The fourth entry of author Joe Jackson’s Eve of Redemption series opens with Earl Clyde Pendergast, nicknamed “Iron Clyde,” receiving reports of the razed town of Saffsburgh, traveling there and finding demons to be responsible for its destruction. Lady Karian Vanador, the pregnant baroness and head of the Demonhunter Order, hears this news and mulls how to handle the threat to the south whilst perpetually dealing with an alleged mole in the Order. A minor subplot involves Kari receiving an estate as a gift from the Duke of Sutherland, and planning a wedding with her mate Grakin, having had a son out of wedlock with him.
Kari sends Erik and his siblings, known as the Silver Blades, to deal with the demonic threat, joined by a paladin named Gabrius Tevone. In the meantime, the divorced patriarch of the Silver Blades, Corbanis, first visits his future daughter-in-law, after which he leaves to find his children, ultimately joining them in the fight against the main adversaries, the Demon Prince Taesenus among them. A veteran of the Apocalypse, Atauridar, the Silver Blades capture on their journey, his fate settled towards the end, along with a double marriage and Kari’s ultimate childbirth.
Overall, this is another fine addition to Jackson’s series, given its deep mythos and anthropomorphic draconic characters, with the author acknowledging Advanced Dungeons and Dragons as one of the franchise’s influences in his acknowledgements section, further thanking his religious faith, editors, and fans. Granted, some occasional reminders and kennings related to the appearances and species of the characters would have definitely been welcome, and some confusion arises later on regarding the various names of the antagonists, but those who enjoyed the book’s precursors won’t be disappointed.
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