RELIC

 

 

The polar caps have melted due to what I assume was global warming and now an Ice Age has taken over the planet. The  survivors have attributed the Deluge that came upon the planet to over abuse of materialism and pollution. Hence, they viewed the water deluge of the planet as a cleansing of all badness and the survivors as the chosen ones who are the new caretakers of this planet. They must make sure that this type of catasrophy never happens again. The planet is now run by a group of people who have passed a Testing in order to become one of the planets Archons or leaders. This Testing is a gruelling test of survival of the elements and the finding of Relics.

 

Eva is a powerful young woman who has chosen to replace her brother in the Testing. Her brother Eammon has died in the Ring as he was preparing for the Testing, but was his death an accident? 
During the testing Eva must undergoes a grueling series of tests against harsh elements in an ice world. Her final part of this Testing is to find a RELIC, and her RELIC is quite a find.

At first I found it difficult to take this book seriously, since they denounce the worship of the god Apple, Tylenol, Coke and Mastercard. I know it sounds funny, but once you get into the book you will find out why these are seriously forbidden.

The book has a great climax and I really loved it, but the ending was not well executed. It left me with such a confused feeling as if the story wasn't quite finished and I kept searching the last few pages over and over for the ending. All in all I liked the book very much and I look forward to reading the next Book of Eva.