false 4498953 1 <B>The dazzling debut from a brilliant new fantasy talent.</B><BR><BR> This highly original, darkly atmospheric fantasy novel immerses readers in a world where ghosts and other malevolent spirits seek entry into mortal realms—invisible to all but those who are not entirely human themselves. Drawn into the ancient city of Merafi, yet barred from entering by an ancient pact sealed in blood, these hungry haunts await their opportunity to break through the magical border and wreak havoc on the city’s innocent denizens.<BR><BR> And as a priestess and prince weave a sorcerous plot to shatter the pact and bring ruin on Merafi, only a failed assassin-priest who is now a courtesan, a noble lord married into the ruling family of Merafi, an officer of the city guard, a woman warrior who was the former lover of a now-dead lord, and the ghost of that lord himself stand between Merafi and the tidal wave of magic that may soon bring ruin flooding down upon the city. 4547931 3 3 2009 Living With Ghosts total:35|5:5|4:9|3:13|2:7|1:1| 35 115 95 17 5 1 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 11:55:46 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 12:04:27 -0700 2009
Marafi is not Paris, nor does Sperring lift Fren...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 29 14:23:07 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 14:28:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 18:02:02 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 12:58:30 -0700 2009
The atmosphere is the best part o...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Aug 04 10:45:11 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 09:00:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 12:20:19 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 12:28:39 -0700 2009
Over-complicated exposition, not enough action, to...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 09:58:38 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 13:32:03 -0700 2009 1
I liked most of the characters, though I liked Val...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 06:14:58 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 14:55:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Apr 10 19:40:45 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 19:42:35 -0700 2009 Unfortunately, I spent most of the book waiting for it to get interesting. The world-building seemed insufficient for the extensive world that the author built, too, but Anne Bishop gets away with th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 19:18:23 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 19:18:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 21:55:34 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:29:16 -0700 2009 (rest of my review) more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 09:32:06 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 07:10:37 -0700 2009
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