Urban Fantasy is a favorite genre of mine and the
Sandman
Slim series felt like just the series for
me. Now, this is book nine and perhaps it's not wise to
start a series with a book so far along, but I have never
been wise when it comes to books and I often read books
out of order. And, for the most part, does it work. THE
KILL SOCIETY is one of those series that did work.
However, I will admit that it perhaps would have been
easier to understand what was going on and especially
know who is who, and their history if one reads the books
from the beginning. But, I discovered, as I often do that
all the mentioning from past events only makes me more
curious to read the previous books.
THE KILL SOCIETY starts with a dead Sandman Slim. He has
been to both heaven and hell previously, but now has he
been truly killed and ended up in Tenebrae, home of the
lost dead. His only thought is to get back home, or
rather get back to life and then home. But, then he
happens to run into a caravan with several lost souls on
a mysterious crusade led by the ruthless Magistrate. And,
he decided to travel with them since he is alone and have
no way of getting home and he also wants to know what
their goal is...
Think Mad Max in hell, at least that how I pictured this
book's setting, and I mean the old movies with Mel Gibson
and not the new one that I haven't seen yet. And, add
angels to the mix since poor Sandman Slim has a bounty on
his head thanks to them. I found THE KILL SOCIETY to be
an interesting book to read. I quite liked this story
about a place where the dead wanders, a desolate
landscape with no way of escaping and then one man
arrives and causes havoc. I have a feeling that Sandman
Slim quite often causes havoc. The book's pace felt a bit
off now and then, but I quite liked the last part of the
book, when everything started to fall into places, the
truth is revealed about the Magistrate, etc.
Will Sandman Slim get back to the living? I guess you
have to read the book to find out. But, if you haven't
read this series, then starting from the beginning will
probably be smart. I know I will try to get the first
book to read. But, I'm also looking forward to reading
the next book after this one when it's published!
Sandman Slim returns in this stunning, high-octane ninth thriller in the series, filled with the intense, kick-ass action and inventive fantasy that are the hallmarks of New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey. Sandman Slim has been to Heaven and Hell and many places in between, but now he finds himself in an unknown land: the far, far edge of the Tenebrae, the desolate home of the lost dead. Making his way inland with nothing but his unerring instinct for trouble to guide him, he collides with a caravan of the damned on a mysterious crusade, led by the ruthless Magistrate. Alone and with no clue how to get back home, he throws in with this brutal bunch made up of human souls, Hellion deserters, rogue angels—and Father Traven. Slim didn’t land in Tenebrae by chance. His little stunt of trying to open Heaven has set off a tsunami across the universe. Now, the afterlife is falling apart because of the ensuing warfare. And when Heaven finds out Slim is close by, the angels put a fat bounty on his head. It’s one thing to ride with a ferocious criminal pack across the treacherous plains—it’s another to do it when everyone in the land of the dead is itching to keep you there permanently. But Slim’s not too worried. He’s been fighting cosmic forces bent on destroying Heaven, Hell, Earth, and him for years. A pack of vicious bounty hunters, vengeful angels, and dangerous enemies with friendly smiles isn’t going to stop him fixing the chaos he’s caused . . . one way or another.
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