This is an amazing story that is part historical fiction, part thriller, and part horror. It isn’t too heavy on the horror, but there is still lots of blood and gore. I do think many of us would enjoy this story.
The Relict is part one of the Skulldiggery collection. Book two, The Quarry, I read a couple months ago and loved it. Both books can be read in either order, but they do relate to each other. For these two books, there isn’t a wrong place to start, in my opinion.
“Monsters in human masks walk among us.” - page 75
The story alternates between two timelines, one set in the 10th century and the other set in the present day. Both timelines alternate throughout the book and I never once got confused. I think the stories work well together.
In the 10th century, Gunnar, a Norseman settler, experiences some awful events in his young adult life. He sets out to save his village after a couple of tragic events are assumed to be the work of something dark and evil.
In the present day, Russell Stander is a former boxer, current bar owner, and all around good guy. Despite a hard childhood, he has done well, given the circumstances. Now, as an older adult, one of the tragic events of his childhood has come back to the forefront of his life.
Gritmacher has a gift of pulling you into his stories and holding your attention all the way to the end. I was sad this book ended. I wish I was still be reading the story of Gunnar and Russell. They both have so much in common.
Girtmacher knows how to be subtle with twists and turns in his stories. Book one and two have a few connections that once you read them both, you will have some “uh oh” and “ah ha” moments. Sentences are sprinkled throughout the book that are ominous and possibly foretell us what’s coming in future books. It’s like a puzzle right now. There are pieces spread out and as a reader, if we catch them, we can connect these pieces later, and I’m guessing the conclusion will be epic.
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