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The End of the Line (Black Market Magic) Kindle Edition

by Gray Williams (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

A crew of thieves race through Siberia to defeat a murderous demon in this gritty fast-paced horror thriller debut.

Con-artist Amanda Coleman lives in a London rife with undercover magic. Abras, as they are known, can harness these illegal powers, but for Coleman—whose father was a powerful and abusive practitioner—magic is anathema.

When her criminal crew hire an Abra to help with their heists, they accidentally raise a dangerously violent demon. Now they must race across darkest Siberia to a remote stone circle to kill the creature, in this engrossingly tense and gripping adventure.

But as the demon’s power grows during their grisly chase, Coleman must fight to survive, facing demons both in chains and within herself.

This unique high-octane horror thriller is perfect for fans of Lauren Beukes and James Oswald.

Praise for The End of the Line 

“Williams creates an original world of wonder and menace that leaves the reader guessing.” —Linwood Barclay, TheSunday Times–bestselling author  

“The End of the Line is driven by non-stop action, strange magic, and gritty noir banter—fun, in other words. Gray Williams has created a matinee double-feature of mixed genre mayhem that aims to please.” —Andrew Pyper, author of The Homecoming and The Demonologist

“Absolutely brutal, doesn’t look away, and doesn’t pull a single punch . . . Reeves is an absolutely stand-out character.” —S. J. Morden,Philip K. Dick Award–winning author

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About the Author

Gray Williams was born in Glasgow and raised in Southampton. He studied Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and has had short stories published in Abyss and Apex, Electric Spec and the Something Wicked 2013 anthology. He now lives in East London with his wife, who fell in love with him after reading an early draft of one of his short stories.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BLGCY1YW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Canelo Adventure (July 8, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 8, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.3 MB
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Gray Williams is the author of supernatural thriller The End of the Line. Born in Glasgow and raised in Southampton, he studied Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and has had short stories published in Abyss and Apex, Electric Spec and the Something Wicked 2013 anthology. He devours both crime thrillers and fantasy, so naturally wanted to combine the two in his writing. He now lives in East London with his wife (who fell in love with him after reading an early draft of one of his short stories), where he writes, works (very different) and always gets his haircut three weeks later than he should.

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  • Ange kindle
    1.0 out of 5 stars Not recommended
    Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2020
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    Very hard book to get into. The first chapter introduces no one..regret reading past chapter 1, but didnt get much further, additionally the narrator was not good.
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  • Marta Cox
    4.0 out of 5 stars A claustrophobic read
    Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2019
    Four and a half
    I read the unique synopsis of this and then the very damning early reviews and couldn't quite align the two together in my mind. So obviously I had to discover for myself how a small group of human criminals came to be travelling across Russia with a Demon.
    As I began this I struggled to actually like any of the characters. Amanda is the main protagonist but she's a hard woman capable of anything and very stubborn and manipulative. Her closest friend and fellow conman is Caleb and I wanted to like him as in many ways he's a gentle giant but it's difficult to reconcile that side of him with his easy use of violence. Skeebs is the third member of their not so merry troop and he is a troubled teen who sadly is caught up in atrocities beyond his comprehension. The final character featuring here is Steph a young , ambitious Witch sadly out of her depth and the weight she carries could crush her. Now obviously there's the Demon riding with them but alas I think to state more than the fact that he's conniving and evil would ruin the surprises.
    This definitely gathered pace and became much darker as I read it. It's a difficult story to categorise but I think it's fair to say it delves into the various characters motivation and fleshed out their reasons for why they all ended up on the train. It's told in real time but as the characters face various challenges we get their flashback to events that set everything in motion. I actually enjoyed this breadcrumbs effect as it drew me in and kept me guessing. There are shocks and twists I hadn't seen coming and the setting just felt so claustrophobic and very unsettling. A book that if I'm brutal wasn't always as smooth as I would have liked but I truly didn't want to put it down and I think that is exactly what the author hoped for.
    This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair
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  • Annette J
    4.0 out of 5 stars Chilling
    Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2019
    In a London where magic has been banned, and magicians, or "Abras" as they are know, work for criminal gangs , a demon summoning goes very badly wrong, unleashing a force more terrible and terrifying than most Abras could even imagine. Despite hating magic and everything it involves, con artist Amanda is forced to try to destroy the demon, using a crew of people waiting for an opportunity to double cross her. Their mission is to transport the human host and the demon temporarily trapped inside to a remote region in Siberia and perform an arcane ritual to send the demon back where it came from, but it is not going to be easy, The journey will be fraught with danger, death and dirty dealings, and its likely that not everyone will survive.
    This is a thrilling and intense book, most of the time the reader is trapped along with Amanda, her crew and the demon , in a sealed container heading to Siberia by rail. This generates a real feeling of claustrophobia and certainly contributes to the constantly rising tension, The background of how the demon was raised, how he broke free and why the stakes are so high for all of Amanda's crew is revealed in a series of flashbacks from multiple perspectives , including , most interestingly , some from that of the demon itself. While this could be a good idea, unfortunately it wasn't always the clearest way of telling the story.
    The idea of a world where magic is dealt illicitly,and controlled by gangs and cartels was an interesting one, and I liked how the author developed the idea in the book.
    I read and reviewed an ARC courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher, all opinions are my own.
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  • Anna
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2019
    When I start reading a new book I am excited and anxious at the same time. It wasn’t any different when I started reading The End of the Line.

    To put it simply the book is about magic. It is set in a world very much like ours but in this one magic exists. It is outlawed though. People who can do magic are called Abras. Amanda Coleman’s father was one of them. Amanda hates magic and does everything she can to keep it out of her life. But she has to deal with it and even magic herself to stop the demon an Abra raised. Amanda and her team have to travel to Siberia to banish it. But things are never that easy, are they?

    The story is told from the teammembers points of view. They tell what happens in the present - during the travel to Siberia - and what lead to them being there. It was confusing from time to time but after I got the hang of it, it was okay. I liked that the story is told from different points of view because they all perceive things differently. As the story goes on their pasts are revealed slowly.

    The main charaters are Amanda, Steph, Caleb and Skeebs and the demon called Reeves. When there are this many characters getting their own chapters the story always becomes that much complicated. Gray Williams gave them their own stories, their own complicated relationships with each other and that made the book so much more depth. This is what I liked about the characters, their stories. They felt like real people.

    Thank you to NetGalley, to Canelo and Grax Williams for my copy.
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  • The Writing Institute
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced and Interesting! 5 Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2020
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    I absolutely loved this book. It was gutsy and fast paced with a host of memorable characters. I loved the overall story world and how convincing it sounded. Gary Williams is a writer who is obviously at the height of his powers, and this is only his debut! I simply cannot wait to read the next instalment in the series. If you love a good thriller with loads of action and momentum, then this one is for you!
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