From rec.arts.sf.reviews Sat Nov 14 23:26:22 1998 Path: news.ifm.liu.se!news.lth.se!newsfeed.sunet.se!news01.sunet.se!news99.sunet.se!uninett.no!howland.erols.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!usenet From: hklaus6073@aol.com (HKlaus6073) Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.reviews Subject: Review: Spirit Fox, by Reichert & Wingert Followup-To: rec.arts.sf.written Date: 12 Nov 1998 14:26:54 -0500 Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Lines: 37 Sender: wex@ronin.media.mit.edu Approved: wex@media.mit.edu Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: ronin.media.mit.edu X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.5/Emacs 20.2 Xref: news.ifm.liu.se rec.arts.sf.reviews:2168 SPIRIT FOX by Mickey Zucker Reichert and Jennifer Wingert Review Copyright 1998 Harriet Klausner The war of the Gods has finally ended, leading to peace among the mortals. The "joyous reunion" has led to the people of the High Marchlands outlawing law. Weapons are put aside and serenity hugs the land. In this serene environment, Kiarda is born. Like many of her people, the noble lass is linked to a fox, but the animal dies before the duo bonds. The spirit of the deceased creature merges with that of Kiarda inside the infant's body. Her father, Lord Stane hides this information from everyone including his daughter. Years later, the peace is threatened by an outside army led by vicious mages, willing to use the forbidden magic to destroy the animal linked people. At the same time, Kiarda has become a shapeshifter. Stane unfairly accuses the man she loves of raping her, forcing him to flee. However, Kiarda has no time to ponder her beloved because she must risk her life to save her people from the power of an enemy who feel they have justice on their side. SPIRIT FOX is an interesting opening entry to a new fantasy series. The intriguing premise is well designed, but the authors have tried to provide too much detail in one novel. Thus, the story line occasionally loses sight of its central theme. Mickey Zucker Reichert and Jennifer Wingert are clearly talented authors, whose work will generate excitement amidst genre fans, especially younger readers. Harriet Klausner %T SPIRIT FOX %A Mickey Zucker Reichert %A Jennifer Wingert %I Daw $D Dec 1998 %O $23.95 %P 368 pp. %G ISBN 0-88677-806-9