by Mark Teppo
"This off-beat alternate history of Eurasia could be your new obsession."
—io9 (for The Mongoliad)
"Story lines abound but interconnecting them all is the fascinating evolution of sword fighting . . . sf and military-history buffs will devour this genre-bending saga."
—Booklist (for The Mongoliad)
"Mark Teppo's Codex of Souls is fine fantasy noir. If you like Twilight and Supernatural, then this could well be your cup of very black tea."
—Greg Bear, author of War Dogs
and Hull Zero Three
"The Codex of Souls is without a doubt one of the most original Urban Fantasy series going right now. It has stepped away from the pack and embraced a different type of magic and a very different sensibility worth checking out."
—Mad Hatter's Bookshelf
"Grim and refined, Teppo's aggressive near-noir is rich and strange—heavily and deftly textured. It's got a punch that'll leave you rattled, intrigued, and tasting blood."
—Cherie Priest, author of Maplecroft
and Boneshaker (for Lightbreaker)
"Lightbreaker is a damn good book. It throws some new curves into the Urban Fantasy ride. I think you've got a big, fat hit in your hands."
—Kat Richardson, author of the Greywalker series
"Teppo's choice to place the events of Lightbreaker in an alternate modern society is possibly the book's greatest strength, allowing it to draw on an inexhaustible well of occultist mythology as well as the raw inspiration of Paradise Lost . . . Teppo not only bases his masquerade in a host of theological concepts, he also actively combines them to form a singular and fully fleshed worldview. Hermeticism, alchemy, theism, and epistemology are all poured into the same melting pot, creating a solid, diverse, and original discourse."
—Strange Horizons
"The plot is nothing short of captivating, with a twisty cast of villains, surprising reversals, and an escalating sense of danger . . . Teppo's preoccupation with profound questions of human purpose and potential make this deeper and more thought-provoking than your average urban fantasy."
—Locus Magazine (for Lightbreaker)
"Lightbreaker is the best book about magic that I have read since Peter Straub's Shadowland. This book is simply amazing. It is a richly layered journey into the occult. It is complex, dark, and a hell of a ride."
—Monsters of Filmland