Heaven's Bones (Ravenloft, #21) By Samantha Henderson
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Love and death walk hand in hand Dr Sebastian Robarts is a man paralyzed by the fate of his adored wife dead in childbirth their only child with her He searches for a way to build angels from women a pastime known to Scotland Yard as murder Robarts meets the Vistani seer named Trueblood who becomes his assistant and leads him to the Antebellum era domain of Riverbend controlled by the sadistic Dr Weldon to create angels unfettered by conventional morality or even rules When the murderer returns to earth it is the task of a Vistani policeman and a woman with a strange connection to Robarts to stop him If he can be stopped Heaven s Bones skillfully blends horror and steampunk and classic Victorian literary style into something exotic and fascinating Heaven s Bones Ravenloft 21 
if not for the Wizards of the Coast logo I never would have realized this was a tie in Heaven s Bones is a Ravenloft title putting this into the dark horror side of the gaming world I ve Henderson puts the evil mists of Ravenloft to good use setting much of the book in 19th century England where impenetrable putrid smog is just part of the London scenery Although 19th century Whitechapel is a bit of a giveaway about what s coming There are no direct Jack the Ripper references though There are a number of different storylines which come together by the end of the book The primary stories are those of Dr Sebastian Robarts and the Vistani called Trueblood Trueblood was born with the gift of cursing While this doesn t make him evil he chose a dark path and was punished by his people His name was stripped from him and he found himself living in the mists. Book Heaven's bones tv Dr Robarts is a tragic figure a skilled surgeon who loses his wife and child in childbirth Trueblood reaches out to Robarts driving him mad Robarts begins kidnapping women using a combination of his surgical skills and Trueblood s magic to reshape them in horrible ways with the goal of creating angels of humans gifts for his lost wife and child. Heaven's Bones booking I was a little disoriented at first Henderson introduces one set of characters and as I m getting into their story we jump to another But one of the pleasures of the book is starting to see how these storylines all begin to intersect and inform one another across multiple worlds and times It s an ambitious book one Henderson pulls off quite well for the most part I didn t feel like Fanny s story fit as tightly as the rest though the very end does justify their inclusion Heaven s Bones is a disturbing read at times which is to be expected from a Ravenloft novel I think the most disturbing aspect is how well Henderson brings us into Robarts mindset his fascination with reshaping these women In reality Robarts is a fearsome creature torturing and enslaving his victims Yet as we follow his work using magic and scalpel to cut away organs and flesh rebuilding bone and trying time and again to craft wings capable of flight on some level a part of me wanted to see him succeed Every once in a while for a paragraph or a page I shared his madness seeing past the horror to the ultimate goal something that transcends humanity and becomes beautiful Becomes angelic. Heaven's Bones ebookee The book is full of horribly fascinating ideas The angel from the cover art is a particularly twisted example Seriah the recording angel is a brilliant character There is no gore for the sake of gore no cheap thrills It s a dark novel but the darkness is there for a reason. Book Heaven's bones cast My only complaints would be that Fanny s storyline seemed less connected and as I read her parts I found myself getting impatient to return to the other storyline And our heroes Sophie and Artemis never felt quite as developed engaging as their foils Robarts and Trueblood Neither of these are serious concerns. Book Heaven's bones Overall this is an impressive book Not one I d recommend to everyone but if you like a darker complex story I d definitely recommend picking this one up Mass Market Paperback Very good book Interesting storyline Well written Mass Market Paperback Really neat imagery with the disfigured angels but I found the story pretty boring Mass Market Paperback I didn t get right into the story at first It has a long beginning which keeps jumping back and forth I think typical to explain events occurring for the story plus the characters lived at different times That makes a story harder to follow but this was well written and I again regained my position time and again getting clear thoughts from this book s writer This became an imaginative use of the mists which was particularly well done There were a couple of good phrases used in this story I liked the darker points in the story which brought out much of the character s points of view It turns out to become just as simply well done story Mass Market Paperback This book decorated with a simple dark cover featuring what can only be described as a clockwork angel piqued your interest yet gets two reviews because it s nearly two books in one. Book Heaven's bones hyland As a fiction book Heaven s Bones is a historical steampunk fantasy with prose that betrays its author s poetic prowess It paints a beautiful picture with a precision that brings both the fantasy aspects and the historical aspects to life In some books the world building is explicitly detailed in this one while the setting is rich and full it s the characters which are explicitly detailed In fact so much character building is done that it leads to the book s only flaw that being a front heavy feel with a slow progression of the over arching plot The Angels from the cover and the blurb which likely sell the book to readers don t even materialize until over a hundred pages in and all the character s relationships and associations aren t fully revealed until after the 200 page mark. Heaven's boneset tea But this isn t just a fiction book Heaven s Bones is actually a Ravenloft title The aspects of the popular role play setting are integrated with just as much care and skill as the Victorian era steampunk and Civil War era time lines There is no blatant connection in fact I found myself second guessing whether it was meant to be a tie in at all which as a reader who is first being introduced to Ravenloft allows for eagerness to try the book and an easier immersion into some of the concepts The only familiar feature I spotted was The Mists so delicately written that they became a character all their own which of course is the main tip off that the reader or the player in the case of the game might be venturing into Ravenloft. Book Heaven's bones season This also shifts the previous complaint making seemingly ineffective storytelling become catering to readers who love characters and concepts over solid things like plots Seeing as readers of RPG fiction love to read about the character but like open ended possibilities need I mention the Drizzt Do Urden saga this makes Heaven s Bones seemingly slow opening pace just as deliberate of a plot element as everything else previously mentioned. Heaven's boneset tea All in all Heaven s Bones is beautifully written does indeed have steampunk Victorian era Angels as well as psychics cursed twins and someone suspiciously similar to Jack the Ripper It has major crossover appeal but not only will it have gamer readers feeling clever for recognizing the in joke Ravenloft elements it will have non gamer readers much willing to take the plunge since the book doesn t make them feel like they re missing twenty years of back titles needed to understand what s going on in this book. Heaven's Bones booking And did I mention the prose was pretty Mass Market Paperback
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