Review: Modern day fantasy at it's best!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 22, 2011
Wow, is all I can say about this excellent, high fantasy novel, set in modern day Corpus Cristie, Texas! PL Blair has created a world where doorways (or portals) have opened between our world and the world of magic. Now, pixies, trolls, ogres, and elves (to name only a few) rub shoulders with humans; which makes solving crimes even more of a challenge for Corpus Cristie detectives, Kat Morales, and Tevis Mcleod.After finding a rune covered sword sunk into the chest of an ogre, the two detectives find themselves swept up into a case that involves drug trafficking (dream-dust, tritinium alzide), murder, revenge, and scorned love. The scorned lover, you see, is a powerful, female elf, named Coira who will stop at nothing to destroy her former lover, Detective Tevis Mcleod!Tevis is an elf and adept in the ways of magic, but no match for the evil Coira who has chosen to follow the uglier, but more powerful black magic. Enter the wizard, Arvandus, without whom all would be lost...I was constantly amazed at the quality of of Ms. Blair's writing, and at the wonderful editing through-out the novel. The author has managed to make all the characters in her book come alive for me, which speaks to her vivid descriptives and spotless dialogue.Kudos...and Bravos, to Ms. Blair for this fine fantasy. Can't wait to read the rest of the series!Linell Jeppsen