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Alan Campbell
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Publisher | Tor | ||
ISBN | 978-033044477 | ||
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Ann
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Synopsis
Order has collapsed in Deepgate. The chained city is now in ruins, and the Deadsands beyond are full of fleeing refugees. Meanwhile, the Spine militia is trying to halt the exodus of panicking citizens through brutal force. Rachel and the young angel Dill are dragged off to the Temple torture chambers ...but strange things start to happen as a foul red mist rises from the abyss beneath the city. For the god Ulcis' death has left the gates to Hell unguarded, and certain forces in the fathomless darkness beneath Deepgate have noticed an opportunity. Only the offspring of the dread goddess Ayen understand this new danger.Already, Cospinol, god of brine and fog, is coming to save his brother's temple - and to hunt down Ulcis' murderers. His foul, fog-wreathed skyship has already reached Sandport, bringing along its own version of hell. By now, Rachel just wants to keep her companion alive. Escaping their prison, and with enemies closing in on all sides, she is forced to undertake a perilous journey across the Deadsands towards the distant land of Pandemeria. But there the battlefield at Coreollis is fated to witness a clash of powers - a contest between men and gods and archons and slaves, all forced into desperate alliances.
Review
In this volume, thank goodness Deepgate has practically collapsed into the abyss with only the Temple hanging upside down above the chasm. However the death of the god Ulcis has left the gates to hell unguarded and Dill and Rachel flee across the Deadsands to escape the hordes thus unleashed.
Now we meet other gods and the best defined character in the series John Anchor, who tows the god Cospinol's sky ship, adorned with corpses, down into hell to combat the King of Hell, Menoa.
More horrific battles with piles of corpses follow and Dill becomes the massive Iron angel, holding an inn in his hand with Rachel and friends hiding behind his teeth ! Unfortunately he seems to lose his personality but the introduction of the witch and her pet dog god Basilis make up for this.
The plot is little easier to follow, but the gore continues unabated! Not recommended for those of a delicate disposition. Patches of cohesive writing amid a disjointed plot. I found it difficult to read.
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