Eric Cross and his team have been to hell and back, but their journey isn?t over yet.
Marooned in the remote criminal city of Blacksand, the only way for the mercenaries to get home is to help a local crime boss protect his territories from the Ebon Cities.
To complicate matters, Danica Black is also being hunted by The Revengers, a powerful band of corrupt prison wardens, while Cross himself is trapped in the Whisperlands, a realm of darkness controlled by a cadre of evil mages known as the Shadow Lords.
The team will battle their way through corroding wastelands and deadly vampire outposts, but even their considerable skills might not be enough to save them from the cruel machinations of the Shadow Lord?s mysterious master, a malevolent creature who has manipulated their destinies right from the beginning?
Crown of Ash by Steven Montano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
In the fourth book of the Blood Skies series, it’s a reap what you sow as everything Eric’s team has been through so far comes back for them ten fold. It’s a brutal venture across two entirely different battlefields to reach one goal. Danica and Cross have to stop a power that has been waiting for its chance to rise, while the Southern Claw and Ebon Cities wear each other down. Their feelings for each other might just give them the fighting chance.
If their hands weren’t full before, they are now. And they won’t get to use their spirits as much as they want to, taking their fights down to swords and gunfire. Danica definitely gets tough heroine of the year award, because she has proven that she can withstand anything thrown at her that doesn’t go straight for her heart. Although, I don’t think I would feel comfortable with her driving me anywhere… Ever.
There’s a whole bunch of new monsters on the field, more vicious than ever, and relentless enemies from the past who haven’t forgotten them. And Kane, omg! *cuts out a paragraph of spoilers*
More secrets to The Black and the magic that has bound itself to humanity is revealed as well. I will be anxiously waiting to see what happens next!
