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Rosten Gate by Derrick Truax
Logan is not in a good mood. He’s also not really a nice guy. He saunters through the genuinely post-apocalyptic countryside looking for demons of every kind. He wants to wipe them all out. Death, retaliation, and sorrow define his existence. He gives the expression “man on a mission” a whole new meaning.
Logan encounters Vera while on the hunt for everything evil. She doesn’t impress him much because she’s young and petite; she looks more like a child than a woman. Vera, however, is much more than meets the eye. His and her missions follow slightly different paths.
They both want to preserve the planet, but in different ways. However, Vera searches for the entrance to Hell as Logan hunts demons to exterminate them. She wants to close the gate of Hell that opened 13 years ago, plunging the world into chaos.
They resemble The Odd Couple on the most disastrous road trip ever. One is young, hopeful, and different from the other; the latter is seasoned, calloused, and weary of the world. Logan believes Vera’s scheme has no chance of success and finds her vivaciousness, at best, aggravating. But due to circumstances beyond his control, they join forces to complete an impossible task.
Amazing images of the planet after the gates have been opened have been crafted by the author. It’s bizarre, scary, and exactly the kind of train catastrophe you want to avoid seeing but can’t turn your head away from. His sometimes caustic, beautifully descriptive writing brings this universe to life. As humans fight to survive (and frequently fail in this effort), the reader is suddenly thrust into scenes of wit, beauty, and grace.
For readers who like post-apocalyptic fiction, fantasy, adventure/thrillers, or tales of people finding redemption in unexpected places, I heartily suggest Rosten Gate. Nevertheless, be ready. Because there are equally terrifying, horrific, and evil moments in this book for every high, lovely, and meaningful one.
About The Book
Thirteen years ago, the Gate to Hell opened. The Damned ran free and civilization crumbled. There was no army of good, no mythical hero, and no divine intervention. Humanity opened the Gate, only humanity can close it.
Logan has no intention of saving the world. Consumed by crippling guilt, he cares about little more than his endless quest for revenge. He travels the countryside slaying monsters in search of an elusive redemption, one kill at a time.
When Logan collides with Vera, she and her inexplicable faith suck him into a quest to close the Gate. Logan and Vera must find the Gate’s three keys and defeat the organization working to keep the Gate open. The might of Hell is not so easily quelled and only by overcoming his past can Logan hope to find redemption.
The Review
Rosten Gate
8 Score
The main character, Logan, is different from the usual protagonists I tend to read about, since he acted more the antagonist part. He is a morally corrupted person, and, in my opinion, not a likable character. However, I don’t think he was meant to be likable; that wasn’t the point of his character. I admire how the author made Logan distasteful to the reader, despite him being the main character. His actions were selfish, but realistic.
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