Spectyr is a good sequel, though it proved for me a bit of unexpected after the colourful, action-packed debut Geist, I was expecting a similarly sequel, but in Spectyr there is lot of time spend explaining the pasts of several characters.Īgain we follow the two Deacons, Sorcha and Merrick, and also The Young Pretender, Raed.

I was very pleased with the creativeness that Philippa Ballantine showed in Geist, and hoped to see this back in Spectyr as well. Spectyr takes place a few weeks after Geist. Spectyr is the second book in the Books of the Order series written by Philippa Ballantine, of which Geist was the first. Meanwhile the Emperor's sister has unwittingly released a cruel and vengeful goddess, one who it bent on destroying her enemies, including the geistlord who resides inside the shapeshifting rival to the throne - Sorcha's lover… Their destination: the exotic city of Orinthal.īut a string of murders has Orinthal on edge, and Sorcha and Merrick are asked to investigate. So they jump at the chance to escort a delegation sent to negotiate the terms of the Emperor's engagement. She and her partner, Deacon Merrick Chambers, find themselves chasing down rumours of geists, but long for a return to real action. Together they quest to uncover the mystery of twisted rituals passed down through the dark reaches of history intent on striking at the heart of the Empire.Though one of the most powerful Deacons, Sorcha Faris has a tarnished reputation to overcome. Shapeshifter and Pretender to the Imperial throne he bears a terrible curse which endangers them all.Īs they investigate, the strange settlement is reveled to be haunted by a undead creature more predatory and horrifying than any encountered before. That's bad enough, but when they are dispatched to an isolated village to counter a surge of violent geist activity, they find their fate bound with Raed Rossin. Sorcha Faris, the most powerful deacon of the Order, finds herself thrust into an unwanted partnership with a total novice, Merrick Chambers. The Order of the Deacons, stand as protectors of the Empire, guardians against ghost possession, sentinels warding off the malevolent haunting of the geists.

The undead are here and only the Deacons stand in their way.

Geist by philippa ballantine