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The Spirit Banner (Rogue Angel #22)

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I truly love the Rogue Angel Series. This is another wonderful addition to it. Archer fans wont be disappointed. When I read a book review I am usually disappointed they darn near give you a run down of the entire book taking away the anticipation of the story itself. SO if that's what your looking for here you will be disappointed. I can review my thoughts on the books themselves. They are well written with non stop action. They make it hard to put down. There isn't much of romance. This is an excellent series for both adult and teens even some children alike. There are only a couple with adult content thats implied much less then in the normal teen rated books today. I love history, supernatural and fiction this is a great combination. The only thing I can say if the author is reading and fans also. It's wonderful as expected, but I so do miss Garin!!!!!

As another reviewer pointed out, I miss the Garin and Roux storylines and I, too, have noticed the personality shifts of the main character. That isn't terribly disturbing since the writing has been gaining in quality for the past few books. I am amazed at how much action they can pack into each of these books and how quickly we can consume them.

The events in this story remind us that there are other forces at work in the world beyond the small slivers that we're normally exposed to. It also reminds us that people are not always what they appear to be and that being your own person is as important as anything.

There was less research time in this story and more 'Da Vinci Code' or 'National Treasure' style problem/puzzle solving. If you're into that sort of thing, this might be enjoyable to you as well.

this series has been going in a different direction for a while now, mostly by eliminating favorite characters storylines (Garin & Roux!)
The debut was so exciting in large part by the mystique of the sword's puzzle, but it lately has been Annja in a new place with a new potential love interest...who she uses and discards by the end (unless he dies or turns out to be evil) every time. The section where Annja thinks about her romantic woes made me laugh. I have read that another author is co-writingon these lately? If this is the case, I much prefer Archer. It seems like Annja's personality - little details mostly - changes every few books.
In this one, Annja is out in the wilderness in yet another foreign country with enemies after her and her potential treasure/discovery. This time it's Mongolia, on the trail of Gengis Khan's secret burial ground. She's chased, people die, she fights, some mysterious forces pop up..etc. I did think the very ending was a well done conclusion though.
Part of my problem with this one is the disregard for animal life. Something is continually dying and Annja seems to have lost much compassion when it comes to hunting and eating random creatures. Is there anything she won't eat?
Many cultures have a respect at least for the animals they hunt and use for food or war and this seemed absent here...
I juststarted the next book, and Annja's personality has changed yet again - for the favorable. Overall I like the series and will continue reading even if I start to feel like it's the same story over and over - they re interesting and well-written and there isn't so much out there like that these days...

Archer's character is a nerd's superhero. She is intelligent, honest, brave and somehow more than human in both her abilities and lack of susceptibility to fall from grace. This episode represents a return to the true strengths of character - - archaelogy, history, tomb raider and martial artist and in that order. Too many of the recent adventures have focused upon the martial artist with very weak support of the other facets which make Annja unique, but readers will enjoy this story.