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Allison Beckstrom is committed to her work tracing illegal spells. Now, there's an apocalyptic storm bearing down on Portland, and when it hits, all the magic in the area will turn unstable and destructive. To stop it from taking out the entire city, Allie and her lover, the mysterious Zayvion Jones, must work with the Authority — the enigmatic arbiters of all things magic — and take a stand against a magical wildstorm that will obliterate all in its path...
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Allison Beckstrom is committed to her work tracing illegal spells. Now, there's an apocalyptic storm bearing down on Portland, and when it hits, all the magic in the area will turn unstable and destructive. To stop it from taking out the entire city, Allie and her lover, the mysterious Zayvion Jones, must work with the Authority-the enigmatic arbiters of all things magic-and take a stand against a magical wildstorm that will obliterate all in its path...
atapp, June 5, 2010 (view all comments by atapp)
This book in the Allie Beckstrom series was great!! The series just keeps getting better and better. I was on the edge of my couch and could not stop reading until I finished it. (Sorry laundry) But really, it was an awesome read.
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CoryWillow, June 4, 2010 (view all comments by CoryWillow)
Well I haven't yet read this one in the series--This just goes to show how confident in Devon Monk's ability to hold the reader rapt with excited curiosity I am! She knows how to captivate me! It's only been a week and I am already on her third book so when I found out there was a fourth--I've got to read it!! I'm trying to go slow and savor the charaters, the plot and all but her books are darn exciting!! Got to read them all!!
To help readers who have yet to read anything from Devon Monk, perhaps a background on the writing styles and content that I lovewill help!
I love to read , Karen Chance, Kim Harrison, Vicki Petterson, Lisa Shearin, Sharon Shinn, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Karen Marie Moning. Urban Fantasy, dark, romance, passion, adventure, fighting (lots of action, blood, super feisty heroines). I've lived in Portland for many years and now that I am away, her style, tone, and description of the city and the world full of magic, intrigue, bring it all back to me in vital ways that make me miss the rain (which can come from all directions), the coffeeshops, bridges, and family that live. Now when I go back to visit I will know one of my new Favorite Authors might be scouting areas in planning her next book! And I can only hope to catch a glimpse of her and tell her she is an inspiration to me. This is the first books to be written in a setting that I have a deep personal connection with. (if there are other urban fantasy novelists who write about P-town, I don't know them, yet).
Allison Beckstrom is committed to her work tracing illegal spells. Now, there's an apocalyptic storm bearing down on Portland, and when it hits, all the magic in the area will turn unstable and destructive. To stop it from taking out the entire city, Allie and her lover, the mysterious Zayvion Jones, must work with the Authority-the enigmatic arbiters of all things magic-and take a stand against a magical wildstorm that will obliterate all in its path...
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