the belief to the seriously acclaimed Obsidian and Blood trilogy:

The 12 months is 3 Rabbit, and the hurricane is coming.

The Mexica Empire now has a brand new Emperor, yet his coronation struggle has simply resulted in a failure: the armies have retreated with a paltry 40 prisoners of battle, no longer close to sufficient sacrifices to meet the gods. Acatl, excessive Priest for the lifeless, has no wish to contain himself another time within the intrigues of the strong. despite the fact that, while one of many prisoners dies of a mystical disorder, he has little selection yet to enquire. For it's only one loss of life, however it aren't the last.

As the our bodies pile up and the imperial courtroom tears itself aside, dragging Teomitl, Acatl's cherished pupil, into the attention of the typhoon, the excessive Priest for the useless goes to need to select whom he can have enough money to belief; and the place, finally, his loyalties eventually lie...

REVIEWS:

‘Like the former books, the 3rd within the Obsidian and Blood sequence abounds with suspects and pink herrings. It’s a twisty and vibrant story jam-packed with unusual gods who call for sacrifices and ache for the least favour. I loved the way in which Acatl is commencing to query the best way issues are, and the 1st stirrings of doubt are awakening in him. He’s consistently had misgivings approximately his personal suitability as excessive Priest, yet during this novel his eyes are opened to a couple of the deeper wrongs performed within the identify of the empire, and within the identify of people’s loyal loyalty to the gods.’ —WarpCore SF

‘I came across this to be the simplest publication of an exceptional sequence. an identical positives from the 1st books are nonetheless current, a truly easy-to-read writing variety (easy to learn yet now not uncomplicated or dumbed down), a brief velocity, and a few amazing global development, excellent accessibility regardless of the lesser recognize pantheon and names. although the second one ebook handled a potential finish to the area, grasp OF the home OF DARTS took an analogous destiny and did it greater. probably this used to be simply because in lots of methods it felt extra like a fable ebook than a secret ebook, which lends itself greater to the “save the area” sort tale. The magic felt extra natural the following, it was once by no means used as a crutch, or even it was once simply larger defined. there has been a section much less vacationing this time round, which additionally ended in a tighter tale. The finishing concerned numerous confrontations that have been annoying and plausible, together with a few among people who find themselves alleged to be allies… an outstanding finish to the series.’ —Fantasy evaluate Barn

‘Whether you are taking it as ancient noir or as a hugely exact myth, it’s demanding to not benefit from the Obsidian and Blood books—it’s an ideal healthy for these searching for whatever varied from their traditional fare, yet nonetheless fascinating in methods they’re used to.’ —Guys Lit Wire

‘Acatl, is especially a lot on the middle of the tale, extra so maybe than the plot. He slowly grows into his place because the excessive Priest of the lifeless through the trilogy, whereas the writer strikes alongside a parallel course, her narrative transforming into into its teller and inhabiting his brain with expanding convenience and self-assurance. Acatl is either the hero and the author’s avatar as she explores her rules of what a hero can and will be. Perceptive readers will locate Acatl to be a truly assorted form of hero than we're familiar with studying approximately, however the motion and the secret continue so easily that a few may possibly by no means discover the gleeful contrariness that lurks less than the skin… Acatl isn't, and this can be obvious from a lot past within the trilogy, a customary motion hero. he's not even a customary secret solver, no less than no longer within the Western idiom… the whole thing of the Obsidian & Blood trilogy will get excessive marks… for creativity, execution, and mild subversion. not only instructed, yet, to paraphrase Demi Moore in a number of solid males, strenuously recommended.’ —Two Dudes in an Attic