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Dance of the Gods (Circle Trilogy #2)

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As the circle of six prepare for their final clash with the dark army of the vampire Lilith, the battleground shifts. In Ireland, a stone circle serves as the portal to another land and an ancient time.

It is in Geall that all will meet their fates—the sorcerer, the witch, the warrior, the scholar, the one of many forms and the one who was lost. And as their courage is test...more

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Published October 3rd 2006 by Jove (first published September 28th 2006)

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Aug 06, 2008 Jazzypom rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book underscores the point that pretty spun sugar writings aren't enough to save a story.

Anyway, this buffy the slayer wanna be is introduced at the end of book one, when Cian's right hand gets killed. When I read that, I was like, "Hmmm, the first one to get killed from this happy band of brothers had to be a brother. Figures."

So Blair comes from a tribe of vampire hunters, her duty is holy, and descendants are trained, from father to son - but Blair breaks this rule by the fact that she...more

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Aug 04, 2008 Kathrynn rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Time-Travel Romance

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Book #2 in the Circle Trilogy and this series should be read in order because each of the six "warriors" are the main characters in a book and their characters, relationships and events leading to the final showdown develop throughout the series.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The dialogue had me laughing out loud many times. Both Glenna (witch from book #1) and Blair--two modern women--mixed their personalities with the past. Refreshing.

Blair was the "demon hunter" and I enjoyed her feisty, ta...more

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Feb 25, 2013 Lizabeth S. Tucker rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Book Two of the Circle Trilogy. The preparation for the final fight against Lilith, Queen of the Vampyres, and her army of undead continues. The story now focuses on Larkin Riddock and Blair Murphy, the shapeshifter and the demon hunter.

Used to never being truly loved by the men in her life, Blair didn't believe she could have any type of future with Larkin. But she was willing to take enjoyment in the moment as she prepared for the upcoming apocalypse.

As the time grows closer to Samhain, the ci...more

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Feb 15, 2013 Esther David rated it 5 of 5 stars

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The sequel to my first vampire story, this was a lull. The old man who appears as a narrator continues to entertain the children with the story of Larkin, a tawny haired hunk capable of charming anyone with his ready smile and easy attitude and Blair Murphy a demon hunter with an insecure childhood and a nasty father. It was a good read and the story paces fast in the beginning and slow in the middle. Cian and moira develop feelings and that fairly gives you an idea about the next book. Now I'm...more

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Dec 19, 2012 Kara Jorges rated it 4 of 5 stars

The second installment of the Circle trilogy is written as more of a traditional romance than the first, but sill contains plenty of magic and vampire dusting. The Six: Hoyt, the sorcerer; Glenna, the witch; Larkin, the shape-shifter; Blair, the demon hunter; Cian, the vampire; and Moira, the scholar, travel through the Dance of the Gods, after a heavy vampire attack, to the land of Geall, where Moira and Larkin came from. The impure were barred from the dance and Cian almost doesn’t get in, but...more The second installment of the Circle trilogy is written as more of a traditional romance than the first, but sill contains plenty of magic and vampire dusting. The Six: Hoyt, the sorcerer; Glenna, the witch; Larkin, the shape-shifter; Blair, the demon hunter; Cian, the vampire; and Moira, the scholar, travel through the Dance of the Gods, after a heavy vampire attack, to the land of Geall, where Moira and Larkin came from. The impure were barred from the dance and Cian almost doesn’t get in, but Moira pulls him in at the last moment and the group is soon ensconced in the castle where she will be reigning queen once she pulls a magical sword from its resting place. Moira’s mother, the former queen, had been murdered by vampires in Geall shortly before Moira left on her quest with Larkin, and as part of their preparation of the locals for the upcoming battle, they capture the vampires and slay them. War is coming to Geall, and it’s important that the Geallian people know what they’re dealing with.

In between battle preparations, Larkin and Blair discover an attraction to one another. She can’t help but be thrilled by his shape shifting, particularly when he becomes a dragon, but has a great deal more trouble opening her heart after a lifetime of rejection that started with her father and continued with a fiancé who rejected her when she demonstrated her calling. Often, Blair’s warrior-like ways clash with Larkin’s sensibilities, and she fears he will abandon her in disgust like her ex-fiance. Larkin is a unique love interest, not a wimp by far, but also not the alpha male type that Hoyt and Cian are. He’s a good guy to have on your side in a fight, but instead of ruling the world or anything in it, he prefers to enjoy himself. Blair is the kind of kick-butt heroine Nora likes to write about; tough in a fight, but still feminine enough to enjoy looking good in a dress.

It’s obvious, as this is a romance trilogy starring three men and three women, that they’re all going to pair off, and since the other four are now taken, that leaves Cian and Moira for book number 3. We see the first seeds of their relationship sown, and spend a few scenes with Hoyt and Glenna and their magic, but this book is mostly about Larkin and Blair. Lilith, the vampire queen, and her creepy cadre are also a constant presence in the book as both sides prepare for the apocalyptic battle to come. The quality of Nora’s last trilogy didn’t follow all the way through the third book, but I don’t see that happening this time out. These books are neatly separated like one novel split into thirds. Part I was the beginning where all the characters met and the circle was formed. Part II was about the group seriously getting prepared for battle with both an army and strategies. Part III will be about the battle and its outcome. Since the first two were very good, I think I’ll quit wasting time and get to reading the third.
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Dec 20, 2011 Jen rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Dance of the Gods is the sequel to Morrigan's Cross, which sets up the premise that the goddess Morrigan has asked six different people to unite and stand together as a circle to fight against the growing power of Lilith and her coven of vampires. In Morrigan's Cross, the setting is that of Ireland where two of the six {conveniently three females and three males, since Nora Roberts writes het romance fiction} pair off and get all-but-legally married....more from http://theinfamousj.livejournal.com/4...

Dance of the Gods is the sequel to Morrigan's Cross, which sets up the premise that the goddess Morrigan has asked six different people to unite and stand together as a circle to fight against the growing power of Lilith and her coven of vampires. In Morrigan's Cross, the setting is that of Ireland where two of the six {conveniently three females and three males, since Nora Roberts writes het romance fiction} pair off and get all-but-legally married. Those were the male and female magicians.

In this book, the setting shifts to Geall of antiquity. There are still battles to be waged though the war is still some months off. In this book you see the development of a relationship and betrothal {c'mon, you saw this coming due to the formula. this is so not a spoiler} of the male and female warrior.

While in Morrigan's Cross I lamented that I had come to read a romance {weak} and a paranormal adventure broke out, in this book I was actually drawn in to the characters of the two warriors and in to their passionate romance. This is good, because despite a few skirmishes, very little happens by way of the paranormal adventure.

This book also sets the stage for the rather abruptly put romance between the male and female reagents. Sure, some would call Moira a scholar and Cian a ... well ... I'm not sure what, but the fact of the matter is that what these two have in common is that they are both comfortable in positions of power and authority, so long as that power and authority is tinged with office politics. Another thing they have in common is being able to go from passing acquaintances to passionately horny for one another in the blink of an eye with no provocation. That, in itself, felt rather undeveloped and while I know that the third book in this series {which I will very much read} will deal with their further relationship, it is not something I look forward to with anything that could be even poorly mistaken as eager anticipation.(less)

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Nov 13, 2011 Ari rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was amazing! I could barely put it down once I started it. It had much of what I expected after reading the first in the series. I had me on an emotional roller coaster, there were times when I was laughing and loving the book then two minutes later I was mad and almost threw the book at a wall. Nora Roberts is a wonderful writer, I love how she uses Irish myths. Me being part Irish myself, I really appreciated being able to read something that put Ireland's myths into a beautiful stor...more

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Aug 10, 2011 Talya rated it 4 of 5 stars

I absolutely loved this trilogy!

Then again, I really like Vampire lore.
Cian was my favorite guy, he was the most complex, wonderfully drawn character of the bunch. He and Moira made a wonderful pairing, my heartstrings tugged at the moments where they knew they deeply loved each other, but knew they couldn't have a life together with him as a vampire who will live forever and her as queen of an ancient world. My favorite lady was Blair, she and Larkin made a very close second in the couples/ro...more

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Sep 07, 2009 Deanna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Full Review of Dance of the Gods can be found at Mom-Musings

Rating: 3.75/5 stars

I really liked this story and I am a bit surprised at that.
You may be asking, "Why are you surprised?" My answer, "I am surprised because I did not like Morrigan's Cross (Circle Trilogy, book 1) that much.
Honestly, I did not expect to like Dance of the Gods, period.
I thought I would drag myself through the book.

You now may be asking, "Why read this book at all if you thought you would have to drag yourself through...more Full Review of Dance of the Gods can be found at Mom-Musings

Rating: 3.75/5 stars

I really liked this story and I am a bit surprised at that.
You may be asking, "Why are you surprised?" My answer, "I am surprised because I did not like Morrigan's Cross (Circle Trilogy, book 1) that much.
Honestly, I did not expect to like Dance of the Gods, period.
I thought I would drag myself through the book.

You now may be asking, "Why read this book at all if you thought you would have to drag yourself through the read?".
My answer, "I decided to read Dance of the Gods because my friend, Shari, told me that the series does get better. Besides, she said Cian is her favorite Vampire. Well, if not for anything else, I need to read these books just to find out about Cian ."
Yes, my friends,my dear readers, that is the only reason why I decided to go forth with the series because I tell ya, Morrigan's Cross did not give me the desire to read forth.

"Tell us Deanna, What did you like about this book?"
My answer, "Characters, characters! If I was not convinced before, I most certainly am now! I am a character driven reader. Yes, of course, the plot is important. However, for me, if the characters are not endearing, are not calling to me, are not well developed then I do not care about the plot. For me, if I do not feel some sort of pull towards a character, if I do not see some depth in a few of the characters then the story is doomed.

Dance with the Gods delivered in character development. With Morrigan's Cross, I did not connect with the main characters and only felt a slight pull towards the others.

Dance with the Gods did a good job building up to the show down which will occur in the next book, Valley of Silence. I am so looking forward to reading Valley of Silence not only for the action but also for the characters. Mostly though, with honesty, I want to read Valley of Silence because of Cian! Yep, I want to read more of him...like I said, he is alluring.

Dance with the Gods was very satisfying!
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Dec 26, 2012 Ella Alden rated it 4 of 5 stars

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It's the first book I read of Nora Roberts and completely fall for her way of writting. I must confece that I skip the first book cuz I bought this one on sale but I hope I can find it.
Going back to the book I loved the way blair and larkin are together, the way they are meant to each other. I' m a romantic so sorry if this gets too fluffy and puffy. hahahaha
To be honest I also liked the action parts. blair was extremely good in kickin buts everywhere. Of course, as in every book the main chare...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Elphaba J rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

O Baile dos Deuses é o segundo livro pertencente à Trilogia do Círculo que se iniciou com o título A Cruz de Morrigan. Após a apresentação daqueles que, sendo tão diferentes e de tempos tão distantes, se uniram impedir que um grande mal se espalhasse por todos os mundos, é chegada a hora de conhecerem melhor o seu inimigo, limarem os seus poderes singulares e prepararem a sua estratégia para a batalha final sem que, em momento algum, se esqueçam da arma mais poderosa que o bem possui, o amor.

Dep...more O Baile dos Deuses é o segundo livro pertencente à Trilogia do Círculo que se iniciou com o título A Cruz de Morrigan. Após a apresentação daqueles que, sendo tão diferentes e de tempos tão distantes, se uniram impedir que um grande mal se espalhasse por todos os mundos, é chegada a hora de conhecerem melhor o seu inimigo, limarem os seus poderes singulares e prepararem a sua estratégia para a batalha final sem que, em momento algum, se esqueçam da arma mais poderosa que o bem possui, o amor.

Depois de um primeiro volume claramente introdutivo e com muita informação para o leitor assimilar, esta narrativa trás finalmente a merecida acção para uma história bem imaginada e com protagonistas bem caracterizados.
Se anteriormente nos focámos em Glenna e Hoyt, a bruxa e o feiticeiro, quem agora merece destaque é a guerreira e o metamorfo, Blair e Larkin, duas personagens cativantes, com elevado sentido de humor e que sabem manter entre si um nível elevado de sedução sem que nunca ponham de parte o seu objectivo principal, preparar a batalha que, eventualmente, eliminará a terrível Lilith, uma vampira milenar que domina tudo o que a rodeia pela sua sede de sangue.
Com aptidões específicas, muito diferentes das que foram exploradas anteriormente, este novo casal trás consigo, por um lado, um passado que é relevante para o enredo, e por outro, novas criaturas para regozijo dos amantes de fantasia. Blair e Larkin são uma verdadeira lufada de ar fresco para dar novo ritmo à história que anteriormente, embora tenha criado expectativa, deixou a sensação de que muito tinha ficado por explorar e que, agora, começa finalmente a revelar todo o seu potencial.

A autora é, em primeiro lugar, uma romancista, o que fica evidente no momento em que ela une mais dois protagonistas do Círculo composto por Morrigan, de três homens e três mulheres para combater os vampiros. No entanto, é muito importante afirmar que embora o amor seja uma emoção crucial e que impulsiona vários momentos da narrativa, este não é, de todo, o único factor central de interesse uma vez que a magia e a fantasia dominam, quase na totalidade, estas páginas.
Para quem leu o livro anterior, poderá contar com a exploração, mais aprofundada, de todas as personagens envolvidas, paralelamente aos conhecimentos relacionados com os vampiros, permitindo antever o lado mais maléfico e cruel destas criaturas. Pormenores relacionados com a interacção dos intervenientes vindos do passado na actualidade voltam a ser muito apelativos, ainda mais se se tiver em conta que Larkin é um protagonista desinibido e simpático contrastando com os carrancudos Hoyt e Cian.
Como aperitivo digo-vos ainda que existirá uma nova alteração de cenário muito, muito bem-vinda e que irá estimular ainda mais esta história que se encontra no seu auge prometendo deixar os leitores do livro anterior, certamente, ansiosos pelo final desta trilogia.

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Nov 15, 2010 Jessi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, sci-fi, part-of-a-series

The second in a trilogy about vampires, this book has the warrior (Blair) and the shape-shifter (Larkin) hooking up. Blair is a demon-hunter from modern day New York, trained to kill vampires. Larkin is part of the royal family of Geall, a not-as-mythical-as-thought realm that is to be the battleground between humans and vampires. An evil queen named Lilian is trying to take over the world and thought that Geall would be a grand place to start. The gods decided that they needed to put a team tog...more

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Dec 10, 2012 Sara Gonçalves rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: leituras-2012, trilogies-tetralogies

Que dizer acerca deste livro? Bem, sendo o livro do meio de uma trilogia acaba por ser mais parado que os outros. Mas tem uma razão... tudo se anda a preparar para a batalha final no Vale do Silêncio.
Contudo, as coisas não são assim tão paradas como parece... há várias investidas ao território do inimigo, há várias cenas de acção, nas quais, tenho de congratular a autora, esta soube passá-las ao leitor. Tinha dito na opinião do livro anterior que as cenas de acção não se conseguiam sentir, não...more

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Nov 14, 2007 Kimz Zahour rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I'll try to be vague, but... possible SPOILERS!
I enjoyed this book even better than the first and I can't wait to demolish the last book in this trilogy. It's like candy!
While reading the part where our Warrior Blair is alone in the forest with her thoughts near the gypsy’s wagon, it suddenly dawned on me who the storyteller might be. I'll email you my guess if you like. ;) But please don't confirm or deny... or tell me who it is. :P

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Jan 13, 2013 Lydia Perversius rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. "You asked what I said to you, inside after you woke. I’ll tell you now. So look at me when I do. I said you’re my breath, and my pulse, my heart, my voice. I said, I’ll love you even when all of them stop. I’ll love you, and only you, until all the worlds are ended." - Larkin Riddock

Second book of the Circle Trilogy, and if it's any indication, then the third book is gonna rule!

The focus of this book is the gathering of Morrigan's army. The Circle has defeated Lilith's troops in a somewhat firs...more "You asked what I said to you, inside after you woke. I’ll tell you now. So look at me when I do. I said you’re my breath, and my pulse, my heart, my voice. I said, I’ll love you even when all of them stop. I’ll love you, and only you, until all the worlds are ended." - Larkin Riddock

Second book of the Circle Trilogy, and if it's any indication, then the third book is gonna rule!

The focus of this book is the gathering of Morrigan's army. The Circle has defeated Lilith's troops in a somewhat first little battle, the night of the handfasting ceremony between Hoyt the Sorcerer and Glenna the Witch, and now they must travel to Geall through the Dance of the Gods, to raise and army and train it properly. And hope that they'll have the slightest chance to survive the Apocalypse that the Vampire Queen has planned for more than a millennium. But love is never one to stay down, even during times of crisis, and while Hoyt and Glenna are enjoying their first days as newlyweds, Blair Murphy and Larkin Riddock will have to find time to explore their own feelings for each other; and fight to push the thorn on Lilith's side just a little bit more to make a point.

This book's main couple was the comedy duo of the group. It's not only because Larkin is a damn pervert with Prince Charming's manners and the stomach of a hungry legion. It's also Blair's tomboyish attitude, and how she responded to his advances and to the whole situation around her in general. Her past with her father and the guy she was supposed to marry was rather tragic, and explains a lot about why she's so hard on others and can't work in a team at first. But the combination she has with Larkin in battle is not only amazing, but also fitting. It's only right that the kick-ass chick of the Circle gets to ride the hot-headed shape-shifter all the time, as they are the ones who are always bound to dive headfirst in a battle or fight.

The story was faster in pace in this one, and the action more intense, as Lilith knows not to underestimate them anymore, so she sends vampires after them with more frequency, and more cruelty. It's really hard to get bored while reading this, and there were scenes were I was actually scared shitless!

It also sets the stage for the next book quite nicely, and only makes me more anxious to read about Cian and Moira. For those who say the romance between them just came out of the blue, let me just say this. In the tenth chapter of the first book, when Moira was tending to the badly hurt Cian, the tension between them was electrifying! I knew they would end up together right at that point, so it was really no surprise when he shoved her on the wall and kissed her senseless at the end of the second book. In the first book, he used to butt his head against hers just for the heck of it, and then complimented her on her good aim every time. She was his first concern right after the battle that interrupted the handfasting ceremony, as his first words were "You're bleeding" and only to her, while passing her a wet cloth. Come on, people, it was crystal clear he found her at least intriguing enough. Sure, he didn't have the emotional connection he had with Glenna who was the first to accept him, or the blood relation and understanding he had with Blair (the parts where he got to play "Uncle Cian" in the second book, by the way, were really cute!), but there was at least some interest on his part, and let's try not to be fools, the "dark warrior" was all Moira cared to ask for all the time in the beginning. Plus she was nervous around him, and he always seemed to save her first. It matches perfectly. Still, when they finally locked lips, I leaped from my seat to have my happy dance. Just saying...

Now we know that Cian has to be the one to take Lilith down, I mean, it's only right after everything she's done to him, but I'll be damned if anyone except Blair gets to kill Lora! Blair is the only person who deserves to defeat her, after the stunt she pulled with Jeremy, and that's the end of it!

One more thing I adore about this trilogy is how the tale is told by an old man. It makes it even more fascinating, and I'm willing to bet anything that it's either one of the guys, or one of their descendants!

“They rose into the sky,” the old man said. “Across the moon and stars and the dark behind them. And over the world of Geall, those swords flashed flame for all to see. With them, the demon hunter carved these words into that sky.
“Bright blessings on Geall and all humankind. We,” she wrote in fire, “are the future.”
The old man lifted the wine that sat beside him. “It was said that the queen of the vampires
stood below, cursing, shaking her fists as those words shone bright as the sun.”

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Nov 27, 2012 Tempo de Ler rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Depois de Glenna e Hoyt, bruxa e feiticeiro, terem impulsionado o início de uma batalha épica entre o Bem e o Mal, neste segundo livro da Trilogia do Círculo continuamos a acompanhar o recém-formado grupo de guerreiros nos seus esforços para derrotarem a verdadeira personificação do mal: a terrível vampira Lilith e o seu exército de sugadores de sangue.

Blair, caçadora de vampiros por herança, teve que lidar desde muito cedo com a rejeição - A mãe abandonou-a e o próprio pai não tinha nada mais a...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Kelley Ross rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: celtic, high-fantasy, historical-fiction, historical-romance, medieval-fiction, paranormal-romance

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Jul 19, 2010 Loraine Alcorn rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really cant say enough about Dance of the Gods or the whole circle trilogy . I have read this trilogy 4 times , its really a great Trilogy and with the way its written you feel like you are living the story . This set has everything you could want, brooding vampires, sexy vampire hunters , werewolves,sorcerers, dragons and romance .
So much goes on in these books I cant go into to much detail but if you enjoy anything to do with either magic, supernatural and paranormal you will love this Tri...more

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Aug 24, 2011 Jonetta rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The circle of six moves to the next phase of their journey through the Dance of the Gods to Geall, home of Moira and Larkin and site of the next battle with Lillith, the queen of the vampires. As they prepare for the battle, Moira steps forward in preparation for her role as Queen, Blair and Larkin's relationship deepens and Hoyt and Glenna help prepare the citizens of the kingdom for war.

There is an interesting mix of battle strategizing/preparation and relationship dynamics. Larkin and Blair s...more

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Nov 01, 2009 Katharyn rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: romance and fantasy readers

Recommended to Katharyn by: my mother

Shelves: romance, supernatural-fiction

Vampire warfare calls upon an medieval Irish sorcerer to gather a circle beyond worlds and time, Dance of the Gods brings the circle to the place of battle, to strengthen their ties that they may call others to war.

Now in an alternate world tied to medieval Ireland the unlikely six prepare in a castle of fairytale proportions, calling the people of the land to prepare for the battle of vampires charging their door step. Another romance blooms within the circle, this one less charged but just as...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Tatiana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: love-is-all-around

This book picks up where the first one ended: on the day after the night battle against the vampires. The circle decides to counter-attack in style, going to the mouth of the caves where Lilith is hiding. They succeed, albeit barely, and go back home. They settle back into their training routine until the time comes for them to go to Geall, where the final showdown will take place.

However, once there, they have trouble to convince the local populace that vampires are real and are coming for them...more

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Jul 28, 2010 Dena rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult

This book I listened to on tape and at first I found the Irish accent hard to understand, but I got used to it. I have to admit I read the first in this series a year ago not knowing what type of book Nora Roberts writes. I just knew she was a popular writer and this was a book about vampires that sounded interesting. So I was a little shocked at some of the content found in Morrigan's Cross, not having expected it.

Since this was a book on tape I just skipped parts I didn't want to listen to es...more

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Feb 15, 2009 penelopewanders rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Two thirds through this second in the trilogy... as I'm reading two other Nora Roberts trilogies/series (one with several sisters, Blood Brothers and another it seems...) (not to mention Sisters Island which I recently finished) it took me a while to figure out which one this was and sort out who was who. As is, the disadvantage of a spiral is that I couldn't go back to the first and refresh my memory. Oh well, enjoyable nonetheless.
Now I'm about to begin the third. I do think I prefer Nora Robe...more

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Feb 18, 2011 Bridget rated it 3 of 5 stars

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

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Feb 13, 2011 Domino (aka Meme) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: audio-book, fantasy, paranormal-romance, rented

this was a great book! it was even better than the first in the trilogy. i loved the relationship between Blair and Larkin. they were such an adorable couple. Blair with her hang-ups about falling in love (and the possibility of that person leaving her) and Larkin having to get used to an independent woman. the development was great for the characters and the plot. there were also some really endearing love scenes and some really funny scenes as well. Larkin i have to say is probably my fav male...more

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Jun 22, 2012 Lacey Louwagie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, paranormal, fantasy

This book was better than the first one--a whole star better, in fact. Maybe that's just because I liked Blaire better than I liked Glenna, and this story focused more on her. We also got a better sense of how "evil" the vampires are, although even the evil vampires have intriguing moments of humanity. Oh, and in this one, there's a castle, and dragons. So that's probably worth a whole star point right there.

Still, this is essentially just a romance with a few paranormal elements thrown in, typi...more

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Jun 18, 2012 Jose rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Very seldom do I enjoy a second book more than the first in a series... usually my mind is made about a story in the first book... but I was very happy to find out that the second book on this series was better than the first... and therefore I have very high hopes for the last book to come. As in the previous series I've read of Nora Roberts... each book develops some characters in particular, and in this case the funny characters happen to be on the second book. I am also enjoying the vampire...more

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Mar 23, 2010 Ronda Tutt rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantacy, paranormal-romance

Now this was a great book - I love stories that have dragons apart of the story.

The romance between Larkin and Blair is awsome. Now that the circle of 6 has come through the Dance of Gods, they are in Geall where the battle will be fought in the valley of silence. The group - Blair, Larkin, Moria, Cian, Hoyt, and Glenna start training the army for the battle that will come on Samhain (Holloween) in the Valley of Silence.

I think the best part of this book that I love the most is the fact the Lark...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Sofia Teixeira rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Após um início de trilogia promissor em A Cruz de Morrighan, Nora Roberts traz agora até nós a sua fantástica continuação. Se o primeiro livro tinha servido mais como introdução às personagens e aos mundos em questão, O Baile dos Deuses prepara-nos para o derradeiro confronto final.

É essencial que o círculo se prepare para a grande batalha. É preciso treinar, traçar estratégias e fortalecer todo o conhecimento que adquiriram até então. O inimigo está sempre à espreita e eles não podem ser apanha...more Após um início de trilogia promissor em A Cruz de Morrighan, Nora Roberts traz agora até nós a sua fantástica continuação. Se o primeiro livro tinha servido mais como introdução às personagens e aos mundos em questão, O Baile dos Deuses prepara-nos para o derradeiro confronto final.

É essencial que o círculo se prepare para a grande batalha. É preciso treinar, traçar estratégias e fortalecer todo o conhecimento que adquiriram até então. O inimigo está sempre à espreita e eles não podem ser apanhados desprevinidos. Mas até que ponto estas seis pessoas conseguirão aguentar todo o peso que carregam nas costas? A cada tentativa furtiva de conhecer melhor o inimigo e o terreno alheio, alguém acaba sempre seriamente magoado.

No entanto, como em todas as histórias em que o bem combate o mal, haverá sempre uma arma que será mais forte do que todas - o amor. Enquanto que no volume anterior a história estava focada em Hoyt e Glenna, neste é-nos apresentado um novo casal, não menos intenso - Blair e Larkin.

Blair é uma mulher de armas, de uma personalidade de ferro e de uma convicção inabalável. Desde muito cedo teve consciência do que a rodeava e, para o combater, treinou de forma incansável sem que nunca lhe fosse dado o devido valor. Abandonada pelo pai e posteriormente por alguém que julgava amar, Blair tornou-se numa mulher fria e determinada a fazer o que tem de ser feito sem se dar ao luxo de sentir fosse o que fosse. Até conhecer Larkin.

Larkin, o metamorfo, é uma personagem extremamente engraçada. Arranja todas as desculpas e mais algumas para não fazer o serviço de cozinha, namorisca aqui e ali e é um autêntico brincalhão. Porém, bastou ver Blair a lutar para se aperceber que ali estava uma mulher diferente de todas as outras, capaz de lhe provocar sensações nunca antes sentidas.

E é debaixo de uma atmosfera cheia de medo e apreensão que mesmo assim o círculo se vai preparando, o amor prosperando e a esperança crescendo. Foi sem dúvida uma obra que tive muito gosto em ler e que me proporcionou umas boas horas de leitura. A escrita da autora sabe como tocar-nos no coração, apesar de por vezes ser bastante previsível no que irá acontecer a seguir. Gostei Muito e aguardo ansiosamente pelo desfecho da história.(less)

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Dec 30, 2007 Latharia rated it 4 of 5 stars

A fun continuation of Morrigan's Cross, this book has a fun balance of romance, fantasy, and drama. I find the characters inviting, and I'm rooting for Cian, all the way!

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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 aka
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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 sophomore year in high school, she transferred to a local public school, where she met Ronald Aufdem-Brinke, her future first husband.

In Augusy 17, 1968, as soon as she had graduated from High School, Eleanor married, against her parents' wishes. The marriage settled in Keedysville, Maryland. Her husband worked at his father's sheet-metal business before joining her parents in their lighting company. While, she worked briefly as a legal secretary. "I could type fast but couldn't spell, I was the worst legal secretary ever," she says now. After their sons, Dan and Jason, were born she stayed home. Calling this her "Earth Mother" years, she spent much of her time doing crafts, including ceramics and sewing her children's clothes. The marriage ended separating, and they obtained the divorce in January 1985.

In February 1979, a blizzard in forced her hand to try another creative outlet. She was snowed in with a three and six year old with no kindergarten respite in sight and a dwindling supply of chocolate. During the now famous blizzard, she pulled out a pencil and notebook and began to write down one of those stories. It was there that a career was born. Several manuscripts and rejections later, her first book, Irish Thoroughbred, was published by Silhouette in 1981 as Nora Roberts, a shortened form of her birth name Eleanor Marie Robertson, because she assumed that all authors had pen names.

Eleanor wrote under the pseudonym Jill March a story for a magazine titled "Melodies of Love".

Eleanor met her second husband, Bruce Wilder, when she hired him to build bookshelves. They were married in July 1985. Her husband owns and operates a bookstore in Boonsboro, Maryland called "Turn the Page Books". Since that time, they've expanded their home, traveled the world.

In 1992, she decided adopted other pseudonym so to publish a futuristic-suspense novels, she first decided to use the pseudonym D.J. MacGregor, but she discovered that this pseudonym was used by another author. In 1995, her first "In Death" serial novel was published under the pseudonym J.D. Robb, the initials "J.D." were taken from her sons, Jason and Dan, while "Robb" is a shortened form of Roberts.

Eleanor has also been known as Sara Hardesty, because when the "Born In" series was released in U.K. it carried that name instead of Nora Roberts. She has since changed publishers.

Eleanor has been plagiarized by another best-selling romance writer, Janet Dailey. The practice came to light after a reader read Nora Roberts' "Sweet Revenge" and Janet Dailey's "Notorious" back-to-back; she noticed several similarities and posted the comparable passages on the Internet. Calling the plagiarism "mind rape," Eleanor sued Janet Daily. In 1997, Janet, admitted to repeatedly plagiarizing from Nora Roberts' work, and that both "Aspen Gold" and "Notorious" lifted heavily from Nora Roberts's work. Both of those novels were pulled from print after Janet's admission. She acknowledged the plagiarism and blamed it on a psychological disorder. In a settlement, Janet paid Eleanor an undisclosed sum, which Eleanor donated to the Literacy Volunteers of America.

A founding member of the Romance Writers of America (R.W.A.), she was the first inductee in the organization's Hall of Fame. She also is a member of several writers groups and has won countless awards from her colleagues and the (less)

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