A stunning dark urban fantasy reimagining Charles Dickens' classic novel A Tale of Two Cities
in which the age-old struggle between revenge and love plays out on the
modern international stage but ultimately finds resolution in the heart
of one tortured woman.
Blood Law. It's the foundation
of all human relationships, as old as humanity itself. In the Balkans,
it’s been enshrined in written code since the Middle Ages.
For Elira Dukagjini, a stratiote,
an Albanian mercenary who loves Shakespeare and composes blood haiku,
it's what drives her—at least until she meets James Goodman, an ICE
agent pursuing the same trio of sex traffickers one explosive March
night. For James, a Special Forces veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who
earned a degree in philosophy on his career path, it's not just about
bringing criminals to justice. The sex traffickers have kidnapped
Mirjeta Gjakova, the woman he loves, at the behest of a man he burns to
pay back. For Mirjeta, a concert violinist who escaped her Balkan
homeland as an orphaned teen, the strict accounting of Blood Law
threatens to collect a heavy debt: her life.
When Elira's blood
hunt collides with James's pursuit of the kidnappers, the resulting
trial forces her out of her predatory myopia. What Elira decides will
change the entire course of their three lives, setting a precedent in
the law governing human behavior.
Complex, gritty, and brutally human, The Last Stratiote
alternates between dramatic action and a challenging, richly symbolic
exploration of life, religion, and philosophy. It is a story informed by
the intrinsic motives underlying our desire for love, lust, revenge,
healing, and redemption.
This
was an all around great read. I would recommend it to anyone that
enjoys religion and history. That said it can sometimes be hard to
follow. But all in all a wonderful story.
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