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In a near-future world, seraphs and demons fight a never-ending battle. But a new species of mage has arisen. Thorn St. Croix is no ordinary “neomage.” Nearly driven insane by her powers, she has escaped the confines of the Enclaves and now lives among humans. When her ex-husband is kidnapped, Thorn must risk revealing her true identity to save him…. More >>
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A hundred years ago the winged seraph arrived on earth, which to the faithful meant the end of days. However, instead of the apocalypse as predicted by the religious tomes, the war between the angelic seraph and the demons of hell continues with no end in sight. The earth is enthralled in an ice age like none before and plagues released by both sides have devastated the populace in an eerie pandemic collateral damage though mortal religious wars have flared up. New beings surfaced: entities with the ability to perform magic. These mages live in affluent prisons used and abused by their hosts.
One stone mage Thorn St. Croix has remained hidden amidst the humans after escaping from a maximum confinement facility that though luxurious drove her crazy. Thorn crafts jewelry for a living, but hides her magical prowesses knowing that if even her friends’ find out she would be exposed and punished for her escape with death. However, she has little choice but to use her untrained power as the forces of the Dark have kidnapped her former spouse while police officer Thaddeus Bartholomew accuses her of the abduction and probable murder.
The cast is incredible as the audience believes in the existence of seraphs, mages, and humans barely surviving in a world dramatically changed (not sure how the web survives) by the seemingly eternal Apocalypse war. The story line is filled with amateur sleuth action while the raging hostilities add to the excitement as much as mage-heat does. Fans of post apocalypse fantasies will appreciate this superb interpretation of the endless end of days (in human terms) as centuries and probably millenniums mean nothing to immortal combatants.
Harriet Klausner
Rating: 5 / 5
Thorn LeCroix has a secret that could get her killed. She’s a neomage in an era when magic is licensed and carefully regulated. She’s certain that if her human neighbors in Mineral City realized what she was, they’d stone her and chop her into little bits.
When Lucas, her cheating ex-husband turns up missing, she’s not too broken up–until she realizes she could be the prime suspect. Worse, Lucas’ first wife has control of the estate and her husband’s only child’s inheritance and Thorn is pretty sure the woman’s gotten mixed up in Dark Magic. When Thorn’s step-daughter sees a Daywalker, she’s certain something very bad is happening in their area.
Then she discovers Lucas may also be the savior for their little town, Mineral City, which will be sold to the highest bidder rather than legally bespelled to keep the glaciers from encroaching. Oh and the third wife is in cahoots with the people who want to buy the town from the residents for a song. Not only that, she’s calling for seraphim to save her missing husband. That would not be good for Thorn–a seraphim would not her as what she was and either kill her or send her back to the enclave.
With her home and the future of a kid she loves at stake, Thorn’s got to use her all her skills as clandestinely as possible to find Lucas.
Fans of Sharon Shinn’s angels and Esther Friesner’s “Song of Herod” are going to love this book. Thorn’s a strong, smart woman with a lot at stake. “Bloodring” is very well written and fast paced. Hunter took a lot of time creating her world and it shows. Excellent debut novel and I’m hoping there will be more books in this series.
Rating: 5 / 5
Faith Hunter has captured an entirely different aspect to this genre that I wasn’t quite sure of when I began this book. But there’s something special about it. maybe it’s the setting or the introduction of the Seraphs. Her writing almost has a dark feeling to it. If you’re looking for something entirely different, Faith Hunter will fill that void.
I just wish this book had been longer. It was almost a novelette.
Rating: 4 / 5
This author was recommended on Kim Harrison’s site. I took a chance and was not disappointed. I read this book in one day I couldn’t put it down.
Rating: 5 / 5
Bought as a Christmas present for my 21 yr. old daughter because she loves the genre and was not dissappointed by the book. very good!
Rating: 5 / 5
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