A loyal and devoted friend to Tanyrin's crown prince, Michael could refuse Severyn Lothlain nothing, not even when Severyn asked the unspeakable of him. Fear of the h'nara, fanned by the Church, spread tentacles everywhere. The latest of the Lothlain kings was a weakling, unable to curb the ambitions of an increasingly powerful, corrupt clergy. In ordinary times, the paths of Michael and Stefn would never have crossed. Of all the h'nara, his family alone was immune from the persecution of the powerful Church of Loth, protected by an ancient covenant. Michael Arranz was the son of a duke and one of the despised h'naran, half-bloods cursed with the blood of the nara running through their veins. He was also a sin-catcher, living proof of God's displeasure, the shame of his existence atonement for the sins of his ancestors. Stefn Eldering was the youngest son of the Earl of Shia, the last in a long, proud line of demon hunters.

For four hundred years afterwards, the land was at peace. Not until the coming of Arami Lothlain, King of Tanyrin and Blessed of Loth, did the rein of the nara come to a bloody end. The most feared among them were their naragi, sorcerers whose power was all but invincible. I even felt sorry for Loki being stuck between his older siblings, both of the scrambling for the upper hand in daddy loves me best one upmanship.The epilogue was a little vague being from only Misha's view point and from the point of view of the Gaia residents.“Human-like, but not human, the nara ruled Tanyrin for centuries. I like the world building and enjoyed the different characters. I guess in the end the point was that the story made me think. Bits I liked and then there were parts that I didn't like or get.

more echnological glamor.I feel there could be more development to the actual story, characters, but also a continuation to a Reifu star journey, or a journey to the past or so many other journeys. Then the idea of a vampire-like population from outer space hunted by other super power and interacting with man in a rural universe brings forth a combined naked paradisaical beauty with high end t. From then on a voyage of discovery into lost knowledge, power, love, and the way to a home begin.I was charmed by the book's name, though it did not tell me much at first.

Sid is a clan-less thief, and a chance violent meeting during a hunt with the prince of Ilthany develops into a delicate and romantic story.

Gaia, however, it is not what it seems, and the men, the rather primitive inhabitants of Gaia, are at odds with the new technologically advanced occupants. Review 1: The Ilthany vampire-like population landed 100 yeas ago on Gaia, trying to save themselves from Irthany the demons.

Cethe by Becca Abbott