Review: Demon Lights

Demon Lights by Michael M. Hughes
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review. I guess I chose it without realizing that it was the third and final book in a trilogy. I have not read either of the previous two books which made it a little bit more of a challenge. The author jumps directly into the story. There is little to no recap. Not at all a bad thing, there are a few series that I can think of where most of the book is recap with very little new material. But this is where the challenge comes in, I was somewhat lost when I started reading because I had no idea who the characters were, what relation they had to each other, or why I was supposed to be concerned about their predicament. Nor did I know anything about their world. I would absolutely recommend reading the first two books before picking up this one.

The story line takes us into a world that is falling apart at the seams. The main character and his comrades are on a quest to rid the world of one evil and stop another one from invading. They embark on a grueling journey without knowing if they will ever see home again. Well, I just made it sound like Lord of the Rings. It isn't. This is more dystopian science fiction than high fantasy.
I found the ending a little vague, which I imagine leaves open the possibility of sequels.

Having said all of that, the story itself was well paced and the author's writing style was engaging. Even though I wasn't familiar with the characters there was enough detail to interest me and leave me wondering what was going to happen to them. I would pick up another book by this author.

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