Masters of Death

What starts as an exorcism becomes a game that could decide who commands Death. Viola Marek is a vampire and a real estate agent trying to sell a house haunted by the scion of a cursed bloodline. Viola soon turns to medium Fox D’Mora, who may be a fraud but is also the godson of Death. Along with a fun-loving demon, an uptight angel, and a lovelorn reaper, they become involved in a game played by immortals. Winning means getting one’s heart’s desire, but for Fox, losing could leave his godfather powerless. The story’s many asides from Death, the story’s narrator, as well as interludes that pull readers away from the main story, put its run time at over 15 hours. This novel from Blake (The Atlas Six) is not a story to half listen to, nor is it one to absorb over a weekend, but the memorable characters, all voiced with humor by Steve West, are entertaining. Listeners will be rewarded with meditations on life, death, and the importance of endings.