“If there ever was a race-traitor job, this was definitely it.”Revik, infamous seer and ex-lieutenant of the Rooks’ dark army, arrives in London with a new job, a new home, and new people watching him. Some of those people want to control him, some want to bed him, and some want to kill him for a past he can’t seem to escape. None of that exactly helps him do his shadow job, his real job, as … job, his real job, as guardian to the holy Seer known as “The Bridge.”
As for the Bridge herself, she has no idea who she is, or even that she’s Seer. Known by her human friends and family simply as “Allie,” she definitely has no idea of the powerful forces arrayed against her, or those trying desperately to protect her.
Instead, she grapples with her new relationship with Jaden, a sexy musician drawn to her on first sight. No one in Allie’s life likes Jaden very much. Not her brother, not her mother, not her best friend, Cass… and certainly not Revik himself.
It isn’t long before Revik begins to hate Jaden, even before he’s admitted to himself why.
That’s true well before Jaden gives Revik a really good reason.
~ A Revik and Allie prequel novel in the Bridge & Sword world ~
Synopsis for the Bridge & Sword Series
The Bridge & Sword series is a story of epic psychic battles, set in a unique, gritty version of Earth populated by a second race of psychic beings called Seers.
Allie Taylor, marked “The Bridge” from birth, was born to be the leader of the Seer race and the bringer of the next stage in humanity’s evolution. To many Seers, that means the death of just about every human on the planet. She is helped and hindered, awakened and impeded by her antihero partner, Dehgoies Revik, whose on-again-off-again relationship with the dark beings known as the Dreng may destroy them both and the entire human race.
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It baffles me every time I read one of Ms Andrijeski’s “prequels”. How can an author pack such a punch into such a relatively short story?
I would have thought at this point in the Bridge and Sword saga there wouldn’t be too much happening. Allie doesn’t realize who she will become yet, and Revik has only remote contact to her in his role as guardian.
How wrong I was!
What starts out at an almost sedate pace quickly escalates into a nightmare scenario. Basic trust is shattered, alliances are questioned, and the concept of allies and enemies is turned on its head.
As always I was wrung out at the end of this book, ranting at the author about her treatment of the protagonists, and guiltily looking forward to the next
My jaw aches from suppressing my anger and my eyes are gritty and the back of my throat burns from fighting tears for nearly the full length of this book. Heroes have to endure situations that would break us lesser mortals. And witnessing what Allie and Revik are subject to in this book came close to breaking me. My emotions are in turmoil and I want to lash out at someone, anyone, for failing to protect Allie and Revik better. With every one of the prequel books I read, it makes me wish I didn’t have to deal with mundane details like work and sleep. I could quietly immerse myself in their world, reading the whole series without interruptions. I would come out of the other end exhausted, emotionally drained, but at peace because I would finally know the whole story – or at least I’d believe so.
I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book from the author.
In this book that is a prequel(0.4) in the BRIDGE & SWORD series, we are enlightened by the words once more by Ms. Andrijeski.
The gives us the background of the powerful emotions of Revik and how he feels his “job” to watch over Allison is to be done. Not how others want it to be done or feel it should be done, without interference.
The inner turmoil of his mind that are created via outside guidance and his own personal inner turmoil of his soul drives him to near madness. He knows what is the right thing to do and is kept from doing the job that he was given.
We see how Allison matures as a young woman and all the joys and pains that come with it. Her strength is her survival of the game being played.
Another must read!
I Didn’t Enjoy This Prequel As Much As ‘New York’, Very Emotive!
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The Guardian: A Bridge & Sword Prequel #0.4
I never liked Jaden as I read the main series, this made me realise I had more reason behind that gut feeling than I ever realised, He’s a vile pile of excrement!!
Omg, I hated how manipulated Revik was by the people’s he’s supposed to be able to trust the most! His pain broke my heart, it’s when things like this occur it makes the difference between the ‘Goodies & Baddies’ seem very small!!
As always the writing was excellent. It was very ‘Seercentric’ in it’s storytelling even though we spent time with Allie, Cass & Jon! Even though this wasn’t my favourite it’s always worth reading this Author’s work!!
Debbie, 1970, UK
This one is all about what could have been and what was necessary to fix mistakes that were made. It would seem that fate plays a lot in what happens here as well as individual personalities. So much so that they can’t quite let go when prompted to do something else. Revik has to face his biggest fears and an intervention is designed.
Man oh man are JC Andrijeski’s Bridge & Sword Prequel stories total catnip for fans of her Bridge & Sword Series. They’re the perfect backstories, delicious for fans who know nothing of the series and astoundingly wonderful for series fans. And now we come to The Guardian, the fourth prequel (and technically the 15th book in this series universe). Things are getting real with Review no longer in the Rooks but now dedicated to protecting Allie. We are talking of a linkup to the main series along the “awesome” type link up of Rogue One to Star Wars ep IV here (for non-geeks this is very very great). For those who have no idea what I’m referencing, fear not, you can actually read this one standalone (though you’re better off starting with the first prequel) and need no knowledge of the main series. That’s the nice thing about prequels. For fans: welcome to Nirvana. But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises. The book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, and it is easy to highly recommend.