"Will appeal to readers of Laurell K. Hamilton"
In a world where most people don't believe in magic, there
is a group of practitioners, humans who have talent to use
the current from electricity to perform magic. Wren is a
Retriever, a lonejack (a Talent not affiliated with the
Mage Council); a person who finds and returns missing
objects to the client. Her partner Sergei convinces her to
take a contract from the Silence an organization who keeps
the world from imploding. Their first assignment is to retrieve a manuscript that was
stolen from the House of Legend a church in Sienna, Italy.
When they arrive there, they learn that the church is not
wired for electricity because the monks, unknowingly are
guarding the library which contains malevolent manuscripts,
texts and books. These guardians know that whoever reads
the manuscript disappeared. Information sends them back to
New York where the book is now in the hands of a private
library that they are unable to gain access to due to
spells. If they don't find a way to return the book to the
Silence, the tome will wreck havoc on the city and then the
country and if not unchecked, the world. CURSE THE DARK is a great romantic fantasy that will appeal
to readers of Laurell K. Hamilton. The heroine is
blacklisted by the Mage Council, is trying to keep the
lonejacks from battling the council and is trying to adjust
to the consummation of her relationship with Sergei. She
also wants the fatae (the non-human magical creatures)
protected by Talents who see them as an unfavorable
species. Laura Anne Gilman is a master at
characterizations, a great world builder and a gifted
storyteller. Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 4, 2005
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted January 24, 2007
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