Every 50 years or so, the Witch descends upon the town of Blumwald to take a companion. Mina, the lonely daughter of the duke, impulsively volunteers after years of being forgotten in her own home. Continue reading →

Our intrepid crew is pretty broken at the start of the novel. Guil and Olympe are captured and imprisoned by the evil Duc, Camille is slowly wasting away, but at least with James and Al. And poor Ada is all alone, playing double agent as a protegé to the Duc and his dastardly plans to turn Olympe into a weapon. Continue reading →

The sequel finds the Battalion Des Morts split up, half in England and half in France, trying to undermine their enemies and rescue Olympe. Continue reading →

The first thing I appreciated was that even though it takes place in The Terror of Revolutionary France, the details that build the universe are all very personal to the characters. Continue reading →