The Risen

The Lifetime's War

by Todd Hartsell, Brian Van Skiver

The Lifetime's War has raged for centuries, leaving combatants on both sides of the conflict with no understanding of why they fight. Each side knows only to trust in the monocles they wear and the knowledge it provides, marking who is their foe and who is not, so they may lay down their lives if necessary to earn the ultimate reward of stepping beyond the Golden Gates of the Mount to take their place in God's glory, becoming one with The Rising. After a devastating battle, a soldier and a medic, each from opposing sides, find themselves alone and separated from their troops, forced to rely on one another in order to survive the harsh winter element without a functioning monocle to tell them who to trust or what to believe.

285 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 4, 2016

Reviews

[Gerardo Delgadillo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got The Risen on sale for free, so thanks so much to the author.

4 out of 5 stars

The Risen has a slow start with good world building. After the bumpy start, my patience paid off, and I discovered an interesting snow-covered world with well developed characters. And as the story moves along, unexpected twists appear, grabbing my attention even more.

By the time I reached the end, I was totally invested in the story. Since this is the first novel of a series, the ending is a cliffhanger. But as whole, the novel is great, and I left feeling satisfied and wanting to read the next one in the series.