompson, author of NURSERY RHYMES 4 DEAD CHILDREN.
http://leethompsonfiction.com
Lee Thompson is the bestselling author of the Suspense novels A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS (August 2014), IT’S ONLY DEATH (January 2015), and WITH FURY IN HAND (May 2015). The dominating threads weaved throughout his work are love, loss, and learning how to live again. A firm believer in the enduring power of the human spirit, Lee believes that stories, no matter their format, set us on the path of transformation. He is represented by the extraordinary Chip MacGregor of MacGregor Literary. Visit Lee’s website to discover more: www.leethompsonfiction.com
Some of my favorite authors: Clive Barker, Donald Westlake, Peter Straub, Stephen King, Greg Gifune, Lee Thomas, William Faulkner, Robert Dunbar, John Gardner, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, John Connolly, Jack Cady, Tom Piccirilli, Brian Hodge, Douglas Clegg, Jack Ketchum, Lee Child, James Lee Burke, and Cormac McCarthy.
"10 out of 10 Stars... GOSSAMER: A TALE OF LOVE AND TRAGEDY will blow you away my friends. It is that good." -- Peter Schwotzer/Famous Monsters of Filmland.
"WHEN WE JOIN JESUS IN HELL is as crazy as its tormented protagonist. Hard as nails.” – Jack Ketchum
"The voice of the deputy feels authentic: brooding, soulful, haunted. In fact, there’s a heartfelt quality to the whole grim book. Even some of the most grisly moments manage to be poetic and full of emotion, and the author’s literary influences echo loudly. At times, the mood evokes Piccirilli or Braunbeck or Gifune combined with Sherwood Anderson."-- Robert Dunbar, author of WILLY, THE PINES, and THE SHORE
“Thompson’s voice is his own — strong, hypnotic, and unsettling. Nursery Rhymes 4 Dead Children is a bleak fucking book, and therein lies its danger. So beautifully-constructed is Thompson’s prose, that the reader is often caught off-guard, mesmerized by a turn of phrase or a descriptive passage, until the book grabs you by the balls and rips them right off, breaking your heart and your psyche in the process.” — Brian Keene, author of GHOUL, DARK HOLLOW and THE RISING.
"I’ve said it many times and believe it more everyday, Lee Thompson is not only the next big name at Delirium Books but in the genre." – Shane Ryan Staley at Darkfuse Publications.
"The Dampness of Mourning is a riveting Thriller..." Midwest Book Review.
"Lee Thompson’s prose is electric!" — Bob Freeman, author of DESCENDANT.
"Like a dark Twilight Zone meets Alfred Hitchcock Mystery." -- Lee Thompson, author of NURSERY RHYMES 4 DEAD CHILDREN.
http://leethompsonfiction.com
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December 3, 2012
This is book two in the Division Mythos. This one takes place about two years after the events documented in Before Leonora Wakes.
Young Red Piccirilli is now 15 and a little wiser.
This story starts with a mysterious visitor to Red's new mobilehome. His family moved there in an attempt to keep Red safe. Red's mom seems to be familiar with this strange man, but she refuses to tell Red who he is.
So begins Red's latest adventure. An adventure that includes dragonfly men, gorgons, giants and so much more. While all of this sounds like some kind of epic fantasy, it's not. This is dark fiction at its finest and I can't wait to read more!
Young Red Piccirilli is now 15 and a little wiser.
This story starts with a mysterious visitor to Red's new mobilehome. His family moved there in an attempt to keep Red safe. Red's mom seems to be familiar with this strange man, but she refuses to tell Red who he is.
So begins Red's latest adventure. An adventure that includes dragonfly men, gorgons, giants and so much more. While all of this sounds like some kind of epic fantasy, it's not. This is dark fiction at its finest and I can't wait to read more!
January 4, 2014
Within this Garden Weeping takes place two years after the first novella in the series Before Leonora Wakes, Red’s Mother has a visitor and not a very welcome one.
A perfect example of Lee’s descriptive prose as a stranger knocks on their door – ‘The air smelled of burnt paper. And when Red glanced at the man’s eyes, he saw a fire consuming his pupils’. And – ‘His shadow stretched through the door, tendrils of near-night, and some of them lovingly stroked her neck while others probed deeper into the living room’.
Red will meet this stranger again and he will take him into an alternate reality, as easily as folding a piece of paper and putting it in your pocket. This is where we will learn what powers Red possesses and what he is truly capable of.
Interlacing two stories we travel with Red as he does battle with his nemesis, Leonora and we hear mention of her sister Proserpine who features later in the series. While in our world he goes to see his girlfriend Amy’s Father, a drug dealer on the path to destroying himself, Red has the power to hasten that journey before her Father can destroy her completely but is he capable of such a thing.
This is powerful and compelling fiction, dark fantasy fracturing into horror, a natural flow like the movement of a shadow and an absolutely gripping pace, I can’t recommend this highly enough.
A perfect example of Lee’s descriptive prose as a stranger knocks on their door – ‘The air smelled of burnt paper. And when Red glanced at the man’s eyes, he saw a fire consuming his pupils’. And – ‘His shadow stretched through the door, tendrils of near-night, and some of them lovingly stroked her neck while others probed deeper into the living room’.
Red will meet this stranger again and he will take him into an alternate reality, as easily as folding a piece of paper and putting it in your pocket. This is where we will learn what powers Red possesses and what he is truly capable of.
Interlacing two stories we travel with Red as he does battle with his nemesis, Leonora and we hear mention of her sister Proserpine who features later in the series. While in our world he goes to see his girlfriend Amy’s Father, a drug dealer on the path to destroying himself, Red has the power to hasten that journey before her Father can destroy her completely but is he capable of such a thing.
This is powerful and compelling fiction, dark fantasy fracturing into horror, a natural flow like the movement of a shadow and an absolutely gripping pace, I can’t recommend this highly enough.
December 12, 2012
Another winner from Lee Thompson! Book 2 in the Division Mythos series. Red continues his surreal journey into other worlds. He is beginning to realize his hidden family history and discovering some things about himself along the way. Red is growing up and becoming more powerful, more powerful than even he can realize! I can't wait to find out where he will go next. Excellent read and Highly Recommended!
May 30, 2014
First the good, I'm a fan of Lee Thompson and I have loved everything I have read from him so far.
He has a lot of imagination and good ideas and is an excellent storyteller... usually...
Starting out with this kind of sentence inevitably leads to... the not so good.
The book begins well enough but then a significant event happens which splits the storytelling on two fronts. And I became thoroughly confused from that point on. On one front, a lot of rather surrealistic events start happening. Interesting events take place and characters are introduced but most of the time I was left thinking "Hunh?? What was that all about?"
On the second front, events take place in the real world, but I didn't realize this until the very end when I thought "OK. So all those things that happened between Red, his mother, Amy, her father were real?!?" Very weird.
My main problem however is that I kept thinking, Red is 14 but he is acting more like a 10 year old.
This may have been on purpose but it bugged me.
All that said, I will give the next chapter a try because I loved the first book in the series.
And Lee Thompson is definitely worth reading.
It may just be my problem with books where too many bizarre things happen in the minds of characters and you never know what's what. I never did finish a book by William Burroughs for this reason. :-)
He has a lot of imagination and good ideas and is an excellent storyteller... usually...
Starting out with this kind of sentence inevitably leads to... the not so good.
The book begins well enough but then a significant event happens which splits the storytelling on two fronts. And I became thoroughly confused from that point on. On one front, a lot of rather surrealistic events start happening. Interesting events take place and characters are introduced but most of the time I was left thinking "Hunh?? What was that all about?"
On the second front, events take place in the real world, but I didn't realize this until the very end when I thought "OK. So all those things that happened between Red, his mother, Amy, her father were real?!?" Very weird.
My main problem however is that I kept thinking, Red is 14 but he is acting more like a 10 year old.
This may have been on purpose but it bugged me.
All that said, I will give the next chapter a try because I loved the first book in the series.
And Lee Thompson is definitely worth reading.
It may just be my problem with books where too many bizarre things happen in the minds of characters and you never know what's what. I never did finish a book by William Burroughs for this reason. :-)
December 24, 2012
Loved Book 2 of the Division Mythos. It picks up a few years after the events in "Before Leonora Wakes" and continues its very surreal journey. Lately, I've been devouring everything Lee Thompson has written that I can get my hands on. His prose is on point (especially in this book when Red's mind doesn't know what to trust) and it's like with almost all of his work. The words create images that seep into you and stay crawling around in your subconscious long after you have tackled his work. For anyone looking for great and creepy to read, I would suggest this book. But I would also suggest reading "Before Leonora Wakes" before you read this so that you have a full grasp of what's going on.
July 11, 2013
Within This Garden Weeping is the sequel (or second in the Mythos series) to Before Lenora Wakes. This novel delights in much the same way as its predecessor. The story is dark and unpredictable. The "otherworldly" creatures and events are quite creative and unusual, and there are enough creepy turn of events to keep even the most jaded reader glued to the pages without coming up for air. For me, however, the best parts of the work are the characters. Red and Amy are very well drawn. They are young teens and they behave and think like young teens - much like the first novel in the series. This is a true gift that Lee Thompson has. There is even an action taken by Red that will take your breath away, and his emotional reaction is very believable. Strong recommended.
December 6, 2012
I really enjoyed this book . . . I just wish I knew this was the 2nd in a series. Something's might have made more sense to me.
But I loved the characters and loved the "not-knowing" what was going to happen within the other world (or other plane).
Very well-written and creepy! I love books like this. Will definitely backtrack and read the 1st in the series before I move on to the others.
June 4, 2015
At first, I thought I would be at a disadvantage in that Within This Garden Weeping is Book Two in Thompson’s Division Mythos series and I didn’t have the privilege of reading Book One, Before Leonora Wakes. If I had read it, I may have had a firmer foothold in this dark fantasy world and felt more grounded in the story and the characters.
Maybe. Maybe not.
I’m okay either way because the information you need from Book One to keep you invested in the storyline is woven into Weeping with finesse.
Our main character Red is at once frightened, unsure and curious that the world he lives in is no longer normal. He is a relatable young misfit, tentative with the girl he likes and a bit surly with his mother. Like many of us, he underestimates his abilities and his power.
When someone puts him in a position to test that power, he balks. However, he is surrounded by a host of unique, disturbing characters that challenge, confuse, and torment him into completing his quest.
It is an engrossing, mad, surreal, dream-state, coming of age journey that screams to you that failures can come from triumph and mercifully, vice versa.
At once I both loved the book and doubted my sanity while reading it. But I like that. Greedy, I drank in this story and got so full that I had to wait a day or two before I wrote this review.
Some of the best praise I have goes to Weeping. It made me think. It made me want to write more. I lost myself and forgot the time. And I forgot I wasn’t sitting in the garden watching the characters interact and the story unfold. Each description was vibrant and unique, yet appropriate.
Weeping is a surreal, mystifying story, in which Thompson lures you to a calm lake, then grabs you and pulls you under. At first, I struggled to surface because I was caught off guard by its oddity. But soon after I relaxed enough to experience Thompson’s dreamlike kingdom.
I recommend that you visit.
Maybe. Maybe not.
I’m okay either way because the information you need from Book One to keep you invested in the storyline is woven into Weeping with finesse.
Our main character Red is at once frightened, unsure and curious that the world he lives in is no longer normal. He is a relatable young misfit, tentative with the girl he likes and a bit surly with his mother. Like many of us, he underestimates his abilities and his power.
When someone puts him in a position to test that power, he balks. However, he is surrounded by a host of unique, disturbing characters that challenge, confuse, and torment him into completing his quest.
It is an engrossing, mad, surreal, dream-state, coming of age journey that screams to you that failures can come from triumph and mercifully, vice versa.
At once I both loved the book and doubted my sanity while reading it. But I like that. Greedy, I drank in this story and got so full that I had to wait a day or two before I wrote this review.
Some of the best praise I have goes to Weeping. It made me think. It made me want to write more. I lost myself and forgot the time. And I forgot I wasn’t sitting in the garden watching the characters interact and the story unfold. Each description was vibrant and unique, yet appropriate.
Weeping is a surreal, mystifying story, in which Thompson lures you to a calm lake, then grabs you and pulls you under. At first, I struggled to surface because I was caught off guard by its oddity. But soon after I relaxed enough to experience Thompson’s dreamlike kingdom.
I recommend that you visit.
January 30, 2013
Review to come soon. Another fantasic Red Piccirilli story. Lee is such a fantastic author!
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December 25, 2015Surreal part 2 of the Division Mythos
Can't wait to read part 3, wish 2016 brings a reprint. Liked part 1 better but part 2 was good.
Can't wait to read part 3, wish 2016 brings a reprint. Liked part 1 better but part 2 was good.
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