"Final book in an urban fantasy with a vividly imagined world"
Reviewed by Debbie Wiley
Posted September 2, 2015
Mystery
CRUCIBLE ZERO picks up right where the prior book,
INFINITY BELL, left off. If you haven't read the first
two books in the House Immortal series, I highly
suggest you immediately drop everything now and start reading
the series from the beginning. CRUCIBLE ZERO is
definitely one of those books best appreciated in the
context of the series as a whole. In the prior book, Matilda Case and her friends fought to
stop the Wings of Mercury experiment at significant cost
to themselves. Now, Matilda finds herself living in an
alternate timeline where all the relationships have
changed. Unfortunately, Slater Orange is still wreaking
havoc as various timelines are appearing and he is
determined to do anything to destroy Matilda and everyone
she loves. I love the world of the House Immortal series and
am truly sorry CRUCIBLE ZERO is the last book in the
trilogy. Devon Monk has crafted a brilliant world,
populated by feudal-like ruling Houses and a race of
beings called the Galvanized. I never thought I would
find a race of Frankenstein-like beings to be heroic, but
Devon Monk takes this concept of stitched together beings
and makes them both heroic and likable. However, the most incredible thing about CRUCIBLE ZERO is
that Devon Monk takes her spectacular world crafted
throughout the first two books and turns everything
upside down. Devon Monk cleverly uses the various
timelines to keep the intensity level high as the tension
continues to grow. I love how we have to relearn the
world all over again as it kept me guessing as to how the
relationships would change in this new timeline. CRUCIBLE ZERO is the final book in a trilogy that has
solidified Devon Monk as one of my favorite urban fantasy
authors. Devon Monk is a master at crafting complex
worlds and multidimensional characters. Devon Monk's
vividly imagined world is one I have relished each and
every visit and I highly recommend Devon Monk's House
Immortal series to all urban fantasy readers.
SUMMARY
The national bestselling author of Infinity Bell returns to
her “fresh and unique”* world where the truce between the
ruling Houses has shattered and chaos now reigns. Only one
woman has the power to save the world—but she could also
destroy it. . . . Matilda Case never thought of herself as a hero. But because
she is galvanized—and nearly immortal in her stitched,
endlessly healing body—she doesn’t have much of a choice.
Even if she doesn’t want to save the world, she’s the only
one capable of traveling in time to do so. But her rescue attempt hasn’t gone as planned. She’s stuck
in an alternate universe, and her world is in danger of
disappearing. Worst of all, an unfathomably powerful man who
can also travel through history doesn’t want her to put
things to rights. He’s willing to wage bloody war to stop
Matilda, unless she surrenders control of time to him. Now, with the minutes ticking, Matilda must make impossible
decisions, knowing that one wrong choice will destroy
her—and any chance of saving everything she loves. . . .
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