Galilee: A Novel of the Fantastic Audiobook (Free)

An effective film machine, painter, playwright, and best-selling author, Clive Barker instructions an astonishing selection of creative skill. Sketching upon the literary genius that created Sacrament, he results to the world of the supernatural with this intriguing saga of two family members, one human as well as the other divine. One of America’s wealthiest and most important families since the Civil War, the Gearys harbor terrible secrets. The Barbarossa family’s roots are more ancient and ethereal, but they are bound to the Gearys by a distributed history of murder, insanity, and adultery. When Rachel Geary and Galilee, the seductive prince from the Barbarossa clan, fall in love, they unleash powerful enmities that could damage both dynasties. Shorter and more conventional than a few of Barker’s various other work, this novel is especially rich with complicated, passionate, three-dimensional individuals, lush settings, and elegant vocabulary. Paul Hecht’s effective narration gives added depth to the dark, sumptuous book.