Truth found little purchase in a Barren sown with lies, and this went doubly so for the Devil.
After the events in the Shimmer Town, Abranyah and her family are left with more responsibility than she believes they can handle - both in her time, as it is, and in the "other place." As the rebuild continues, cryptic clues of a time before hers - a time before The Whatever - have started appearing in Abranyah's life. Truly the only thing certain, in times as they are, is uncertainty. A mysterious figure known as The Lazaran begins to influence events in The Barren, The Warrant ushers more and more of the populace under their wing, and a wanted man known as Devil makes Abranyah an intriguing proposition. Will her decisions affect life before The Whatever? Will she discover the secret to the 'other place'? Or, will her choices lead to war?
Matthew lives in Colorado with his wife, Mikayla, and they are kept company by a fat English Bulldog named Carl and a Pug named Herman.
He's fond of salty breakfasts, pipe tobacco, ranch dressing, and believes short pants and the summer-time are to be enjoyed by men of lesser character.
A terrific follow-up that finally answers a few questions the first book (Tincture) left hanging. A weird western that is very weird, time and brain bending, an exercise in thinking out of the box, and just plain great!
A worthy sequel to its excellent predecessor. Good audioquality well read and good choice of music.
A must if you liked “An Apocalyptic Proposition” and the Stephen Kings Dark Tower.
MfG AndyW
side note: concerning the musik. the backgroundmusik of the warranttapes reminded me strongly of the musik in farcry blooddragon. 80´s syntho pop very fitting
About as good as the original, though perhaps a smidge less interesting for the freshness of the setting having been expended. Still a solidly enjoyable read.