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Hiding Magic: A story of the Hidden Clans
When is magic not magic? It is when the Hidden Clans control living energy to do things that appear magical to us—cure disease, slow aging, and heal a heart from the inside—or incinerate an enemy’s as it beats. And those abilities have deadly consequences for the Clans.
Annie, a gifted healer, has kin who were burned at the stake as witches. She must conceal herself from the lessi, “normal” people who would persecute the Clans. But she and many other clansmen also venture freely among us, in disguise, to satisfy their needs for art, entertainment, science . . . and for love.
Homeland Security breaks Annie’s cover—branded a terrorist, she runs, desperate to keep the secret of the Clans. And then a clan leader launches a horrific plague to end lessi tyranny by eliminating us—all of us, including people Annie loves. She has a chance to stop him, but Homeland Security is closing in . . .
Annie, a gifted healer, has kin who were burned at the stake as witches. She must conceal herself from the lessi, “normal” people who would persecute the Clans. But she and many other clansmen also venture freely among us, in disguise, to satisfy their needs for art, entertainment, science . . . and for love.
Homeland Security breaks Annie’s cover—branded a terrorist, she runs, desperate to keep the secret of the Clans. And then a clan leader launches a horrific plague to end lessi tyranny by eliminating us—all of us, including people Annie loves. She has a chance to stop him, but Homeland Security is closing in . . .
259 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2015
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January 22, 2016
This was a pretty fast paced book, with some good plot twists. The "magic" turns out to really be an ability to manipulate life-energy that surrounds all of us. Normal humans, just can't see it. But the members of the Hidden Clans, can and they are also able to manipulate it to warm themselves, heal injuries, create illusions that hide their real identity and move objects. They've even managed to figure out how to slow the aging process (so they live hundreds of years). An interesting take on how super-natural people could be living right under our noses and we wouldn't even know it.
Spolier alert ahead: The plot kept me interested, because it really revolved around a cat and mouse game between the two main characters and a homeland security agent who thinks they are terrorists. To ratchet things up, there's also a clan leader that is fed up with all the normal humans and thinks of them as an "infestation" of the planet. He creates a bio-germ and plans to release it on the world. So now the two main characters have to stay a step ahead of Homeland Security while tracking down the madman with the bio-weapon. Makes for a pretty good read, and I was surprised with a twist at the end, which is always a good thing.
I would have given 5 starts, but some of the characters were a little flat (the homeland security guard for instance). But overall, a really good read that I highly recommend.
Spolier alert ahead: The plot kept me interested, because it really revolved around a cat and mouse game between the two main characters and a homeland security agent who thinks they are terrorists. To ratchet things up, there's also a clan leader that is fed up with all the normal humans and thinks of them as an "infestation" of the planet. He creates a bio-germ and plans to release it on the world. So now the two main characters have to stay a step ahead of Homeland Security while tracking down the madman with the bio-weapon. Makes for a pretty good read, and I was surprised with a twist at the end, which is always a good thing.
I would have given 5 starts, but some of the characters were a little flat (the homeland security guard for instance). But overall, a really good read that I highly recommend.
December 26, 2015
This is a pretty good read. It’s one of those slow burners, because at first I was finding it difficult to get into, but by the end I couldn’t put the damn thing down.
The story is basically about a magical breed of people who can heal themselves which allows them to live to a ripe old age. I’m talking hundreds of years. And there is this bird from Homeland security obsessed with preventing another twin tower tragedy who mistakes these magical folk for terrorists.
Now that suggests the plots a bit lame, but one of these magical breed goes rogue and has developed a germ that can wipe out all mankind. So, by mistake, the bird hunting for terrorists is on the right track.
I thought the ending was pretty cool and the pace of the story builds nicely toward the climax.
I must admit I got this book for nowt, but I’d still have paid for it.
The story is basically about a magical breed of people who can heal themselves which allows them to live to a ripe old age. I’m talking hundreds of years. And there is this bird from Homeland security obsessed with preventing another twin tower tragedy who mistakes these magical folk for terrorists.
Now that suggests the plots a bit lame, but one of these magical breed goes rogue and has developed a germ that can wipe out all mankind. So, by mistake, the bird hunting for terrorists is on the right track.
I thought the ending was pretty cool and the pace of the story builds nicely toward the climax.
I must admit I got this book for nowt, but I’d still have paid for it.
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