The Illhari Republic rests on the bones of gods, telling tales of conquest and forgetting its once-bloody devotion to its most powerful goddess. Snowdenaelikk, half-blood conjuror and smuggler, cares less about history than the silver she can win with sharp metal and sharper wits. But when the local legion blames her for burning a village, an outlander with a sense of honor intervenes, and Snow finds herself tangled in politics and an unwelcome partnership.
Snow and her new partner, Veiko, together with the legion scout Dekklis, uncover a conspiracy that will destroy the Republic from within. It seems that the goddess is back from wherever dead gods go. She has not forgotten the Republic, and she wants revenge.
Loyal Dekklis will do anything to save the Republic, and Snow reluctantly agrees to help – until she realizes that “anything” means sacrificing Veiko. Now Snow must decide whether her partner’s life is worth betraying her allies and damning the Republic to war.
A good read. For once, the Kindle First book I chose turned out to be something I’d have paid for! I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Another reviewer commented on the writing style. I didn’t mind the choppiness of having a characters thoughts broken out in italics – I found it interesting and…realistic, I suppose. I think that way, don’t you? The harsh language fit the characters when used, we’re talking about soldiers and other rough sorts. I liked these people, their interactions and development. I…
Promising first book for author and series This is a 3.5 star book for me.Â
Good plot and lots of action The author did a great job of pulling me into the story. I found my curiosity piqued and continued reading, wanting to find out what would happen to Snow and Veiko and Dekklis (the story is told in third person through various characters). Action in the first half of the book is non-stop, and the author lays out enough of the world she has created without overwhelming the reader with unnecessary tidbits, sharing just enough for us to understand what is happening and why certain things are…