Description*
The first book in The Convergence Saga, a new series from Cadwell Turnbull, the award-winning author of The Lesson
One October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother was shot and killed by Boston cops. But what looks like a case of police brutality soon reveals something much stranger. Monsters are real. And they want everyone to know it.
As creatures from myth and legend come out of the shadows, seeking safety through visibility, their emergence sets off a chain of seemingly unrelated events. Members of a local werewolf pack are threatened into silence. A professor follows a missing friend’s trail of bread crumbs to a mysterious secret society. And a young boy with unique abilities seeks refuge in a pro-monster organization with secrets of its own. Meanwhile, more people start disappearing, suicides and hate crimes increase, and protests erupt globally, both for and against the monsters.
At the center is a mystery no one thinks to ask: Why now? What has frightened the monsters out of the dark?
The world will soon find out.
Review
I am slowly beginning to enjoy more urban fantasy, and this one is only making me enjoy the genre even more. There are monsters here, for sure, and the author does a good job of conveying the fact that there are REAL monsters of the hairy, dripping-fang variety but also monsters that live within us. Which monsters are the worst would make for a great book club discussion.
The characters and action are both vividly drawn, sometimes moving so fast I had to go back and re-read passages just to make sure I caught it all! The ending appeared to set the stage for a sequel and maybe even a series. Urban fantasy fans will enjoy.
So much hype for this book!
*An Indie Next Pick
*Included in Forbes Magazine‘s 10 Most Anticipated Books of 2021 According to Independent Booksellers
*Included in Marie Claire‘s 35 Must-Read 2021 Book Releases by Black Authors
*One of Buzzfeed‘s 35 Amazing Fantasy Books Coming Out This Summer
*A GoodReads Most Anticipated SFF Novel of 2021
*Included in GoodReads’ roundup of The Year’s Most Anticipated Fiction by Black Authors
*A BookRiot Pick of 2021 Black LGBTQ Books To Preorder
*A Polygon Pick of Best New SFF Books to Read this Summer
*A Tor Pick of Most Anticipated SFF Books for the Rest of 2021
Recommended.
Publication Date: September 7, 2021
Published By: Blackstone Publishing
Thanks to *NetGalley for the review copy
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