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Scattered Souls: Book Two in The Manipulated Evil Series

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Kyle D'Arcy and his lover Ravyn discover that his world and hers are not the only ones to which the portals of The Unseen can lead, as this second volume of T.C. McMullen's "Manipulated Evil" series opens. They find themselves in a mysterious third world, where a woman named Rania asks for their help. At first that seems laughable, with both Earth and Tiernaine ravaged by a bioengineered plague and Ravyn's Guardians locked in battle with the forces of her evil half-brother, Rhynon. But when Rania tells them truths neither knew before, Ravyn's priorities must change. The danger is greater than they imagined, as the evil their elders set in motion a generation ago rushes toward its apocalyptic conclusion. Is there any chance at all they can halt that rush? Or is it too late, already, for all the worlds this evil touches?

Scattered Souls is a roller coaster ride of a story. As the plot threads weave in and out among a growing cast - none of them superfluous - the author keeps readers grounded from scene to scene by staying firmly within each "on stage" character's point of view. These are characters who grow as the tale progresses, in ways that flow naturally from who they were before the events that change them. That's true for the tale's villians fully as much as for its heroes.

The cliffhanger ending left me breathless, after reading the book straight through. Well done! When is the third volume coming out?