Red Waters Rising

Today’s post is on Red Waters Rising by Laura Anne Gilman. It is 350 pages long and is published by Saga Press. As it is the third volume in the Devil’s West trilogy you need to have read the first two to understand the story. The cover has Isobel and the river spirit on it. There is some mild foul language, no sex, and mild violence in this novel. The story is told from third person close of the main characters Isobel and Gabriel. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- In the last novel of The Devil’s West trilogy, Isobel, the Devil’s Left Hand, and Gabriel ride through the magical land of the Territory to root out evil by the way of mad magicians, ghosts, and twisted animal spirits.

As Isobel and Gabriel travel to the southern edge of the Territory, they arrive in the free city of Red Stick. Tensions are running high as the homesteading population grows, crowding the native lands, and suspicions rise across the river from an American fort.

But there is a sickness running through Red Stick and Isobel begins to find her authority challenged. She’ll be abandoned, betrayed, and forced to stand her ground as the Devil’s left hand in this thrilling conclusion to The Devil’s West Trilogy.

Review- An excellent conclusion to a great series but I want Gilman to write more! Isobel comes into her own in the novel and she is more than just the Devil’s Left Hand. She is silver-touched, which in this world is very important and powerful in its own right. Everything from the first two novels comes together and the finishing is great. Gilman did a wonderful  job with this trilogy, from the world building to how the characters grew and changed over the course of the novels. Gilman is a wonderful writer and this trilogy is everything that a weird west fantasy should be. I highly recommend this trilogy and Gilman as an author. 

I give this novel a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this novel from my local library.