The Horns of Ruin

September 27, 2010
Akers (Heart of Veridon) creates a complex steampunk world in which rival brothers Morgan, Alexander, and Amon are revered as gods. The last of Morgan's Paladins, Eva Forge, is tasked with providing security for Barnabas, the Fratriarch of the Cult of Morgan, just as a plot is set in motion—ostensibly by the remnants of the Cult of Amon—to destroy the Morganites. As she travels from the monorails above the city of Ash to the hidden underground lairs of the remaining Amonites, Forge is forced to face her preconceptions and question her training and her understanding of the world in which she lives. Ash is a vibrant city, and the cults of the three brothers have a relationship as ambivalent and complicated as the relationship among any actual siblings.

November 15, 2010

When members of the Cult of Morgan, the dead god of battle, fall prey to kidnappings and murders, Eva Forge, the Cult's last paladin and defender, must seek out allies in the mysterious city of Ash. This is a tale of a young woman's battle to preserve her beliefs in a steampunk world where technology has become the new supplier of miracles. VERDICT The author of Heart of Veridon deals with weighty issues of faith and science while narrating a fast-paced adventure. Her strong female protagonist should make this title popular among female readers as well as a general fantasy audience.

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