The Ruthless

Lords of Darkness #2

by L.G. Burbank

Mordred Soulis, the Chosen One, has awakened from his healing slumber and must now continue his mission to save mankind. It is time to journey to the land of ice and snow, to the place where earth and heaven meet. It is time to enlist the aid of the second of the Vampyre Kings, the mighty Lir. It take all the strength of Mordred's tortured sould to convince Lir to aid him on his quest to save humanity, For the blood of all the Norse flows through Lir's steely veins, including that of Odin's battle maidens, the Valkyries. Together at last, the two sail across dangerous seas, discovering discovering a new continent where Mordred seeks what he needs to defeat his nemesis, Vlad. The task is daunting. Plagued by the most wicked of tempations, Mordred finally gives in to weakness and finds himself a victim of the Spanish Inquisition. Once again, he is forced to reconcile the evil men do with that of his creator. Once again, he must question his own exisistence, and the once clear vision of his quest blurs and wavers. And alway, as time ticks slowly by, the destruction of mortals grows even nearer.

Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy

361 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2005

Reviews

[Veronica · Rating 2 out of 5]

This wasn't as good as the 1st book, mainly because it went from fantasy to just downright improbable. Most of the story is well written, then there are just times you're smacking your head. The dialogue is terrible and it feels like the author let her teenager write it. Then, the mix of vampires, werewolves, ancient Egyptians was hard enough to wrap my head around. In this book, lets add zombies, the Catholic Inquisition, the Norse Gods and Christopher Columbus. By the last page of the book, I was thoroughly done and would only read the rest of the series if someone gave me the books for free.

[Kate · Rating 1 out of 5]

The first one was pretty good with lots of promise. This was trash.