Harrowgate

By Daniel Gower and Daniel H. Gower

Book Overview

A chance encounter with dead blonde beauty Ashley Herrin leads an artist to paint the entrance to Hell and then follow Ashley on a dark journey. By the author of The Orpheus Process. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440214564
• ISBN13: 9780440214564
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
• Length: 385 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

a great second book for Daniel Gower!

I just finished reading Harrowgate this evening, and I have to say, it was so much fun! I'm a huge fan of his previous book, The Orpheus Process, and I had high hopes for his second novel. Luckily, I wasn't disappointed in the least. Harrowgate has a great premise, a nearly-starving artist finds his inspiration in all the wrong places and accidentally opens a gateway to hell, which he must find a way to close and save the world from the horror that he's unleased. At its heart its a love story wrapped in the dark, demented world of ten would-be gods and their servants-- the gaurdians of the abyss. One of these gaurdians is a beautiful young dead girl behaving badly, Ashley. She's wild, dangerous, and the lead character, Julian Stormer, can't resist her. Oh yeah, and did I mention she was dead? Proving that love knows no bounds, Julian is able to transcend this fact and find the good in Ashley, doing whatever it takes to get her free from the masters she serves. Don't worry, there's enough monsters, gore, and road rage to keep it from being the Harlequin Romance novel I just turned it into. Daniel Gower doesn't fail to deliver with this book, it was a great read from start to finish, and just as deliciously over the top as his first novel. So where's the follow up? Its been ten years since Harrowgate was published, I know I'm not the only one clamoring for more! I can only hope that Mr. Gower occasionally checks these things and sees that he's still got fans out here who can't wait for book number three.

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Harrowgate is a dark, mesmerizing ride into an almost Lovecraftian labyrinth. A painter gets involved with a woman who is apparently very dead and is pulled into a bizarre, Hellraiser-like group of dark gods. I highly recommend this book to all horror fans. It has all the elements of a good story and is one of the real standouts from the short lived Abyss line. Unfortunately, just when Gower seemed to walk out onto the stage with two very strong books, he vanished. Where are you Mr. Gower? The genre needs you!

Amazing Book!

I have read both of this guy's books and I agree completely with the previous comments about the author. I can't wait to read his next creation. I would also love to see movies based on these books. Believe me, if you are a fan of scientific horror you'll enjoy this book.