From rec.arts.sf.reviews Fri Jul 3 12:53:31 1998 Path: news.ifm.liu.se!genius.dat.hk-r.se!news-peer-europe.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!192.88.144.6!news.kei.com!eecs-usenet-02.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!not-for-mail From: hklaus6073@aol.com (HKlaus6073) Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.reviews Subject: Review: When Demons Walk by Patricia Briggs Followup-To: rec.arts.sf.written Date: 02 Jul 1998 11:14:40 -0400 Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Lines: 34 Approved: wex@media.mit.edu Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: tinbergen.media.mit.edu X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.3/Emacs 19.34 Xref: news.ifm.liu.se rec.arts.sf.reviews:1970 WHEN DEMONS WALK by Patricia Briggs Review Copyright 1998 Harriet Klausner Southwood is a land that has been conquered by the Cybellians. Unlike the natives, the conquerors do not believe in magic and fear it when it seems to happen. During the initial invasion, the king's wizard Maur used magic, resulting in him being blinded and his hands severed, Shamera has spent the last twelve years caring for her master, but now he has been murdered by the same person who has slain several Cybellian lords. The most powerful Cybellian warrior is now the ruler. He wants the murders stopped and the killer brought to justice. The Reeve, Lord Kerim, brings Shamera to the castle to see if the pair working as a team can root out the murderer. She agrees and is installed in the castle as his mistress. Shamera discovers what the perpetrator is even though she does not know who he is. She knows that she must convince a skeptical lord that magic is real if they are to stop a growing evil that thrives on death. Patricia Briggs is a natural storyteller, whose imaginary world seems to be based in part on the Saxon people a decade after William's victory though Kerim seems less ruthless than the Conqueror. The use of magic parallels that of pagan magic and comes across as quite believable. Hopefully, WHEN DEMONS WALK is the debut book of what appears to be a great series. Ms. Briggs is an enchanter who casts a magical tale. Harriet Klausner %T When Demons Walk %A Patricia Briggs %I Ace %D Jun 1998 %O $5.99 %P 272 pp. %G ISBN 0-441-00534-9