A long time ago, humans were exiled from the Garden of Eden. A man named Nod tried to steal back in. For turning his back on God's orders, El Shaddai punished Nod by giving him what he desired: immortality. Nod's disobedience turned him and his clan into the Keepers. For centuries, the Keepers lived in immortality, tasked with protecting humans from dark beings like demons and vampires. Now, evil forces are stirring, and a dark plan is about to come to fruition. Caught in the middle of the tempest is a newborn baby girl. Abandoned in the garbage and left for dead, this little girl might hold the key to understanding the scheme at work—and stopping it.

The lore of Archons is well thought out and detailed. The novel takes the stale concept of immortality and revitalizes it with an extremely well developed world and captivating origin story. The concept of the Keepers and their evil counterpart, the Gadiael, is fleshed out in minute detail. A large roster of characters takes a back seat to the setting, filling tropes and lacking as much development as the world around them. Action scenes are carried out well and serve to build tension, but they are not utilized as often as expected. Instead, the book focuses on discourse that stretches a short time span into a full-length novel. While plenty happens during this time, the book serves as a setup for a sequel. Archons builds the world, and hopefully the sequel will sink its teeth deeper into the characters and nefarious plot threatening humanity.

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