IR VERDICT:
Evan’s adventures in ancient Greece continues in THE LABYRINTHINE JOURNEY, the second novel in Luciana Cavallaro’s SERVANT OF THE GODS series. Along with his Atlantean companions, a Phoenician sailor and a boy who can glimpse the future, Evan’s quest to find the sacred relics and prevent the advent of Christianity leads him into ever more perilous situations, where both gods and monsters conspire against him. THE LABYRINTHINE JOURNEY will delight readers of historical fiction who enjoy epic quests with a generous dash of mythology thrown into the mixture. The author’s acute knowledge of the era shows in the everyday details she sprinkles into the narrative, bringing the historical setting and characters from lore to life before the reader’s eyes.