Scourge, Gail Z. Martin
Scourge, Gail Z. Martin
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Scourge

Author: Gail Z. Martin

Narrator: Will Damron

Unabridged: 19 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/22/2017


Synopsis

Epic new fantasy from the bestselling author of The Summoner. In a city beset by monsters, three brothers must find out who is controlling the abominations. The city-state of Ravenwood is wealthy, powerful, and corrupt. Merchant Princes and Guild Masters wager fortunes to outmaneuver League rivals for the king's favor and advantageous trading terms. Lord Mayor Ellor Machison wields assassins, blood witches, and forbidden magic to assure that his powerful patrons get what they want, no matter the cost. Corran, Rigan, and Kell Valmonde are Guild Undertakers, left to run their family's business when guards murdered their father and monsters killed their mother. Their grave magic enables them to help souls pass to the After and banish vengeful spirits. Rigan's magic is unusually strong and enables him to hear the confessions of the dead, the secrets that would otherwise be taken to the grave. When the toll exacted by monsters and brutal guards hits close to home and ghosts expose the hidden sins of powerful men, Corran, Rigan and Kell become targets in a deadly game and face a choice: obey the Guild, or fight back and risk everything.

About Gail Z. Martin

Gail Z. Martin writes epic fantasy, urban fantasy, and steampunk for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, and Falstaff Books. Her series include Darkhurst, The Chronicles of the Necromancer, The Fallen Kings Cycle, The Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, The Assassins of Landria, Night Vigil, and Deadly Curiosities.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookwraiths on July 13, 2017

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths. Gail Z. Martin’s newest novel Scourge is a fantasy version of Supernatural. This story combining the familial relationship of brothers with monster hunting and more than a dash of political machinations and vile blood magic to craft yet another fine fantasy from th......more

Goodreads review by Greg on May 27, 2019

The summary intrigued me, but in the end it fell short for me. The story moves rather slow, following a trio of undertaker brothers who are suddenly thrust into the world of witchery and monster fighting. Sounds intriguing, right? But the problem is, it's sandbagged by the politics of the antagonist......more

Goodreads review by Nichole on June 13, 2017

The Valmonde brothers are undertakers. Not only do they bury the dead, their rituals also prevent the spirits from coming back as ghosts, or worse, ghouls. I liked the idea for the book, and the brothers, but it just didn't come together for me. I received a copy from Net Galley.......more

Goodreads review by Paul on July 11, 2017

Imagine the TV show 'Supernatural' mated with 'The Game of Thrones'. Don't work too hard at it. Just read Scourge by Gail Z. Martin. It feels medieval, but could be some far-off, dystopian future. And frankly, it doesn't matter to me which it is. It is definitely epic fantasy. And some of its best. T......more

Goodreads review by V. on July 08, 2017

Undertakers as heroes? Well, undertakers deal with the dead – so why not the undead? When two brothers have everything taken from them, their home, their loved ones, their status in the community – everything except the capacity to care about each other and those who survive around them – they pledg......more