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The Shadow Lands #2
Blood Moon Eclipse
A universe out of time…A land of no return… Jesse Salazar is a priest of the Church Militant, who spends his days—and nights—hunting and re-inhuming the monsters that bump humanity in the night. He’s good at his job and gets paid very well to do it. But after a trip to the shadow lands, he now finds himself the target of an ancient Akkadian god, whose minions stalk him at every turn. Worse, Austin's monster population has suddenly become larger and more powerful, and Jesse and his team have to find out why that is and stop it…all the while continuing to protect the city from the monsters that consider humans cattle. On the positive side, Corporate has called in the reserves, and Jesse now has a group of dwarves to help him in his quest. Able to deal with anything from Japanese daemons to zombie cockroaches, they are a powerful force, but even they have limits, and the forces arrayed against Jesse are converting humans to were-creatures like there’s no tomorrow…and maybe there isn’t. Even with his added forces, things are grim, and the end of the world draws near. Will Jesse be able to determine the source of the new magic before time runs out?
312 pages, Paperback
First published May 7, 2019
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May 13, 2019
An exciting sequel to Shadow Lands. The fight with fearsome creatures continues to save mankind being overthrown by a mysterious power. The characters are believable, with a thrilling plot that keeps you at the edge from the beginning. Daunting with a witty dialogue. I enjoyed reading it very much!
May 10, 2019
A great sequel
This book takes off shortly after Shadow Lands ends, and includes mostly the same cast. You are taken on a fast paced, action packed ride as Father Salazar and his team attempt to protect Austin from increasingly hostile supernateral beings and unravel a deepening plot to wrest control of our reality.
This book takes off shortly after Shadow Lands ends, and includes mostly the same cast. You are taken on a fast paced, action packed ride as Father Salazar and his team attempt to protect Austin from increasingly hostile supernateral beings and unravel a deepening plot to wrest control of our reality.
June 13, 2019
Blood Moon Eclipse Shadow Lands Book Two By Lloyd Behm, II
I obtained this book through the Kindle Unlimited program.
I reviewed the first book in the series, “Shadow Lands,” five months ago. I noted at that time that I had a good moment and a bad moment with the book. The bad moment came when, after 12 pages, I was enjoying myself so much that I couldn't imagine that Behm could maintain the quality of story-telling throughout the book. I was wrong. The good moment came when I thought I was arriving at the end of the book, only to discover that there was another 20% to go.
I really didn't have the same experience this time. Reason: once I started reading, I never stopped long enough to evaluate progress. In fact, the ONLY time I can remember taking a break was to groan about the AWFUL pun-ishment name one of the characters has.
Most of the main good-guy characters are back for this installment, and Father Jesse Salazar remains the primary POV character. There are some new additions to his allied, notably, a crew of tougher-than-nails dwarves. He also gets a replacement, a Sikh, who can capture monsters with his bare hands, even when that's a bad idea, and who appears to love nothing more than launching into a swarm of nasty unearthly creatures with two bladed weapons. I can't talk much about the bad guys, because spoilers, but you won't be disappointed.
You won't be disappointed in the banter, either, particularly if you are a fan of Monty Python, the Princess Bride, and a few other cultural icons, including Scooby Doo. And if there are references to certain popular items that came along after I dropped out, there is also a running gag about Elvis of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. You'll also find Hitchhiker's Guide references as well.
In addition to the usual intrusions into human society by undisciplined were-beasts, a new thing is happening. In some yet-undetermined fashion, people-gobblers in fur suits appear to be able to break out of the most powerful ensorceled restraints. That definitely falls into the category of Not Good. The usual and customary methods for turning recalcitrant Bad Weres into Good Weres are no longer reliable, and it's up to Jesse and the teams of QMG to find out why and how.
This entails their departure from their home turf of Austin, a weird place, it seems, and to go to even stranger and stranger places. Fortunately, they have friends in low places. Actually, they don't get to the REALLY low places at first, because they are SECRET low places, but when the need arises, back-up plans go into effect.
I keep encountering plot points that I Just Can't Share Because Spoilers, and it's aggravating. Can we leave it at this? Lots of unearthly critters with a plan, plenty of ingenuity in coming up with methods to counter them, and the occasional intervention by superior beings who are on the side of the good guys.
And it ends too soon.
I guess we will just have to wait for the next volume.
I obtained this book through the Kindle Unlimited program.
I reviewed the first book in the series, “Shadow Lands,” five months ago. I noted at that time that I had a good moment and a bad moment with the book. The bad moment came when, after 12 pages, I was enjoying myself so much that I couldn't imagine that Behm could maintain the quality of story-telling throughout the book. I was wrong. The good moment came when I thought I was arriving at the end of the book, only to discover that there was another 20% to go.
I really didn't have the same experience this time. Reason: once I started reading, I never stopped long enough to evaluate progress. In fact, the ONLY time I can remember taking a break was to groan about the AWFUL pun-ishment name one of the characters has.
Most of the main good-guy characters are back for this installment, and Father Jesse Salazar remains the primary POV character. There are some new additions to his allied, notably, a crew of tougher-than-nails dwarves. He also gets a replacement, a Sikh, who can capture monsters with his bare hands, even when that's a bad idea, and who appears to love nothing more than launching into a swarm of nasty unearthly creatures with two bladed weapons. I can't talk much about the bad guys, because spoilers, but you won't be disappointed.
You won't be disappointed in the banter, either, particularly if you are a fan of Monty Python, the Princess Bride, and a few other cultural icons, including Scooby Doo. And if there are references to certain popular items that came along after I dropped out, there is also a running gag about Elvis of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. You'll also find Hitchhiker's Guide references as well.
In addition to the usual intrusions into human society by undisciplined were-beasts, a new thing is happening. In some yet-undetermined fashion, people-gobblers in fur suits appear to be able to break out of the most powerful ensorceled restraints. That definitely falls into the category of Not Good. The usual and customary methods for turning recalcitrant Bad Weres into Good Weres are no longer reliable, and it's up to Jesse and the teams of QMG to find out why and how.
This entails their departure from their home turf of Austin, a weird place, it seems, and to go to even stranger and stranger places. Fortunately, they have friends in low places. Actually, they don't get to the REALLY low places at first, because they are SECRET low places, but when the need arises, back-up plans go into effect.
I keep encountering plot points that I Just Can't Share Because Spoilers, and it's aggravating. Can we leave it at this? Lots of unearthly critters with a plan, plenty of ingenuity in coming up with methods to counter them, and the occasional intervention by superior beings who are on the side of the good guys.
And it ends too soon.
I guess we will just have to wait for the next volume.
January 11, 2022
A great second entry to this series. The main character is a priest and ex-marine, who now hunts monsters and demons for a living. Along with his team of hunters, they are investigating why the local were population all seem to be trying to help some Akkadian God return to the world. I liked it right up to the last chapter, where it ends abruptly, without the event the whole book was named for from actually happening. Presumably, it will be dealt with in the third and final book.
June 9, 2019
Excellent Modern Dwarves!
It’s refreshing to have Dwarves done right in urban Fantasy! In this book, Dwarves use the latest technology for mining. That’s a side point to the book, but it just illustrates what a great job the author did in the book.
It’s refreshing to have Dwarves done right in urban Fantasy! In this book, Dwarves use the latest technology for mining. That’s a side point to the book, but it just illustrates what a great job the author did in the book.
May 23, 2019
Great follow up!
Full of action. Really a great spin on the monster hunter sub genre. As always Lloyd's writing is excellent. I read this on Kindle Unlimited.
Full of action. Really a great spin on the monster hunter sub genre. As always Lloyd's writing is excellent. I read this on Kindle Unlimited.
June 6, 2019
More please
Dang this was if anything even better than the first one in the series action, adventure, fun characters and guns what more do you need
Dang this was if anything even better than the first one in the series action, adventure, fun characters and guns what more do you need
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