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Whom Gods Would Destroy - Part I: The Architects of Hell
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Whom Gods Would Destroy, Part I: The Architects of Hell is the first part of a trilogy uncovering the paranormal mysteries and secret histories of the First World War, blending fact and fiction into a metatextual tapestry of modern monsters and ancient terrors. The fires of the Great War cast a shadow history, too strange and terrible to twist into a single, rational narrative. Rumors spread of angelic visions above the battlefield, and airships haunted the clouds. Giant rats and mad wolves thrived in the trenches, while feral and ghostly deserters stalked abandoned dugouts in No-Man's-Land. Battalions vanished into mists, devils lurked in the corners of corpse-rendering plants, faeries danced in photographs, sorcerers plotted in diplomatic offices, sea serpents assaulted submarines, and giants woke from the earth.
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Every episode is backed by period sources: the author doesn't ask you to believe, only to examine the evidence.
The book has its limitations, but they're largely intentional and will land differently depending on the reader. Some sections turn into dense catalogs of sightings — date, location, witness, source — and the pace slows considerably. It's not always a quick read.
The ending, without spoilers, is remarkable.
Recommended for those who love history, deep documentation, and of course the paranormal. Less suited for readers looking for linear narrative or a brisk pace — but as I said, that's a deliberate choice.
This book doesn't want to be read by many. It wants to be read by the right ones.
