In The Third Face, we met Rasuke. We learned what he's like, and why.
We watched him become part of Redhand, an organization that desperately
needs him and yet leaves him ignored until the last minute. We watched
him make best friends and bitter enemies, and we saw some of them leave
suddenly.
In the sequel, The Demon's Guardian, we see
an entirely new world for Rasuke and friends to explore. It's a world
completely unlike any they've ever seen, a world of space travel and
laser guns. It's also a dangerous place for our heroes to live, because
it's completely lacking a substance that they need to survive. They have
a week's supply of it on hand, but they'll have to get back home by
then. It's kind of like they're stuck in the bottom of the ocean and
only have so much oxygen.
Meanwhile, back home, Redhand
is looking the worse for wear. Weakened enough by the loss of the kids,
it's suddenly under attack by enemies both old and new, those who've
been around constantly and those that you never thought would be back.
All those seemingly unimportant characters from the past are rising to
bring it down. If Rasuke and friends die, Eibmoz's hope of finding the
good in the lowest of creatures dies with them.
Of
course, that's just scratching the surface. But if I tell you all about
the romance, the horror, and the comedy that live beneath this tale,
I'll be at this all day. Suffice to say, this book ought to be even
better than the last.
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