A review by pbanditp
The Raven by Jonathan Janz

5.0

“Finding a dead body wasn’t uncommon -the creatures who ruled the world now didn’t scruple about leaving their victims exposed to the elements. But it was still a nasty jolt to find himself standing on a dead man’s forearm.”
Two years after the Four Winds bombs went off, Dez is alone and trying to find his wife who was taken to be sold. Human flesh is valuable to cannibals, vampires, and other creatures that had changed from the humans they use to be.
Dez is a Latent, someone who didn’t turn into a creature with special powers after The Shift happened with the bombs. He has to face down every other beast in an amazing universe filled with great characters, a great story and non-stop action.
This is a damn fun ride filled with blood, guts, and sympathetic creatures who do unspeakable atrocities in blood fueled frenzies. But can Dez overcome his perceived cowardice and track down his wife? Or is there anything left of his wife to track down?
This was my first Janz, but it will not be my last. It was so much fun.