The Brotherhood of the Wheel (Book 1 of 2) --by R. S. Belcher

Tor Books

2016

ISBN: 978-0-7653-8028-0 (hardcover)

ISBN: 978-1-4668-7153-0 (e-book)

416 pages

5 Stars

Having just finished the Golgotha Series (Books 1-4, 5 & 6 are not yet out) I decided I needed more, so picked up the Brotherhood of the Wheel series (2 books, so far). This book is a tad more modern than the Golgotha ones, and there was a point where I wasn’t sure I wanted to continue reading, and then I remembered not only is this fiction, it is urban fantasy fiction at its finest, so settled in for an enjoyable read.

 

The beginning seems a tad disjointed as we are introduced to the main characters, Jimmie Aussapile, long haul trucker; Lovina, a smart and savvy detective in New Orleans; and Heck Sinclair, a smart ass member of the Blue Jocks motorcycle club. There are, of course, other people to be introduced to, most nice, some notso. 

 

This is dark fantasy, but there is enough light in the tunnel to make it a worthwhile read for my eyes. Belcher knows how to write a dark scene, and he also knows how to throw light on it by the end of the book. And leave you wanting the next book. Which, fortunately, I have.

 

I love Knights Templar stories, and this has to be one of the all time bestest ever! If I may offer a work of advice: Buy both books, check into a hotel with room service, and spend a few days reading on your schedule, not family’s or boss’s. Take the book down to the hot tub, soak without the jets, and read. Read in bed, read on the floor, and don’t clothes the drapes when you go to bed. Leave the night light on. One never knows what those shadows really are.