


The four horsemen of the apocalypse’s story was brought to life and they were definitely my favorite characters as well. I felt like I missed some of the significance of the lore since it had a very academic feel to it at times but I did truly enjoy the journey. From there she spins a story of angels both risen and fallen, biblical lore, tieing in other mythology, that takes the reader on a literal horseback ride from Hell to Heaven and everywhere in between.

Jackson begins in modern day Earth, where a body is found desecrated by symbols and the FBI is called in to investigate. There is a lot to unpack in this book! Let’s start with the lore and world building. Michael then discovers that he is also a Nephilim, and next on the killer’s list.Įverything Michael once thought of as myth and magic starts to blur the lines of his reality, forcing him to accept a new fate to save the innocent, or die trying. These people are known in occult circles as the Nephilim, a forsaken people, descendants of fallen angels.Īfter a break in the case leads to supposedly killed-in-action Marine sniper Anaba Raines, Michael finds the soldier alive and well, but shockingly no longer human. The only link between a series of grisly murders in New York City is that the victims were all born with twelve fingers and twelve toes. But he discovers something much more startling about himself…

