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.
Brooker is a master storyteller. He brings new worlds to life, with me alongside.
Love reading his books
Even the Angels get involved in this unusual vision of Dystopia. Cults, clergy, and crime-lords, as destiny is unravelled across the millennia
The awesomeness of Armageddon as it straddles the past and present. Dystopian plus paranormal. Good use of characters. WTF end?
On shaky ground with the Pope, lol. But good allround for a free read.
Enjoyed