The book is Death’s Daughter by Amber Benson; published by Ace books in March 2009. The price is 7.99 US and 8.99 Canadian
Death's Daughter follows the story of Calliope Reaper-Jones, the daughter of Death. She works a as a personal assistant at House and Yard, Inc in New York City. Her only concerns are finding organic dim sum for her boss and hiding her solitaire playing habit.
However, she has a strange past. Her father is Death and her mother is as beautiful and ageless as Helen of Troy. She wanted a normal life so much that she cast a spell on herself to forget. She gets a rude awakening when she is informed that her father was kidnapped and she is the only one who can become Death. Only Death has the power to rescue her father and to do this she has to do three tasks that make her Death and give her what she needs to rescue her father.
The story has gods and goddess from many religions and pantheons, dancing assassins, evil demons, and a cute little puppy. A lot of thought was put into the characters. I could never guess how it would end. It is a quick an easy read; I finished it in two days. It keeps you up late at night turning the pages.
The author, Amber Benson was also an actress in the Buffy the Vampire series. She also coauthored the Ghost of Albion series. Death’s Daughter is the first book with the Calliope Reaper-Jones character. Pick up this book today. I look forward to the next one as well.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Review: Peacekeeper
The book is Peacekeeper by Laura E Reeve; published by ROC books in December 2008. The price is 6.99 US and 7.50 Canadian.
Peace keeper follows the story of Ariane Kendros, a pilot of a prospecting ship and a reserve major in the Armed Forces of the Consortium of Autonomous Worlds. She does her normal job on the prospecting ship, but every so often she is recruited by her boss to do a secret military mission.
Fifteen years ago, Kendros’s ship had been sent on a mission to an enemy system. On that mission they deployed a temporal displacement weapon that destroyed the system’s sun. The enemy declared her a war criminal so her own government gave her a new identity.
The war is over. Temporal Displacement weapons are being phased out due to a treaty. The treaty allows for inspection teams from her former enemies to inspect for Temporal Displacement weapons as part of the phase out of the weapons. Kendros is stationed at her old command to remove classified material from the inspectable areas of the station. One of the inspectors is the person who swore to kill the crew of the ship that launched the Temporal Distortion weapons. Only Kendros and two other remain alive. The rest have been found and murdered. Her real mission is to find the person responcible for the murders and to protect the commander of the station who is also on the hit list.
The story has Minoan aliens, engaging subplots and an unexpected ending. There are many heroes and villains, each of which has their own goals and aims which make it hard to guess how the story ends. I could not put the book down and read it in one day.
The author, Laura E Reeve used her experience in the Air Force with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty as inspiration for the book. Peacekeeper is just the first book with the Ariane Kendros character. To insure there is more to come, I recommend you pick a copy of Peacekeeper today.
Peace keeper follows the story of Ariane Kendros, a pilot of a prospecting ship and a reserve major in the Armed Forces of the Consortium of Autonomous Worlds. She does her normal job on the prospecting ship, but every so often she is recruited by her boss to do a secret military mission.
Fifteen years ago, Kendros’s ship had been sent on a mission to an enemy system. On that mission they deployed a temporal displacement weapon that destroyed the system’s sun. The enemy declared her a war criminal so her own government gave her a new identity.
The war is over. Temporal Displacement weapons are being phased out due to a treaty. The treaty allows for inspection teams from her former enemies to inspect for Temporal Displacement weapons as part of the phase out of the weapons. Kendros is stationed at her old command to remove classified material from the inspectable areas of the station. One of the inspectors is the person who swore to kill the crew of the ship that launched the Temporal Distortion weapons. Only Kendros and two other remain alive. The rest have been found and murdered. Her real mission is to find the person responcible for the murders and to protect the commander of the station who is also on the hit list.
The story has Minoan aliens, engaging subplots and an unexpected ending. There are many heroes and villains, each of which has their own goals and aims which make it hard to guess how the story ends. I could not put the book down and read it in one day.
The author, Laura E Reeve used her experience in the Air Force with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty as inspiration for the book. Peacekeeper is just the first book with the Ariane Kendros character. To insure there is more to come, I recommend you pick a copy of Peacekeeper today.
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