Format: Paperback, 544 pages
Release Date: November 29, 2022
Publisher: Mira
Source: Library
Genre: Fantasy / Epic
Dead men tell no tales
When Corporal Kaylin Neya
is assigned front desk duty—a task hated by every Hawk—the only thing
she can look forward to besides an endless stream of complaints is
visits from a dotty old woman. She always brings baked goods along with
information passed on by her friends…who happen to be ghosts no one else
can see. But then the old woman’s invisible friends have news about
Severn Handred: his unusual weapon has caught their attention.
Concerned, Kaylin accompanies the woman home because she has a few
questions to ask these so-called ghosts.
Sadly, Kaylin can also
see them. And she can see other spirits in the woman’s house as
well—four children who’ve been trapped there for decades. When Kaylin
looks into the deaths in the records at the Halls of Law, something
doesn’t add up. Factor in a building that isn’t supposed to exist, and
nothing makes sense. But Kaylin is a Hawk, and she’s determined to free
the trapped ghosts of the children, even if she’s suddenly landed in the
middle of the bad kind of Barrani history. Someone doesn’t want the
past to be uncovered, and they’re perfectly willing to destroy Kaylin if
it preserves the secrets of the dead…
Cast in Eternity is the 17th installment in author Michelle Sagara's The Chronicles of Elantra which follows detective/mage Kaylin Neya and her cohort of friends as she struggles to protect the city of Elantra from the darkness that is determined to take root. When Corporal Kaylin Neya is assigned front desk duty—a task hated by every Hawk—the only thing she can look forward to besides an endless stream of complaints is visits from a dotty old woman named Mrs. Erickson.
She always brings baked goods along with information passed on by her friends who happen to be ghosts no one else can see. But then the old woman’s invisible friends have news about Severn Handred: his unusual weapon has caught their attention. Concerned, Kaylin accompanies the woman home because she has a few questions to ask these so-called ghosts. Sadly, Kaylin can also see them. And she can see other spirits in the woman’s house as well—four children who’ve been trapped there for decades, as well as two Barrani who are living in between living and dead.
After investigating ghosts in Mrs. Erickson's home, she discovers that the elderly woman has some very special powers to see not only the dead but others not quite so dead. When Kaylin looks into the deaths in the records at the Halls of Law, something doesn’t add up. Factor in a building that isn’t supposed to exist, and nothing makes sense. Along with Teela, members of the cohort and Severn by her side, she discovers a deeper dark scheme in place.
Ever diligent, impulsive, and intuitive, Kaylin comes to the heart of the disturbance and in true Chosen fashion sees it through to the end. But Kaylin is a Hawk, and she’s determined to free the trapped ghosts of the children, even if she’s suddenly landed in the middle of the bad kind of Barrani history. Someone doesn’t want the past to be uncovered, and they’re perfectly willing to destroy Kaylin if it preserves the secrets of the dead.
*Thoughts* The author introduces a new villain for this story which means that Kaylin ends up back at the Academy posing questions to those who are supposed to know what they are talking about. Kaylin's character growth is one of the more surprising things about this story. Kaylin actually acts like a hero, and not just someone who is supposed to be one because she's Chosen; a role that she still doesn't understand. She inserts herself into a major investigation because she comes to find that Mrs. Erickson is a kindly elderly woman who seems to find a way to take care of everyone else, including the Hawks and Swords of the Halls of Law. She has been living with 4 ghosts since she was a baby. They were her friends, her brothers, and sisters, and her sons and daughters. Kaylin is backed up by Severn, Teela, and Terrano who is something different from Sedarias and the rest of her Barrani cohort.
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