He also enjoys the puzzle of trying to understand why God himself sent the utterly powerless Raziel to Earth.

Conquest sees himself as above it all, but still enjoys doing his job-hobnobbing with the right political and military people to bring about social unrest and plain old-fashioned murder.

The former is a study in aloof competence. Evil imagery and themes, but most of the story is centered on horseman, Conquest, and angel, Raziel. As a result, there are nods to classic Good vs. That said, our MCs are positioned somewhat on the fringes of that world. It’s set in the present day and, perhaps it goes without saying, but religious themes are prominent in the book. Things take an interesting turn when the devil himself turns up, trying to lay claim to Raziel.Ĭonquest is the first book in The Four Horsemen series by author Sienna Moreau. Raziel’s future looks grim when Conquest attempts to leverage Raziel’s life for that of a more powerful angel and the heavens utterly fail to protect Raziel. And the very last thing Raziel expects is for that same horseman to take him captive mere hours after Raziel arrives on Earth. Raziel knows he has no power to speak of, no experience on Earth, no knowledge of how to spy on a horseman, let alone fight one if need be. Raziel is stunned when God himself assigns him a special task: go to Earth and monitor what the horseman named Conquest is doing and why he is doing it. All the other angels avoid him if they aren’t openly mocking him. But after one hundred years and zero results, Raziel has been utterly abandoned. At first, he and everyone else assumed he was just a late bloomer. But only after Conquest thoroughly breaks and debauches it first.Įvery day since Raziel ascended to the heavens, he has tried to manifest his Angelic gifts and bring forth his wings. Suddenly, Conquest decides he might use this thing to send a message to the heavens. The being is so weak it’s barely more than a mortal, has no Angelic gifts, no wings…and yet reeks of God himself.

But instead of the mighty Uriel, Conquest finds a complete anomaly. The task gets even more exciting when he senses a flash of enormous, heavenly power on Earth-if the Archangels are spoiling for a fight, Conquest is ready to give it to them. The mortal plane is a mess and setting the stage for his brothers War, Famine, and Death is an enticing prospect for Conquest. When he gets reacquainted with mortals after being away for thousands of years, he is surprised the call didn’t come sooner. No one knows who summoned the four horsemen, but Conquest knows he and his brothers will heed the call.

Conquest by Sienna Moreau