Vellum
Hal Duncan
Reviewed by Tom Morton
The War of the Angels is far from
over and choosing sides is not as clear cut as it would seem. The
choice
between Covenant and Sovereign, Angel and Demon, Heaven and Hell, has
never
been so difficult to make; the distinction never so murky.
For Thomas and his sister, Phreedom, however,
the choice is an easy one: none of the above!
Hal
Duncan’s Vellum follows the twisting, painful story of
the siblings and
their mentor and friend, Finnan, who has revealed to them the secret
world of
the Vellum as well as who they truly are, unkin; immortals whose
choices can decide
the fate of worlds. Pursued by Metatron,
the Scribe of God and mastermind behind
the Covenant’s plan to reshape the earth, Thomas, Phreedom, and Finnan
share
joy and pain, betrayal and forgiveness, life and death
Vellum
is also the story of a man whose discovery of the Book of All Hours
takes him
on a centuries-long pilgrimage into a place no living mortal was meant
to
dwell, the land of the dead. Incredible power is granted to him through
the
book as he travels from world to world, seeing marvels never dreamt of
by human
minds.
An uncanny ability to present a
connection between religion, mythology, and philosophy, Duncan
takes us on an epic journey through time and space with characters that
any
reader will truly care for…and a future that just might exist.