The Shackled

Name: The Shackled
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ISBN: 9781089305484

✍️ Devon De'ath

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🏛 Independently Published 📅 2019 📖 350 pages 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781089305484

📝 Description: The Shackled

What happens if you die, but you can't let go? Samantha Riley let go, but found herself sent back. Now she is estranged from her religious family. Cast out for wayward behaviour. Cut off for holding to a near-death experience that questions the certainty of their faith. Saddled with a new, unwanted gift to guide earthbound spirits to the light, Samantha lives a hand-to-mouth existence as she walks out a mandate she can't escape. Meanwhile, a stranded, bereaved and departed husband will do anything to bring his wife back to the half-light. All that would be challenge enough to resolve on its own. But something dark in the world between has noticed Samantha's activities and isn't happy...

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Devon De'ath constructs a tense narrative around the concept of involuntary spirit guiding, merging personal drama with cosmic dread. The strength lies in the dual perspective, contrasting Samantha’s isolation with her husband’s desperate attempts to bridge the gap between life and death. The tone balances intimate family conflict with broader existential threats from entities in the 'world between.' This approach suits readers who prefer character-driven horror over gore. The exploration of estrangement adds emotional weight to the supernatural plot. While the premise is familiar, the execution focuses on the psychological strain of the protagonist’s new existence. It is a solid entry for fans of spiritual fiction who crave darker, more ambiguous endings and complex moral landscapes within their ghost stories.

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Horror Reads editorial team

Devon De'ath constructs a tense narrative around the concept of involuntary spirit guiding, merging personal drama with cosmic dread. The strength lies in the dual perspective, contrasting Samantha’s isolation with her husband’s desperate attempts to bridge the gap between life and death. The tone balances intimate family conflict with broader existential threats from entities in the 'world between.' This approach suits readers who prefer character-driven horror over gore. The exploration of estrangement adds emotional weight to the supernatural plot. While the premise is familiar, the execution focuses on the psychological strain of the protagonist’s new existence. It is a solid entry for fans of spiritual fiction who crave darker, more ambiguous endings and complex moral landscapes within their ghost stories.