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Tor Books
October 2012
On Sale: September 25, 2012
448 pages
ISBN: 0765367599
EAN: 9780765367594
Kindle: B008BU72QQ
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Romance
Ashgrove follows Immortal Hope with a straightforward
supernatural romance. Farran de Clare, born to a wealthy
Norman family in 1102, is a member of the cursed band of
Knights Templar. Having lived through all the centuries into
modernity, he still fears eternal damnation at the hands of
the demon Azazel and hopes against odds for redemption by
the seraph that has been foretold for him. So why does the
man speak in the “’twould,” “nay,” and “mayhap” diction of a
nebulously medieval British peasant? It’s one of the many
world-building anomalies that dog Ashgrove’s series. This
adventure centers on the Sudarium of Oviedo—like the Shroud
of Turin, only real. Noelle Keane, a confirmed atheist, is
the scientist who authenticates the relic, becoming hell’s
target first as the one in possession of it, then as
Farran’s unwilling seraph. The action is fast and violent,
occasionally crossing into horror or eroticism as
circumstances dictate. For those willing to forgive
oxymorons like “overthrow the Almighty,” Ashgrove’s
serviceable prose and breakneck pacing provide an enjoyable
bit of tempestuous escapism.
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