Beast
2016 • 114 pages

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The stunning new novel from the prize-winning author of The Wake. 'Come to a place like this . . . and you will understand soon enough that this world is a great animal, alive and breathing.' Beast plunges you into the world of Edward Buckmaster, a man alone on a west-country moor. What he has left behind we don't yet know; what he faces is an existential battle with himself, the elements, and something that he begins to see in the margins of his vision ... Beast is a vivid exploration of isolation, courage, and the search for truth. Shocking and exhilarating, it confirms Paul Kingsnorth as one of our most daring and rewarding contemporary writers.

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3 primary books

#2 in Buccmaster Trilogy

Buccmaster Trilogy is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Paul Kingsnorth.

#1
The Wake
#2
Beast
#3
Alexandria

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