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    The Triforium: The Haunting of Westminster Abbey

    By Mark Patton

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    The foundation of Westminster Abbey rests upon what was once an island — an island that was holy to the Celts and the Romans long before the first Christian Church was built upon it in the eighth century. The church is now home to a community of dead monarchs, nobles, scientists, composers, soldiers, authors, poets and politicians buried within the Abbey. And their ghosts are all under the command of Reverend Poda-Pirudi.But leading the dead isn’t challenging enough for the good Reverend and he invites a hapless architect, Wallace Butterfield, to visit him at his office in the Triforium of Westminster Abbey with a promise to pay for some much needed work.Butterfield, who thinks it's the offer of a lifetime, believes he is finally moving up in the world - even though the meeting is scheduled at Westminster's Triforium in the middle of the night!Unbeknownst to the architect, a coven of absinthe-drinking witches conspires to intervene in Butterfield’s strange meetings with the Reverend. They want what Butterfield has (though Butterfield doesn’t know what it is) and they are willing to do anything (kidnapping, torture, even burning him at the stake) to get it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHades Publications Inc
    Release dateJan 10, 2016
    ISBN9781770530973
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    • 5/5
      A quirky read filled with fun, history, and spiritual philosophy. I thoroughly enjoyed the romp!
    • 3/5
      The Triforium by Mark Patton was very different. The writing was tight, but I just had no idea where the plot was. The ending was interesting, and probably a set up for a series. I just couldn't figure out why they wanted to ad a spire to the abby. I could sort of understand the witches' motives. The history was interesting.
    • 3/5
      Triforium takes place in modern London and predominately in Westminster Abbey. The author has created an amusing cast of characters that include famous ghosts and regular people who are backdrops to the main story of an ordinary man who doesn't see himself as anything special. In the process of telling the story there is a little intrigue mixed with some historical information that leads to an interesting conclusion and hopefully a future book with some of the current cast of characters. The story is very readable and enjoyable without excessive tension as to who will win in the end, but feels like it moved from introduction of the characters and situation to the climax and resolution. The author's utilization of language in describing characters and the events was excellent, but I felt there could have been more to the story. The use of Westminster Abbey was a great idea and gave the author opportunity to use the ghosts of the those buried there for humorous segments which left me with wanting more. I look forward to more stories by this author and would definitely recommend this for an enjoyable read.
    • 3/5
      I was excited to read this book and I really wanted to like it, but I was very disappointed. Yes, it was lots of fun --Westminster Abbey, ghosts, witches, some wicked good one-liners - but the plot was just too convoluted and vague in some places. Unfortunately, it was only the historical details and descriptions that kept me reading; Patton has clearly done his research..
    • 5/5
      The most fun I had reading a ghost story all year. Wallace Butterfield has a special spirit so special that the Reverend has been watching him all his life and now Wallace is almost ready for the next step on his way to becoming what he was always meant to be. Read along and find out what the spirits already know and the witches are off their Absinthe trying to find out.
    • 4/5
      This unevenly-written book needs to be rated in segments. The first third of the book had an amazing start, with interesting characters and terrific plot exposition -- 5 stars. The second third began to drag and get disjointed -- 4 stars. The third third didn't do justice to the early, opening section of the book -- 3 stars. Averaging out the stars, the book gets 4 stars, but with reservations.Whenever the subject was Westminster Abbey itself, the descriptions and history were very interesting, as were the mentions of other landmarks in London. The addition of the drugged and drunken witches coven was unfortunate, since it wasn't added in very well. Aleister Crowley's ghost was just plain bizarre. Eseentially, I loved The Triforium and then was disappointed by it.
    • 2/5
      I thought the premise for the book was an interesting one but the neither the characters nor the plot interested me enough so that I didn’t read it as thoroughly as I might. The writing seemed interesting and amusing, although it could do with a bit more editing and/or proofreading, and would probably suit a reader who likes this genre more than I do.
    • 4/5
      Mark Patton took a great idea and compiled a book that could be the start of a great series. I did feel, however, that the book still needed some honing. It read like a second or third draft but not the completed edition. Granted it was awarded as an early readers edition, but I still expected a little more polish. Some of the segues from one scene to another appeared as though they could use some help. That being said, I was entranced by the idea of Reverend Poda-Pirudi and his band of ghosts. I loved the whole concept and could have read volumes more about them and their interaction in the story.Maeva and her band of witches was also fun and the whole concept of our inner ghosts was great. This book just begs for more. I won't give away the conclusion of this adventure, but it sure was fun to see how everything panned out. I just hope that this is just the beginning for Mark Patton's Triforium series. I will be very disappointed if we don't see Mr Wallace again with his entourage of ghosts.Great concept, great opportunity for more,could use a little revision for smoothness in places. Looking forward to the next one.
    • 4/5
      A hidden gem; so glad I got this ebook for review! It was a unique idea (not so easy to come by in the mystery genre) and a whole. lot. of. fun. I wasn't expecting the humor, so that was a really nice surprise. I was left wanting to know about the adventures of these characters in their rather unique circumstances!
    • 5/5
      This was one of my first books I read for 2016 and it was amazing! I loved it. Parts had me laughing out loud and the story line is really well thought out and worked through. It's a fun, wild, ghost story that I was sorry to see end. I really enjoyed it quite a lot. 5 out of 5 stars.
    • 3/5
      An interesting premise and one that appealed to me, the story follows an architect in his dealings with the ghosts of Westminster Abbey and a group of WITCHes. I'm sad to say I didn't make it through the book as I unfortunately didn't find the story captivating and I struggled to get through what I did read.
    • 5/5
      My first thought upon reading this book was “Why have I not heard of this author, Mark Patton before?” If this is his first publication, I am looking forward to future works. A mysterious cleric, a pack of ghosts, a coven of witches and an architect come together for a mad romp through British history, landmarks and lots of puns. ‘The Triforium’ has all the elements of a great book: humor, a good plot, detailed research and intrigue. It's a sardonic account of hapless 'everyman' Wallace Butterfield's adventures when he ("Son - Newly Graduated - Without a Clue - Architect - Maybe") is summoned by post to meet with the Chairman of the Westminster Abbey Foundation. In an obscure office tucked away in the Abbey triforium behind a jumble of "a few abandoned and battered gargoyles" and "stacks of wooden boxes labeled Royal Wedding, State Funeral and Coronation," he is tasked by a Reverend Podi-Peruda to design a magnificent new central tower to finish the Abbey "the way it was meant to be finished." But, of course, Butterfield's quest is a bit more than a design project and Reverend Podi-Peruda is a bit more than the chairman of the Westminster Abbey Foundation. It's fun, fun, fun in the best tradition of satire, snark and completely entertaining preposterosity. This is a great book, I look forward to more from this author.
    • 4/5
      This unevenly-written book needs to be rated in segments. The first third of the book had an amazing start, with interesting characters and terrific plot exposition -- 5 stars. The second third began to drag and get disjointed -- 4 stars. The third third didn't do justice to the early, opening section of the book -- 3 stars. Averaging out the stars, the book gets 4 stars, but with reservations.Whenever the subject was Westminster Abbey itself, the descriptions and history were very interesting, as were the mentions of other landmarks in London. The addition of the drugged and drunken witches coven was unfortunate, since it wasn't added in very well. Aleister Crowley's ghost was just plain bizarre. Eseentially, I loved The Triforium and then was disappointed by it.
    • 2/5
      Very enjoyable, but a bit flawed., 4 Jan. 2016The rating does not convey the enjoyment I got from reading this book. The closest comparison I can think of is "The Brentford Trilogy " by Robert Rankin, although the finale has distinct echoes of Douglas Adams". The writing style is generally good, but I felt the sections with the WITCH's were a bit too over the top. It seems odd to praise the research in a humorous fantasy book, but Patton has clearly done his homework, particularly in respect of Westminster Abbey. Unlike other reviewers I really doubt that this can form the basis of a series. Generally the characterisation is a bit flimsy, and although a few scenes are very funny; particularly those involving the Dean of Westminster, it does tend to drag a bit, particularly when the witches become involved. I think Mark Patton shows promise as a humorous fantasy writer and I hope he can develop from this start.