The Revisionaries
The Revisionaries by A. R. Moxon, published by Melville House on December 1, 2020, is a 608-page work written in English. This book presents a narrative centered around Father Julius, a street preacher whose unconventional background becomes a focal point for a community facing turmoil. As chaos unfolds with the release of patients from a nearby mental hospital, Julius finds himself at the center of escalating events, tasked with guiding his congregation through the mounting uncertainty.
Readers will encounter a blend of fantasy and action as Julius navigates the challenges posed by various forces, including a religious cult and mysterious figures that appear during the chaos. The story delves into themes of faith and reliance, exploring how a community looks to a single individual for hope amid impending danger. The Revisionaries combines elements of magical realism with a suspenseful plot, offering a unique reading experience that engages with the complexities of belief and leadership in tumultuous times.
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“A modern-day classic.”—Ron Charles, Washington Post
“A spectacular invention.”—The New York Times
“Compulsively readable.”—NPR
Things do not bode well for Father Julius. . . A street preacher decked out in denim robes and running shoes, Julius is a source of inspiration for a community that knows nothing of his scandalous origins.
But when a nearby mental hospital releases its patients to run amok in his neighborhood, his trusted if bedraggled flock turns expectantly to Julius to find out what’s going on. Amid the descending chaos,
Julius encounters a hospital escapee who babbles prophecies of doom, and the growing palpable sense of impending danger intensifies . . . as does the feeling that everyone may be relying on a street preacher just a little too much.
Still, Julius decides he must confront the forces that threaten his congregation—including the peculiar followers of a religious cult, the mysterious men and women dressed all in red seen fleetingly amid the bedlam, and an enigmatic smoking figure who seems to know what’s going to happen just before it does.
The Revisionaries is a wildly imaginative, masterfully rendered, and suspenseful tale that conjures the bold outlandish stylishness of Thomas Pynchon, Margaret Atwood, and Alan Moore—while being unlike anything that’s come before.
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