The Cage of Dark Hours
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Publisher Description
The Cage of Dark Hours is the second novel in the epic fantasy trilogy from acclaimed author Marina Lostetter, where the defeat of a serial killer back from the dead has pulled the mask off the myths and magics of a fantastical city.
Krona and her Regulators survived their encounter with Charbon, the long-dead serial killer who returned to their city, but the illusions of their world were shattered forever.
Allied with an old friend they will battle the elite who have ruled their world with deception, cold steel, and tight control of the magic that could threaten their power, while also confronting beasts from beyond the foggy barrier that binds their world.
Now they must follow every thread to uncover the truth behind the Thalo, once thought of as only a children's tale, who are the quiet, creeping puppet masters of their world.
The Five Penalties Series:
The Helm of Midnight
The Cage of Dark Hours
The Teeth of Dawn
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The second in Lostetter's Five Penalties epic fantasy series (after The Helm of Midnight), this hefty, over-the-top volume—mercifully prefaced by a prologue reminding readers of the previous installment's intricate plot—combines several story lines under "a grand scheme of wars and hidden magic." Dark worldbuilding dominates much of the page count, detailing a magic system in which power springs from human bodies, a gift from a five-deity pantheon (though each god offers a gruesome penalty for rebellion), and positioning the city-states of Arkensyre on the brink of war, driven there by a so-called Savior whose teachings prevent the citizens from developing technology. Against this backdrop, Krona Hirvath, a Regulator responsible for keeping enchantments at bay, seeks to resurrect her dead sister De-Lia; Thalo Child, stolen from his parents to become an enforcing puppet of the Savior, experiences a tortuous maturing process; Mandip Basu, a potential Grand Marquis, learns the daunting price of leadership; and various distraught parents seek their missing infants. Lostetter creates a protracted mélange of shifting loyalties and bloody rituals wrapped in florid descriptions and foggy psychology. Even devoted fans may find this bloated outing exhausting.
