Book Description
In her acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series, bestselling author Kelley Armstrong creates a present day in which humans unwittingly coexist with werewolves, witches, and other supernatural beings. Now, in this spellbinding new novel, a beautiful necromancer who can see ghosts must come to terms with her power—and with an evil she never thought possible.
NO HUMANS INVOLVED
It’s the most anticipated reality television event of the season: three spiritualists gathered together in one house to raise the ghost of Marilyn Monroe. For celebrity medium Jaime Vegas, it is to be her swan song—one last publicity blast for a celebrity on the wrong side of forty. But unlike her colleagues, who are more show than substance, Jaime is the real thing.
Reluctant to upstage her fellow spiritualists, Jaime tries to suppress her talents, as she has done her entire life. But there is something lurking in the maze of gardens behind the house: a spirit without a voice. And it won’t let go until somehow Jaime hears its terrible story. For the first time in her life, Jaime Vegas understands what humans mean when they say they are haunted. Distraught, Jaime looks to fellow supernatural Jeremy Danvers for help.
As the touches and whispers from the garden grow more frantic, Jaime and Jeremy embark on an investigation into a Los Angeles underworld of black magic and ritual sacrifice. When events culminate in a psychic showdown, Jaime must use the darkest power she has to defeat a shocking enemy—one whose malicious force comes from the last realm she expected. . . .
In a world whose surface resembles our own, Kelley Armstrong delivers a stunning alternate reality, one where beings of the imagination live, love, and fight a never-ending battle between good and evil.
Customer Reviews:
Four and a Half Stars.......2007-10-10
Jaime Vegas (necromancer) hopes taking part in a television programme which intends to raise the ghost of Marilyn Monroe will lead to her being offered a show of her own. However, before that can happen she finds out the gardens of the house she is staying in hold a far nastier secret. Jaime calls on her fellow supernaturals for help - Jeremy Danvers the alpha werewolf and Eve Levine her contact on the other side. It quickly becomes apparent that something evil is at work and Jaime may need to push herself and her powers farther than she's dared to before.
I freely admit I am a huge Kelley Armstrong fan and this book doesn't disappoint. Jaime is perhaps one of my favourite characters, maybe because with her insecurities she is the most human of the supernaturals we have met in the Otherworld.
Her relationship with Jeremy is touching and believable and takes a big step forward here. He, the alpha werewolf who gives no outward signs of his feelings and Jaime who almost seems to overflow with emotion at times. I have been looking forward to them appearing in a book together ever since it became apparent how she felt about him and I think the relationship works beautifully.
Kelley Armstrong's characters are always a delight to read, every one an individual with their own motivations, quirks, fears and desires. As a bonus they also talk like real people - not just like characters in a book. (My favourite one-liner being Eve's sock puppet reference towards the end of the story.) We also get a sneak peek at how Marsten and Hope's relationship has been developing, which makes me look forward even more to the next book.
Some readers may question the presence of Lucas and Paige as they do seem slightly superfluous to the storyline. However, Savannah is necessary to the plot and without her adoptive parents it would be harder to explain why she suddenly appeared. So I can understand why they are included, though they don't appear to contribute much to the story.
If you've not read the previous six books this is a pretty accessible entry in the series. Though there are references to characters and events from previous books the main plotline is pretty much standalone. Bitten remains my favourite Otherworld book, but No Humans Involved definitely makes my top three. And I'm already looking forward to Book 8.
women of the otherworld.......2007-09-07
Great book, Great series, Have read all her books and have enjoyed her writing style and characters.
Great come-back after last book.......2007-08-13
I may have been disappointed in the previous book in this series, but this one more than made up for it.
When Jaime Vegas comes to Brentwood to film a TV special with two other spiritualists, it quickly becomes apparent to her that there is something not right in the garden out behind the house. There are spirits there that whisper to her and touch her, but otherwise cannot communicate. When she starts to investigate more fully, she begins to hear rumors of a group of humans who are becoming successful in using some forms of magic - are they using human sacrifice to gain power? With the help of Hope - a half-chaos demon - Eve - the ghost of a half-demon witch, who is now an angel and also Jaime's contact in the spirit world - and Jeremy Danvers - the werewolf Pack Alpha - Jaime must find the group of people practicing magic and find out what has happened to the ghosts on the garden.
Combining a great necromantic mystery with a minor romance sub-plot when Jeremy Danvers joins Jaime in LA, this novel has everything that makes the Women of the Otherworld series great - a strong heroine, a good storyline and a strong plot that keeps you guessing. Don't miss this one!
it was good.......2007-07-31
I have read other of Armstrongs books, I found this one very good as well. It enlightened the characters from the others books,women of the other world. A good insight into the past and feelings of characters that took a minor role in bitten,stolen, and broken. If you enjoy the supernatural, you will enjoy this book.
Another Winner!.......2007-07-12
This was a great book! I enjoy reading all of Kelly Armstrong's stories. I like how she takes a minor character from one story and does a pretty much stand-alone book (for new readers) with Jaime and blends in previous characters which I like to read about (werewolves). If you don't start at the beginning of the series, this book will make you want to go back and purchase all of her others! What a great read!
Book Description
THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF THE SMART, SEXY — SUPERNATURAL — WOMEN OF THE OTHERWORLD
Eve Levine — half-demon, black witch and devoted mother — has been dead for three years. She has a great house, an interesting love life and can’t be killed again — which comes in handy when you’ve made as many enemies as Eve. Yes, the afterlife isn’t too bad — all she needs to do is find a way to communicate with her daughter, Savannah, and she’ll be happy.
But fate — or more exactly, the Fates — have other plans. Eve owes them a favor, and they’ve just called it in. An evil spirit called the Nix has escaped from hell. She feeds on chaos and death, and is very good at persuading people to kill for her. The Fates want Eve to hunt her down before she does any more damage, but the Nix is a dangerous enemy — previous hunters have been driven insane in the process. As if that’s not problem enough, the only way to stop her is with an angel’s sword. And Eve is no angel. . . .
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“Armstrong has created a persuasive, finely detailed other-worldly cosmology — featuring sorcery, astral projection, spells, telepathy and teleportation.”
—Toronto Star
From the Paperback edition.
Customer Reviews:
Forced myself to finish it.......2007-07-19
I have enjoyed the Women of the Otherworld series thus far. I read them as quickly as I can so I can pass them off to our nanny, who is also a big fan. However, this book was a chore to read. The ideas were so far fetched and bizarre. Child ghosts being raised by ghost parents who couldn't conceive? Ghost hockey leagues? Magic being used in the afterlife? I realize that it's a bit contradictory to love books about werewolves, witches and vampires and call this far fetched, but it was just so hard to do much more than roll my eyes and trudge through.
I would have skipped it if I weren't concerned I'd miss something from the other story lines. This was just such a disappointment from an author I have been very impressed with. I have moved on to Broken and am already back in love again, though.
How far would you go to protect those you love?.......2007-07-17
When Eve Levine (while alive, a witch not afraid of using Dark Magic to reach her goals and protect herself and her daughter Savannah) is called by the Fates to do them the favor owed (see Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld, Book 4)), she is taken by surprise. It seems that there is a nasty spirit out there - a demi-demon called the Nix - who has escaped from her hell dimension and is periodically possessing murderous young women, who only need a little encouragement to get their lethal tendencies going. Even more surprising, Eve finds herself teamed with an angel (Trsiel) to accomplish this.
While Eve and Trsiel race the clock to try to find the Nix before she causes more havoc, Eve also struggles with her feelings for Kris Nast, who is in the same Afterlife dimension and who is doing his best to convince her to try starting over with him. Kris is, however, concerned with her obsessive need to watch over Savannah and often calls her on this.
A fast-paced and fun read, "Haunted" is just kind of book that book-lovers can devour in a few hours. Eve's restlessness, impatience and dark sense of humor is balanced out by Kris' patience and the need Eve has to complete what she has started.
This series of books continues to be a joy to read. I do hope Ms. Armstrong keeps 'em coming for a good long while.
Loved It!.......2007-04-01
I am new to this author and this series. However, I have blown through five books in about a month (which is AMAZING as I have a 1-year-old at home) which means I gave valuable SLEEP TIME up to read them. The book was a great easy read with characters that you can't help but root for and villians you can't wait to see fail. Although I have a few more to read, I am already missing all the characters when I am done...
Seriously creative.......2007-03-29
After "Bitten" I think "Haunted" is may favorite of the Women of the Otherworld series. I'm not really sure I could tell you why exactly. Maybe it's because the setting is so different-it's the real world with a hidden layer, it's literally the underworld, or multiple underworlds. And it's just so well built.
The afterlife world of Kelley Armstrong draws a lot from Greek mythology. First there are the three fates, who determine the outcome of mortal lives, but they basically run the ghost lives as well and act as a sort of supernatural enforcing agency for pesky ghost-such as our new narrator, Eve the half demon witch ghost who makes a real pest of herself. Then there are different levels of the underworld, hell dimensions of varying badness, places for the angels (yup there are angels) a whole world for the supernatural departed, maybe more than one, and even some opportunities for reincarnation-if you deserve it. It's a little bit like Hades, only more modern.
Now, as you may recall from "Industrial Magic" Eve owes the Fates a major favor for getting them to send a misplaced Paige and a very dead Lucas back to earth, now they've decided to collect, which interrupts her bust schedule of Savanna watching. Kristof, Savanna's father (from "Dime Store Magic" and yes, he's dead too, remember?) is not too pleased Eve can't let go of mortal life and join him in happy dead love (apparently they really did love each other) and thinks this will be a great distraction. Except it turns out Eve's favor is to hunt down a demi-demon serial killer called the Nix who gives people who want to kill that extra will power.
This turns into a fabulous action packed story with Jamie Vegas, our favorite celebrity necro, a demon in a castle, an angle who reads entertainment weekly and the freakiest and most imaginative hell ANYONE has ever come up with. Serious props to Kelley Armstrong for this book, her imagination was working way overtime.
And you gotta love the ending. I mean not only is just plain fall down laughing ironic, but its pretty damm sweet. Another five star novel.
Wonderful.......2007-01-12
Basically this story is Eve's story and it is about her being trapped in her afterlife that is not quite hell and not quite heaven. When the Fates call her in to repay a favor she accepts.
But the Nix that she is sent to bring back in is causing massive chaos and then it starts to affect Eve's life, by going after Savannah and her guardians, Paige and Lucas. Eve, with the help of Kristof, her ex-lover, must do all it takes to bring down this Nix.
Book Description
It was in Bitten, Kelley Armstrong's debut novel, that thirty-year-old Elena Michaels came to terms with her feral appetites and claimed the proud identity of a beautiful, successful woman—and the only living female werewolf.
In Stolen, on a mission for her own elite pack, she is lured into the net of ruthless Internet billionaire Tyrone Winsloe, who has funded a bogus scientific investigation of the “other races” and their supernatural powers. Kidnapped and studied in his underground lab deep in the Maine woods, these paranormals—witches, vampires, shamans, werewolves—are then released and hunted to the death in a real-world video game. But when Winsloe captures Elena, he finally meets his match.
Customer Reviews:
broken.......2007-09-20
I absolutely loved Kelley Armstrong's first book "bitten" and after reading so many other novels I couldn't get into, I decided to buy the whole series. Sigh. A great writer, I think the plot momentum to this 2nd book in the series, somehow lost its way.
Mel
Book #2 has "Stolen" my attention for everything.......2007-08-05
I think out of the six books in this series that I have read so far, this is by far my favorite one. So many new characters are introduced, new story lines and plots. I was very excited to see how this book would end, because the entire story had me on the edge of my seat. A wonderful book!
Poor little rich man seeks Otherkin for Real-World gaming . . ........2007-07-05
In the second book of the Women of the Otherworld series, Elena Michaels is living back with the Pack and has been following up on any leads in the media that sound like werewolf sightings or that sound as if they could be werewolf related. When she follows up on one that specifically requests media response, she is shocked to find two women claiming to be witches who know all about her and the Pack - Paige and Ruth Winterbourne. The witches say that there is a shadowy organization that has been kidnapping Others - witches, Shaman, vampires - whatever they can get their hands on - and doing experiments on them. From the sounds of the little information they have been able to gather, no one gets back out.
Elena is skeptical - and worried that anyone knows about the Pack. However, consulting with Jeremy, the decision is reached to humor the witches and go to the meeting that they have set up with members of the various Others to reach a decision - if possible - about what to do.
When the Pack is attacked twice after meeting with this group, Jeremy decides it is best that they leave. However, Elena ends up being kidnapped when the vehicle she is driving is separated from the other vehicle briefly.
The enclave where she is taken is a strange mixture of science and danger; on the one hand, Dr. Matasumi and Sondra Bauer want to study the Others to try to benefit humanity. On the other hand, it is being bankrolled by Tyrone Windsloe, who uses any excuse he can find to take the "subjects" out to the forest and hunt them - considering this to be just a live version of the computer games he is addicted to.
There is so much more to this book and the story, but I've likely told too much of it as it is. This was a terrific story - very action-packed and suspenseful, even though, as I mentioned in my review of Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, Book 1), I had already read the next two books of the series previously and had some idea of what had happened. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed reading this book. A strong recommend!
Stolen: What Not To Do In Your Sophomore Novel.......2007-05-14
Several years ago, Kelley Armstrong appeared on the scene with "Bitten," an excellent werewolf novel. I loved it. My mother loved it and she doesn't care for horror novels. The thing that made Bitten so special was the strong relationships between Elena, the only female werewolf, and her werewolf family. Bitten was clearly meant to be a stand alone novel. At about the same time, female written first-person horror/romance novels were really taking off in their popularity. Especially if they contained many races of supernatural critters. I can only guess that this is the climate under which "Stolen" was conceived, as it reads like an unnessecary sequel and a novel that practically screams "ME TOO!" A perfect way to kill an author's unique voice and vision just to follow publishing trends.
In the world of Bitten, there is only one small pack of werewolves and a handful of rogues that occasionally cause trouble. A series would get really old, really fast if every book some new werewolf came to challenge the pack; at the beginning of Stolen, Elena discovers that there are vampires, witches, demons, and every other kind of supernatural critter one can shove down a kitchen sink and they have just invited the wolf pack to join their supernatural justice league. Normally, this organization polices its own so they all can keep a low profile, but at the moment they are in a tizzy after several powerful supernaturals are kidnapped. Her meeting with the witch in charge of the group leads to Elena getting abducted and held in the kidnapper's high security lab. The supernaturals unfortunate enough to end up here are studied, toyed with, and then hunted for sport. Elena and her cell-mates have to cook up an escape plan fast because at any minute they too could wind up dead.
The reoccurring characters from Bitten seem like shallow images of themselves, not that Elena's follow werewolves play any big role in the novel. Elena herself seems to have fallen prey to the trend that all urban fantasy heroines must be smart-mouthed to the point of stupidity. All through the novel, she swaggers and snarls threats to her captors even she has no viable plan to escape or fight them. It's disappointing because Bitten was heavily character driven. It's like Armstrong had no idea what to do with her creation this time around, and rather than adding new layers to Elena, she stripped old ones away.
Even worse than the characters is the plot. This is nothing more than a supernatural rehash of the famous short story "The Most Dangerous Game." Armstrong's version is competently written and contains enough suspense to be worth reading, but I think the author could better. Even more irritating to me is that she expanded the mythos to include all these other supernatural races. Her werewolf people in her debut novel were fully realized with their own culture and mindset. All these new interlopers are not even close to being as meticulously detailed. It seems like they were added in because everyone else writing this kind of fiction was doing it.
Love This Series!.......2007-04-01
I am new to this author and this series. However, I have blown through five books in about a month (which is AMAZING as I have a 1-year-old at home) which means I gave valuable SLEEP TIME up to read them. The book was a great easy read with characters that you can't help but root for and villians you can't wait to see fail. Although I have a few more to read, I am already missing all the characters when I am done...
Book Description
An addictive, deeply enjoyable thrill ride on the frontier of the feral and feminine...a debut novel of astonishing imaginative power from the future queen of suspense.
Elena Michaels slips out of bed, careful not to wake her boyfriend. He hates it when she disappears in the middle of the night, and can’t understand why any normal woman would crave the small hours of the morning, the dark unsafe downtown streets. But Elena’s skin is tingling, the pent-up energy feels like it’s about to blow her muscles apart — she can’t put it off any longer. She loves to run at the edge of the city, but she doesn’t have time to get there. She has to slink into an alley, take off her clothes and hide them carefully, and make the Change.
Elena’s trying hard to be normal. She hates her strength, and her wildness, and her hunger for food, for sex, for running in the night, for the chase and the kill. She wants a husband, children...even a mother-in-law. Or at least that’s what she tells herself.
And then the inevitable happens. The Pack needs her. The Pack she loves and hates is under siege from a bunch of disreputable and ruthless mutts who are threatening to expose them all, breaking all the rules that have kept them safe. The loyalty of her nature calls her home, and into the fight, which tests just who Elena is: the wild woman or the wistful would-be human.
Customer Reviews:
Best werewolf story written in this genre.......2007-09-26
I could not put this book down once I started reading. Kelley Armstrong has created the richest, multi-layered, fascinating werewolf culture that I have ever read. Elena, the main character, is bitten by her fiance, who is a werewolf. Her journey from that point on is heartbreaking, horrifying and traumatic. It takes her ten years to come to terms with her new life and the fact that the man she loves did this to her. The relationship between Elena and Clay is fascinating. This may be paranoral fiction but how Elena deals with Clay is totally human. The emotions she has to fight through to accept her new life are terrifying. When the pack comes under attack she returns to help and and ultimately face issues about where she belongs in the world and with who. There is action, romance, believable decisions made by her when she decides these important issues, and a good mystery to be solved along the way. There is a blurbb on the cover that says "Armstrong is up there with the big girls of the genre like Laurell K. Hamilton--Kansas City Star. I feel Kelley Armstrong has far surpassed Laurell Hamilton right out of the gate. There is nothing this rich or believable in LKH books, especially of late. Ms. Armstrong is a better writer and she knows how to create a relationship between 2 characters that is fascinating along with a good mystery.
Awesome ... MUST read for fans of the genre!!.......2007-09-24
If there was the ability to give a book more than five stars, I would do so for this series by Kelley Armstrong. I have now read the first six Otherworld Series books, all in the last few months. I love them. This novel features Elena, who is still coming to terms with having been made a werewolf 10 years ago. The story grips you and the writing moves the plot along at the perfect pace. I like a book that helps me really visualize the scenes like I'm watching a film in my mind. And this one does it. Heck, I even found myself wishing I could live at Stonehaven as I read it! It's witty, and laugh out loud humorous sometimes - thanks to Armstrong's keen writing style. This book and the rest of the series is a must for anyone who is remotely interested in the fantasy genre or werewolves, vampires, witches, etc. At first, I was just going to read the werewolf books in the series. But then I decided to read the three that centered around the witches (Paige, Savannah and Eve) as well. Then because I couldn't get enough, I even went back and re-read this book and the second in the series. It's been a long time since I've re-read a book, especially so soon after reading it the first time. But you can really see the characters grow and mature with each book, which keeps you wanting to read more. Bitten is truly a terrific (and quick) read. I was sorry to see it end. I'm so glad I found Kelley Armstrong's books!
Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03
Werewolves jockey for local power, no horses involved.
A woman gets involved in having the whole lycanthropy thing, and throws a bird among the bird dogs. She has to fit in, deal with those that she gives the horn, old human boyfriends, and all that sort of thing. A rather low-key focus at times makes this all a bit on the tedious side.
A very neurotic heroine.......2007-09-01
I've enjoyed the book, its quirky and interesting, however, I sure hope that Elena gets over the neuroses that seems to consistently plague her throughout the book over the next books because it can get somewhat annoying in the long run. I'll read the other books though.
This is a total rave because we just loved it!.......2007-08-08
There's a new werewolf in town. A whole pack of them, actually: Jeremy the Alpha, Nicholas, Antonio, Peter, Logan, and Elena, the only female werewolf in existence. To say she's regarded as special is a huge understatement. And there's Clayton, a werewolf with a genius IQ, a low frustration tolerance, and a simmering, smouldering, dark sexuality that'll make your hair curl. My goodness. Clay was taken under Jeremy's wing when he was found as a wild (werewolf) child, totally out of control. Now he's barely in control - dare we say, barely leashed? Elena has tried to leave this elite pack of werewolves, struggling as she does with the whole issue of not being human. To all appearances she leads a normal life as a journalist, with a live-in (normal) lover. She just has the odd midnight run as a wolf to keep her personal demons at bay. Then Jeremy calls her home, and the ties of the wild supersede everything else. Her elite pack is targeted by `mutts' - lone werewolves. The pack has something they want, and if necessary they'll fight to the death to get it. Oh, and Elena and the simmering Clay have, whew! lots of unfinished business... Bitten is a sensual, heart-stopping debut novel, real edge-of-the-seat stuff. This is a total rave because we just loved it! Clay's still sending a thrill - or is it a chill? down our spine.
Book Description
In this thrilling new novel from the author of
Industrial Magic, a pregnant werewolf may have unwittingly unleashed Jack the Ripper on twenty-first-century–and become his next target.
Ever since she discovered she’s pregnant, Elena Michaels has been on edge. After all, she’s never heard of another living female werewolf, let alone one who’s given birth. But thankfully, her expertise is needed to retrieve a stolen letter allegedly written by Jack the Ripper. As a distraction, the job seems simple enough–only the letter contains a portal to Victorian London’s underworld, which Elena inadvertently triggers–unleashing a vicious killer and a pair of zombie thugs.
Now Elena must find a way to seal the portal before the unwelcome visitors get what they’re looking for–which, for some unknown reason, is Elena.
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Kelley Armstrong lives in rural southwestern Ontario with her husband, three children, and far too many pets. Foreign rights to
Bitten, her first novel, have been sold around the world, including in the U.S., the U.K., the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Sweden.
From the Paperback edition.
Customer Reviews:
Overall a fairly good story, but . . ........2007-07-18
In many ways, this was a top-notch book. The story was quite compelling and the action was enough to keep me reading. When Elena, the only female werewolf, becomes pregnant, it is a big deal and the Pack decides to try to keep it secret as long as they can. However, when Elena starts to show very early and balloon quickly, that becomes difficult. Also, Elena freaks out early on about Changing - when she discovers that this will not harm the fetus, she is OK, but the first few are rough. At any rate, the Pack goes out of their way to try to coddle her as much as possible and keep her from exerting herself if they can help it.
However, a call from Xavier Reese - a demon whom Elena met while being held during Stolen (Women of the Otherworld, Book 2) - changes things. He wants to call in his favor; he has the whereabouts of a "mutt" the Pack has been hunting and in return, he wants them to steal a letter for him (so he can sell it to a collector), reputedly written by Jack the Ripper and sent from Hell. Since Elena is going more than a little bit stir crazy, she talks Jeremy, her Alpha, into going out and stealing the letter. However, obviously, everything does not go according to plan and soon odd people start showing up and strange occurrences are in abundance. That's as much as I'll say as far as basic plot, in order to avoid spoilers.
Now, as far as what I did NOT like. Elena's attitude. She would be fretting about causing damage to the baby in one paragraph, and in the next she would be sneaking off to do something incredibly stupid, like try to run down the bad guy by herself. She would then try to do something like a round-house kick and fall on her butt. Even though she's done this something like five times already. With the exact same results. Is she just incredibly STUPID or what? No, we know she isn't stupid, so why is she being written this way in this book? If she is truly concerned over the well-being of her babies, she should not let her pride and desire to be able to protect herself go so far as to be putting herself into these sorts of situations when she KNOWS she cannot protect herself adequately! I cannot count the number of times I was reading along and she would do something like that and I just had to stop for a moment and go GOOD GRIEF are ye DAFT girl? True strength is knowing when you need to ask for help.
Other than that, though, I enjoyed the story. We got to see a bit more of Jaime, which was cool. And Zoe, a new vampire, was fun to meet - she was an interesting character who introduced us to yet another interesting one, in the person of Tee, who was all kinds of creepy.
I just ordered the 7th in the series today, so I'm eagerly awaiting it to see where else Kelley Armstrong takes this series! A recommend, overall, from me.
Book 6 of 7.......2007-06-09
I did not feel this was one of the best books in the series. I am very partial to her first two books, Bitten and Stolen. However, I appreciate how she carries her characters through all the books and creates new story lines for each of them.
Broken .......2007-05-25
Elena is a rarity; she's the only living female werewolf and she's pregnant...something that has never happened before with two werewolf parents. Elena is very strong willed (and that's putting it mildly) and her mate, Clay, would have her no other way. Well, he would prefer that she curbed her wildness until after she has the baby...as would her pack leader, Jeremy.
Jeremy and Clay have been hunting for David Hargrave, a rogue werewolf that has been killing humans. Xavier, a half demon, has approached Elena with a deal; he'll give up Hargrave's location if they'll appropriate for him the `from Hell letter' reported to have been written by Jack the Ripper. They decide to take the job, but shortly after they have it, all Hell starts breaking loose in Toronto. Elena and her pack have to race against time to find a way to close the portal before things get worse.
Broken is a fantastic, action-packed story that has humor and horror, love and passion and it grabbed my attention immediately, drawing me in and taking me on a wild ride that I completely and thoroughly enjoyed. Kelley Armstrong brings Broken to full and blazing life with both her believable storyline and her true to life characters. I haven't read either Bitten or Stolen yet, but I will be getting them on my next trip to the bookstore. For lovers of werewolves and vampires with a demon or two thrown in for good measure Broken is a wonderful choice to read.
Lyonene reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
Amazing.......2007-05-17
The book arrived swiftly and in beautiful condition. It was also an excelent read.
The Otherworld Series Just Keeps Getting Better.......2007-05-14
Elena's back and preggers, Who could ask for anything more- but we get more with Jaime Vegas on board helping out as well as the recalcitrant Jeremy. Ms. Armstrong builds strong three dimensional characters that you really care about and then puts them in positions of peril. Were these not such strong women you might worry but Ms. Armstrong's women are so capable, you never really worry too much.
If she keeps writing them, I'll keep reading them. It's the best thing since Buffy,
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- An urban fantasy romp
- Even better the second time around
- A Bad Hair Day (or Two) for Sorcerers
- Loved It!
- Necromancers, vampires witches, ghosts, minor celtic gods-hey, it's all in a day work
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Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld, Book 4)
Kelley Armstrong
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Book Description
Meet the smart, sexy — supernatural — women of the otherworld. This is not your mother’s coven...
Kelley Armstrong returns with the eagerly awaited follow-up to
Dime Store Magic. Paige Winterbourne, a headstrong young woman haunted by a dark legacy, is now put to the ultimate test as she fights to save innocents from the most insidious evil of all.. . .
In the aftermath of her mother’s murder, Paige broke with the elite, ultraconservative American Coven of Witches. Now her goal is to start a new Coven for a new generation. But while Paige pitches her vision to uptight thirty-something witches in business suits, a more urgent matter commands her attention.
Someone is murdering the teenage offspring of the underworld’s most influential Cabals — a circle of families that makes the mob look like amateurs. And none is more powerful than the Cortez Cabal, a faction Paige is intimately acquainted with. Lucas Cortez, the rebel son and unwilling heir, is none other than her boyfriend. But love isn’t blind, and Paige has her eyes wide open as she is drawn into a hunt for an unnatural-born killer. Pitted against shamans, demons, and goons, it’s a battle chilling enough to make a wild young woman grow up in a hurry. If she gets the chance.
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Meet the smart, sexy—supernatural—women of the otherworld. This is not your mother’s coven…
Kelley Armstrong returns with the eagerly awaited follow–up to Dime Store Magic. Paige Winterbourne, a headstrong young woman haunted by a dark legacy, is now put to the ultimate test as she fights to save innocents from the most insidious evil of all…
In the aftermath of her mother’s murder, Paige broke with the elite, ultraconservative American Coven of Witches. Now her goal is to start a new Coven for a new generation. But while Paige pitches her vision to uptight thirty–something witches in business suits, a more urgent matter commands her attention.
Someone is murdering the teenage offspring of the underworld’s most influential Cabals—a circle of families that makes the mob look like amateurs. And none is more powerful than the Cortez Cabal, a faction Paige is intimately acquainted with. Lucas Cortez, the rebel son and unwilling heir, is none other than her boyfriend. But love isn’t blind, and Paige has her eyes wide open as she is drawn into a hunt for an unnatural–born killer. Pitted against shamans, demons, and goons, it’s a battle chilling enough to make a wild young woman grow up in a hurry. If she gets the chance.
Customer Reviews:
An urban fantasy romp.......2007-10-09
This is one of Armstrong's earlier books in the "Women of the Supernatural" series. Far better written than many, with a sense of humor and tight plotting, this is an entertaining read. Enjoy!
Even better the second time around.......2007-07-12
Reading this after having read the preceding books (Bitten, Stolen and Dime Store Magic) means that this time around I have a much stronger feel for the character interactions and how they play off each other (the last time I read this, I hadn't read the first two books). Although it is possible to have read this book after only reading "Dime Store Magic," IMHO it is better to have read all preceding books first.
In "Industrial Magic," children of Cabal employees are being attacked and (in most cases) killed. The few that have survived have not been able to see their attacker, or have seen their attacker only vaguely - they report that it happens so fast they were taken completely by surprise, and these are generally supernatural children. Benicio Cortez, Lucas Cortez's father, contacts Paige (she and Lucas have moved to Portland, OR since the events of the preceding book) while Lucas is in Chicago for a court case to tell her about this and ask that she let Lucas know about this and request his assistance in this matter. Benicio tells her that since it is happening in several Cabals, he is concerns that inter-Cabal politics will cause delays in finding the culprit and he would like to hire Lucas to investigate this, and Paige as well if she would like to help.
Initially reluctant to assist the Cabal, Lucas nonetheless decides it is high time to fill out the "official" paperwork to grant Paige and Savannah Cortez Cabal protection and therefore takes Paige to Miami for this purpose, and to talk about the case with his father. While there, another attack occurs, this one on the son of one of Benicio's body-guards. This is too much for Paige, and she agrees to help with the investigation.
Thus begins a lot of inter-Cabal bickering, problems with getting information and so forth. Lucas and Paige also realize Savannah's danger and send her off to safety with the Pack. They call in assistance in the form of a most unlikely necromancer as well as ending up with the vampire Cassandra (not seen since the first book, if I recall correctly) helping as well.
This book is fairly heart-stopping in several places. Lots of danger and excitement as well as some romance. Paige and Lucas have their wires crossed - each so busy reassuring each other that they want to be together but don't want to infringe on the other's life if that will be a problem that neither of them realizes the depth of their feelings. I wanted to smack each of them repeatedly.
This book - this entire series so far (including the next book, which I am in the process of re-reading) is a definite recommend from me!
A Bad Hair Day (or Two) for Sorcerers.......2007-04-13
Kelley Armstrong has an effective formula in her series on women of the Otherworld. Rather than dwell on one particular heroine, she gradually builds a range of 'spirited' ladies who have different skills and styles. The result is that and similarity in plot structure is quickly overcome by a wealth of character development. That, coupled with a very original take on the workings of the occult and spirit works guarantees that the books will always hold the readers interest. And that's really what we all want, isn't it?
This is the second in the series to tell the story of Paige Winterbourne, a not so basic American witch with a real talent for irritating her elders in her efforts to bring witchcraft into the 21st Century. In the previous volume Paige is forced out of her coven leadership. And now, with her ward, Savannah makes her way West. Her companion is Lucas Cortez, who is the scion of one of the most powerful sorcerer cabals. Cabal sorcerers and witches are normally the worst of enemies and Lucas is one of the reasons that Paige is trying to start up a new coven.
The real story for this novel is Paige's investigation into a series of ugly murders. All of the victims are the children of Cabal employees. While not very fond of adult sorcerers, Paige has no tolerance for someone whho would murder children for any reason. Paige gathers her friends -- a necromancer, a vampire, a werewolf, and Lucas and starts digging into a series of crimes that touches all the major Cabals, none of which work well together. The machinations of sorcerous crime bosses are even worse than vampire politics. By the time Paige figures out who is doing the killing and who is the real target it's almost too late.
Industrial Magic is something of a riot act. One long chase, full of just about every kind of supernatural creature. Armstrong isn't at her best when she's trying for nail-biting suspense. But the things she is good at - characters, plot, and action, more than make up for this. At besides, this time there are enough vampires
Loved It!.......2007-04-01
I am new to this author and this series. However, I have blown through five books in about a month (which is AMAZING as I have a 1-year-old at home) which means I gave valuable SLEEP TIME up to read them. The book was a great easy read with characters that you can't help but root for and villians you can't wait to see fail. Although I have a few more to read, I am already missing all the characters when I am done...
Necromancers, vampires witches, ghosts, minor celtic gods-hey, it's all in a day work.......2007-03-29
If you look for it, you'll find that of Kelley Armstrong's books in the Women of the Otherworld series are divided up into species. I don't mean this by who is narrating them-that's pretty obvious, the first two are Elena, the female werewolf, the second two are Paige, a witch, the fifth is Eve a ghost witch half demon, and the sixth is Elena again. No, what I mean is that each book is dedicated into bringing a species more to the reader's attention, and giving them more information about them. So by this rule the books go, werewolf, general supernatural, witches/sorcerers, vampires/sorcerers, ghosts/demons and then werewolf/zombies. This book, "Industrial Magic" (which is a fantastic title by the way) is the vampire/sorcerer book.
Now Paige may be the former leader of the American coven, and a formidable witch with some fairly lethal spells up her sleeve, but this does not take away her overwhelming anxiety about meeting her boyfriend's, Lucas Cortez's father. This is understandable considering who the father Benico Cortez is. He's the head of the most powerful sorcerer Cabal there is, and is under the impression that someday Lucas (his favorite and born out of wedlock son) will outgrow his white knight/saving the supernatural world from the evil cabal phase and be his heir. Or it could be because Paige is a witch, the natural enemy of all sorcerers. Either way he's intimidating. Take your pick.
But Benico pops up, uninvited, unwelcome with an invitation to solve a supernatural murder mystery. Someone is snatching Cabal employee children and killing them-but not before they can call the Cabal 911. Naturally Paige and Lucas see this as the obvious attempt to manipulate Lucas into loving dear old dad again and refuse-until Paige hears one of the victims was a 15 year witch.
So it's off to Miami and the Cortez Cabal headquarters. Here things go the way of all the Women of the Otherworld novels, some murder, some mayhem, some sex (well, more than some) a necromancer who happens to do her thing on TV and still be the real deal, a quest for immortality and a ghost who likes to bite. Also in this book we see a lot of Cassandra, our favorite emotionally challenged vampire, who has a surprisingly tender (if you consider constant critique as a very picky mother in law would do) relationship with Paige.
Personally I found this to be the scariest of the novels thus far, probably just because I had never heard of Elizabeth Bathory before-and the version in this book just gave me the chills. But then aside from this series I don't read horror novels.
Oh and the ghost world part just makes the whole book.
It does seem a little odd to just keep handing out five star ratings, but hey, the author is that good. So, five stars.
And for the story of Paige and Lucas's wedding, along with many other odds and ends, including how Elena and Clay first met (which is just priceless) check out the author's website at kelleyarmstrong.com
Book Description
From one of today’s most original writers comes the mesmerizing tale of an exceptional young woman caught up in an otherworldly realm where some will stop at nothing to get what they want.
Paige Winterbourne was always either too young or too rebellious to succeed her mother as leader of one of the world’s most powerful elite organizations—the American Coven of Witches. Now that she is twenty-three and her mother is dead, the Elders can no longer deny her. But even Paige’s wildest antics can’t hold a candle to those of her new charge—an orphan who is all too willing to use her budding powers for evil...and evil is all too willing to claim her. For this girl is being pursued by a dark faction of the supernatural underworld. They are a vicious group who will do anything to woo the young, malleable, and extremely powerful neophyte, including commit murder—and frame Paige for the crime. It’s an initiation into adulthood, womanhood, and the brutal side of magic that Paige will have to do everything within her power to make sure they both survive.
Customer Reviews:
Book #3 just makes you want to read more!.......2007-08-05
Kelley Armstrong is a phenomenal writer. I just finished re-reading this book and I enjoyed it even more than the first time. Paige Winterborne is one of my more favorite characters. I LOVE that Kelley wrote books just based on the points' of view of women. I would recommend this entire series to anyone.
It was alright, I guess.............2007-07-13
I agree with some of the other reviewers that it was hard to care about the characters because of a lack of, um, character. Maybe it was because I didn't read the earlier novels, but then I didn't have that problem with Terry Goodkind or Kate Forsyth. It was one of two books I've put down 3/4 of the way through in favor of another, though this one I did pick back up and finish. My opinion of the book improved towards the end, though the sex scenes felt like an afterthought to me, even compared to the reluctant lovers in Kristin Landon's "Hidden Worlds." And halfway through the second chapter I could tell without reading the bio that the writer wasn't from Massachusetts. Even the street names didn't feel "New England." Oh well, I did read the whole thing, but I won't be reading another by this author.
"Dime Store Magic" is lots of flash with little substance - thankfully this book doesn't fit that definition!.......2007-07-09
After finally buying Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, Book 1) and Stolen (Women of the Otherworld, Book 2), I decided to re-read "Dime Store Magic" (as well as Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld, Book 4) and Haunted (Women of the Otherworld, Book 5)) before going on to read Broken (Women of the Otherworld, Book 6), so I could finally read them all in order. I am glad that I did, because I can finally see where Kelley Armstrong is building this story.
"Dime Store Magic" is the story of Paige Winterbourne's growth into herself, basically. She has taken charge of Savannah Levine after the events of "Stolen" and is feeling overwhelmed, especially since the Coven is pressuring her to pass Savannah off onto someone else. When she receives a court summons, indicating that Leah O'Donnell - the half-demon woman that first befriended then betrayed Savannah by killing Paige's mother and blaming it on Savannah - was suing for custody of Savannah, Paige is taken by surprise. She is even more so when she arrives at the meeting to find out the suit is not being taken on behalf of Leah at all, but on behalf of Kristof Nast, a powerful man - heir to the richest Cabal. Paige resolves to fight. Leah and Gabriel Sandford (the lawyer working on behalf of Kristof Nast) do not make this easy for her. First they set about setting her up as a witch and a Satanist, then they frame her for the murder of her own lawyer. Finally they set up a scene in the funeral parlor with a necromancer that whips the town up to a frenzy. During all of this, a young sorcerer by the name of Lucas Cortez is trying to get Paige to hire him to represent her. Since witches and sorcerers have bad blood between them dating back to the Inquisition, Paige doesn't trust him. Is he working for the Nasts? Is Kristof Nast truly Savannah's father, or does the Nast Cabal want Savannah for darker purposes? With Savannah coming into her power - and having a stronger power than Paige has ever before seen - Paige is concerned about this also.
With a compelling plot, interesting characters and a fresh take on the supernatural world, Kelley Armstrong is one to watch with her Women of the Otherworld series. She is creating strong heroines and good role-models for women - young and old. This whole series so far - including this book - receives a strong recommend from me.
Boring, boring, boring........2007-06-29
This is my first time read from this author. I kept waiting for the adult version to come through. I think this is more on the scale of a teen witch novel. I am use to reading books by Kim Harrison, Carrie Vaughn, Patricia Briggs, Kim Harrison. Sorry guys, but this is the first and last of her for me! Dime Store Magic, exactly.
Sassy.......2007-04-22
This is my first Kelley Armstrong book and I enjoyed it. It's sassy, sarcastic, laugh out loud in some spots. Light on romance, it does have one explicit love scene that fits the storyline rather than sticking out like a sore thumb. I'm not a big fan of stories with heavy emphasis on younger characters, teens and down, but this one was fine.
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- Mayan Oracle
- Excellent intelligent way to think
- Delightful cards, really good book
- My favorite Oracle hands down
- the answers at last
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The Mayan Oracle: Return Path to the Stars (Book, 44 Cards, 20 Mayan Star Glyphs, 13 Numbers,and 11 Lenses of Mystery)
Ariel Spilsbury , and
Michael Bryner
Manufacturer: Bear & Company
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Book Description
While other divination systems deal with the awareness of our Earth selves, this oracle offers us a galactic perspective. The Mayan symbols are a "language of light" that represents a bridge between physical and spiritual realities, intended to transform our human experience into an experience of the infinite.
Customer Reviews:
Mayan Oracle.......2007-07-09
I am very interested in mysterious things, happenings..and Mayan Civilization is one of them..alongwith my interests for oracles....when i came across the Mayan Oracle..i had to have it..and so i did :)
Excellent intelligent way to think.......2007-05-16
Clearly states in intelligent terms the way of thinking of the MAyans.
Living with the 13 moons a year,as they appear in the sky, rather than the HAllmark version for 12 per year etc, allows the bodies circadian rhythms to keep the body healthy.
Worth studying.
Delightful cards, really good book.......2007-01-04
I started reading this book as soon as I received the package and didn't put it down until I had read the whole thing. This has been a useful book and I enjoy the cards very much - not as much science as other books on the subject but definitely an asset to my collection.
My favorite Oracle hands down.......2006-11-18
I have been working with the Mayan Oracle for about 5-6 years and love it. It is by far my favorite oracle hands down. It goes direct to the Source and is filled with pure cosmic transmissions!!! It is always so right on for me in a way that goes so deep and takes me beyond ordinary reality to a much more expansive, cosmic and enlightened view. I highly recommend this oracle for transporting anyone into the consciousness of the New World that is unfolding.
the answers at last.......2006-03-04
this is what I have been looking for my whole life , the wisdom from enlightened persons .
I look forward to using these cards daily for living life to its highest potential
Product Description
This newest book by John traces his connection with a Faery or Sidhe being. It is full of wisdom and interesting detail about this cousin race to humanity. It includes six exercises and an illustration of a Great Glyph which acts as a tool of attunement with these graceful beings.
Customer Reviews:
Spellbinding.......2007-09-20
I have always appreciated John Matthews' work to begin with but this book, a seemling honest account of his experiences with the Sidhe, kept me glued to the book until I completed it. So much of what was discussed was along the lines of what I truly believe to be true. It is an outline of the steps Humans need to consider in order for our world to change in a positive way. Finally, the style in which John writes is warm and engaging. This book was no exception to his rule, and it is one that requires rereading once you have received it and read it once.
If you are interested Irish myth, history or any subjects that go beyond the mundane. This is a book for you.
The Sidhe: Wisdom from the Celtic Otherworld.......2007-08-14
I thoroughly enjoyed this book as did my husband and friends. There appears to be much hidden wisdom in this story on many levels. When you feel comfortable to travel within, the symbol and message speak deeply. I experienced an opening myself with many significant dreams. I recommend this book and feel it does remind one to reconnect with the Otherworld which is also our world.
Brilliant - not to be taken lightly.......2007-06-13
This book is not at all to be taken lightly, nor is it for everyone as much as I would love for it to be. Whether you accept Mr. Matthews's experience as true or no - there is a fair amount of depth in the work given and done in this book. There are guided meditations and though it is a slim edition and a relatively quick read, much of the work in this book needs to be taken in doses - read in bursts. Take it in, focus/mediate/whatever you feel you can do to take the information in and put it into action.
My only complaint - and the reason for the 4 stars....I'd LOVE for it to have been LONGER......
Also, a note: This doesn't strike me as having been the work of John Matthews as Medium - rather as a sort of transcription of a discussion of sorts - whether astral or physical or.....I would simply love to know more.
Blah.......2007-05-13
I was underwhelmed. It may be that Matthews tuned into a sidhe, but his personal writing lacked gravitas for me, and what the sidhe had to say was way too general. I must have expected some fire, incisive thinking. At the very least a rip-roaring good yarn.
Another excellent book.......2007-03-28
The Matthews continue to write phenomenal works for those on a spiritual journey. This book resonates true with my own experiences.
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- A Grand Synthesis
- Thinking Man's Shamanism
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North Star Road: Shamanism, Witchcraft & the Otherworld Journey (Llewellyn's World Religion and Magic Series)
Ken Johnson
Manufacturer: Llewellyn Publications
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Customer Reviews:
A Grand Synthesis.......2004-01-24
This book makes a very convincing case for locating the roots of practically all true magical practices in the original spiritual path of shamanism. In doing so, we see that true Wicca, and other simular traditions, have a legitimate claim to extremely ancient and profound practices dating back to the dawn of the race. The author shows parallels between the beliefs and practices in culture after culture (Mayan, Plains Indian, Siberian, Norse, Celtic, Chinese, Tibetan, Polynesian, Hindu, Greek, Etc.) He then shows connections with more historically recent traditions in Germany, Switzerland, France, Ireland, Italy, England, etc. I found it to be a magnificent and convincing synthesis.
I found it especially appropriate that a book about common roots should use the universal symbol of the World Tree as a starting point.
The author points out that when a society ceases to listen to the messages of the otherworldly dimension the results are always the same: listlessness, depression, addiction, inhumanity, and general malaise. This is the result of "loss of soul." It is the natural function of the shaman to maintain the connection with the otherworld and to reclaim lost souls.
The next time a "skeptic" tries to minimalise the legitamacy and lineage of your spiritual path, you could do far worse than to refer this book to them. The connection between early Christianity and Shamanism is even explored (estatic states, speaking in tongues, spirit journeys to higher realms, helping spirits, crucifixion on the World Tree....)
Thinking Man's Shamanism.......2000-04-18
North Star Road was a joy to read. With it's mix of legends, myths and history there is something for everyone with even the slightest interest Shamanism or witchcraft. For the more serious student, there are Shamanic exercises (at the back of the book) which are well thought out and easy to follow. The way in which Mr Johnson shows that many of the older religions like witchcraft may have had a similar foundation is wonderful and really does make you sit and think. His use of plain english coupled with a flowing style make this a book hard to put down. I would gladly recommend this title to anyone with an interest in this field.
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