Protector of the Flight (The Summoning, Book 3) (Luna Books)

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Compared to the first two, a MAJOR disappointment.

I bit disappointing

Protector of the Flight (The Summoning, Book 3)

Protector of the Flight (The Summoning, Book 3)

Wonderful book!

Protector of the Flight (The Summoning, Book 3) (Luna Books)
Robin D. Owens
Manufacturer: Luna
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0373802641

Book Description

If horses could fly…then Calli Torcher might ride again. But a devastating accident left her in such pain she thought the chimes and chanting in her ears were a hallucination…until she found herself transported to another world, and met the Lladranans who had Summoned her.

Lladrana was a parallel, magical earth filled with exotic creatures, noble humans and enchantments--all threatened by an encroaching evil.

And when the mighty volarans stopped obeying the Chevaliers, the flying horses' unexpected rebellion had thrown Lladrana into an uproar. In desperation, the sorcerers had sought help from afar--and gotten Calli.

If she could fulfill this mission, perhaps she would also finally find all she had longed for--a mate, a home, a family. But against this great darkness, she had no battle experience, no strategy plans. She had only a bond with horses.…

Customer Reviews:

Compared to the first two, a MAJOR disappointment........2007-08-25

No spoilers.

I enjoyed the first two in this series, light, non-thought provoking reading for lazy summer days. For this third installment though, I only managed to really read the first 175 pages before I said screw it and skimmed most of the rest. Calli was such a weak, whiny, needy little girl, and even the parts I skimmed were filled with her incessant crying about NEEDING someone to love her. Calli and Marrec were both very one-dimensional, unlike the main characters of the other two books. There wasn't much world-building going on in this book; I felt like a lot of things could have been much better explained than the cursory "this is what happened, and it just works" deal we get. Unless you're the type of person who has to collect all the books in a series, Protector of the Flight really is the type of book you'd rather borrow than buy.

I bit disappointing.......2007-08-24

I enjoyed reading the first two books in this series, but I found this one to be lacking. The characters just didn't have the depth the characters in the previous books had. Owens didn't even bother to dig deeper in the relationship between Merric and Calli. Merric was so stand-offish and Calli was so needy. There was nothing to show why they even loved each other. Not to mention, they didn't even bother to tell each other. Things kept coming up, problems were solved with little to no resistance, and the characters didn't seem to even bat an eyelash. It was almost too much all bunched together and condensed to fit. I still gave it three stars, because I like the world Owens created, but I sure hope the plot line flows better and the characters are more rounded in the next one.

Protector of the Flight (The Summoning, Book 3).......2007-06-13

This continues the series with interesting twists to the magic and the characters continue to be strong. I like the concept.

Protector of the Flight (The Summoning, Book 3).......2007-05-21

A really good read. Robin Owens at her best.

Wonderful book!.......2007-03-28

One tablespoon of childhood fantasy, added a steaming cup of action, spiced with the slice of romance, and you have the perfect cup of tea! What a great story! I loved it.

Sorceress Of Faith (The Summoning, Book 2) (Luna Books)

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Wonderful book,
Perfect
Great Fantasy Novel by Owens.
fun new series
Can't wait for the next book in the series

Sorceress Of Faith (The Summoning, Book 2) (Luna Books)
Robin D. Owens
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ASIN: 0373802218

Book Description

Another American woman is Summoned to Lladrana...

With evil invading evil Lladrana, the Sorcerers must Summon an outsider to stop the insidious darkness slowly taking control of their land and targeting the Sorcerers — draining their Power and destroying the Sorcerers themselves.

Arriving in Lladrana, grad student Marian Harasta is stunned to find herself the center of a dispute among Sorcerers who want to augment their Power with her own. She must quickly learn her new magical Powers—and decide who she can trust in this strange land.

She has prayed for a miracle to save her brother—could Lladrana offer that knowledge, and can she somehow return to Earth with it?

She knows she must offer the Sorcerers something in the exchange, and ridding them of the Evil Sorcerer is what they want, but how will she fare in her first magical duel?

With unexpected help—and unexpected betrayal—Marian must determine where her true fate lies.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful book, .......2007-03-28

as a meteorologist, I truly enjoyed the weather side of things as well. I loved the merging of science and paranormal gifts. Amazingly seamless, with a well written story that draws the reader in instantly. If you've got a few hours (for me it took 4, but I'm a fast reader), have a seat, and dig in! You'll love it.

Perfect.......2007-03-22

This book is a perfect sequal to the first. If you like strong women who are trying to find themselves you will love this book.

Great Fantasy Novel by Owens........2007-03-14

I think this is a great novel about a wonderul fantasy world with a not so risk a, romance mixed into it. I think it has some graphic detail that some readers should be aware of. Also you'll have to forgive the author, editor, and publisher for a few typos

fun new series.......2006-11-06

I've enjoyed this series so far. Some have wrote that the first was better, but don't let that stop you from trying this one. I think the first might be considered better because it was a new world and there was much more fighting. This one seems to focus more on the scholarly aspect (which the Sorcerers do in Amee-they're the scholars of the world) The next book will bring us back to the front lines with the fighters.

The three main charcters in this one was Marion (slightly over weight with a domineering rich mother and very ill MS brother). Jaquar (he's the one in book one where that evil creature hooked onto to his horse for a ride back) whose parents were killed-their life energy was sucked out of them. Now, all he can think of is getting revenge on the creatures threatening their world. Jaquar plans to use Marion to distroy the nest of these creatures even if it means her life. That is until he meets Marion and get to know her. Bossgond (I know I'm misspelling this, but I'm writing from memory) is the elderly father figure. He's the cute old, ecsentric, that turns endearing father figure in the story.

Great book, sure to let the warm fuzzy in your belly gurgle.

Can't wait for the next book in the series.......2006-09-01

I really loved both this book and the first in the series, Guardian of Honor. I believe the next one is coming out in February and will find it hard to wait ;-).

Robin is a very imaginative writer and really creates her "worlds". I like the Heart series very much, but feel that this series is even better. Having read both books more than once, I recommend them.

Goddess of the Sea (Goddess Summoning, Book 1) (Berkley Sensation)

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Goddess of the Sea
Different is always good!!
Very Enjoyable!
Magic in the Water
Sooo much better than "Goddess of Spring" A really good read!

Goddess of the Sea (Goddess Summoning, Book 1) (Berkley Sensation)
P. C. Cast
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ASIN: 0425192792
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Book Description

After her plane crashes into the sea, an Air Force Sergeant finds herself occupying the body of the mythic mermaid Undine-and falling for a sexy merman.

Customer Reviews:

Goddess of the Sea.......2007-09-01

I really enjoyed this book! It was different from the other fantasy/romance books. Loved the ending!

Different is always good!!.......2007-07-21

I kept debating whether or not to get it but I am glad that I did. I loved the story. It was well written and loved the characters. I felt like I was in the world with them. I cant wait to read the second book.

Very Enjoyable!.......2007-04-24

This book was much better than I expected it to be. A fine blending of modern, medieval, & mystic elements. The plot moved along very well and I found the ending to be very sweet and unexpected. I have wondered, though, as to why the mermaid on the cover has a pinkish/orangish tail when the heroine's tail is described as a beautiful blueish color. Oh well...If you'd like to read more mermaid novels, I recommend The Last Mermaid by Shana Abe, The Mermaid's Song by Marianne Willman, Sleeping with the Fishes (Fred the Mermaid, Book 1) (Paranormal) by Mary Janice Dickinson. You may also enjoy The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia McKillip, which has mermaid-like people in it; and another book, The Changeling Sea (Firebird) by the same auther.

Magic in the Water.......2007-02-19

I picked up this book bcause I love water stories, Mermaids, Selkies that kind of thing, this really delivers in the magic department. First of all CC is a very real woman silly and open hearted, the conversation with the telephone was very funny. And I had to respect a lady that could down to bottles of the bubbley stuff and an entire bucket of KFC then go dancing in the rain in the middle of the night, on a slick balcony and not kill herself.

I loved the descriptions of the undersea world and the differnt colors of the mertails. Gaea was wonderful she's been my favorite Godddess of Cast's so far, Stong, warm, loving, and present. Not at all untouchable. My most favorite characters were Isabel and the other ladies despite their hardships an disfigurments, they were in no way tragic or sour. Sapedon is just uber-crazy, Dylan is a hair away from being to to perfect, and the Abbot, what a twist. I liked goddess of the sea, was that CC never lost herself, even though she was wearing Undines body. also she never doubted that the seemingly impossible was possible. Another plus was that Goddess of the sea was romantic without being overly erotic, which I found refreshing. All in all a great read. Pick it up, and get a little magic in your life:)

Sooo much better than "Goddess of Spring" A really good read!.......2006-09-27

I read another book by this author called "Goddess of Spring" and was not impressed at all. It was an extremely typical romance novel, with a typical plot and a typical ending. Had I not purchased this novel at the same time as that one I probably would have never read anything else by this author. As it is, I'm glad that I bought this book three month ago, because even though it is a romance novel, it is quite good.

CC is inexperienced with romance, but an extremely competent air force officer. On a flight to her new station in Saudi Arabia her plane crashes, and CC is pulled under by the wreckage of the plane. Fortunately, a plea she made to the goddess to have more magic in her saves her in the guise of a mermaid who switches bodies with her.

But being a mermaid isn't easy-especially since CC has also been sent to the year 1014. Her half-mermaid brother is bent on raping her, and the goddess Gaia can only protect her if she is on land. But as her body craves the sea-CC has a problem. Throw in a quest for true love, a sexy brooding mermaid and a knight in not so shining armor, and you have the book.

A lot of thing about this book irritated me. Mythological mistakes, language problems... But so what-this was fun to read, actually romantic, and a truly enjoyable novel. I can recommend it if you like fantasy and can put up with some typical romance novel style fluff.

Four stars. Maybe I will try another by this author. It may be worth it if more of her books are like this.

Goddess of Light (Goddess Summoning, Book 3)

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A great book
A true romance!
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...
A great romance you just can't put down!
Wonderful book

Goddess of Light (Goddess Summoning, Book 3)
P. C. Cast
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ASIN: 0425201961

Book Description

When hardworking Pamela Smythe whispers her wish for a god-like man, she never expects to find one--especially not in Vegas. But the goddess Artemis has dared her twin handsome brother Apollo to change all that.

Customer Reviews:

A great book.......2007-08-15

This is a great book, with a complex, well done plot. I enjoyed it from beginning to end; in fact, I don't beleive I stopped reading for more than a couple minutes once I started, staying up into the night to complete it.

A true romance!.......2005-09-27

I loved this book.

Recovering from a smoothering, emotionally abusive marriage, interior designer Pamela Grey goes to Las Vegas to meet with a new client and, while wishing for true romance after too many glasses of wine, she accidentally invokes the reluctant aid of the Goddess Artemis.

The God Apollo, after witnessing the true love between Hades, God of the Underworld, and a mortal woman (from 'Goddess of Spring'), has decided there is something missing in his life. On a visit to the 'Kingdom of Las Vegas', his twin sister Artemis is entangled in a mortal's wish for romance and he realizes this might be the answer to his quest for something 'more'.

They come together both hoping to find a 'real' person, a soul mate who can fulfil the secret desire for love inside of each of them.

'Goddess of Light' highlights a woman's struggle to overcome her fear of being deceived again by love and a man's need to be completed by love. Add to this the fun and frolic of Las Vegas, Artemis's conflict between her selfish nature and love for her brother, E.D. Faust's (Pamela's client) strange combination of eccentricities and wisdom, Pamela's gay assistant's caustic humour and Dionysus's resentment at having 'his' realm of Las Vegas invaded by the other deities and the story becomes a fast-paced romantic tale of laughter and love entwined with wonder and danger.

The only thing I didn't like was the ending. I would have preferred something closer to the 'Goddess of Spring's ending although I have to admit Apollo's sacrifice was in line with what he said he wanted all along.

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas..........2005-09-14

Pamela Gray runs a very successful interior design firm in Colorado. So when fantasy writer ED Faust asks her to do the decorating for his new vacation house in Las Vegas, she jumps at the opportunity. Discovering the man wants her to model his house after Caesars' Palace will be a challenge; but trying to figure out how to change his mind on the grotesque animated water fountain of Bacchus is imperative!

Apollo has felt all out of sorts ever since his encounter with the mortal Caroline from the Kingdom of Tulsa. His twin Artemis, trying to get him out of his funk, takes him through the newly opened portal to the kingdom of Las Vegas. What should be an enjoyable experience walking amongst mortals turns into a fiasco when Bacchus has several visiting nymphs perform an ancient invocation that actually works! One of the mortals watching the "show" accidentally completes the ritual binding Artemis to her.

Much to the chagrin of Artemis, completing Pamelas' hearts desire isn't as easy as she would like. That, and the interest Apollo has in Pamela is more than just lust...

I have to say, PC Cast is one of my favorite authors! While she is following the "Goddess" theme, I really feel like each of the stories is very unique and different. The ending of GODDESS OF LIGHT totally caught me off guard and actually worked for me. I also just want to add that never having been to Vegas, I can only imagine, but I really liked the visual description of the Bellagio fountains.

Pamela has been seriously hurt by her failed marriage. For this reason, she has dedicated herself to work, shutting men out of her life in regards to dating and romance. While Apollo is very charming, their relationship does seem a tad rushed, but magic is involved and he really is a God among men. (sigh!) So all and all, what should be a weekend fling turns into much more when the twins become mortal for a week.

The relationship between siblings is a tad obsessive, but I enjoyed watching Artemis grow as an individual to where she finally understands what her brother wants: True Love. She goes from being self-absorbed to willing to help him...it totally touched my heart.

While there really isn't your traditional "villain", Bacchus, the troublesome, fun loving god of wine is both the cause for Pamela and Apollo meeting and the trouble between the gods. He is a petulant child that doesn't want to share (his "kingdom" of Las Vegas) and as a result, we have a very amazing story. In the end, I think I really just feel sorry for him.

I'm sorry for being cryptic here, but this is a story well worth the read and I recommend GODDESS OF LIGHT.

A great romance you just can't put down!.......2005-07-04

I am putting this one on my KEEPER SHELF, for sure. P.C. Cast has done it, again! I can hardly wait for her next one to come out. I find myself rereading each book to discover the nuances and layers that I missed the first time through. This author's a shining star on her way to the top!

Wonderful book .......2005-06-15

PC Cast has been a favorite author of mine since Goddess by Mistake. This book, like all the others, is a page turner which can not be put down until finished. A must-read for those who enjoy modern-day Goddess/God romance fantasy.

Goddess of Love (Goddess Summoning, Book 5)

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Love, love, love it!
Great Cathartic Laugh
Another great book by PC Cast....
goddess brings love all around
Great Read

Goddess of Love (Goddess Summoning, Book 5)
P.C. Cast
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
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ASIN: 0425215288

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With "humor and verve," (Publishers Weekly) Cast tells the story of the mythical Venus who comes to life to help a nerdy woman find her inner goddess.

Pea Chamberlain needs a makeover-shoes, hair, clothes, make-up-if she wants to attract an Ÿbersexy fireman. And who could better coax Pea out of her pod than the Goddess of Love, whom she invokes in a moment of desperation?

Venus works her magic on Pea, but who will help her when she falls for that same sexy fireman? Could Venus need a love makeover for herself? Check out the five-alarm heat when the Goddess of Love unexpectedly loses her heart.

Customer Reviews:

Love, love, love it!.......2007-10-07

It was sultry, very descriptive. Great characters, wonderful settings, a wonderful book by a great author. People who like fantasy, romance with a real plot, and/or PC Cast will find this book is soon one of their favorites.

Great Cathartic Laugh.......2007-09-27

This is far and away the funniest, most laugh out loud until tears are streaming down your face, book I've ever read. PC Cast has always had a great sense of humor, but there is one scene in this book that kept me laughing (outloud in first class of an airplane) through the entire chapter. Pea is a character that I think many many women can relate to. I have read every one of PC's books. She is one of my favorite authors, but she absolutely out did herself with this one.

Another great book by PC Cast...........2007-09-01

Dorreth "Pea" Chamberlain was tired of being forgettable. All she wanted to do was catch the eye of hunky fireman, Griffin DeAngelo. Instead, she once again embarrasses herself in front of him. Using an incantation from a book, she invokes the aid of the goddess Venus. With a little help from Hera, Venus now finds herself bound to Pea until Pea finds happiness. Little does Venus realize but she'll also be helping herself....

Pea Chamberlain is a hoot! Her evolution from a shy, somewhat dorky character into a woman full of self confidence in both her inner and outer beauty is stunning. Who couldn't help but cheer for Pea as she begins blossoming into her own version of a goddess?

P.C. Cast does a phenomenal job at character development. Not only is Pea vividly portrayed, but so are Venus, Griffin, and Vulcan. I loved each and every one of these individuals and was thrilled that P.C. Cast figured out the perfect happily-ever-after for them all. Vulcan's story particularly touched my heart as one can easily imagine his pain at having a so-called "imperfection" and being so very different among all the perfect gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus.

P.C. Cast never fails to enchant with her mesmerizing tales of love. GODDESS OF LOVE beautifully intertwines the modern day world with the mythology of the gods and goddesses. This captivating tale is pure magic! GODDESS OF LOVE is on the spicy side as this sensuous tale truly explores every facet of both the emotional and physical side of love. Once again, P.C. Cast scores a hit with GODDESS OF LOVE.

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goddess brings love all around.......2007-08-18

I have to say I was really a little leary on buying this book or not. It was an overall wonderful read. cant wait until the next one.

Great Read.......2007-08-10

This was my first foray into the Goddess series, and I found it rather spicy, but well written. It made me want to go back and read the other books in this series.

Summoning Light (Babylon 5: The Passing of the Techno-Mages, Book 2)

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Mixed Feelings
well written, but bizarre intertwining with tv episode
Intense, Angsty, Amazing!
The Excitment continues
When you sleep with the Boss, you can screw his creation too

Summoning Light (Babylon 5: The Passing of the Techno-Mages, Book 2)
Jeanne Cavelos
Manufacturer: Del Rey
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 034542722X
Release Date: 2001-07-03

Book Description

The explosive space epic continues, as the techno-mages come face-to-face with the devastating evil of the Shadows . . .

War against the Shadows is inevitable, and the ruling Circle has ordered the techno-mages into hiding. Many are unhappy with this decision--none more so than Galen, the only mage who has faced the Shadows and lived. But the Shadows aren't Galen's only enemy--he is driven to hunt and kill Elizar, the traitor who murdered the beautiful mage Isabelle while Galen stood by helplessly, his hands tied by the Circle's sacred code he had sworn to follow.

Now a new mission awaits as the Circle contrives a plan that may enable the five hundred mages to escape without leaving a trace. Dispatched to the Shadow's ancient capitol to uncover the enemy's plans, Galen will find everything he so desperately seeks--including a shocking legacy that threatens to consume his very soul.

Babylon 5 created by J. Michael Straczynski

Customer Reviews:

Mixed Feelings.......2007-04-26

I love how this book interweaves with the TV episode (though I don't think we needed to hear so much about the Green and Purple Drazi.) We learned about all the clever double meanings to events, and the larger picture taking place in the background. At the same time, this was much more tragic than I usually see in tv tie in books. From my perspective, too many beloved characters died needlessly. And the technomages were so nobly, tragically, self sacrificing that I wanted to kick them all in the head. It's well written with great detail, but be prepared for a lot of whams.

well written, but bizarre intertwining with tv episode .......2006-06-15

I do not know who (jms or the author) is responsible for the decision for books 2 and 3 of this series to closely interweave and usually re-write the significance of events in the tv series (in this book the season 2 ep. geometry of shadows is the main one), but I think a very good story from this theme could have been written without. so now the events in Geometry of Shadows have completely different meaning, including Sheridan knowing about the false departure tactic and aiding it, londo's apology being a trick from morden, and most annoyingly the fact sheridan saw the departure vessel explode, something WE didn't see.

I don't know why this sort of tactic for writing this story is used. 4 stars for quality of writing, negative 2 stars for the episode tie-in tactic. I posted a similar note on novel 3 in this series.

Intense, Angsty, Amazing!.......2005-06-08

Whew. I thought the first part of the Technomage trilogy was great, but the second one surpasses it easily. A word of warning: this is a model example of a book that you just can't put down once you've gotten into it. You might waste a good night's sleep reading, like I did.

Take all the angst and all the action from the first book and multiply it by ten, and it might come near this. As troubled as Galen, the nearly initiated young technomage was in the first part, here he ends up going seriously dark side. His mentor, Elric, doesn't have a nice time, either, nor do any of the other colourful personalities among the technomages that were introduced in the first book. And there are some huge revelations too, which strongly remind me of the feeling I used to get from the suprise twists in B5 episodes, before I had seen them too many times over and the surprise wore out.

The book centers around the Babylon 5 2nd season episode "Geometry of Shadows", and certainly made me watch that episode with a whole new attitude. However, as the only complaint that I have about "Summoning Light", the episode and the book do not match perfectly - the way the episode ends and the corresponding event in the book feel a bit too different to be explained simply as an omission from the episode, a thing that wasn't shown and happened off screen, as obviously we see that it just doesn't happen... Ah well. Otherwise, the author does a magnificent job, writing stuff that happens before the episode and during it but unseen, so that it really does fit, and again writes a book that is much more than just a great TV-series extra/tie-in.

The Excitment continues.......2004-05-30

In this second installment to the B5 novelization emphisizing the Techno Mage characters. We learn about the secret history of the ancient technology called the Chrystalis and where it came from. We learn about the ecstacy and agony of the Mages. Their limitations and the extent of their dedication to; 'The Code'. However, I have heard that The Techno Mages are made up of numerous different species? Yet these novels only talk about two, Centauri and Human?

When you sleep with the Boss, you can screw his creation too.......2003-11-29

Only two books out of the thousands I have read in my life so disgusted me with the blatant stupidity of the main character, that I have literally thrown the book. This was one.

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After rampaging through a long corridor full of Shadows and minions, Galen is stymied by the bad guy's toadie holding a weapon to the head of his Mentor?

Why open the door? Remove it. Why talk to the toadie? Remove all but his weapon hand from this universe. Why talk to the bad guys? Remove them. Why step into the room? Remove all of it but the spot his mentor occupies, then fly away with his mentor's remains. His actions after clearing the hallway are stupid stupid stupid ....

I was so mad I threw the book, it shattered into its seperate pages, then I burned it.

Babylon 5 Summoning Light: The Passing of the Techno-Mages, Book II
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Babylon 5 Summoning Light: The Passing of the Techno-Mages, Book II
Jeanne Cavelos
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000VHE1U2

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