Seraphs

Rogue Mage, Book 2

By: Faith Hunter

Narrated by: Natalie Gold

Living among humans in a post- apocalyptic ice age, neo-mage Thorn St. Croix is a source of both fear and fascination for the people of Mineral City - and now she faces her ultimate test. Deep under the snow-covered mountains beyond the village, an imprisoned fallen seraph desperately needs her help. There, hidden in the hellhole, the armies of Darkness assemble to ensure this subterranean rescue will be Thorn's final descent.

©2008 Faith Hunter (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A new, strongly unique voice in the dark fantasy genre." (Kim Harrison)

“[A] darkly alluring vision of a future in which the armies of good and evil wage their eternal struggle in the world of flesh and blood.” ( Library Journal)

Hunter is captivating as usual.

I knew that Jane Yellowrock would be a hard act to follow. As a happily addicted fan, I was in doubt, and did not want to experience the letdown of struggling through a new series, inferior to the first.
To my grateful ears, unfolded a new world, different in pace and story, but just ' ducky'.
I love the way Hunter weaves a story. She takes us from hard action, to story line narrative, and back again.
I am happy in her new world and look forward to new offerings in the series.

very good

rogue mage book 1 was good but slow start. book 2 is good all the way through. reading book three starting tomorrow.

Okay - Descriptions get a bit tedious

Any additional comments?

The series follows "Thorn" a stone mage living (illegally) in a post apocalyptic world ruled by vengeful angels. The post apocalyptic world is split between orthodox and progressive sects of humans, and Thorns life is disrupted by both "dark forces" and the orthodox humans, hating her mage status.

Through the books Thorn discovers more about herself and her past and bounces between various "love/sex" interests. However, due to a lack of character development it is hard to really care much about any of them.

As book one was only "okay", I only choose to read book two as I had little time to look for another and I was taking a long flight and needed entertainment. It has some potential and the narration is good, however, the descriptions are too lengthy for audio book, and as noted, character development needs a bit of work. Perhaps if I was reading it in paperback (or kindle) I would be able to skip through long descriptions of magic, clothing and gems and get back to the story. However, in audiobook it gets a bit tedious.

Good

There were a lot of words I didn't understand. It was very original and interesting. Kept my attention till the end. Sometimes hard to follow because of the terms used. overall entertaining.

Magic versus Faith why not both

Would you consider the audio edition of Seraphs to be better than the print version?

I have not bought the printed version. I like Audio do not have time to sit and read books

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sienna. She keeps every one real.