Deviations: Covenant

Deviations: Covenant

By

5
(3 Reviews)
Deviations: Covenant by Elissa Malcohn

Published:

2007

Pages:

286

ISBN:

978-0-9819764-

Downloads:

7,607

Share This

Deviations: Covenant

By

5
(3 Reviews)
TripStone hates to kill her gods but she must feed her people. An accomplished hunter in the Masari village of Crossroads, she is charged with the ritual slaying of the sacred Yata. Her comrade Ghost tries to end Masari dependence on Yata meat by performing experiments punishable by death. His jeopardy increases when he shelters a teenage runaway sickened by fasting.Their worldview shatters when they harbor a Yata woman raised to be livestock instead of a god. But Crossroads itself is imperiled. Hidden in the far woods, a secret Yata militia is preparing to alter the balance of power.

Book Excerpt

ons consumed her. She strained to throw herself toward Ila, to crush his flesh in her hands and mouth and knead and pull him into pieces like dough. Invisible hands held her back. Her legs bucked until she was lifted off the floor, until her shrieks threatened to burst from the top of her skull. Her mouth filled with her own black hair. She convulsed, tried to swallow it, gagged. An unseen stranger brushed it back.

Strands yanked out by their roots dangled from contorted fingers. Someone's hands clamped down on her wrists to stop her from ripping her own skin to shreds.

Eventually the hands on her ceased to be iron and once again became flesh. The people around her, distorted into demon lovers with boiling eyes and bestial claws, shrank once more into mere Yata crumpled in grief.

Zai had been here before: the stranger caretaking the lamenting, her hands possessed of Yata calm. She had gazed into twisted faces and called demons out into the vanquishing light. She had been the friend who st

FREE EBOOKS AND DEALS

(view all)

Readers reviews

5
4
3
2
1
5.0
Average from 3 Reviews
5
Write Review
Profile picture for user Philipp
holbritter
5
Loved this series. Really takes you to a different place. Not for the faint of heart. Once I read the first one....I had to read the rest!
I had the great honor of being able to read this novel when she first conceived it (as well as the other novels in the Deviations Series).

Many times I would freak out at the vivid imagery especially when it came to cannibalism that occurs throughout the book.

However, the social commentary that is woven throughout the story is thought provoking and makes you reevaluate what you think you know about yourself and society at large.

The novel sometimes seems difficult to read but persistence is the key if you wish to enjoy a rewarding experience.
Glen Dawson - A Satirical Wake-up Call
FEATURED AUTHOR - After graduating from Duke University, Glen Dawson owned and operated a flexible packaging manufacturing plant for 23 years. Then, he sold the factory and went back to school to get his Master's degree in biostatistics from Boston University. When he moved to North Carolina, he opened an after-school learning academy for advanced math students in grades 2 through 12. After growing the academy from 30 to 430 students, he sold it to Art of Problem Solving. Since retiring from Art of Problem… Read more