Blackthorne

By: Clayton Snyder

Narrated by: Noyes J. Lawton

Framed for a crime he didn’t commit. Haunted by the ghosts of his past. Incarcerated in the most notorious prison in the Freeholds. Fate has mauled Mattias Temple, a failed cadre necromancer, leaving him with little hope.

Until a rogue military squad kidnaps the governor and threatens the city with a magical plague, giving him a shot to redeem a lifetime of mistakes and be the one thing he never thought possible: A hero.

As the body count rises Mattias finds himself neck-deep in trouble and drowning in ghosts. Outnumbered and outgunned, he has one choice left: Cut a bloody swathe through his enemies or die trying.

"A manic blend of insectile cyberpunk, necromancy, and vicious humor, Blackthorne crushes." (Michael R Fletcher, author of The Obsidian Path)

©2022 Clayton Snyder (P)2022 Clayton Snyder

Not much stood out

A hybrid of military SF, spellcasting fantasy, and cyberpunk noir. Relentless pacing, a few splashes of black humor, and sudden bursts of violence. I feel like there were interesting ideas but i felt completely clueless about the world and the world’s history. Earth? Alternate Earth? Alien planet? I either missed the background or its not there. I feel like that would be a story on its own. I didnt really care about the main character. Didn’t really understand his narrative loop. (Ooops, back in “jail” again!). Will nevertheless try more Snyder - I love R. Fletcher with W Snyder.