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Throwback Thursday: Demons & Angels by Timothy Quinn

 


 

 

For this month’s Throwback Thursday – I want to showcase my favorite stories/artwork/vids.

My all time favorite story for Sylum – will always be Demons & Angels

Plus it was the introduction to Ernesto!

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Demons & Angels by Timothy Quinn

 

A Note From the Author: 

I love and hate Dan Brown in equal measure.  I’m not entirely sure how that’s even possible.  But there it is.

His historical and artistic interpretation of … everything, drives me batshit, in provoking a willing suspension of disbelief that you want so very badly to actually believe, thinking he’s leading you on an epic journey, only to fall flat on your face at every ending he ever writes.

I had to do something about this, having hurled my copy of Angels and Demons across the room in anger and frustration.

I had to save the Camerlengo.

I had to do something productive with a fantastically ruined character of charisma and depth whose motivations were pushed from ‘willing suspension’ to ‘you are fucking kidding me with this shit’.

So here he is…

…and then Ernesto came along with him, because he was so goddamn hateful in the book, and so ridiculously cute in the movie, it was a contradiction that’s never quite worked.

Nothing in Angels and Demons worked, even one of the Altars of Science was placed in the wrong damn spot in Rome!  And for the record Raphael has NEVER been buried anywhere else in the history of ever… (don’t get me started cos this could be a long list).

I’m thinking of Sylumizing Dan Brown’s ‘The Lost Symbol’.

Hold onto your butts.  Antonio Crisafi is coming along for the ride … just as soon as Speed’s eaten his copy of Langdon’s book.

Signed,

Timothy Quinn
(May 2017)

May 29th 2017 is the 11th Anniversary of That Night

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*Note – this has been updated to fit new canon

 

Throwback Thursday: Demons & Angels by Timothy Quinn

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Demons & Angels is considered one of the nexus stories in the Sylum Universe, outside the Main Arcs.

This story is one of the biggest and most influential turning points in the series.  It sets up: new characters, relationships, and future storyline.

It’s also takes place within 12 hours, and introduces two major characters who have, and will continue, to influence Sylum.

Patrick McKenna

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Ernesto Olivetti

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Ernesto’s story continues in Roads Untraveled …. leading to the introduction of Andrew Kiernan and Pius XVII, further characters who have become beloved over time.

Due to the recent Sylum headcanon changes concerning Sam Winchester now being Theo … no longer Meridia … both these stories needed to be looked at.  They were already on the ‘need to look at’ list considering changes in Canon from the 10th Anniversary Clan War Edition.

We were going to wait until Clan War was finished, but the latest chapter has been a pain in the ass for a while so we took a break and focused on these two.

And we all know how Ernesto gets when he wants attention!

There weren’t a lot of changes, subtle moments that enhanced an already amazing story and small threads of things to come.  For those who’ve read this story more than once – see if you can find the differences.

I can’t say how much I love this story, enough.

No seriously.

It’s one of those stories you catch yourself while reading, going – what happens next?  Even though you know what happens next.  It’s beautifully written, the characters are engaging, and it makes you want to just curl up with a cup of tea and keep reading.

I can’t even watch the movie anymore … well I can but I stop at Fire … cause I just refuse to watch the WTF ending.  Dan Brown should be shot for the ‘oh my god lets shock you with the most shocking of shocking endings cause you didn’t see that shocking conclusion’.  We didn’t see it coming because it was STUPID!

Sorry – small rant there.

I thank the movie for two things:  Ewan McGregor in a cassock, and introducing me to Pierefrancesco Favino.

So back to the the reason for this post.

The Re-Posting of  Demons & Angels!  Yes it’s been updated, edited, and uploaded to the Sylum Archive!

Demons & Angels: By Timothy Quinn

If you haven’t read it – you should.

If you’ve already read it – read it again.

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Special Note to Timothy Quinn

Thanks for the work you do with Sylum, for helping corral the Bobs, for your insight, talent, 50,000 word vocabulary, editing skills, and just the fact you chose me to be with.  *sappy moment is sappy*

Thank you for this.

Thank you for one of my favorite stories of all time, one that surpasses All Quiet on the Western Front and Tom Sawyer.

Now Everyone Go Read!!

Demons & Angels: By Timothy Quinn

Pre-Sylum Advent Fic: Demons and Angels by: Timothy Quinn

I need to make this clear.

This story is a Turning Point in the Sylum Universe.

To understand what is going on in not just many of the Advent Fics, but up coming Arcs, and the Future of Sylum …. You WILL need to read this Story.

Sylum is more than just a fanfic.  The stories are all woven together to build this vast universe.   If you decided to read only certain fandoms or only the Arcs you will in time not understand what is going on.

So let me repeat!  This story is a Must Read for Sylum.

At this time I would like to take a moment to thank taibhrigh for the Art and Gil for the mass coding nightmare this particular story took.

Title: Demons and Angels
Author: Timothy Quinn
Rating: FRM
Disclaimer: Any fandom recognizable character is owned by its creator. Everything else is for Sylum Clan. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. This is for entertainment purposes only.

Summary:  

A devastating new technology

An ancient secret society

An unthinkable target

As the College of Cardinals assemble in Rome to elect a new Pope, somewhere in Vatican City a device of terrifying power and significance counts steadily down to annihilation.

In a breathtaking race against time Sylum’s Clan Leader, a Professor of Symbology, a scruffy Irishman and a stubborn Policeman must decipher a labyrinthine trail of ancient cunning to defeat those responsible – for the Illuminati have resurfaced to carry out their final goal and fulfil their deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church.

FACT:

In 2006 an incident took place that changed the course of history.  The documents and video that catalog this moment, are tucked away in the Vatican Archives.  Included in these files are names seen throughout history: Nicolaus Valerius Meridius , Timothy Quinn, and Robert Langdon.

All organizations found in this story exist, including the Illuminati, The Swiss Guard, The Vatican Police, and the College of Cardinals.

The existence of Immortals, possibly better known as Vampyres, has also been rumoured throughout history.

Access to the Manor at Sylum has however, been consistently denied.

The Places, The Art, and The History are all real.

 

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Damn Italian Update

‘Demons and Angels‘ has been finished and is in it’s last stages of editing.

The artwork for it is in it’s last stages of tweaking.

The Sequel ‘Roads Untraveled‘ is starting the editing process.

 

What does this mean?

 

It means in a few weeks – you’ll be seeing these two stories!!!

All leading up to Advent!!

 

Wow time flies when Bob and Bob 2 is driving their writers insane!