Between Two Worlds

Selected and introduced by Stephen Carver 'Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few if any can hope to equal the versatile Arthur Machen.’ – H.P. Lovecraft. There upon the floor was a dark and putrid mass, seething with corruption and hideous rottenness, neither liquid nor solid, but melting and changing before our eyes, and bubbling with unctuous oily bubbles like boiling pitch. And out of the midst of it shone two burning points like eyes… A mysterious beauty leaves a trail of suicides in her wake; an innocent child is indoctrinated into witchcraft and depravity; the bowmen of Agincourt come to the aid of the British Expeditionary Force; animals inexplicably start killing people; and a fragment of Paradise randomly manifests in a London suburb… Welcome to the weird world of Arthur Machen, a writer that H.P. Lovecraft hailed as a ‘Master of Horror.’ Machen fervently believed in a mystical and eternal reality hidden beyond the veil of ordinary existence, that could be glimpsed by those who knew how to look. Sometimes the revelation would be beautiful, sometimes terrible. Using the mediums of horror and weird fantasy, Machen set out to unlock these visions of ‘Sorcery and sanctity.’ This collection comprises the majority of Machen’s short horror fiction, including his Decadent masterpiece The Great God Pan , his tales of the malevolent ‘Little People’ still living beneath the mountains and valleys of his native Wales, and the chilling novella The Terror . Full contents: Strange Story of a Red Jar The Autophone A Double Return The Lost Club The Great God Pan The Inmost Light The Shining Pyramid Novel of the Black Seal Novel of the Iron Maid Novel of the White Powder The Red Hand The White People The Bowmen The Soldiers’ Rest The Monstrance The Great Return Out of the Earth The Terror The Happy Children Ornaments in Jade: -The Rose Garden -The Turanians -The Idealist -Witchcraft -The Ceremony -Psychology -Torture -Midsummer -Nature -The Holy Things Opening the Door The Bright Boy The Children of the Pool The Exalted Omega Out of the Picture Change The Cosy Room N The Dover Road Ritual Appendix: Introduction to The Bowmen

**A Times 19 Best Books of 2024** **A Financial Times Best Summer Book of 2024** ** A Times 10 Best Crime and Mystery Books of 2024 so far** "A police procedural unlike anything else in contemporary crime fiction" Sunday Times "The greatest exponent of the policier at work today" Mark Sanderson, The Times Adam Sirkis needs to flee Syria. A captain in Assad's military police, he's about to be exposed as a covert member of the Free Syrian Army, and he knows exactly what fate awaits him . His first move is to send his wife and daughter to Libya, where they can find a boat heading for Europe. Adam himself winds up in France in the Calais Jungle, the infamous camp for migrants seeking passage to the fabled Youké . Bastien Miller, a police lieutenant freshly transferred to the Calais police force, arrives at about the same time. His wife is drowning in grief for her late father and their teenage daughter may never forgive them for the move. When Adam risks his life to protect a young migrant, the two officers make a deal - information on Adam's family in exchange for intel from the Jungle. Then a body is found in the camp, and the deal becomes an alliance, uniting them in a common cause to do one good deed in a world where vice is a virtue. Reader Reviews ***** " This is an exceptional book, the best one I've read in 2024 so far and I've read a lot of excellent books this year by some very big name authors" Translated from the French by Nick Caistor

**A Times 19 Best Books of 2024** **A Financial Times Best Summer Book of 2024** ** A Times 10 Best Crime and Mystery Books of 2024 so far** "A police procedural unlike anything else in contemporary crime fiction" Sunday Times "The greatest exponent of the policier at work today" Mark Sanderson, The Times Adam Sirkis needs to flee Syria. A captain in Assad's military police, he's about to be exposed as a covert member of the Free Syrian Army, and he knows exactly what fate awaits him . His first move is to send his wife and daughter to Libya, where they can find a boat heading for Europe. Adam himself winds up in France in the Calais Jungle, the infamous camp for migrants seeking passage to the fabled Youké . Bastien Miller, a police lieutenant freshly transferred to the Calais police force, arrives at about the same time. His wife is drowning in grief for her late father and their teenage daughter may never forgive them for the move. When Adam risks his life to protect a young migrant, the two officers make a deal - information on Adam's family in exchange for intel from the Jungle. Then a body is found in the camp, and the deal becomes an alliance, uniting them in a common cause to do one good deed in a world where vice is a virtue. Reader Reviews ***** " This is an exceptional book, the best one I've read in 2024 so far and I've read a lot of excellent books this year by some very big name authors" Translated from the French by Nick Caistor

"The greatest exponent of the policier at work today" Mark Sanderson, The Times Undercover police officer Adam Sirkis needs to flee Syria. He knows it's a risk and he's ready for it. First, he sends his wife and daughter to Libya, where they will find boat heading for the Italian coast. Meanwhile, Adam himself winds up in France in the Calais Jungle, the infamous camp for migrants awaiting passage to the UK. Bastien Miller, a police lieutenant freshly transferred to the Calais police force, arrives at about the same time as Adam. His wife is depressed and his teenage daughter isn't exactly happy with the move. When a murder occurs in the Jungle, Adam and Bastien team up to get to the bottom of it. Between Two World s is one of these vital books that illuminate an impossible political and humanitarian situation without sugar-coating it in any way. Translated from the French by Nick Caistor

"The greatest exponent of the policier at work today" Mark Sanderson, The Times Undercover police officer Adam Sirkis needs to flee Syria. He knows it's a risk and he's ready for it. First, he sends his wife and daughter to Libya, where they will find boat heading for the Italian coast. Meanwhile, Adam himself winds up in France in the Calais Jungle, the infamous camp for migrants awaiting passage to the UK. Bastien Miller, a police lieutenant freshly transferred to the Calais police force, arrives at about the same time as Adam. His wife is depressed and his teenage daughter isn't exactly happy with the move. When a murder occurs in the Jungle, Adam and Bastien team up to get to the bottom of it. Between Two World s is one of these vital books that illuminate an impossible political and humanitarian situation without sugar-coating it in any way. Translated from the French by Nick Caistor

From Tyler Henry, clairvoyant and star of E 's hit reality series Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry , comes Between Two Worlds , a captivating memoir about his journey as a medium thus far. "Dying doesn't mean having to say goodbye." Tyler Henry discovered his gift for communicating with the departed when he was just ten years old. After experiencing a sudden, accurate premonition of his grandmother's death--what Tyler would later describe as his first experience of "knowingness"--life would never be the same. Now in his twenties, Tyler is a renowned, practicing medium, star of the smash hit E reality show, Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry , and go-to clairvoyant of celebrities, VIP's, and those simply looking for closure and healing. He has worked with some of Hollywood's biggest names including Khloe Kardashian, Amber Rose, Margaret Cho, Jaime Pressly, and Monica Potter. Despite struggling to accept his rare talent, Tyler grew to embrace it, and finally found the courage to share it with--and ultimately change--the world. For the first time, Tyler pulls back the curtain on living life as a medium in his first memoir, in which he fearlessly opens up about discovering his gift as an adolescent, what it's truly like to communicate with those who have passed, the power of symbolism in his readings, and the lessons we can learn from our departed loved ones. With unparalleled honesty, Tyler discusses how his complex and fascinating gift has changed his perception of the afterlife, and more importantly, how readings can impact our relationships with our closest friends and family once they're gone.

From Tyler Henry, clairvoyant and star of E 's hit reality series Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry , comes Between Two Worlds , a captivating memoir about his journey as a medium thus far. "Dying doesn't mean having to say goodbye." Tyler Henry discovered his gift for communicating with the departed when he was just ten years old. After experiencing a sudden, accurate premonition of his grandmother's death--what Tyler would later describe as his first experience of "knowingness"--life would never be the same. Now in his twenties, Tyler is a renowned, practicing medium, star of the smash hit E reality show, Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry , and go-to clairvoyant of celebrities, VIP's, and those simply looking for closure and healing. He has worked with some of Hollywood's biggest names including Khloe Kardashian, Amber Rose, Margaret Cho, Jaime Pressly, and Monica Potter. Despite struggling to accept his rare talent, Tyler grew to embrace it, and finally found the courage to share it with--and ultimately change--the world. For the first time, Tyler pulls back the curtain on living life as a medium in his first memoir, in which he fearlessly opens up about discovering his gift as an adolescent, what it's truly like to communicate with those who have passed, the power of symbolism in his readings, and the lessons we can learn from our departed loved ones. With unparalleled honesty, Tyler discusses how his complex and fascinating gift has changed his perception of the afterlife, and more importantly, how readings can impact our relationships with our closest friends and family once they're gone.