The Church Beneath the Roots, Felix Blackwell
The Church Beneath the Roots, Felix Blackwell
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The Church Beneath the Roots

Author: Felix Blackwell

Narrator: Gary Tiedemann

Unabridged: 10 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/13/2024


Synopsis

Long before the events of Stolen Tongues . . .

On the Cold Valley Indian Reservation, in the shadow of Pale Peak, Onwé Lopez struggles with the past as much as the present. By day, he watches his people abandon the Old Way as they flock to the local church. By night, he dreams of his childhood friend Akántha, who vanished from the rez decades prior.

Then, catastrophe strikes: a horrific accident brings a stranger to town with stories of unfathomable death. A ghastly figure wanders the night, peering into houses and terrorizing a tribal elder. Hideous whispers emanate from the nearby caves, beckoning Onwé inside—and promising to return everyone he's lost.

The Church Beneath the Roots is the story of a town ravaged by memory, riven by change, and haunted by a sinister presence as old as the mountain itself.

About Felix Blackwell

Felix Blackwell emerged from the bowels of Reddit during a botched summoning ritual. He is best known for his popular short horror series colloquially referred to as "Romantic Cabin Getaway," for which he won the NoSleep writing contest. He writes novels and short stories in the horror, thriller, and fantasy genres.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Court on July 10, 2024

2.5 ⭐️s I’m going to keep this short because I am just ready to be done with this book. This was not good … and I regret all the minutes I spent with it. I dreaded coming back to it every time I picked it up. It was mundane, it was fraught with forced supernatural magic, and the characters felt like......more

Goodreads review by Brianna on March 31, 2024

I dropped EVERYTHING yesterday when I saw Felix Blackwell had released The Church Beneath the Roots, Stolen Tongue's prequel. As someone who enjoyed ST, I was so excited to jump into this and man, it did NOT disappoint! The Church Beneath the Roots was honestly on a whole other level in my opinion.......more

Goodreads review by Tina on April 02, 2024

I absolutely loved Stolen Tongues and have been anxiously awaiting this prequel. While it did answer some lingering questions from Stolen Tongues, I just wasn’t into this book as much. It was well written and very obviously well thought out and executed, but for me it was too much education into the......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on April 10, 2024

The worst thing to ever happen to me is this book coming to an end. It scared the shit out of me, I cried, I felt a fuck ton when reading. Also a lot of admiration for representation of the Native culture. The amount of work and time put into this definetly shows. This was truly amazing. And like Sto......more

Goodreads review by Christine on August 28, 2024

Through the centuries, the caves of Pale Peak and the surrounding mountains have earned a sinister reputation. It's said that anyone who dares look inside will be filled with fright and wonder and even hunger for the souls of the living. The cave mouths are said to whisper to passersby with promises......more