The Ghost Seekers
Devon Taylor
(The Soul Keepers #2)
Published by: Swoon Reads
Publication date: August 27th 2019
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
“A fantastic high-stakes adventure on a ghost ship sailing forever into eternity, where every soul is (literally) worth fighting for—what’s not to love?” —Rin Chupeco, author of The Bone Witch and The Girl from the Well, on The Soul Keepers
There are worse things than death.The Harbinger is lost, sunk to the bottom of an otherworldly sea. Every soul that ever died and was protected within its hold has been lost along with it. But at least that precious cargo is out of reach of the demon Urcena and her army of soul-devouring monsters.
For now.
The soul keepers are broken, scattered, and barely clinging to existence without their ship or any way to collect or protect the souls of the newly dead. If they are to have any hope of stopping Urcena’s horrifying plans to destroy the fragile balance between living and dead, they will first have to survive long enough to locate the ghost of one of their own, who sacrificed himself to save the rest of the crew.
Devon Taylor’s cinematic and pulse-pounding duology comes to a thunderous conclusion in The Ghost Seekers.
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The Ghost Seekers is second in Taylor’s Soul Keepers duology. I’m going to be honest. It escaped my attention that this was the second of a series, so I started out kinda confused. Things start with Basil and the Syllektors trying to bring Rhett back from his trapped state. The ship Harbinger has been sunk, both a good and bad thing. Theoretically, this should keep the soul passengers/cargo safe from the demoness Urcena and her monstrous soul-eating Psychon host. Not only must they deal with Urcena, but some of their fellow Syllektors have defected and turned enemy. Then, there’s the contagion known as Ash that has begun affecting the Syllektors the longer they are away from their ship. Urcena still hunts Rhett, wanting the strange power he has to revive the ‘ghosted’ and the dead. Can he come into the fullness of his gifts before it’s too late?
I have to say, Taylor has written a unique otherwordly realm. I enjoyed the story. I did keep translating Psychon to Cylon in my mind. While creepy terrifying in their own right, they decidedly were not Cylons! I really liked Basil at the beginning, and the willingness and dedication the remaining true Syllektors had to resurrecting Rhett. They all seemed to have great camaraderie as well. Recommended if you like paranormal fantasy! Just be sure to read them in order for the best experience!
Devon Taylor was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and currently lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and two daughters. His day job consists of sneaking around the house with ninja-like stealth to avoid waking up his kids. When not writing, reading, or tediously typing out text messages with all the correct spelling and punctuation, he spends his time with his family. THE SOUL KEEPERS is his debut novel.
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I totally looked at this one too Aislynn!! It sounded really intriguing. I must look at The Ghost Seeker trilogy and see if the first book sounds as good. I’m glad you enjoyed it. <3 I can totally see why you translated her name that way hahaha I do that too sometimes!