Review: Medusae with a Thea Harrison flair
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2012
"Devil's Gate" by Thea Harrison is a novella that continues the tale of a mysterious set of tarot cards which is traveling through the community of Elder races which are coexisting with humankind. Seremela Telemar is a medusa who is a medical doctor, pathologist and academician and has joined Carling and Rune in their new Miami center in order to focus on private medical research. A family emergency results in her traveling to Devil's Gate, a sprawling wild mining city in Nevada that is out of control and characterized by lawlessness. Duncan Turner, is an internationally famous lawyer and Carling's youngest Vampyre progeny. He has been intrigued by the sexy medusa and brings his expertise in Elder Races inter demesne law to her side in order to assist her. The mutual attraction is just a welcome bonus for both of them and they find that they make a formidable team as they strive to rescue her niece from a perilous situation that the tarot card deck that she stole seems to have embroiled her in.The novellas of this series provide welcome glimpses of the Elder world to tide over aficionados between novels. The cameos provided of the major players such as Rune and Carling, or Niniane and Tiago remind the reader of some of the fantastic characters who people this world. I love the imagery in this novella. I am fascinated by the vision of Seremela's snakes fighting for a glimpse through her door's peephole or being lulled to sleep in the same fashion as a parrot quiets once its cage is covered and I adore the passage where Duncan tells Seremela that he accepts her just for who she is. Intriguing explanations of medusae, a brief description of vampyre politics and an interesting view of a mining town all combine to make this an entertaining quick read. Night Owl ReviewsA copy of this title was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.