"Three fine romantic fantasies"
Moontide by Mercedes Lackey. At Sea Keep Moira na
Ferson must choose between what her father wants of her
and what her king demands of her, but she has always been
independent and strong. Whichever sire she obeys will
cause harm especially to her so being independent and
strong and strictly adhering to the laws of marriage as
they pertain to her, Moira heeds the advice of the Fool. Heart of the Moon by Tanith Lee. Warrior priestess
Clirando once sought love, but instead received pain and a
curse. She wears a mask to hide her inner hurt until she
meets Zemetrios. As she begins to feel love again, she
expects him to betray her as the curse will surely
intercede unless he can get her to join him in questioning
what they hold to be true, the greater truth of love. Banshee's Cry by C. E. Murphy. Joanne Walker has
vowed to never use her powers as a shaman, but soon has no
choice but to rely on her "gift" for the good of her
people. She must solve ritual homicides that have
occurred under the full moon and can only do so by using
that which she detests employing. These three romantic fantasies are well written tales of
love between strong protagonists with the powerful females
having the more obvious flaws; in fact the men seem
underdeveloped in comparison. Still sub-genre fans will
enjoy each novella that has a different spin making for a
fine anthology. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted October 17, 2005
SummaryMercedes Lackey
"She'll keep you up long past your bedtime." --New York
Times bestselling author Stephen King
In an isolated land where the lure of the "Moontide" leads
to shipwrecks, a woman is torn between obeying her father
or her king. When she chooses to follow a Fool, she
discovers magic she'd never expected . . . at a price that
might be too high . . .
Tanith Lee
"Few writers today can match the sheer beauty and
inventiveness of Tanith Lee's writing." --Millennium
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Struggling under the curse of a dead comrade, Clirando, a
warrior priestess unready to face the powers trapped within
her, must face "The Heart of the Moon" to reveal what has
been hidden . . .
C.E. Murphy
"A swift pace, a good mystery, a likeable protagonist,
magic, danger -- Urban Shaman has them in spades." --Jim
Butcher, author of the bestselling series The Dresden Files
In "Banshee Cries," ritual murders under a full moon lead
Jo Walker to confront a Harbinger of Death. Maybe
this "gift" she has is one she shouldn't ignore -- because
the next life she has to save might be her own!
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