The cover provides a tantalising glimpse of just how serious things have become. It also provides some reassurance that things are not – certainly in the beginning – as bleak as we thought they were at the end of the previous book.
It’s hard to talk about this novel without giving away crucial plot details. What I can say is that it was great to see some familiar faces again. Of course, things have changed since the last novel. The threat of the Kobalos is becoming increasingly concerning, and I really got a sense of Delaney turning the proverbial screw on this story.
As Tom is pushed into unfamiliar territory we are carried along with events occurring at breakneck speed. The descriptions of the battle scenes are, at times, more graphic than we’ve seen previously but in the grand scheme of things it seems to make sense. I’m not sure I’d forgive Joseph Delaney for an event that happened in the closing chapters, if it weren’t for the fact that there’s a sneaky peek of ‘The Dark Assassin’ included and it seems that we see more from one of my favourite characters.
Thank-you once again Joseph Delaney for a riveting read, packed with action and more than its fair share of surprises.