Mari Kaleja's world changed when she was 10 years old.
She witnessed her parents and everyone she knew and loved
being brutally murdered by spirits in the woods. Her
determination to avenge those deaths has led her to the
doorstep of Tris Vishal, a man rumored to be the Dead's
Man. Is Tris the man she has been seeking all of these
years? Mari will have to accompany Tris on his own quest
if she is to get answers to any of her questions.
THE DEAD SEEKERS is the first book in the Dead
Seekers series. Fans of the Noble
Dead Saga
will note that the dark fantasy world of THE DEAD SEEKERS
is the same, even if the characters don't crossover
between the series. It is not necessary to be familiar
with the Noble
Dead Saga in order to fully
appreciate THE DEAD SEEKERS.
Barb and J.C. Hendee do a marvelous job at crafting a
dark, forbidding world. The world building isn't overly
complex but instead sets exactly the tone we need in
order to believe in the dark spirits haunting their
world. I love the concept of the ghost hunter and Tris'
secret makes me even more eager to read the second book
to see how this all will unfold.
Barb and J.C. Hendee show us the tragedies that Tris and
Mari have endured, making their reticence towards others
understandable. Neither Tris nor Mari is immediately
likable but we grow to love them despite their very
prickly personalities. However, it is Heil who intrigues
me the most and I hope we get to spend more time with him
in the second book of the series.
THE DEAD SEEKERS is fascinating start to what promises to
be a somewhat spooky and mysterious dark fantasy series.
The eerie atmosphere haunts you throughout the storyline
as it's easy to fall into Barb and J.C. Hendee's world
and believe in the dark spirits haunting the world. THE
DEAD SEEKERS is the first book I've read by Barb and J.C.
Hendee, but it definitely won't be the last!
In the New York Times bestselling Noble Dead saga,
Barb and J.C. Hendee created an engrossing mix of “intrigue,
epic fantasy, and horror.”* Now, they present a bold new
series set in the same world, where the destinies of two
hunters shaped by the shadows of their pasts are about to
collide...
In the dark reaches of the eastern continent, Tris Vishal
travels from village to village, using his power to put
unsettled spirits to rest. He works alone, having learned
that letting people close only leads to more death. Still,
he finds himself accepting the help of the Móndyalítko woman
who saves his life—a woman whose gifts are as much a burden
as his own.
Mari Kaleja thirsted for vengeance since the night her
family was taken from her. She has searched far and wide for
the one she thinks responsible, known only as “The Dead’s
Man.” But before she can kill him, she has to be sure. Mari
hopes traveling with Tris will confirm her suspicions. But
as they embark on a hunt where the living are just as
dangerous as the dead, she learns the risks of keeping your
enemy close...
Because it’s no longer clear who is predator and who is prey.