bookwyrm55's review
4.0
Fast action, cool world-building. For anyone into ritual magic, deep religious secrets, and lots of fiighting. Follow Cade and his team as they run afoul of sorcerors, revenants, demons and fight to prevent an ancient relic with great power from falling into the wrong hands.
austinstorm's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not a supernatural military novel guy, but this was ok.
iffer's review
2.0
Entertaining, but overdramatic! I think I'd kind of love this as a low-ish budget sci-fi TV show.
matosapa's review
2.0
Originally published serially online, this version is collected together into a single novel. Interesting but the writing was occasionally awkward and the story was fairly standard - for this genre.
karenangela_1's review against another edition
4.0
This is the first book I have read by this writer and I look forward to reading more. My only complaint is that the ending seemed a little rushed, there was so much time building up to Cane's confrontation with the bad guy and then it was all over in a couple of pages
slapshottechnology's review
4.0
Great sci-fi of the templars and other mystic beasts. Cade is tough commander in charge of an elite group trying to protect the Spear of Destiny
sticksnstout's review against another edition
4.0
Great action scenes and the pace was perfect. Plus it had zombies!!!!
warwriter's review
3.0
This guy knows his military. I like the fact that the Knights Templars are a modern day military force. However, it got so that Cade seems to be both too powerful and too wimpy when it comes to his dead wife, who is a deus ex machina in this book. A fun read, good fight scenes, great details, excellent description.
aforestofbooks's review
4.0
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I went into it thinking that I would probably not end up finishing it, but it really grabbed my attention right from the beginning. I definitely plan to read more urban fantasy, now that I've had a little taste of the genre.
I love Cade's character. He's smart, strong, a good leader and well-spoken (?). I guess that's mostly due to the writing (which was really well done), but I love how he describes the tactics and battle strategies so clearly and concisely. Definitely shows that the author did his research because everything felt so authentic and real.
What really grabbed my attention when I was looking at reading this book was the mix of history with urban fantasy. Being a history nerd, I really liked how Nassise brought the story of the Knights Templar back to life. For someone who was just getting into urban fantasy it was a nice transition and definitely made me want to read more. I think if I'd been introduced to vampires and werewolves, I might have been a bit less inclined to continue reading.
One thing that I wish Nassise had done was add more female characters. It's understandable that the Templars are all male because in history that was the case, but it would have been cool to see a few female Knights as part of this contemporary setting.
I did love how this wasn't a romance heavy book. It's a good change every once in awhile and it's nice to see character development that doesn't involved falling in love with someone and discovering who you are through the process.
Cade and Gabrielle's story definitely was the main driving force for the plot with Cade's constant search for vengeance. I really hope to see maybe a bit about Cade's past with Gabrielle and hopefully there is someway to save her.
Highly recommend, especially if you're new to urban fantasy!
4/5 stars
I love Cade's character. He's smart, strong, a good leader and well-spoken (?). I guess that's mostly due to the writing (which was really well done), but I love how he describes the tactics and battle strategies so clearly and concisely. Definitely shows that the author did his research because everything felt so authentic and real.
What really grabbed my attention when I was looking at reading this book was the mix of history with urban fantasy. Being a history nerd, I really liked how Nassise brought the story of the Knights Templar back to life. For someone who was just getting into urban fantasy it was a nice transition and definitely made me want to read more. I think if I'd been introduced to vampires and werewolves, I might have been a bit less inclined to continue reading.
One thing that I wish Nassise had done was add more female characters. It's understandable that the Templars are all male because in history that was the case, but it would have been cool to see a few female Knights as part of this contemporary setting.
I did love how this wasn't a romance heavy book. It's a good change every once in awhile and it's nice to see character development that doesn't involved falling in love with someone and discovering who you are through the process.
Cade and Gabrielle's story definitely was the main driving force for the plot with Cade's constant search for vengeance. I really hope to see maybe a bit about Cade's past with Gabrielle and hopefully there is someway to save her.
Highly recommend, especially if you're new to urban fantasy!
4/5 stars