One of C.T. Phipps’ many strengths is his vivid imagination and this book highlights that as he brings to life what the world might look like after the elder gods of the Cthulhu mythos break civilization. Unsurprisingly, it’s not a nice place to be, but we have one kicka$$ hero to guide us through the apocalypse who makes every moment exciting.
The plot revolves around a strange construction—the black cathedral—which has appeared out of the desert and from which child-kidnapping hordes emerge. At the start of the novel, our hero tries to rescue those kids and gets his whole team killed. Then his world further falls apart as he prepares himself to go back to the black cathedral and get some serious vengeance.
It’s a good story with lots of action and a couple of nice surprises.