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Summary: These characters deserve a sequel!
Review: I really enjoyed reading this book! The characters were intriguing and you could feel them evolving as the story progressed. Ilaron's struggle with his dark side and Denise's intelligence and wit were a striking combination. They definately deserve a chance to grow further. Why not five stars? Well, the plot was slightly forced in areas and the motivations of the villians were somewhat shaky, but the chemistry between the two protagonists kept me hooked. Please, Ms. Sherman, write a sequel!
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Summary: Not very deep, but a fun read
Review: It may not be the most profound book out there, but it's a good light read. The only thing that bothered me was that I didn't feel that elves and Sumerian demons really fit together. The cultural backgrounds are too different. It would have seemed more harmonious if Ilaron had been more along the lines of Gilgamesh.
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Summary: I agree
Review: Please write sequel. These characters deserve further development
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Summary: I'll Read A Sequel
Review: There are a lot of positive reviews here, and they're right on. I thoroughly enjoyed this, and I was impressed when Sherman actually had Denise reciting a real Mesopotamian prayer. The initial demon-worshipping villains made perfect sense to me - there are lots and lots of inadequate people out there dreaming of power from nowhere. There is a problem, at least to me, with the notion of "dark elves," but that's because I've decided that elves, dark, light, hangin' out in LA, NYC, or fairyland, are getting old. Why the 3 star review? Because I liked it, and I will buy a sequel without hesitation, but I only liked it. We are guilty, here, of review inflation. Was this Lord of the Rings? No? Then don't give it a five. This was fun, it was adequate, and I don't regret buying it, or reading it, or recommending it. What I want to make clear is that it isn't profound, or life changing. Another thing - part of me wants a sequel. But if Josepha Sherman decides to leave Ilaron and Denise right where they are, that's fine, too. Especially if it means she's going on to a new project, as entertaining as this one. Good book, read it, and pass it on.
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Summary: I'll Read A Sequel
Review: There are a lot of positive reviews here, and they're right on. I thoroughly enjoyed this, and I was impressed when Sherman actually had Denise reciting a real Mesopotamian prayer. The initial demon-worshipping villains made perfect sense to me - there are lots and lots of inadequate people out there dreaming of power from nowhere. There is a problem, at least to me, with the notion of "dark elves," but that's because I've decided that elves, dark, light, hangin' out in LA, NYC, or fairyland, are getting old. Why the 3 star review? Because I liked it, and I will buy a sequel without hesitation, but I only liked it. We are guilty, here, of review inflation. Was this Lord of the Rings? No? Then don't give it a five. This was fun, it was adequate, and I don't regret buying it, or reading it, or recommending it. What I want to make clear is that it isn't profound, or life changing. Another thing - part of me wants a sequel. But if Josepha Sherman decides to leave Ilaron and Denise right where they are, that's fine, too. Especially if it means she's going on to a new project, as entertaining as this one. Good book, read it, and pass it on.
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Summary: Josepha Sherman just got added to my favorite author's list
Review: This book made me contact Josepha Sherman herself and beg her to write a sequel. I really liked the intellegent way the two main characters observed and reacted to the events around them. Too often I find myself sighing in frustration wondering just WHY the characters did this or HOW they knew to do that...with Son of Darkness everything followed logically from one character's actions to another's deductions and their reaction. Also the relationship between Denise and Ilaron was great. I'm just as glad Ms. Sherman didn't rush them into some kind of forced romance. That is, at least not in the first book. Please, please, please there has to be a sequel though...
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Summary: Need More. Badly. MUST HAVE SEQUEL!!!!
Review: This book was so refreshing that I didn't put it down once I picked it up. I shut myself in a room and threatened homicide if anyone bothered me. I loved it. Both of the characters are intelligent and Sherman had enough sense not to throw them into some erotic romance right away. The hint at that possibility was perfect-guaranteeing nothing. Ilaron is a babe though a bit too cold for my tastes and Denise is hilarious with her witty remarks. So why didn't I give it a 5? Well, I had to agree with one of the other commentors that the plot of Evil things out to get New York was far too overused. It annoyed me slightly because everything has eaten, smashed, burned, blown up, sank and infested New York. There are other places on earth that are just as tempting!!! But the book was so good that I could mostly ignore it. I pray that Sherman has enough sense-which it appears she does-to write a sequel. These two deserve more than a one book run.
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Summary: Duelling Mythologies never held my attention
Review: This fantasty about a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art --oops, excuse me--the American Museum of Art, and her artsy friend who happened to be a dark elf left me feeling kind of blah. Lamashtu, the ancient Mesopotamian lion-headed goddess is conjured from hell to spread plague on the subways of New York. Denise, the curator and Ilaron Highborn, the dark elf must band together stop her. So far, so good. But another evil dark elf is mixed into the plot, and he and Ilaron duel to the death one dark and stormy night in the Museum. I was disappointed when the author didn't make more use of the Mesopotamian wing of the Museum, with its gigantic winged bulls. For some reason, the duel is fought in the American wing, and then Ilaron and Denise confront Lamashtu on the Museum roof. Yet another demon-god is conjured up to do battle with Lamashtu (talk about 'deus ex machina'). I just felt the author could have stuck with the Sumerian-Akkadian-Babylonian mythology cycle and written a much better, more consistent novel.
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Summary: Super - Sequel is a Must
Review: This was my first introduction to Josepha Sherman's writing and it certainly will not be my last. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The two main characters were wonderfully written. Ilaron and Denise are quite a team. I really cared what happened to these two people. This, to me, is a sign of good writing; a book that I will keep and read again. How many times have we each picked up a book only to become so uninvolved with the characters that we finish it just to be finishing it, and give it away to the library or some person (usually someone we don't like) as quickly as possible. I hope the author writes about these people again. I sense many good, interesting stories in their future. The interaction and humor were outstanding, especially Ilaron's reaction to the human world that we take so much for granted. Definitely a book to be read at one sitting.
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