T.J. Tranchell has put Stephen King on notice with The Lamentations of Blackhawk.

It being the last book in the Blackhawk cycle, I’m coming at it from a deficit having not read the others in the series. However, I’ve made a new rule when it comes to reading books that says I can and should read a book in any order I want. Good books should be good books no matter when in the series you start them, and this holds true for the horror-de-force that is this very novel.

Through fire and flames, past and present, Christianity and demons, Tranchell’s deft style is gritty, wry, tragic, and haunting. His cinematic perspective brings a fresh take to the horror genre, jumping between timelines and points of view in order to faithfully illustrate the chaos of the world and the story. I greatly look forward to reading more and starting from the beginning of this cycle, but more importantly, I am now a Tranchell devotee.

See you in the next Hell you conjure, TJ!