While Kendon and his side-kick, Laura evade the heavenly oppressors and their goons, another part of the solution to earthly devastation evolves at Cabo Rojo in southwestern Puerto Rico. An alert astronomer, Eric Tepler, discovers the planet's impending doom and tries to notify the rest of the world, only to get caught up in the operation to avert the disaster. He connects with a local teacher, Gabriela, whose family was also fated to become engaged in this pulse-pounding adventure.
Murdoch nicely ties together the two subplots to reach a satisfying climax. The story has few wasted words or actions and moves along with magnificent pacing. It doesn't seem as much a tale of redemption (Kendon morphs from assassin to healer) as touted because the character knew from the beginning that he had a healing power and he continues to kill until the ending. But it is a rollicking good roller-coaster of an adventure.
The hardcover edition of Gray Apocalypse is set for release in the spring of 2009.
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