Full review now up! 
 Shout out to Sarah. Who picked this for our BR! 
 'The voices in my head just told me they were hearing voices. The said the voices wanted them to do something dangerous. 
 Make room in the grim dark pantheon for Michael Fletcher. 
 Beyond Redemption 
 is a gritty and bloody journey through a world where delusion is reality. The German terminology and names, along with the different variations of Geisteskranken (The Delusional) made this unlike anything I have read before. MF did a great job of making this story unique and fascinating. He has taken us off the beaten track of mainstream grim dark fantasy, and forged a new path that is both engrossing and exciting to read. His prose resonate with the insanity of these characters and their bloody intentions. 
 aEUR~We are, each and every one of us, addicted to chaos. Gorgeous, devouring, chaos. Every visceral pleasure comes from the moment when we truly lose control. That moment when our minds white out and thought vanishes, when the fire within us devours all rationality. Sex. Fire. ItaEUR(tm)s all the same.aEUR(tm) 
 The characters are well developed and are all murderous, nefarious, back stabbing bastards. YouaEUR(tm)re never left guessing at their intentions as each scene displays just how vile and diabolical they are. There are several different POVaEUR(tm)s, and of course I have my favorites. 
 Konig Furimmer 
 - High Priest of the Geborene Damonen religion and doppelgangist extraordinaire. This man will stop at nothing to get what he wants. A sociopath of the highest order. 
 Stehlen 
 - A ruthless Kleptic killer. She is a traveling companion and fellow partner in crime to Bedeckt and Wichtig. I believe this woman came out of the womb baring her pig sticker and wearing a ravenous yellow toothed smile. Ugh! 
 Wichtig 
 - This brash and arrogant self-proclaimed greatest swordsman in the world added some humor to the storyline. Albeit the humor was morbid and murderous. He seemed to never shut up with his jibes and bravado. Plus, he and Stehlen made quite the dangerous pair. 
 aEUR~My ability with the sword is secondary to my ability to talk. See, I understand what no one else seems to grasp. Communication is manipulation. Every time we speak, we are trying to achieve an effect aEUR" a goal.aEUR(tm) aEUR" Wichtig 
 The plot is pretty straight-forward which helped draw the focus to the characters and the distinct magic system (Delusional System). As I said above the German terminology and names were new to me, but they really didnaEUR(tm)t slow down my progress. You get used to them rather quickly. There is not a large cast of characters either, so itaEUR(tm)s easy to stay in tune with each story arc throughout the whole book. 
 Beyond Redemption 
 was a very surprising and welcome addition to my reading collection this year. I plan on starting book 2, 
 The MirroraEUR(tm)s Truth 
 , and the short story, 
 Fire and Flesh 
 , within the next week. I highly recommend to all grim dark and fantasy fans alike. 
 Word of warning 
 : You may never look at mirrors the same way after reading this.