Wayward Reviews

A sci-fi fantasy set in a dystopian world – where electronics rule the everyday life and the dead are being used to power the land.

Book Synopsis

Book Details

Pages: 454

Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy

Publisher: Winter Moon Press

Format: eBook

Nyle doesn’t want to be there. But something is very wrong in the District of Portland, and the cold call of death forces his arrival. If he can’t lay the dead fast enough, his long life, begun in Anglo-Saxon England, will end.

Portland’s electronic walls do more than keep the mutants out. The government is using them to block Nyle and his kind, the ravens, who roam the world, freeing the dead from their bodies where they remain trapped till a raven’s arrival.

Cait, a Portlander working as a beautician, has her own troubles, dodging the GM (genetic modification) police and struggling with rent. But the dead are invading her dreams. Nyle tells Cait that she’s not genetically modified. She’s a necromancer.

In the District of Portland, the dead are being trapped indefinitely and used as energy sources. Nyle and Cait must stop the technology from spreading before the abuse of the dead becomes a worldwide menace and they themselves end up on a laboratory table or trapped in a machine.

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Review

* Non-Spoiler Review*

I received an advanced copy for my honest review.

I usually don’t read much sci-fi fantasy, but I thoroughly enjoyed the world Knight built. Set in Portland where electronics rule the world, mutants exist and grim reaper types walk amongst them.

Nyle was your classic ancient immortal(ish) who was out of touch with the world, but driven by duty to complete his work. Cait on the other hand is struggling to get by in her community, barely making money to live and having to hide her mutant traits from everyday society.

When Nyle gains access to the City of Portland, his work releasing the souls of the dead and Cait worlds collide, they are trying to solve how the souls of the dead are being used to power the city and the real reason behind why.

Overall, I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a refreshing concept of a paranormal and sci-fi blend.

Spice Rating: 1/6 – See my rating system here

Book Rating: 4/5