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|title=The Atheist's Prayer

|sort=Atheist's Prayer, The

|publisher=Perfect Edge

|date=February 2014

|website=http://www.amyrbiddle.com/

|summary=Over a year ago a group of cultists all committed suicide during an eclipse. In only seven days time another eclipse is coming. Will history repeat itself, or can the disjointed lives of the characters in 'The Atheist's Prayer' be fixed before it is too late?

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I don’t shy away from a book with a little edge, in fact [[:Category:Chuck Palahniuk|Chuck Palahniuk]] is one of my favourite authors and his books can be so sharp you can shave with them. On the surface ''The Atheist’s Prayer'' would seem to be courting controversy; why else have such a provocative title? But, is it really that shocking? Nope. This is a story about how people deal with the modern world and what happens when dangerous ideals infect a vulnerable group.

The structure of the book may be ethereal, but it is not helped by too many characters. Like a soufflé it is undermined by a couple of unneeded ingredients. By bouncing from one character to another, you are given the story piecemeal, but the reader is left a little unsatisfied as you never get to really know anyone. With its relatively short length, ‘Prayer’ is more of a novella than a novel. With this in mind it feels like a beautiful short story, rather than a slightly disappointing full length novel. However, seeing as it is being released as full format, I have some misgivings.

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