Riders by Veronica Rossi

After regaining consciousness from a seemingly fatal accident, eighteen-year-old U.S. Army Ranger Gideon Blake discovers that he is War, one the legendary Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and together with Conquest, Famine, and Death, must save humanity from an ancient evil.

Amazing premise, amazing lovable characters, great writing, but wholly rushed ending and completely unsatisfying conclusion. I know Seeker comes out soon, but I do not think it is a continuation of this nor will it help the rushed aspect of this book.

This could very easily have been a rather silly story, but instead it was one of those “I just can't put it down, the pages are magnets to my eyeballs” sort of books. The basic idea is that the main character, Gideon, is strapped to a chair being interrogated. We soon learn three things, he has a strange red bracelet, he was involved in an explosion in Norway, and that he believes himself to be the incarnation of war. Not as in “spoiling for a fight”. As in the actual guy with the horse, sword and red armour. Oh and unless he's let out soon to finish what he was doing, something very bad is about to happen. The story is told through Gideon's account to his interrogator and half the fun is figuring out how we got from Gideon the trainee soldier to Gideon strapped to a chair after apparently burning half a Norwegian nature reserve. The writing style just sucked me right in.

This is an author I will be watching.

This is a fun read. It caught my attention right away and I was easily drawn it and found it hard to put it down. The dialog is a little sappy, and some of the social interactions are a little awkward. Fun story line and plot.