Oracle

Critics Review

• Totally, brilliantly original

  Stephen King, on Hex

• HEX is creepy and gripping and original

  George R.R. Martin, on Hex

• Echo is horrific, poignant, creepy, brilliantly written-expect to see it on bestseller lists and year’s end best lists, and hopefully awards consideration. Don’t sleep on this one

  Jeff VanderMeer, on Echo

• Reminiscent of vintage Stephen King

  John Connolly

• A mystery of unprecedented magnitude. This thrilling story spirals into an age-old battle between land and sea

  De Telegraaf

• Robert Grim is back. With the same cynical worldview and a blatant contempt for authority. Only a true cult hero deserves such a comeback from the ashes

  de Volkskrant

• Oracle is a combination of styles and genres. The prose is cinematic, and you would expect the story to propel towards one single roaring climax. But Oracle contains at least six of those grand finales

  de Volkskrant

• Exceptionally good. There is no other Dutch author of speculative fiction or thrillers who can match Olde Heuvelt. This book is breathtaking: you feel the storm roaring through the pages

  Algemeen Dagblad

• When reading Oracle readers can expect appealing heroes and a remarkable reading experience in a world in which past and present intertwine. You won’t forget this book anytime soon

  Trouw

• Olde Heuvelt manages to take lovers of suspense on an extraordinary ride again and again

  Gelderlander

• Oracle is cleverly construed and firmly anchored in today’s world. Olde Heuvelt leads the life of a literary rock star

  Humo (Belgium)

• Oracle is a solid story against a familiar Dutch backdrop. The misty fields, de threat of dyke failures, the ever raging North Sea. Olde Heuvelt draws up extremely convincing characters though subtle, natural dialogue

  KnackFocus.be (Belgium)

• The long-awaited new novel from the Dutch author of HEX is an ambitious, capacious work […] containing everything from psychological suspense to cosmic horror. With moments of wonder as well as terror, it looks likely to be one of the highlights of this year’s horror scene

  The Guardian, on Echo

• Heuvelt builds an entire nightmarish mythology (borrowing, with permission, a bit of mythological business from Neil Gaiman) without ever losing sight of how horrifying even a small chunk of body horror can be. It’s his attention to detail, as well as the thread of dark mischief that underscores the whole thing, that makes Heuvelt’s writing so compelling. Who knew the weather forecast could be so spooky?

  SFX, on Oracle