December
by:
Phil Rickman (author)
Thirteen years after recording and hiding an album in a tower house that had been an abbey in the twelfth century, the members of The Philosopher's Stone band reunite and agree to confront the dark horror that prevented the album's release.
Thirteen years after recording and hiding an album in a tower house that had been an abbey in the twelfth century, the members of The Philosopher's Stone band reunite and agree to confront the dark horror that prevented the album's release.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425153772 (0425153770)
Publish date: July 1st 1996
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 688
Edition language: English
"Good story but disappointing adaptation "Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?Not the audiobook. Narration is hamfisted and the music to add drama is embarrassing.If you’ve listened to books by Phil Rickman before, how does this one compare?Have read others but not listenedWhat...
Brilliant intro to this novel from http://brightjul.wordpress.com/tag/abbey-tapes-the-exorcism/Without giving away too much of the story, here’s the gist: In December of 1980, four musicians were invited to the ancient Black Abbey in Ystrad Ddu, Wales, near the Skirrid (a mountain) to record an albu...
From the author note: The Holy Mountain, Ysgyryd Fawr - the Skirrid - noses out of the lushly mysterious area where Gwent blends with Hertfordshire beyond the friendly market town of Abergavenny, scene of the notorious massacre of December 1175.Scene setting: December 1980 as Lennon is shot, a band ...
5++ stars*All Time Favorite Book List*On December 8 1980 a young band named The Philosopher's Stone gather inside the ruins of a 12th century Abbey, to record their debut album. But after one night, and a horrifying turn of events, the band members agree to never let the music they recorded there se...
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