In addition, their existence opens up an in-book quandary about whether we live for the today or hope for better lots in the future. The kehoks are alluring and terrifying, and it’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of the races. It feels lived in, with its own traditions and a tightly wound belief system which ties into the magic. The world of this novel has so many details. But a conspiracy is brewing and their kehok may have all the answers. Raia is a young woman on the run from her controlling family and sees a chance for freedom in becoming a rider. Tamra Velras is a down-on-her-luck trainer of kehoks, and buys one with the intent to fix her reputation after an accident the previous racing season. In the desert world of Becar, people are reincarnated upon death and the worst of the worst are reincarnated as kehoks, or demons that are the dream spawn of Simic monster hybrids ( see examples here). This standalone fantasy has everything: political intrigue, a death-based magic system, invented religion, and demon racing. Source: Edelweiss ARC Read an ARC acquired via Edelweiss
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