Reliquary by Kris Brooker
A theocratic Commission rules. Patron rules absolute. The people believe they are protected by Saints, and that their city alone survived Armageddon.
When a Duma crime-boss tasks Scout to track down a stolen Relic, what he omits to mention is the Commission want it too, and they’ll kill anyone who stands in their way.
Find the thief, find the relic. Find a heretic, Kat, who’s as dangerous as she is beautiful. Scout puts them both in the crosshairs of a state sanctioned assassin. Their survival now depends on finding the relic.
It’s an uneasy alliance, through a black market in forbidden history into an underworld of religious sects, to find they’ve stumbled upon an ancient prophecy, and into a heretical coup.
All sides desire the relic. Understanding it’s purpose will reshape the future of Mankind.
If I were an Angel, I’d want to be Wyatt !!
I read it cos of the reviews, and the cover. It’s a dark future, sure. Bur Gr8 characters. Surely the ending is about hope? Great read
Good book that drew me deep into a stygian Dystopia. But, although 3 to express his creativity. The ending crossed my Christian red-line.
Controversial, maybe. Enlightening, possibly. The way of things to come, definitely! We’re all fucked, and this book proves it lol
I won’t spoil the ending for anyone, but I agree with Hilary. Not what I expected, and somewhat heretical, just like the book.