From the Gates of Heaven series comes The Land of Darkness, a fairy tale.
I didn't realize until this moment as I was looking at the credits in the beginning of the book that this was Book 3 in the Gates of Heaven series. Now I'm wondering what all I missed because I didn't really feel as though I were missing anything when I read the story.
The Land of Darkness's cover said it was a fairy tale and the story read like a fairy tale right down to some gruesome deaths (the toad, Azar, etc.) and the moving from one episode to the next. The journey seemed a bit slow at times as they gathered clues, but the spiritual theme was fun and worth the wait.
Jadiel was a jewel of a character, loveable, empathetic, a joy. Callen managed to grow as the story progressed, but he fought it every step of the way. (I've written characters like that so I'm not complaining, just commenting.) Lakin created an interesting story world, and I now see I need to head back and find out what happens in Book 1 & 2.
