"This one is as enthralling as the first PARADOX"

Adriana by Rosemary Laurey tells the story of a young girl who saw her whole village destroyed by the Astrians. She is taken in by two sisters who are witches of the wood. They teach her their ways and she decides to serve Rache, the goddess of revenge. For years she successfully serves Rache but then a different man comes into her forest. She lets him go but later finds out that he is going to be executed Can she keep serving Rache and still save the man she's fallen in love with or will she be forever trying to exact revenge?

Nova by J. C. Wilder is about a woman who was a slave and who finally bought her freedom. Now she's trying to gamble just enough to be able to remodel her grandmother's home, the only home she ever knew and was happiest there. One of the other gamblers, Evi will stop at nothing to win. He even gambles his slave because he is sure he has the winning hand but the problem is he didn't. Nova wins but when she goes to collect her winnings including the slave, Evi and his henchmen try to stop her. She finds out that the slave is in terrible shape and he also is a merman. Can Nova save him and herself and get them back to where they belong?

These stories are equally as enthralling as the first PARADOX anthology was. For those who read the first book, they will realize that Nova is Dani's long lost sister. Will J. C. Wilder see fit to give then ending to Dani and Nova's stories? I can only hope against hope that one of the stories still in her head is this one!

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted October 27, 2003

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Also in electronic format - ISBN: 1553161181