Review: Natural Evil is another piece of the Elder Races saga
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 9, 2013
I have never cared for short stories. I much prefer a long, involved story that I can sink my teeth into and that provides food for thought. Devil's Gate is not a short story, it is a "novella," which means it's longer than a short story and shorter than a novel. HOWEVER, in this case, Devil's Gate provides another piece in the Elder Races canon and I was delighted to read it because it adds more to the lives of characters we've either already met in the novels or we've had peripheral contact with. Like Thea Harrison's other Elder Races stories, it illuminates other aspects of the Elder Races. She is a superb story teller, creative, intelligent, witty, and clever. Her novels provide a coherent whole and satisfy my preference for long involved stories.(I'm going to use this same review for her other novellas because it applies perfectly.)My only quibble is with the cover...as an "old guy" I'm not interested in oiled up semi-nude guys. I think the publisher should realize that many guys like to read these kind of stories too and show the female protagonist in stead of or along with the guy.