by Nalini Singh
Part of Guild Hunter, book 13
First published 2020
Titus surveys the devastation across his African continent. The reborn creatures shamble through cities and villages, their rotting flesh animated by a new and terrifying intelligence. The Archangel of Death and the Archangel of Disease have fallen, but their war's aftermath spreads like poison. These undead horrors threaten to spill beyond Africa's borders and consume the world. Most archangels lie wounded from the recent conflict. The few who remain whole battle surges of murderous vampires elsewhere. Titus faces this nightmare alone until an unexpected ally arrives. The Hummingbird, ancient and powerful, has lived for centuries with a fractured mind like shattered glass. Now she stands beside him against the tide of walking corpses. Together they uncover a discovery that chills them both. The Archangel of Disease crafted one final weapon before his destruction. This last gift promises horrors beyond the reborn plague already ravaging the land. Titus and the Hummingbird must stop this new threat before it destroys everything they fight to protect.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, horror, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unlikely-allies
Setting: Africa
Period: Contemporary
Audio CD · Tantor Media Inc
Content warnings: body-horror, death, gore, graphic-violence