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The Daughters of Bast : Shrine of Light

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I found this book to be a quick read. Sarah Isidore does a remarkable job of blending history with fantasy. The story is captivating and the characters compelling. Her characters truely come to life. It is a fantastic read. If you like the story of Xena, you will love this one.

Sarah Isidore shows once more the continuing mastery of her craft. Fine characters and compelling story. I recommend it!

I think this book really explains how some Christians were about the belief of other gods and there followers and how they reacted to the worship of more than one God.

I really enjoyed the Shrine of Light, which is the latest book in the Daughters of Bast trilogy, and I can't wait for the next installment. I have always been a big fan of fantasy novels, and I was very impressed with how Sarah Isidore mixed the fantasy story in with Celtic historical events.

Isidore is a master at painting the backdrop of Celtic history in this delightful fantasy. Fun to read, and fascinating history to absorb.

Damona, servant of Bast, an Egyptian goddess whorshipped by some people in 5th-century Ireland, experiences a frightful tragedy that threatens to turn her from her Goddess. This book is the story of how Damona makes restitution for the evil she brings upon her land. It is also the rather moving story of how Christianity ocmes to dominate Europe and usurp the positions of the old religions, including Druidcraft and goddess worship. It is an exciting book, moving in places, and, while the writing is not exceptional, the historical background is interesting and seems accurate. I recommend it to people who are interested in early medieval Europe or in goddess worship. It is the a book in the Shield of Light series.

this book is nothing like the first book. it is simply a fantasy novel (great, if you like fantasy novels in general). However, the texture of the first book is not there (the examination of two cultures clashing with each other. the development of characters. etc.)

Historically accurate, using fact-based information on both Ancient Egypt, Bast and the Egyptian art of magic!

I found it to be a book that was very hard to put down!

Calean

I think I enjoyed this book even more than the first one! Alot of action yet you really feel for the characters. I certainly recommend this to anyone.

I question myself on why I even finished this novel. From the very beginning, when they sacrificed a cat, I should have realized this is not the book for me, or for animal lovers. I do not like how they mixed and mingled Irish and Egyptian. It just seemed too weird. The main character, Damona, a young priestess, finds her family and home destroyed by Sekhmet, a goddess/lion who has no worshippers of Her own. Damona struggles to keep Bast's holy tradition alive... and struggles between good and evil. This book was not for me, clearly I did not enjoy it. *S*