For the past year, Gavyn Donatti has been assisting his
ancestor Ian to kill Morai. It is less a calling than a
necessity, as the entire group of Snake Heads have targeted
not only the Djinn Ian, but Gavyn and his family for death.
Dealing with powers he can barely handle with little-to-no
instruction from his esteemed ancestor, Gavyn has stumbled
along doing his best to stay alive and keep Ian breathing as
well. But what if all the Morai are not evil? What if some
of them have repented their snaky ways and are good at
heart? That would make him a murderer, and although he has a
shady past as a thief, murder crosses a line he will not
break.
After a scrying leads them to the Appalachian mountains of
Virginia, they find more they bargained for, an evil
conclave of the snakeheads and their human followers hiding
behind a fence as if they are just another privately-
gathered disaffected militia.
This is far from anything their guerrilla strikes can
handle, Gavyn and Ian must withdraw until they can learn
more about the group, why the humans have Morai powers, and
determine a strategy that can eliminate any threat.
With strong elements of humor lightening the dark elements
of the plot, Sonya Bateman has created a gory, suspenseful
urban fantasy series with an unusual twist. In book two of
the Gavyn Donatti series, MASTER AND APPRENTICE builds on
the story of Master of None, answering some of the
questions raised, revealing truths that change the entire
complexion of Ian's goals and raising a few new questions.
It's a thrilling page-turner, and I am eager to read book
three.
A DEADLY CULT. AN UNBREAKABLE CURSE. THE RULES ARE SIMPLE:
LEARN TO KILL . . . OR DIE.
Luck has never been on Gavyn Donatti’s side. Anyone else
with magic abilities inherited from a distant genie relative
would have it made, but not Donatti, descendant of a cranky,
shape-shifting genie named Ian. The prince of a murdered
kingdom, consumed with revenge and driven by an unbreakable
curse, Ian is determined to hunt down and destroy every last
one of his enemies in the power-hungry snake clan—at any
cost, including his life. Or Donatti’s.
Obsessed by his own rage, Ian has never really taught
Donatti how to use his abilities. So when a powerful cult of
magic-users captures Ian’s wife, the princess Akila, and
then Ian himself, Donatti is left alone to take on dozens of
half-djinn and their mysterious leader with designs on world
domination.
Facing an impossible mission, Donatti is forced to turn to
an enemy for help—one who claims to know how to unlock his
true potential. Trusting a snake might be the last mistake
Donatti ever makes—but if he doesn’t learn to wield the
power inside him, everyone will pay the ultimate price.
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