It was a time when gods walked the earth, when armies fought not for bits of land, but for the very existence of humanity. On such a battlefield, five formidable warriors stood against an evil greater than any the earth had ever seen. But evil is not an honorable foe. Betrayed by someone they trusted, the warriors were cursed, one by one, tossed into the maelstrom of time, imprisoned in stone, their freedom resting on nearly impossible conditions. Until . . .
Kato Amadi . . . born of darkest sorcery, unstoppable on the battlefield, his magic is as deadly as his blade. But not even magic could save him from vicious betrayal. Trapped for millennia in darkness and silence, he is freed at last, only to find himself in the middle of a battle against the very beasts of hell he was created to destroy.
Grace Van Allen is a scholar of ancient languages who toils in the dim recesses of a museum basement with only a beautiful stone warrior to keep her company. But when Grace calls upon her silent warrior to help her translate an obscure new language, she breaks the ancient curse holding him prisoner . . . and frees three deadly demons to rampage through her city.
Tracking demons is what Kato was born to do, but heโll need Graceโs help. And when they discover that Katoโs enemy is still alive and still plotting against him, their hunt takes a dangerous turn, one that might just prove fatal for both of them . . .
My Review……
Grace loves her job, translating ancient texts. Reading about life many years ago. Her only companion a beautiful statue.
Then one night she whispers to her stone companion that she needs help…..
Kato needs to help the beauty who summoned him. Heโs watched her for years now, talking to him, and gazing up at him. The words the evil sorcerer Sotiris threw at him โ Kato Amadi, son of the Dark Witch, who for all his deadly skills on the field of battle, could neither read nor write the language of men . . . you shall remain locked in stone until a scholar of the written word shall plead for your help in understanding the wisdom of the ancients.โ came back to haunt him, was she the scholar he was suppose to help? And why now? But he knew why, the scroll she was trying to decipher was more dangerous than she was aware of.
Grace is in shock, one minute sheโs finishing writing out the scroll, next, a thing appears from nowhere and is about to attack her. But a warrior saves her……
We then go on a ride, both Kato and Grace need to work together.
Kato has always been use to being just a vessel, not a man, nothing. So at first he finds it hard to connect with Grace, he finds her compelling, but so use to being berated, that he finds it hard to accept her way of speaking. Heโs a Dark Witchโs son, but that didnโt mean he was cherished, he was used to fill his mother back up once she depleted her magic.
Grace adjusts pretty quick to the work Kato has dragged her into. She tries not to show pity to Kato (that will get him to shut down pretty quick)
And then there is the attraction that is simmering between them. But Kato knows it would only be brief, he has to know what happened to his brothers.
Itโs a fast action book, lots of chasing, lots of twists and turns. A murder at the beginning of the book made no sense at first.
We also catch up with previous characters from the last book.
And then there his Katoโs mother!!! Do we meet up with her? Is there an epic magical battle? Well to find that out, youโll have to read the book.
I liked this one better than the last. (Damian)
The characters seemed to flow better, and there seemed to be more story. And I do love a wounded soul, and Kato is pretty much a wounded soul.
So if you like your magic and muscle, then this books is for you ๐
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