On an unforgettable night of murder and mayhem, Kathryn meets the Travelers and awakens to her true Fey nature. She and her witchy friend Merrin help the Sdhe find the ones responsible for the bombs, fires, and terror wreaked on the Southside of New Rathmore. Trouble escalates when Robin, son of Puck and Hunter the forest god, is kidnapped. Is Michael Blacker's Fundamentalist Christian cult behind these despicable acts? Can Hunter and the Sdhe rescue Robin before the young god becomes another casualty of this twisted "Inquisition?"
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In Angeles's uneven debut, Kathryn, an upper-class wife, escapes her mundane life when she and her goth friend Merrin join up with The Travelers, a magical and musical community of Sídhe, otherwise known as Fair Folk or Tuatha Dé Danann. The Sídhe must confront the murderous Brotherhood of the Eclipse, an ultra-religious hate group that has launched a paramilitary pogrom against New Agers, Voodoo practitioners, gays, prostitutes, Catholics, Jews and all pagans plus their associates. New Rathmore-a large, fictional city in an unnamed country that resembles Australia-becomes a battleground where the Sídhe and their human sidekicks employ all of their otherworldly talents and cunning. Angeles, an Australian practicing witch (Witchcraft: Theory and Practice) offers an interesting perspective, but her novel is marred by stilted writing. The story's magical elements are far more compelling than the evildoers and their hateful deeds, and its second half is more skillfully executed than the first. A multitude of interesting characters and a plot ripe for continued development hint at the possibility of follow-up volumes.
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About the Author
Ly (pronounced lî) de Angeles was first published in 1987, and she has had six books released worldwide to date. She has an international reputation as a psychic, teaches and lectures on many associated subjects, is an exponent of several martial arts and, currently, is an accredited Sensei in the art of Iaido - the Japanese art of the sword.
Ly’s main area of study over the past twenty years has been the history of the usurpation of indigenous people through invasion and subsequent colonization (mainly since the Roman Empire) and the history and mythology of Ireland and Britain in particular. She is known to be very outspoken on matters pertaining to the sustainability and guardianship of Earth and the rights of all species to self-determination.
Ly has three adult children and a strong magical clan. She has lived in Byron Bay, Australia for the past 14 years. An initiated witch for over thirty years, she is High Priestess of the Coven of WildWood Gate.
Ly’s main area of study over the past twenty years has been the history of the usurpation of indigenous people through invasion and subsequent colonization (mainly since the Roman Empire) and the history and mythology of Ireland and Britain in particular. She is known to be very outspoken on matters pertaining to the sustainability and guardianship of Earth and the rights of all species to self-determination.
Ly has three adult children and a strong magical clan. She has lived in Byron Bay, Australia for the past 14 years. An initiated witch for over thirty years, she is High Priestess of the Coven of WildWood Gate.
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The best part of this book is the back cover text,
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Amazon recommended this book because I rated both William Gibson and Mercedes Lackey books highly. This has some of the same subject matter but lacks the beautiful prose and compelling stories of those authors.The back cover blurb was appealing but the novel does not hold up. This reads less like a novel than like detailed notes or an outline for a novel. The author describes the story elements and characters in great detail but does not actually tell a coherent story. It is choppy with too many people and too much stuff to be fitted into 270 pages. The Quickening is a semi random collection of characters and plot points,with some preaching about the despoiling of the environment and a few nasty violent bits tossed in. Almost everyone but the Ravens(birds) is abused, deceitful, evil or passive beyond belief. Most of the characters show very little emotion or interconnection. They often behave in ways that are out of touch even for fantasy. When a good friend has a child kidnapped by the villains minions would anyone human or Sidhe be back at the house having a party? Would anyone tell the victims mother to "calm down we'd know if he were dead"? There are occasional parts that briefly come to life. The author tells about the events and people but never really draws you into the story.The Author did tie up some seemingly unconnected bits at the end but it was too little too late.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Very Interesting Use of Folklore,
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De Angeles combines Celtic folklore with a little Haitian and a smidgeon of Japanese to create a story with depth and fascination. Sure she has too many characters and too much plot going to develop any of them to their full potential, but it makes a great quick read. I'd love to see a movie.
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The Magic Was Lost,
This review is from: The Quickening (Paperback)
As a fan of Ly de Angeles non fictional work I was delighted to learn of her new book, The Quickening. I couldn't have been more disappointed.
I found the plot of this book to be almost incoherent with mini stories loosely tied together in what amounted to tedious chaos. The ill developed characters were equally overly heroic or overly villainous, all sporting chips on their shoulders the size of Texas. It is clear that Ly de Angeles was attempting to bring the Sidhe, the Tuatha de Danann into every day life for us, and that is commendable, but all she achieved was to make them look common and washed out. The magic was lost. Ly de Angeles is capable of far more. Some of her work is visionary & extraordinary but this is not one of them.
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