A review by fluka
The Second Death by T. Frohock

4.0

A good ending to an excellent little trilogy. Taken together, the three Los Nefilim novellas feel like book one of a series, in terms of forming a self-contained story which does a great job setting up the characters and a world with deeper, more subtle lore than its high-concept setup would suggest. (The Los Nefilim series reminds me of Frohock's earlier book Miserere in that respect, where it's a fantasy that plays with religion rather than being a Religious Fantasy Book.) The series deals with heavy matters (rape, child abandonment, etc.), but never in a way which feels exploitative or edgy. There is also a "book one" feel in that other, meatier plots feel just out of reach in a future sequel or book two - both the ongoing saga of Diago's character, and of course the fact that things are about to get very dire in Spain and Europe as a whole. But I've enjoyed my time with this series so far and will happily follow it further.