Pilgrim

A Medieval Horror

De: Mitchell Lüthi

Narrado por: Alan Turton

Set in 12th-century Jerusalem, Pilgrim follows the treacherous journey of a German knight and his companions as they return home after seven arduous years battling for God in the Holy Land. Within this sprawling tale lies a tapestry of medieval horror, intertwining history and folklore, encompassing both a metaphysical and literal odyssey.

Inspired by a rich blend of Arabic, Christian, and pre-Islamic traditions, Pilgrim delivers a pulse-pounding story of action, adventure, and bone-chilling horror.

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Good story

I like the period. The story is good and the pacing is quick. I wanted more. The climax was ok. The performance was very good.

weird but good

a unique book. I've read hundreds of loosely historical fictions and none are quite like this.

Meh

This book made me realize I’m a very character driven reader. This title had one uninteresting character with no real depth, and a couple others who were just thin cannon fodder. Couple that with a narrator who was just reading instead of preforming the story, it was really hard for me to stay engaged. A cool idea for a story, completely fell flat for me.

An Odessey

What a long strange trip! Crusaders sent on a quest to deliver a holy relic fall into what could only be described as a hell. This journey is long and twisted with danger and pitfalls and both inner and outer struggles. It reminded my of The Odessey but possibly even more harrowing and strange. I learned a lot about religion along the way. If you like epic adventure with some horror thrown in, this book is for you.

Excellent performance.

A bit verbose — pompously so at times. Some tiresome, meandering tangents as well. And jarringly abrupt ‘departures’ of well-established characters. Richly descriptive, though; but I found the themes scattered and, by the end, somewhat nebulous. Maybe that was the point. Who knows. Sadly, after more than 20 hours, I can’t say the story left me satisfied.

Great book

Good story, good performance. I really enjoyed my time with this one. I’ll listen to this again, and keep an eye out for other titles by this author. Very interesting history and folklore.

A unique horror based on Islamic myth and folktales

Pilgrim revolves around a German crusader who is returning home after 7 years fighting in the Holy Land. Before he returns, he is tasked with returning a relic, supposedly the severed hand of saint. What unfolds next is a horror through Islamic myths and folktales.

Usually, western horror is told from the perspective of European or American myths, werewolves, vampires, ghosts and the like but having a horror steeped in the myths of Islam and the Middle-East is refreshing and unique. You have encounters with djinn, ifrit, and other manner of middle eastern horrors. It also has a Lovecraftian and cosmic horror feel to it.

I also loved the historical aspect and setting of taking place during the crusades.

The writing is fantastic, some criticize it for being wordy but i enjoyed it. Its technically masterful, the characters feel alive and are interesting, whether that's the tormented and grieving protagonist, Dietmar or the crass and often funny mercenary Geoff.

The descriptions of the settings are also imaginative and well done, along with the various monsters and horrors that are encountered.

My one critique is if you aren't familiar with some of the history or islamic folklore you might have a bit if a hard time understanding everything. That being said, even though I knew much of it I had fun going down rabbit holes reading about monsters I had never heard of like the Ifrit.

if you like horror, Lovecraft but want something a little more original this is a great choice. It's a bit long but it flew by for me and was an easy listen.

This ROCKED

The whole book is a masterpiece. The author has orchestrated one of the most vivid tales I've consumed yet, complete with continual world building and culminating in a phenomenal ending.

A great medieval horror

I absolutely loved this story. The character development, the dialogue, the creatures, all around 10/10 for me

Meh

It was ok. It passed the time. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone else though.