There will be other reviews here that do a better job than I can.
#DEVIL BACKBONE SERIES#
Those of you that are familiar with the series don't need a description from me and those that aren't don't need to be subjected to my hamhaded attempt to describe it the exact right amount to interest you without giving away the whole show. I'm not the biggest fan of this genre (paranormal romance, is that what it is?) but I am a big fan of bad tempered characters who go out and fight the good fight and Niki Slobodian is one of my favorite ass-kicking Abbys.
I'm old, this sort of thing should be expected during your second half-C. In all honesty, even though I had purchased all the previous novels in this series I had only managed to finish about 2½ of them before this was released. Note: I received a beta copy of this to review. With all the angels out of commission, Niki might be the World’s - and the devil’s - last chance at survival.Īnd in case she didn't have enough to deal with, the Creator has given Niki another gift.
Something bigger and more terrifying that could put all the worlds in peril. Niki has to make a choice: save her only chance at something good, or fulfill her duties as Death and save humanity. And someone is opening up holes in the world and letting the monsters out. Something from another place…somewhere far from the reaches of Heaven or Hell. And about the prospect of losing him.Īt the same time, there is something stalking the living of the World. But when Lucifer, the reason for her taste of happiness, comes up missing, Niki has to face how she feels about him. As Death, she has very little time to do anything but usher the lost souls to their resting places. The new highway will move 5 million vehicles a year-four times the number handled by the old road.Niki has been to Hell and back to find a single shred of something to call a life. The highway, of 140-miles-long, has 115 bridges and 61 tunnels and costed $2.2 billion. In 2013 this road was bypassed by the scenic Mexico 40D. It is the only place to cross the Sierra Madres for more than 500 miles. This road is so curvy and twisted that it takes 7-8 hours to cross (that’s an average speed of 20 mph or less). The road runs between mountains and canyons. Is Espinazo del Diablo worth it?Īlong the road you can contemplate the marvelous spectacle offered by Sierra Madre Occidental. Its steep gradients and narrow sections have earned it the adjective of “bleak”. The road has had a bad reputation for many reasons: it’s accident-prone and hundreds of people have died on it, these mountains have historically been remote and inaccessible enough that they are used for growing marijuana and poppies, and therefore, there has been a lot of crime in these mountains related to drug trafficking. Local legend says that when the Archangel Michael threw the devil from heaven and he landed here on earth, his backbone formed the rugged ridgeline of the Sierra Madres. One says that the impressive ravines deployed on both sides of the road allow to see the devil.
There are some versions of the name given to the area. At afternoon is usually covered in a thick fog that traps less cautious drivers, turning every curve and narrow way into an odyssey. It suffers from recurrent fogs and roaming wild animals which cause frequent and fatal accidents. The road runs across dozens of deep ravines, bends with bumpy asphalt and rocks bordering at 2.000 higher.
#DEVIL BACKBONE FULL#
It is advisable to start with a full tank of gas. If we add that is one of the routes with more assaults, robberies and even murders, it becomes one of the most dangerous roads. The construction of this road was a hard job in some sections: one side has big banks and the other cliffs. The road passes through mountains and deep ravines. During the winter months there is the added danger of ice.
The road ascends and descends across spectacular landscapes, sharp bends and bottomless cliffs. So tight that a truck needs all the road to make it around. Is Espinazo del Diablo dangerous?ĭespite of many cautionary tales about crossing the Devil's Backbone, El Espinazo del Diablo, is exceptionally well maintained and there are many cautionary signs marking most of the hazards. This section of the highway is narrow with lots of curves (around 2.000). It covers a stretch of highway about 10 km, where you can see the wonderful spectacle of the Sierra Madre Occidental topping out at 2.744m (9,002ft) above the sea level. Set high on the western slope of the Sierra Madre Occidental, the Espinazo del Diablo (Devil's Backbone) is a natural viewpoint at 2.440m (8,005ft) above the sea level, flanked by two deep ravines, located at kilometer 168 of the paved Mexican Federal Highway 40. Can you drive through Espinazo del Diablo?
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