We follow on from the incidents in the first book and see where Rowan and City have got to since the dramatic ending in Scythe.

Rowan has continued his self-imposed quest and has broken more than one rule of Scythdom, but one of the most important is he dresses in black as a Reaper.

Citra is following the tenets of old-school Scythdom but with a twist which alienates some of the old-school, but could help develop the institution into one that bridges both.

But things couldn’t be that simple could they, and Neal throws a massive, massive twist in that was so unexpected but really spiced up the book, I did actually gasp at the reveal.

The development of Thunderhead throughout is also handled well, and with another result that wasn’t really expected.

Another cracking book set in a well-thought out dystopian future.