However, in doing so, he has vowed himself to an ancient power that demands his complete surrender-even if that means abandoning the woman he loves. During the hunt to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would help her, and is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight.Īnd in the land between the living and the dead, Elias Veturius has given up his freedom to serve as Soul Catcher. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable and violent, while Keris Veturia, the ruthless Commandant, capitalizes on the Emperor's volatility to grow her own power-regardless of the carnage she leaves in her path.įar to the east, Laia of Serra knows that the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer. Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister's life and the lives of everyone in the Empire. The plot-lines of the three POVs are equally eventful, but I liked the Blood Shrike's one best here. Sure, there is even more death and destruction, but it is not as pointless as it was with the second one. Beyond the Martial Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. A Reaper at the Gates delivers what I had been expecting from the villains in this series.
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