THE UNDYING LEGION (Crown and Key #2)
Clay and Susan Griffith
Random House Del Rey Spectra
June 30, 2015
Following closely on the heels of The Shadow Revolution, first in the Crown and Key series, The Undying Legion continues the adventures of a motley crew of monster hunters and magicians. A supernatural war is brewing. The beautiful and brilliant alchemist Kate Anstruther, magician- scribe Simon Archer, monster hunter Malcolm MacFarlane, young werewolf Charlotte and maker of marvelous gadgets Penny Clark are the first line of defense.
Kate is occupied in trying to reverse the damage to her sister, horribly mutated by a mad scientist in The Shadow Revolution. Kate has had only limited success and now a new threat has arisen. Someone is ritually sacrificing young women in London churches, and the dead are rising. An artist and necromancer, Rowan Barnes, is at the heart of these events. However, is something more ancient and deadly the driving force? The talented Griffith team combines Egyptian mythology with allusions to the prophetic poetry of William Blake and comes up with something entirely different and quite thrilling.
The action is non-stop and very cinematic, but I think that the character development is the most enjoyable element of The Undying Legion. The deepening attraction and respect between Kate and Simon is one element, but more enjoyable is Malcolm's relationship with Charlotte. As Malcolm's previous attitude to werewolves has always been "kill them", his struggle to work with and trust Charlotte is entertaining to say the least. I have no idea where the next in the series, The Conquering Dark, will take me but I am really looking forward to the ride.
Thanks to Random House Del Rey-Spectra and netgalley.com for an advance digital copy in return for an honest review.
RATING- 4 Stars
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