Cold Moon Rising (Tales of the Sazi) [Mass Market Paperback]

Cathy Clamp (Author), C. T. Adams (Author)

Book Description

Series: Tales of the Sazi | Publication Date: August 4, 2009

TONY IS BACK

Former Mafia hit man Tony Giodone has been through a lot--he’s turned into a werewolf, with a human mate and a pack leader tougher than his old Mob boss.  And he’s developed a powerful psychic ability—he can see into the past through other people’s memories.

Being mated with a human is difficult in more ways than one. Tony and Sue’s relationship is full of struggle. Adding to Tony’s trouble is a new problem with some old mobster “friends”…who also happen to be a cabal of Sazi mass murders trying to extinguish the human race.

Only one man might be able to help Tony and the Sazi stop the cabal: Ahmad, the leader of the snakes.  He and Tony have a deeper psychic connection than Tony has with anyone else--even his mate!  Now Tony is along for the psychic ride of his life as the crown prince of an ancient empire is faced with his deadliest enemy: a woman he once loved, whom he was forced to betray . . . one who may now betray Ahmad, Tony, and all of humanity.

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"A world this enjoyable deserves more than one visit."--Laurell K. Hamilton

 

"The premiere authors of paranormal romance."--The Romantic Times BookCLUB Magazine

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

C.T. ADAMS AND CATHY CLAMP live outside Brady, Texas—Cathy with her husband and dogs, and C.T. with her son and cats.  They are the USA Today bestselling authors of the Sazi shapeshifter series and the Thrall vampire series.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Tor Paranormal Romance; Original edition (August 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765359642
• ISBN-13: 978-0765359643
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #700,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Why do I keep trying?, August 15, 2009

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Mkath - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cold Moon Rising (Tales of the Sazi) (Mass Market Paperback)

I don't understand why I keep buying her books expecting them to be as good as the very first book? Once again too many characters with too many motivations. Too many people get new powers and the basic storyline is confusing. Borrow this from a friend.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars bad editing/writing skills, August 19, 2009

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majicowl "majicowl" (California , United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cold Moon Rising (Tales of the Sazi) (Mass Market Paperback)

the story itself was very intersting. The very abrupt way in which Tony and the other male characherter were mixed psychially back and forth was very interesting , but made it very hard to follow and enjoy the book. With Tony's new skill he suddenly see and feels what the king snake is doing and seeing. He does this with very little warning. The writing can change the perspective from one man to another in the same sentence. it usually take me a sentence or two to figure whats going on and i have to reread that part of the story again.Even when Tony is talking to himself , he does not have ' ' marks around his sentences. This was probably to give the reader a hint of how hard it is to have this occuring to the two men. All it does for me is think of an editor's neck I would like to strangle. I think some correct punctuation and maybe some type in itialized or bold font, would be a good clue that the perspective had changed beweet the two leads. Also to a certain extent this occurs between to the otheer sazi who are able to speak mind to mind. you are not always certain of who it speaking at any one time. I had bought the kindle edition, so this may not occur in the paperback book. But it was enough of a distraction that it really slowed down the book and i will probably reread it soon so that I can really tell what happened in the whole story.

The last is a SPOILER ALERT>.>>>>>>

Usually in a series of books uou do get a few mini type endings while the whole saving the world is still going on. But in this book you were given a suprise or two , but no real mini endings. A very frustrating book. Lots of unanswered questions and not all of them about the big picture. How is Tony to procede about making his old boss happy? What about mate and her new attitude. What about the drugs, the rival cartel, the egg? What about the snakes that got away? And what about the drugged humans? What about the spelled phoenix/raptor? Waht will happen next? This feels like a old saturday seriel cartoon with people about to go over the falls and the only one safe is the one watching it happen.

It was an interesting book and you did care about the characters. i just wish it had been written/ and or editied it bit better. I have read all their books and I still felt lost a great deal of the time. I hope they read the blog and consider the editing/typing of their future books so that they may become more reader friendly.

Thanks.

K.H.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cold Moon Rising - Raises Questions, September 11, 2009

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WellRed (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cold Moon Rising (Tales of the Sazi) (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed reading Cold Moon Rising. However, I have to agree with one rater that this book was not as easy to follow as the others. The story was filled with lots of character surprises. Many of the characters were deep undercover so you were not always sure who was on what team and this was an interesting twist. What I did not like was how the book ended. The ending was abrupt and I was left with too many questions.
Spoilers:
How could Ahmad's former lover not know Jack was dead? It seemed strange that once he stopped calling that there was not a contingency plan. Tony's debt to his old boss is left unresolved. The ritual that changed his wife's personality is also not addressed. What about the Raptor that was drugged and turned into a traitor without her knowledge?
I definitely was left wondering will all my questions be addressed in a new book and how long will I have to wait to get the answers. Even with all my questions I still recommend reading this book.