The sins of the past are something else altogether when you’re a Demon.
For Mal, on his tenth and final mortal life on Earth, that’s a long list of potential misdeeds, and enemies. While both Mal and his beloved city of Houston have weathered many storms in the past, the unnatural hurricane on the horizon may be too much to bear.
Xero Reynolds was born in 1980, during the Great Dayglow Apocalypse. He survived mostly intact, but with an unhealthy obsession with pop culture and Saturday Morning Cartoons. As he was a military brat, he’s lived all over the continental US, and attended more schools than he likes to keep an accurate count of, thus saddling him with “perpetual New Kid syndrome”, and a need to entertain.
When not working on the next novel, he indulges in illustration, sculpture, woodworking, and game design for tabletop roleplaying games. The last bit relates to the company he co-owns with his wife Katy, Haunted Mountain Tabletop. He has also been involved with voice-over work (ADV Films, Sentai) and has produced a number of albums of electronic music.
In his off hours, Xero enjoys gaming, hiking, and period recreational fencing, which he does as a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. He currently lives on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.
For the astrologically minded, he’s a Libra, and born in the year of the monkey. You’ve been fairly warned by the management. No flash photography, please.
He has a cat named Cider. Cider demands he work more in order to afford more treats for her. He dare not refuse.
I wasn't ready for this series to end or for it to end quite the way that it did! That the characters become so endeared to you in such a fast paced story is a testament to Reynolds' word craft. And I felt as if I knew Houston by the end even though I've never visited. This was such an enjoyable series. I really wasn't ready to put it down.
The energy and urgency in this book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. The characters are engaging, witty, and easy to love - driving up the gravitas of this high stakes, epic tale. Xero Reynolds has become my favorite Urban Fantasy author. - Kathryn Reynolds, author
This part of the Houston trilogy flows better than the earlier volumes. The story is compelling and fun to read. Still in the genre of Neil Gaiman, Jum Butcher et. al.
If I had one complaint it would be that this trilogy went by too quickly. Tons of fun from beginning to end, and interesting characters you want to get to know better.