In this continuation of the series, Maika Halfwolf travels to the coastal city of Thyria and then across the sea to the Isle of Bones. She seeks a way to understand or contain the Monstrum, an ancient and destructive hunger trapped within her body. The narrative tracks her uneasy alliance with the nekomancer Master Ren and the young fox-girl Kippa. They encounter the Cumaea, an order of sorceresses who harvest Arcanic body parts for fuel, and face the lethal political tensions between the Dusk Court and the human federation.
Readers who value dark fantasy and intricate world-building find this volume useful for its expansion of the geopolitical conflict between humans and magical hybrids. Those interested in the mechanical aesthetics of art deco and steampunk choose this book for Sana Takeda’s detailed visual design. The reader finishes the book with a clearer understanding of Maika’s ancestral lineage and the technical origins of the war that fractured the world. It provides a dense map of historical grievances and the physical toll of sharing a soul with a monster.
Escapist; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
