Keltyn and her friends’ fight for justice continues in Gifts of a Dark God by Norman Westhoff. Fay is released from jail due to the current lack of evidence, while Keltyn is scraping together legal funding by doing an interview with the sensationalist reporter, Bertram Casey. The excellent news is that insider information leads Fay to know about some critical holes in Oscar Bailey’s plan to colonize Antarctica, which could buy them some time to stop it. Will they finally be able to prevent history from repeating itself? You’ll have to read Gifts of a Dark God by Norman Westhoff to find out!

Westhoff’s writing is an intricate weaving of real-world issues into a fictional work. The author hits the ground running with Keltyn’s interview, which offers us a remarkable introspective on journalism’s corruption and artificial molding. As readers watch the interviewer try to shape the narrative around Keltyn’s story, you can see the infamous real-life interviews where the same thing has happened. And this is only one of the many instances of art imitating life so precisely in Gifts of a Dark God. The interview scene further proves Westhoff’s ability to provoke critical thought. He simply lays out the facts of a modern and past life with simplistic but gripping writing.

Another talent of Westoff’s is his character building. Throughout every book in the series, there is a strong sense of realness to the characters. The passion behind each action of the characters allows readers to sense their rage, sadness, and triumph in full force. In addition, every reader will feel the intensity of wanting to dismantle the power of the fiction villain and their real-life equivalents.

This suspenseful novel is a work of gripping perfection. Westhoff did not skip a beat when it came to all the critical points of building a story. He gives readers a compelling plot, fully-fledged main and side characters, concise writing.

Gifts of a Dark God is a riveting addition to the Erebus Tales series. This action-packed, suspenseful novel will appeal to lovers of fiction, adventure, and even science fiction.

Pages: 458 | ASIN : B09NF2D28T