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Beyond the Gate
By Mary SanGiovanniPublisher Description
Kathy Ryan’s work as an occult investigator often leads her to the outskirts of society, law, and even reality . . .
Knowing that other dimensions exist is one thing. Venturing into them is quite another. In the course of its experiments, Paragon Corp—a government-sourced theoretical physics research institute—has discovered a supposedly empty alternate world. There is strange, alien flora but seemingly no sentient beings . . . just a huge, abandoned city that a team of scientists is sent to explore.
Then the scientists disappear. Kathy Ryan is hired to make her first foray into an alternate dimension in order to locate the team, bring them back, and close the gate for good. Instead, she discovers that this supposedly dead city may be nothing of the kind. Her rescue mission has become a terrifying race to prevent the potential destruction of the boundary between two worlds—before mayhem reigns over both . . .
Praise for the novels of Mary SanGiovanni:
“SanGiovanni evokes a Lovecraftian sensibility in this action-filled story. . . . Scary, suspenseful, smart, and gory, the novel is also beautifully set and described.”
—Library Journal on Savage Woods
“A feast of both visceral and existential horror.”
—F. Paul Wilson on Thrall
“Filled to the brim with mounting terror.”
—Gary A. Braunbeck on The Hollower
“A fast-building, high-tension ride.”
—James A. Moore on The Hollower
Knowing that other dimensions exist is one thing. Venturing into them is quite another. In the course of its experiments, Paragon Corp—a government-sourced theoretical physics research institute—has discovered a supposedly empty alternate world. There is strange, alien flora but seemingly no sentient beings . . . just a huge, abandoned city that a team of scientists is sent to explore.
Then the scientists disappear. Kathy Ryan is hired to make her first foray into an alternate dimension in order to locate the team, bring them back, and close the gate for good. Instead, she discovers that this supposedly dead city may be nothing of the kind. Her rescue mission has become a terrifying race to prevent the potential destruction of the boundary between two worlds—before mayhem reigns over both . . .
Praise for the novels of Mary SanGiovanni:
“SanGiovanni evokes a Lovecraftian sensibility in this action-filled story. . . . Scary, suspenseful, smart, and gory, the novel is also beautifully set and described.”
—Library Journal on Savage Woods
“A feast of both visceral and existential horror.”
—F. Paul Wilson on Thrall
“Filled to the brim with mounting terror.”
—Gary A. Braunbeck on The Hollower
“A fast-building, high-tension ride.”
—James A. Moore on The Hollower
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“I am addicted to the Kathy Ryan series, and what is great is that they can be read as standalone novels and not necessarily in any particular order. The series is also Lovecraftian in the sense that Kathy Ryan is an occult investigator who is hired to close "doors" that lead to other dimensions. There are all the elements of ancient, horrific Gods and hellish worlds. What makes the series so incredible to me is that Mary SanGiovanni is able to harness the sense of abstract horror and dread that is the common theme in Lovecraft's work. I am a huge Lovecraft fan and I have read so many novels that try to follow in his footsteps. Most do not succeed but Mary SanGiovanni does. What is even better is that the characters are so well developed. I actually care about Kathy Ryan and what happens to her. One of the factors in Lovecraft's novels is that the other dimensions are an unknown so the reader has to use their imagination to form an impression of the dimension. In most cases, it seems best to leave the details of the dimension to the imagination but Sangiovanni is able to describe the world but also maintain the sense of otherworldliness and horror. This seems to be the end of the series but I am hoping that she finds a way either to continue with Kathy Ryan or starts a new series in the same vein. In any case, I am looking forward to reading other books by this author.
Thank you to Lyrical Press via Netgalley for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.”
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“Beyond the gate is a sci-fi/thriller by Mary SanGiovanni. The story follows Kathy Ryan, an occult investigator, hired by Paragon Corp, a theoretical research facility, to lead a team into an alternate dimension to locate lost researchers and bring them back to our world. I received this as an ARC from Netgalley not realizing it was the latest in a series. Luckily it read well as a stand alone. The build up to the teams departure to begin their rescue mission seemed slow but once they were through the gate the pace really picked up and I had trouble putting it down. I found Kathy's levelheadedness admirable considering all the weird shit that she encountered. Not many women would be able to maintain their professionalism and decorum while wearing a DIY loin cloth bikini.
Mary SanGiovanni did a great job detailing this alternate world within such a short book. I was picking up on some Ghostbuster/Alien vibes throughout the book especially towards the climax. I couldn't help but picture Sigourney Weaver as Kathy once I had that in my head. I enjoyed this book and while I would want to read the others before recommending the series as a whole I would definitely recommend this installment to anyone looking for a thrilling sci fi with a retro feel to it.”
About Mary SanGiovanni
Mary SanGiovanni is the Bram Stoker-nominated author of the Kathy Ryan novels, Savage Woods, Chills, and numerous other novels, novellas and short stories. She also contributed to DC Comics’ House of Horror anthology, alongside comic book legends Howard Chaykin and Keith Giffen. She has been writing fiction for over a decade, has a Master’s in writing popular fiction from Seton Hill University, and is a member of The Authors Guild, Penn Writers, and International Thriller Writers. Her website is marysangiovanni.com.
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