She is equally offended by his bossy alpha male behavior. Initially, Hunt is offended by Bryce’s seeming frivolity. The archangel Micah pairs Bryce with his personal assassin, fallen angel Hunt Athalar, to find the demon and the Horn. The Horn is a Fae relic, currently broken, but it might be repaired and used to open a portal that would allow Hel creatures to enter Midgard. It is a demon called a kristallos, summoned from the lowest pit of Hel, sent to track a missing artifact known as Luna’s Horn. Bryce discovers the monster who killed her friend still lurking in her flat. Party girl Bryce Quinlan is devastated when her best friend, a wolf shifter named Danika, is found murdered in Bryce’s apartment along with her entire pack. With liberal swearing, rampant drug use, and explicit sex scenes, her newest book is intended for adult fantasy readers. Her most recent series, Crescent City, is a departure from the young adult realm.

Her books have sold over 12 million copies and have been translated into 37 languages. Maas is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of two popular young adult fantasy series: Throne of Glass and Court of Thorns and Roses. Their investigation into the murky power politics of the Republic and their burgeoning love affair allows the novel to examine the themes of deceptive appearances, moving past mourning, and the contrast between the love of power and the power of love. As Bryce and Hunt search for Danika’s killer, they begin to develop feelings for one another. Bryce and Hunt are teamed together to track the murderer of Bryce’s best friend, a wolf shifter named Danika. The story is told from a limited third-person perspective through the eyes of two characters: a half-human Fae named Bryce Quinlan and a fallen angel named Hunt Athalar. While the structure of the government contains parallels to the Roman Empire, the world of the novel is urban contemporary, complete with smartphones.

The rifts allowing entrance to the dimension have been sealed, but the inhabitants of Hel are always trying to find a way in. Humans are little better than slaves and hold no civil rights. Among the most powerful of these are the archangels, angels, Fae, shifters, witches, vampires, river spirits, and elementals.

In addition to the Asteri, other magical races, collectively known as the Vanir, have also found a way to travel to the planet and establish themselves there. Their regime has lasted for 15,000 years. The novel is set on the planet of Midgard, which may actually be earth at some future point after a race of powerful beings called the Asteri find a way to enter the dimension and take over the world.

The house of earth and blood