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Armed forces veteran and eight-time New York Times bestselling author John Ringo delivers the sequel to contemporary urban fantasy thriller Princess of Wands. Demonic, possessed Stepford wives versus a soccer mom demon slayer - plus, a zombie fight at an SF convention. Soccer mom and demon fighter Barbara Everette has a problem. It seems Janea, Barbara's assistant and The Foundation for Love and Universal Faith's best operative, has been thrown into a coma by some very nasty magic she's stirred up. Barbara must track down the perpetrators and break the spell or Janea's soul will be forever lost on the astral plane. Oh, and if she can't break the spell, zombies will destroy all mankind. Meanwhile, Janea, a stripper and High Priestess of Freya when she isn't fighting demons, must contend with a spiritual journey of her own. It's a journey into Janea's acceptance of herself in all her dimensions (and what dimensions they are!). Where to locate one's true inner essence? At a science fiction convention, of course. But when rescuers pursue Janea into her vision of a geeky alternate reality, we find this is one science fiction convention where the Guest of Honor could turn out to be Death Himself. Finally, the Christian soccer mom and the Norse priestess stripper face their greatest challenge ever when an ancient Old One rears Her ugly face, and the Mother of Darkness walks among us. Since this is one Mother who is quite immune to any conventional power, including nuclear weapons, it seems humanity's only hope is God. The question being: Is God willing to save humanity? About John Ringo: "[Ringo's work is] peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse." --Library Journal ". . . explosive. . . . fans. . .will appreciate Ringo's lively narrative and flavorful characters." --Publishers Weekly ". . .practically impossible not to read in one sitting . . . exceedingly impressive . . . executed with skill, verve, and wit." --Booklist "Crackerjack storytelling." --Starlog… (plus d'informations)
This reads more like 3 loosely connected novellas. I just did not care for the characters or plots. Set in 'current' times in the USA, a special section of the FBI deals with demons, undead and Cthulhu monsters using, literally, holy power. A modern day paladin, basically. ( )
Mississippi soccer mom and Christian Barbara Everette is called to take on demons and assorted other nasties in this book from John Ringo, best known for his military science fiction. In one of the trio of stories, Barb has to help spring her comatose friend and partner, Janea, stripper and High Priestess of Freya. from a science fiction convention on the astral plane, where the people she meets represent specific gods and demons locked in a struggle. Compelling reading, amusing comments and observations, definitely worth the ride. ( )
The sequel to Princess of Wands has the same setup of being in three parts. Barbara has to battle evil, save her friend and somehow have God save everyone. I enjoyed it not sure if I liked it as much as the previous book but it was enjoyable and the middle section being an astral version of Dragoncon and seeing friends written into it was a lot of fun. ( )
I absolutely loved the first book and waited and waited for this sequel (took forever to come out). Unfortunately, this book fell flat for me. I found Barb to be unbearably arrogant and unlikeable in this one, and except for the middle section set at DragonCon, I just didn't find the story to be all that interesting or even that well written. A huge disappointment after waiting such a long time for a folllow-up. Not sure I'd bother with another in this series. ( )
Eh. Again, I liked the con-set one best - and this was one fantastic (in every sense of the word) con! The school one was mostly just nasty, though it was the setup for the con. And the third was...excessive. An Old One (ok, a relatively minor Old One)? Direct intervention by God (specifically the Christian God) necessary to deal with it? I don't think he could write a (readable) third book - it would be either a total comedown or the End of Days and that's going too far afield from reality for me. Barb's level of power is heavily lampshaded - she and her colleagues are equally puzzled by her sudden showing up and then developing more (and more, and more) powers. Then, of course, they're necessary for dealing with the Old One. For all of her comments about Free Will, Barb doesn't seem to notice she's a puppet...Less interesting than the first. I'll probably read the next if he writes it, but not something I'm looking forward to. One thing I do like throughout the series is that Barb is dealing, and dealing well, with other True Believers whose beliefs are not hers. That's what tolerance is supposed to be - not bare toleration, but acceptance. ( )
Armed forces veteran and eight-time New York Times bestselling author John Ringo delivers the sequel to contemporary urban fantasy thriller Princess of Wands. Demonic, possessed Stepford wives versus a soccer mom demon slayer - plus, a zombie fight at an SF convention. Soccer mom and demon fighter Barbara Everette has a problem. It seems Janea, Barbara's assistant and The Foundation for Love and Universal Faith's best operative, has been thrown into a coma by some very nasty magic she's stirred up. Barbara must track down the perpetrators and break the spell or Janea's soul will be forever lost on the astral plane. Oh, and if she can't break the spell, zombies will destroy all mankind. Meanwhile, Janea, a stripper and High Priestess of Freya when she isn't fighting demons, must contend with a spiritual journey of her own. It's a journey into Janea's acceptance of herself in all her dimensions (and what dimensions they are!). Where to locate one's true inner essence? At a science fiction convention, of course. But when rescuers pursue Janea into her vision of a geeky alternate reality, we find this is one science fiction convention where the Guest of Honor could turn out to be Death Himself. Finally, the Christian soccer mom and the Norse priestess stripper face their greatest challenge ever when an ancient Old One rears Her ugly face, and the Mother of Darkness walks among us. Since this is one Mother who is quite immune to any conventional power, including nuclear weapons, it seems humanity's only hope is God. The question being: Is God willing to save humanity? About John Ringo: "[Ringo's work is] peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse." --Library Journal ". . . explosive. . . . fans. . .will appreciate Ringo's lively narrative and flavorful characters." --Publishers Weekly ". . .practically impossible not to read in one sitting . . . exceedingly impressive . . . executed with skill, verve, and wit." --Booklist "Crackerjack storytelling." --Starlog
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