Chaos Queen - Dark Immolation (Chaos Queen 2)

by Christopher Husberg

Overview

A new religion is rising, gathering followers drawn by rumors of prophetess Jane Oden. Her sister Cinzia—once a Cantic priestess—is by her side, but fears that Jane will lead them to ruin. For both the Church and the Nazaniin assassins are still on their trail, and much worse may come.
Knot, his true nature now revealed if not truly understood, is haunted by his memories, and is not the ally he once was. Astrid travels to Tinska to find answers for her friend, but the child-like vampire has old enemies who have been waiting for her return. And beyond the Blood Gate in the empire of Roden, a tiellan woman finds herself with a new protector. One who wants to use her extraordinary abilities for his own ends...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783299171
Publisher:	Titan
Publication date:	06/20/2017
Series:	Chaos Queen , #2
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	223,660
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Christopher Husberg was born in Alaska and studied at Brigham Young University, where he went on to teach creative writing. His debut novel, Duskfall, was published in 2016, and was described as “Perfect for fans of Daniel Abraham and Brandon Sanderson” by Library Journal. He lives with his wife in Lehi, Utah.

Editorial Reviews

05/08/2017
Following the dramatic events of Duskfall, Husberg settles in for granular worldbuilding around the mysteries of the human man Knot and the tiellan (elf) woman Winter, who struggle to survive in a world where a corrupt Christianity-like religion is ascendant and the tiellan are persecuted. For much of this installment, Winter is imprisoned offstage, and Knot is wrestling with the strange, roiling personas manifesting within him. Priestess Cinzia and charismatic Jane Oden take the lead as they struggle with their apparent destiny to rebuild the religion of Canta—and with the unruly faithful. Knot and his vampire squire, Astrid, are among the Odenites, but not of them. It’s clear things will go badly for Knot if he cannot gain the upper hand over his inner chaos, and that’s his real concern. Meanwhile, the nobles of the city of Roden maneuver through a fraught succession, wielding weapons such as assassination, demonic possession, and strategic betrothals. The story has some of the action, horror, and revelations of the first volume, but this is a book of politics first: religion versus government, traditional female power versus traditional male power, and the wild cards that skew a chess match not designed for them. Agent: Sam Morgan, JABberwocky Literary. (June)

Publishers Weekly

"Following the dramatic events of Duskfall, Husberg settles in for granular worldbuilding...The story has some of the action, horror, and revelations of the first volume, but this is a book of politics first: religion versus government, traditional female power versus traditional male power, and the wild cards that skew a chess match not designed for them." - Publishers Weekly


 “This is dark fantasy of the highest order, telling an expansive story across a truly epic canvas.” - Barnes & Noble SFF blog

"These books are perfect for the dedicated fantasy reader. But the spot-on world building and relatable characters could also gain the interest of more casual fantasy readers." - Booklist

From the Publisher

06/15/2017
Husberg's debut Duskfall introduced the amnesiac human warrior Knot and his almost-bride Winter, a woman of the elf-like tiellan race. In this outing, Winter is imprisoned, Knot is trying to deal with his true nature, and the prophetess Jane Oden's new religion is growing in power.—MM

Library Journal