

Her brother, Neven, is gone, lost in the deep darkness. Her Shinigami see her as a foreigner on the throne. But her problems have never been greater.

Publisher’s Description: Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami Ren Scarborough is no longer the girl who was chased out of England-she is the Goddess of Death ruling Japan’s underworld. But it’s really about Ren grappling with the choices she’s had to make in her past, the person she wants to become in the future, and how to find a balance between the two. On the surface, the story is about the challenges that Ren faces as Japan’s new Goddess of Death, from managing the unrest among the Shinigami to facing an invasion of British Reapers. Why You’ll Love It: This compelling sequel to Kylie Lee Baker’s Keeper of the Night skips forward ten years to 1900s Tokyo, where we find Ren Scarborough-half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami-struggling to rule the underworld. Release Date: October 4 from Inkyard Press Here are our picks for the best fantasy books hitting shelves this October. What I’m saying is, enjoy, because the variety of titles arriving this month is exceptional. That sounds like a complaint, but it’s honestly the best time of the year for book lovers, as competition heats up for shelf space in the months leading up to the lucrative Christmas shopping season and we get plenty of fodder for our own holiday wishlists. Even though most of us are still working our way through the stack of must-read titles from September, the Fall publishing machine cannot be stopped. But just because it’s the time of year for the horror genre to shine doesn’t mean that there aren’t also a plethora of intriguing fantasy titles headed our way this month too. October is upon us, which means it’s time to celebrate spooky season, with all the atmospheric frights and thrills that entails.
