Pariahs

by Julia Benally

In a land of monsters and soulless creatures, there is a secluded compound terrorized by a fallen demon-killer, the Grand Apwor. He's claimed its youngest occupant Vijeren as his son. The Grand Apwor can't be killed, he can't be escaped, and his punishments are severe and horrific. Somehow, he knows where Vijeren is at all times.

When a law enforcer named Zhin appears like a living flame, a family war that's been sizzling for decades finally ignites. It drags Vijeren in, revealing secrets of a long-forgotten past and a family torn asunder in recesses of lost memories. Only Zhin knows how to kill the Grand Apwor, but the answer rests on the love between a father and son--something that Vijeren doesn't have...

321 pages, Paperback

Published October 26, 2018

About the author

Julia Benally is an American Indian lurking in Arizona with her trusty nunchucks Harley Quinn at her side. When she isn't writing, she's dancing, killing zombies, reading, wandering around in the mountains, and sometimes looking for bears.

Her book "Pariahs" came out in 2018, but in 2020, it went through a revamp in which Julia acquired a pen name, a new book cover, and the series and title names were changed to Monsters and Demons: Nri Kryne.

Reviews

[Lee Benally · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is actually a "clean" fantasy with no swearing or skin, yet the story is so unusual that the reader gets immersed in this world to the point where that's all you think about. And then you are done and you want some more. The characters are very real and their emotions are poignant and they are all likeable (except the bad guy, of course). I wished it could never end.