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.
Brilliant book!!
This book has an Immersive storyline. Not sure about the premise (on religious grounds) but won’t spoil it for anyone else. Well written book that takes you into the past and back
Kat and Scout are up to their ears in conspiracy and dangerous cults. Only one way to stay alive and that’s expose the truth. This book lead the reader where they’re nit expecting to go that’s for sure
Controversial
I was raised and educated as a Roman Catholic, so I don’t know how others like me will see this book. Bit close to the mark, but also engaging and spiritual in a way