A Summoning of Demons
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- $18.99
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
Cate Glass's A Summoning of Demons marks the thrilling conclusion for the Chimera team, a ragtag crew who use their forbidden magic for the good of the kingdom.
Catagna has been shaken to its core.
The philosophists insist that a disastrous earthquake has been caused by an ancient monster imprisoned below the earth, who can only be freed with magic. In every street and market, the people of Catagna are railing against magic-users with a greater ferocity than ever before, and magic hunters are everywhere.
Meanwhile, Romy has been dreaming.
Every night, her dreams are increasingly vivid and disturbing. Every day, she struggles to understand the purpose of the Chimera's most recent assignment from the Shadow Lord.
As Romy and the others attempt to carry out their mission, they find themselves plunged into a mystery of corruption and murder, myth and magic, and a terrifying truth: the philosophists may have been right all along.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Glass crafts an unremarkable finale to her Chimera series (after A Conjuring of Assassins), returning to the kingdom of Cantagna as a disastrous earthquake spreads fear of the return of the dark force Dragonis, a monster imprisoned beneath the earth. Against this backdrop, Romy a member of the Chimera team who use their forbidden magic to serve the Shadow Lord has a series of strange, vivid dreams. But before she can process them, she and the rest of the Chimeras are tasked with preventing, for an unknown reason, the impending marriage between Director Dono di Bastianni and Livia di Nardo. As the crew plans this simple job, they uncover some of Cantagna's most dangerous secrets, including Dono's true nature and his hidden connection to Dragonis. Now Romy must confront the monsters she believed were myth and save her crew before Dragonis can break free. Glass kicks up quite a bit of intrigue to keep the pages turning, but the goings-on occasionally stagnate in belabored plot points and lackluster dialogue. Series fans will be satisfied, if not blown away.
