Pilgrim

A Medieval Horror

By: Mitchell Lüthi

Narrated by: 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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…dang…

Amazing read. It took me awhile to recover from the cosmic despair. As soon as I recovered I want through it a second time. Just as good the second read if not better.

a personal favorite!

fantastic world building. a journey that took me places I didn't know I wanted to go. I'll need to come off my emotional high and give a more academic review at some point. this book get stars across the board!

Great, weird, disturbing story

I haven't read any books quite like this and was new to the author. I love the theme (medieval horror) and it was well-written, frightening, with great characters and world-building.

Brilliant Fiction that merges with the deepest parts of Reality.

This came into my recommended a few times, I passed it up probably because the price. I usually don’t spend more than 13 bucks on an audio book. The cover art perplexed me, blood red with a wild eyed Wolf-monkey…so a possible “creature feature” than set in medieval times. I can understand that at least and there are many more like it so I justified holding off on it. Something about it just stuck with me, the summary promising an adventure horror set in Crusade-era Jerusalem was such a unique hook that I took the chance with my next monthly credit.

God’s teeth…(inside joke from the book) this is a Homer’s Odyssey level tale of multiple worlds, deep character development and absolutely riveting World Religion esoteric lore. That comes out to hunt. It’s like if “The Witcher” was set in real historical locations and with closely held and cherished belief systems that we still have with us today.

I just finished the audio after 20 odd hours of getting to know these poor bastards and now that’s it’s over…I feel a tad lonely.

Deeply disturbing. Highly recommend

I think it probably reads better in print: it was hard to follow sometimes if I wasn’t paying close attention, but that’s a me problem.

Once it grabs you it doesnt let go

I normally dont like horror books. But this one grabbed my attention because medieval horror and crusades.It starts a little slow but around chapter six the book grabs you and doesnt let you out of its maw until it decides to. Lovecraft plus the oddessy. Visceral descriptions that sit to you long after you put the book. down. AND I love LOVE the mix of early Christian myth with Islamic folklore and myths . Pick it up you won't regret it unless you like sleeping well. And shout out to not romancing the medieval ages west or east

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.

Liminal Pilgrimage

Slow-burn biblical Arabic, and pre-Islamic based horror. Early atmospheric build-up can feel meandering—but the tension tightens as the pilgrimage wears on toward terrifying climax

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.