Format: E-Galley, 152 pages
Release Date: July 30, 2024
Publisher: NYLA
Source: Publisher
Genre: Urban Fantasy
It’s not
easy serving Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and
Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you’re out of
eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten
your last cookie.
Roman would like nothing more than to be left
alone, but when a wounded boy stumbles into his yard and begs for
sanctuary, Roman takes him in. Now elite mercenaries are camped out on
his property, combat mages are dousing the house with fire, and strange
priests are unleashing arcane magic. They thought Roman was easy
pickings, just a hermit in the woods, but they chose the wrong dark
priest to annoy. For while Roman might be patient, he is the Black
Volhv, filled with the love of his terrible god. For his adversaries,
it's a fight to the death, but for him, it's just another day in the
neighborhood.
Ilona Andrews' Sanctuary is a novella featuring Roman, our favorite Volhv wizard who is Priest of a Dark God known as Chernobog. This story takes place in Kate Daniels world. It’s not easy serving the Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death, and end of everything. Especially during the holidays; and especially when you’re out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie.
Roman would like nothing more than to be left alone, but when a wounded boy named Finn stumbles into his yard and begs for sanctuary, Roman takes him in until Finn's sister is able to come and rescue him. Finn's arrival with what appears to be a wolf pup, also brings an elite group mercenaries to his door step. These mercenaries want Finn, and refuse to take no for an answer. They even bring along a dangerous priest with strange arcane magic.
They thought Roman was easy pickings, just a hermit in the woods, but they chose the wrong dark priest to annoy. For while Roman might be patient, he is the Black Volhv, filled with the love of his terrible god. For his adversaries, it's a fight to the death, but for him, it's just another day in the neighborhood. Then comes a girl named Vasylisa (Heroine of countless folklore tails, a woman with magic, and secret knowledge) who Roman once knew by another name. A girl who you may or may not have turned into snakes when you were children.
To me, Roman has always been a curious character, especially with his banter with Kate and Curran. Roman's backstory and how he became Chernobog's volhv will definitely appeal to readers, as well as his past with Vasylisa. Romans little menagerie was just the icing on the cake. I do think the ending is very open ended. There are things that likely should have been expanded upon, and the lingering questions left be up in the air about my overall rating.
Amazon claims this is book # 1 of the Roman Chronicles? So, does that confirm there will be more books? Also, what happened to the Aurelia Ryder series and the Iron Covenant series? From the release schedule on the authors web page, it appears yet another series will be releasing in 2026?
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