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Key Of Knowledge (Key Trilogy #2)
by
Nora Roberts
Even with all Dana had seen and done, with all she'd been a part of over the last four weeks, it was hard to believe she was stretched out in the backseat of her mother's car, heading back up the steep winding road to the great stone house of Warrior's Peak. And what waited for her there.
It wasn't storming, as it had been on her first trip to the Peak, after receiving that...more
It wasn't storming, as it had been on her first trip to the Peak, after receiving that...more
Hardcover, Book Club Edition, 338 pages
Published
November 25th 2003
by Penguin USA
(first published January 1st 2003)
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Even though this is the second book in the Key trilogy, Key of Knowledge can be easily read as a stand-alone because Dana, the heroine, gives a pretty good - and funny - recapitulation of what happened in the first book, Key of Light. That said, I still recommend reading this series in order, as you get a better understanding of how things work in this PNR realm created by NR.
That certainly helped me to guess where the "key" Dana was assigned to find was hidden, because the pattern had already b...more
That certainly helped me to guess where the "key" Dana was assigned to find was hidden, because the pattern had already b...more
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I'm enjoying this trilogy by Roberts. She knows how to work a trilogy for sure!
This is the second in the key series, in which three ordinary women accept a quest to find three keys [one each] and free the imprisoned daughters of a magical king and his mortal wife, who have been enspelled by an evil magician who feels mortals are unworthy of being in the magical kingdom.
One key was found in the first book, and in this second installment, Dana Steel, fiercely independent, intelligent and sharp-ton...more
This is the second in the key series, in which three ordinary women accept a quest to find three keys [one each] and free the imprisoned daughters of a magical king and his mortal wife, who have been enspelled by an evil magician who feels mortals are unworthy of being in the magical kingdom.
One key was found in the first book, and in this second installment, Dana Steel, fiercely independent, intelligent and sharp-ton...more
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Neste segundo volume, já uma das missões foi ultrapassada e completada com sucesso, a de Malory, e as companheiras já sabem mais ao menos com o que podem contar...
O mesmo acontece connosco. Mais embrenhadas na história e com a personalidade das diferentes personagens já bem definida, seguimos de perto, com interesse e empatia, o desenvolvimento geral da história, para quebrar a maldição, bem como da vida pessoal destas mulheres, torcendo por elas em...more
Neste segundo volume, já uma das missões foi ultrapassada e completada com sucesso, a de Malory, e as companheiras já sabem mais ao menos com o que podem contar...
O mesmo acontece connosco. Mais embrenhadas na história e com a personalidade das diferentes personagens já bem definida, seguimos de perto, com interesse e empatia, o desenvolvimento geral da história, para quebrar a maldição, bem como da vida pessoal destas mulheres, torcendo por elas em...more
Dec 08, 2011
Devina
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Suckers for paranormal romance and Nora Roberts
Recommended to Devina by:
Ramona
I liked Key of Knowledge better and maybe that's because Dana stuck on me from the very start, don't get me wrong I love Malory but I can relate to Dana's love of books and I admire her logical thinking and the fact that she has a mouth on her and isn't scared to put it to use when she's pissed!
That's Kane's a pain in the ass (no pun intended). His tactics will only result in his own undoing since they pretty much have the opposite effect than intended, other than scaring the living daylights o...more
That's Kane's a pain in the ass (no pun intended). His tactics will only result in his own undoing since they pretty much have the opposite effect than intended, other than scaring the living daylights o...more
~* 4.5 Stars *~
Strong Second Installment
Once upon a time and beyond the Curtain of Power, the Curtain of Dreams, there lived three Celtic demigoddesses, sisters and daughters of a Celtic king and human woman. Some in their world revolted against their existence, offended by their links to mortality. One such god, Kane, rose up against the king and his progeny, and in a moment, a single moment when the demigoddesses' protectors had dropped their guard, he attacked with swift vengeance and wicked...more
Strong Second Installment
Once upon a time and beyond the Curtain of Power, the Curtain of Dreams, there lived three Celtic demigoddesses, sisters and daughters of a Celtic king and human woman. Some in their world revolted against their existence, offended by their links to mortality. One such god, Kane, rose up against the king and his progeny, and in a moment, a single moment when the demigoddesses' protectors had dropped their guard, he attacked with swift vengeance and wicked...more
This book is my absolute favorite in the Key Trilogy, La Nora does it again!
What I enjoyed the most was the chemistry between Dana and Jordan. It was so well written and sumptuous,romantic without being sappy. It almost upstaged the thrill of reading about Dana's quest to find the second key. The connection and history Dana and Jordan shared was so rich, it wasn't just about the steam (which there was plenty)but a tenderness and connection that was enjoyable and satisfying to read.
Dana made a v...more
What I enjoyed the most was the chemistry between Dana and Jordan. It was so well written and sumptuous,romantic without being sappy. It almost upstaged the thrill of reading about Dana's quest to find the second key. The connection and history Dana and Jordan shared was so rich, it wasn't just about the steam (which there was plenty)but a tenderness and connection that was enjoyable and satisfying to read.
Dana made a v...more
The second book in a trilogy can become a "middle" book (no pun intended). It just sort of shuffle the story forward until the ending in the third book. Not so this one. I think it was even better than the first.
Dana Steele is a bookworm. She has an affinity to find knowledge in books and that is going to help her to find the second key.
In the second book of the Keys it´s Danas time to find the key and herself. To go through the demons of lost love to be able to fall in love again. With the sam...more
Dana Steele is a bookworm. She has an affinity to find knowledge in books and that is going to help her to find the second key.
In the second book of the Keys it´s Danas time to find the key and herself. To go through the demons of lost love to be able to fall in love again. With the sam...more
The start of the book was a bit dragging, and lacked a bit of Jordan-developing. (Just like I was captured by Flynn's mouth in the first book, I was reeled in by Jordan's cool, aloof but haunting history) But as the story progressed, two factors came at me like wrecking balls. The first is the emotions between Jordan and Dana, as humorous desite the crass and sarcastic mockery between the two, struck a true chord within me. Words so beautifully woven by Nora that I felt just like Dana -- the her...more
If you haven’t read the first in this series, you definitely should before reading this one—and not just so that this review is easier to write because I can say “if you read the first in this series, then you know what you’re getting with this one.”
Not that it was formulaic or stereotypical, really. I liked Dana from the first book, and we get to see the events that were hinted at in the prior book regarding her relationship with Jordan. I really liked her as the librarian type and could sympat...more
Not that it was formulaic or stereotypical, really. I liked Dana from the first book, and we get to see the events that were hinted at in the prior book regarding her relationship with Jordan. I really liked her as the librarian type and could sympat...more
Damn, the second part of the Key trilogy is so much better than the first one. Much more intense and intriguing. And the first one is already a great book.
Dana Steele is one hard-assed woman, the kind of heroine I just love and adore. And she love books. She covet books. The perfect heroine for me. She's the kind of woman who fights for her own rights and not easily bullied. She's tough, intelligent, snarky, loves anything chocolate and she loves with all her heart. Even when her heart was broke...more
Dana Steele is one hard-assed woman, the kind of heroine I just love and adore. And she love books. She covet books. The perfect heroine for me. She's the kind of woman who fights for her own rights and not easily bullied. She's tough, intelligent, snarky, loves anything chocolate and she loves with all her heart. Even when her heart was broke...more
Now that Malory has discovered the first key (Key of Light, Book 1) Dana must take on the task of locating the second key to unlock the “Daughters of Glass”. Limited by a one-month time crunch, her rekindled feelings for ex-lover Jordan Hawke and, her distraction in trying to get her new business started she is concerned that she will not be successful, thereby causing her new friends to lose the ultimate prize of one millions dollars … and the release of the three maidens.
As was the first book,...more
As was the first book,...more
Dana and Jordan (sitting in a tree : )
grew up together... as college students acted on intense desire together... did not suffer through Jordan's mother's death and grief together though... Dana loved him, but could not reach him... he needed to get away, knowing he could not ask Dana to leave with him... Dana's heart was crushed.
x number of years later, Jordan is back... a successful author, at peace, and wanting to find what he had discarded - both in the small town and in Dana. He had bought...more
grew up together... as college students acted on intense desire together... did not suffer through Jordan's mother's death and grief together though... Dana loved him, but could not reach him... he needed to get away, knowing he could not ask Dana to leave with him... Dana's heart was crushed.
x number of years later, Jordan is back... a successful author, at peace, and wanting to find what he had discarded - both in the small town and in Dana. He had bought...more
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Dana Steele is a librarian, giving her a special place in my heart. I honestly can't decide if she or Zoe (Key Trilogy, #3) are my favorite heroine in this series but I do like Dana for reasons other than her job. She's a strong, confident woman who knows what she wants out of life. One of the things she doesn't want is Jordan Hawke. One of her brother's two best friends, he's a best-selling mystery author... and the first man that Dana ever loved.
Jordan knows that he hurt Dana when he left. He...more
Jordan knows that he hurt Dana when he left. He...more
This book was good, but the first book was a bit better. Maybe its just me but I tend to like the first the most. Basically I spend too much time fantasizing about the sequel that it doesnt really live up to that. Sometimes it blows my mind. this was a solid meeting point.
Basically this book is about love. love that concurs every obstacle. This may or may not spoil it a bit for you. But I have to summarize it that way.
This story is about Dana Steele, a strong willed, beautiful (aren't they all?...more
Basically this book is about love. love that concurs every obstacle. This may or may not spoil it a bit for you. But I have to summarize it that way.
This story is about Dana Steele, a strong willed, beautiful (aren't they all?...more
Jul 31, 2010
Nandar
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A young Celtic god fell for a mortal human girl and had three daughter, demi-goddesses. The demi-goddesses were cast into eternal sleep and their souls were placed inside a box. Only three woman can find the keys to open the box each looking exactly like the demi-goddesses. The three ladies were Malory Price, Dana Steele and Zoe McCourt. They must face great evil to get a hold of the key.
This is Dana Steele's turn to find the key. She's a book worm and she loves being alone and just reading a bo...more
This is Dana Steele's turn to find the key. She's a book worm and she loves being alone and just reading a bo...more
I am not going to review every Nora Roberts book that I have read in the past because she is quite prolific and it would get redundant and I honestly cannot remember all the plots. I think someone finds someone else attractive but at least one cannot admit it so there is sexual tension, then lots of sex, and then they live happily ever after? Sometimes there is some magic , a family legacy, or a mystery. Certainly not great works of literature (however still 100% better than “the grapes of wrath...more
This story is about a woman name Dana Steele.A sassy, hot blood, librarian. She has a house that is full of books and plenty of coffee. She is given the mission to find the second key that will free the sister goddess locked in a box. Piece of cake, or so she thinks, until she has to deal with an old boyfriend who once broke her heart. A man who comes back to his home town and worried on what Steele has gotten herself into now. He is a great writer, books Steele will never admit she read. Him wa...more
An excellent follow-up in the Key series. This one focuses on Dana and Jordan. I like the premise of the 3 part quest and Nora Roberts does an excellent job of making it very believable. I like the mirroring of their interests - Jordan is a successful writer and Dana is a librarian. They have a history that makes Dana wary of Jordan - he hurt her badly when he left to make his way in New York. The ending, of course, sets up the final confrontation between the six protagonists and Kane, their nem...more
Enjoyed this 2nd in the Key trilogy more than the first book. I've read the series before and my reading tastes have changed somewhat since the last read through, but I still prefer the lead characters in this installation than those in the first.
Perhaps because the reader is more thoroughly in the world in the 2nd book than in the first I felt it flowed more smoothly than the first book. The characters have really gelled into a unit that wasn't quite there in the first novel and was really the...more
Perhaps because the reader is more thoroughly in the world in the 2nd book than in the first I felt it flowed more smoothly than the first book. The characters have really gelled into a unit that wasn't quite there in the first novel and was really the...more
This book was alright. I am always hesitant about starting a book that is part of a series (in this instance, a trilogy), but not number one (this was book two).
Pros: 1. Interesting plot line. It's a bit long, so I won't go into great detail about it, but it is fantasy-in-real-life. Fued amongst the gods that mortals have to fix.
Cons:
1. Every character is "perfect." The women are all beautiful, strong, intelligent and wise. Their flaws come off as not being big deals and get solved/taken care o...more
Pros: 1. Interesting plot line. It's a bit long, so I won't go into great detail about it, but it is fantasy-in-real-life. Fued amongst the gods that mortals have to fix.
Cons:
1. Every character is "perfect." The women are all beautiful, strong, intelligent and wise. Their flaws come off as not being big deals and get solved/taken care o...more
โดยรวมแล้วสนุกดีนะ
นางเอก เก๋ดีอ่ะ ตรงดี ชอบๆ
แต่ชอบหมามากกว่า 555
หมาอะไรน่าฟัดมากกกกกก หุหุ ถึงจะตัวใหญ่ก็เถอะ น่ารักอ่ะ
แต่แอบงงกะไอ้ตัวร้าย มันจะเอายังไงของมันหว่า???
แล้วมันน่ากลัวจริงมั้ย???
อ่านแล้วยังไม่รู้สึกว่ามันน่ากลัวตรงไหนเลย ^^
นางเอก เก๋ดีอ่ะ ตรงดี ชอบๆ
แต่ชอบหมามากกว่า 555
หมาอะไรน่าฟัดมากกกกกก หุหุ ถึงจะตัวใหญ่ก็เถอะ น่ารักอ่ะ
แต่แอบงงกะไอ้ตัวร้าย มันจะเอายังไงของมันหว่า???
แล้วมันน่ากลัวจริงมั้ย???
อ่านแล้วยังไม่รู้สึกว่ามันน่ากลัวตรงไหนเลย ^^
Okay so obviously if there is second book it means Malory Price has succeded her quest and stays with the "handsome prince charming" . Blah, Blah, Blah. Everybody lives happily ever after right? Well thats always the ending in books but in life it never is. This is Dana's journey and now it is her quest to find the second key, the key of knowledge. Having worked in a library sorrounded by books and always reading anything she can it makes her the key of knowledge. Learning and reading and findin...more
Book two of the series was not quite as good as book one. The plot was a bit tighter but the main characters were not quite as likable. Not a big fan of heroes that are habitual smokers. It makes them weak in my eyes. I also found the used to be together and finding their way back together trope a bit strained. However, snappy dialog and an interesting continuing story arc kept me entertained throughout.
I'm worried for how hard things will be for Zoe in book three, but will happily forge ahead....more
I'm worried for how hard things will be for Zoe in book three, but will happily forge ahead....more
Very enjoyable. I loved the interaction between all of the characters, including Moe. I can't decide which couple I like the best. I definitely felt a kinship with Dana, since she is the booklover of the trio and Jordan is an author. Nora Roberts weaves a wonderful tale of romance, passion and magic around the reader in such a way that you feel like you are part of the story; experiencing and seeing everything the characters do. Kane was definitely more menacing and evil in this book, which tell...more
Even with all Dana had seen and done, with all she'd been a part of over the last four weeks, it was hard to believe she was stretched out in the backseat of her mother's car, heading back up the steep winding road to the great stone house of Warrior's Peak. And what waited for her there.
It wasn't storming, as it had been on her first trip to the Peak, after receiving that intriguing invitation for "cocktails and conversation" from Rowena and Pitte, an invitation that had gone out to only two ot...more
It wasn't storming, as it had been on her first trip to the Peak, after receiving that intriguing invitation for "cocktails and conversation" from Rowena and Pitte, an invitation that had gone out to only two ot...more
I enjoyed this a lot more than the first book and I think mainly because I connected more with the main character; Dana is a boisterous book loving librarian and my favourite type of gal! The only problem I had with the book remains the same as the first and I can easily predict the second - the overuse of soppy romance rubbish, where everything just happens to work out perfectly. But it's good for a one off get away and I will make sure I wait a while to read the next one so I'm not inundated w...more
Key of Knowledge is the second of three books in the "Key Trilogy" by Nora Roberts.
If you read the last review or the first book, then you've got a pretty good idea of what's going on. Malory has her beau and her key, and we're moving on to the next of the three, Dana. Now, we know very well that Dana's key is the Key of Knowledge... which is perfect considering she's one of the biggest book nerds (other than myself *wink*) that I've ever heard of.
Dana is STILL not my favorite character though....more
If you read the last review or the first book, then you've got a pretty good idea of what's going on. Malory has her beau and her key, and we're moving on to the next of the three, Dana. Now, we know very well that Dana's key is the Key of Knowledge... which is perfect considering she's one of the biggest book nerds (other than myself *wink*) that I've ever heard of.
Dana is STILL not my favorite character though....more
Depois de ter lido o 1º, pensei que A Chave do Saber seria o livro desta Trilogia que gostaria menos, porque não simpatizei muito com a Dana. Daí ter ficado surpreendida por ter gostado deste tanto quanto gostei do anterior. Tive a oportunidade de conhecer melhor Dana e acabei por gostar tanto dela como das suas picardias com Jordan.
Dana tem 28 dias para encontrar a sua chave e mais uma vez Kane não facilitará a sua missão, de facto começa a jogar cada vez mais sujo, chegando mesmo ao ponto de d...more
Dana tem 28 dias para encontrar a sua chave e mais uma vez Kane não facilitará a sua missão, de facto começa a jogar cada vez mais sujo, chegando mesmo ao ponto de d...more
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Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sopho...more
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J.D. Robb
Sarah Hardesty
Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sopho...more
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“She surrounded herself with books at work and at home. Her living space was a testament to her first and abiding love with shelves jammed with books tables crowded with them. She saw them not only as knowledge entertainment comfort even sanity but as a kind of artful decoration. ”
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