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Title: A Whisper of Southern Lights
Author: Tim Lebbon
Narrator: Scott Sowers
Format: Unabridged
Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-10-16
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Death and destruction follow the demon wherever he treads, and Gabriel is rarely far behind, waiting for his chance to extinguish the creature known as Temple once and for all.
But in Singapore during the Second World War, a lone soldier in possession of a shattering secret gets caught up in their battle. The knowledge he holds could change the course of their ancient conflict...and the fate of the world.
A Whisper of Southern Lights is a standalone tale in the Assassins series by Tim Lebbon.
Critic Reviews:
"
A Whisper of Southern Lights is full of a beautiful melancholy that nobody does better than Lebbon. A tale of immortals engaged in a blood-spattered, centuries-old cat-and-mouse game.... Read it!" (Christopher Golden,
New York Times number-one best-selling author of
Dead Ringers and
Snowblind)
Members Reviews:
Another Good Short from Tim Lebbon
I'm really getting into the Assassin short tales. In this one, a sequel to Pieces of Hate, the man named Gabriel chases the demon called Temple, hell bent on revenge. The demon killed his family and Gabriel is cursed to pursue him through the centuries. This particular story is set in World War Two. It was an interesting setting change and one advantage this series has is the frequent ability to mix up setting because the plot takes place over such a large chunk of time. I'll be looking forward to the next one.
Great Entry - I Now Feel Much More Invested In The Assassins Series
Although I was not a big fan of Lebbonâs previous two installments in his Assassinâs series â âDead Manâs Handâ and âPieces of Hate,â collected together in the recent Tor novella, Pieces of Hate (reviewed here) â there were enough interesting ideas in Pieces of Hate to keep me curious enough to see what comes next. Maybe it was because I had enough of the background story, or perhaps because I went in expecting there to be zilch in the way of resolution regarding Gabriel and his battles against the entity known as Temple, but I found A Whisper of Southern Lights to be much more satisfying.
Gabriel and Temple are basically immortals, and their personal battles have allowed Lebbon to play in some interesting settings. Weâve gotten a weird western and a bit of high seas pirating adventure, and now Lebbon takes us to Singapore circa World War II (personal note: Lebbon teases an Antarctic expedition as another setting in their worldwide struggles through time, and Iâd pay good money to read that story, because Iâm just a sucker for stories set in that region). Both Gabriel and Temple are hunting for a man named Jack Sykes, which never bodes well for the dude unwittingly falling into the middle of their bloody, violence-fueled triangles.
I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful vacation in Singapore a while ago, so I had no trouble imagining the sweaty treks through the rain forest, and war-time is always an interesting period to explore some supernatural shenanigans. I dug those elements the most here. I fell in love almost immediately with Singapore, and hope to go back one of these day. Books set in this region at least provide enough of a mental sojourn until I can physically head there again. Itâs also a bit of a reminder that I need to seek out more Singaporean literatureâ Yeah, I know, Iâm digressing here.
A Whisper of Southern Lights is a short novella, which makes for a brisk read.