Sleepy Hollow: Children of the Revolution, by Keith DeCandido

Children of the Revolution, by Keith DeCandido is a novel based on the tv show, Sleepy Hollow. The novel switches between the past and the present. In the past, Colonel Johann Rall summons the demon Abaddon to the body of the witch, Serilda (who viewers may remember from Season One)and George Washington must do his best to combat this new threat. In the present, Ichabod has a vision of Katrina, telling him to find his Congressional Cross, a reward he had been sent 'posthumously'. Serilda's followers are hunting down and murdering people for these crosses, planning to use them to resurrect Serilda (and thus Abaddon). The problem is, since Ichabod was (to the public's knowledge) dead, Katrina was on the run, Jeremy wasn't known to be Ichabod's son, and Ichabod's father had disowned him, the cross was not given to Ichabod's family as it should have been. With no time to lose, the team (they need a name) begins their search for the cross, racing against time to stop the witch and demon from being returned to this world.
Overall, I liked the book. It presented a case/mystery/problem that could have happened in the show. It's well written, with little to no grammatical/spelling errors, and all plot points seem to be used. All loose ends (except for those which need to be left untied for the show) are tied up. My only complaint is that Ichabod seemed a bit too oblivious to modern culture. In the show, he is confused, but there are certain things that he either understands must be a reference, ignores, or just comes up with his own explanation for. For instance, one time Irving asks Ichabod, "So, what's the plan, Stan?", and Ichabod responds with, "My-my name is Ichabod." (Location 918 on Kindle). On the show, Ichabod may have been confused, but he probably wouldn't have called attention to it. He most likely would have figured it was either a reference or that Irving was just rhyming and left it at that.
I would give this book a 4.5 out of 5.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher through the Blogging For Books program in exchange for an honest review.