Shadows of Asphodel

Paperback, 355 pages

Published Oct. 2, 2013 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.

ISBN:
978-1-4927-9011-2
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4 stars (1 review)

She never asked for the undying loyalty of a necromancer.

  1. Austria-Hungary. Wendel may be devilishly handsome, a charming bastard with the manners of disinherited royalty, but he's an abomination. His skin shivers with the icy fire of necromancy. With one touch, he can raise the dead. Worse still, he's being hunted by assassins from Constantinople, and he would rather die than confess why.

Ardis escaped her own dark past, fleeing from America as a fugitive to become a mercenary for the Archmages of Vienna. When she discovers Wendel bleeding out on the battlefield, she saves his life with a ransom in mind. She never asked for him to fall to one knee and declare his undying loyalty, or for tension to smolder hot between them. Especially once she discovers his scars run much deeper than his skin.

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Oh, Wendel 💚

4 stars

I purchased Shadows Of Asphodel during the Indie Steampunk Book Extravaganza 2 event on Facebook back in November. I have been rationing my steampunk reads so have only just got to Karen Kincy's novel now. Firstly, apparently, it isn't truly steampunk, but dieselpunk, as the setting is just ahead of The Great War when diesel engines existed in the real world. However, the novel contains the same blend of strong characters, especially female characters, that I have come to expect, interwoven with magical elements, incredible inventions and dastardly deeds!

I loved the characters in Shadows Of Asphodel. Our heroine, Ardis, is strong and independent, making her own decisions and dealing with their aftermath. Along the way, she picks up an emotionally damaged necromancer, Wendel, who is a great creation. I admit to being just a little in lust with Wendel! Despite and because of each other, Ardis and Wendel find …