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Title: Before the Fall

Author: Francis Knight

Narrator: Paul Thornley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-18-13

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Mahala is a city of contrasts: Light and dark. Hope and despair.

Rojan Dizon just wants to keep his head down. But his worst nightmare is around the corner.

And there's nothing Rojan hates more than being responsible.

The fantastic follow-up to Fade to Black, this is a Rojan Dizon Novel, Book 2.

Members Reviews:

All power comes at a price, and with the city falling apart and mages being murdered,

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: All power comes at a price, and with the city falling apart and mages being murdered, Rojan will pay that price to find out who is killing them.

Opening Sentence: âNo-Hope-Shitty: the name says it all really.â

The Review:

Rojan and company are back in this great follow up to Fade to Black. Rojan has destroyed the order and now magic flows freely throughout the city. Rojan is using his magic more and more to find more mages like him. This of course is a dangerous dance for him, as the pain magic and the lure of the black, is getting harder and harder to fight each time he taps into his magic. Pasha and Jake are back in this book as well, and other familiar faces from Book 1, although Jake doesnât play such a dramatic roll. Pasha actually plays a much larger role in this book.

Religion is also is a major player, and Rojan has to walk a terrible line while searching for the killer. Especially since the Inquisition is right behind him, as each murder threatens to rip apart their society, the pressure is mounting from all sides.

Before the Fall was a quick read just like Fade to Black, and it was definitely as dark. Pasha, Jake and Rojan all seem to draw closer in their odd friendship. Pasha and Rojan really build a stronger friendship, which I admit I find a little odd considering some of what happened in book 1, but it is also believable when you understand all the forces going on in this world. So I like that it isnât some weird kind of triangle. Rojan has feelings for Jake, but he never puts pressure on her or attempts to steal her from Pasha and their odd relationship.

With the power source destroyed, magic is really flowing and the city is on edge and while mages appear to have a little more freedom now, they are also really feared in this world. So the murder mystery may at first glance not seem to fit in the trilogy but it really does make perfect sense. Instead of everything being great after Rojan kills his father who is holding all this power at bay from the majority of the people, the society starts to break as everything they knew is being challenged and someoneâs response to this, is to start killing mages.

This a solid follow-up and great second book. I am really excited to read the last book and see how this all ends.