Gargoyles: Untamed Darkness

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Tamsin Mori’s Untamed Darkness sees Callen and co immediately thrust into their third Gargoyles adventure. With Callen having stepped up as Sole Guardian of Gargoyle’s Rest, and having had their necks saved by Morgana, what can they do but answer her call to investigate reports that ghasts are afoot in the village?

That said, Callen is initially “keen to avoid taking on any problems that weren’t his”, and Agnus is seriously off with Callen, which plants seeds of tension that mount through the novel, alongside the mounting plague of ghasts that’s targeting the village’s most vulnerable residents.  

When Morgana explains that the ghasts are coming from the quarry Source and “multiplying faster than the village gargoyles can catch them”, it becomes clear that something more sinister is afoot: “Ghasts didn’t multiply on their own. They were made – conjured out of spite and fury. Which meant somebody had to be making them”.  

Driven by lively dialogue and a rising sense of danger, Untamed Darkness is underpinned by themes of trust, friendship, responsibility, and learning that it’s OK to ask for help when you need it. As such, it comes recommended for confident readers who love peril-packed fantastical fiction that also packs an emotional punch.

Reviewed by Joanne Owen
Joanne Owen is a writer, reviewer and workshop presenter whose lifelong love of books began when she was growing up in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
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About Gargoyles: Untamed Darkness

Jake's early experiments with malice at the quarry Source have unleashed a chain reaction - and now darkness is spreading throughout the village. As Sole Guardian of Gargoyle's Rest, Callen must figure out a way to stop the plague of ghasts tormenting the village, and purify a Source that's been putrefying for decades.

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