Imagine a living vampire, a pixy, an elf and a witch with
demonic connections on a road trip. Now, imagine the elf is
on a quest, the pixy is mourning his wife, the vampire gets
aroused and hungry by strong emotions and scents mingled
with her own, and the witch has to get cross-country for
her hearing to defend her use of black magic for non-evil
motives. Oh, yeah...and there's a hit out on the witch and
the elf. And demons. And demon politics.
That's pretty much PALE DEMON: an awesome, whirlwind, old-
fashioned road trip, something extremely difficult to write
well, and this latest installment of The Hollows series
succeeds. This is a series that should be read from the
start to appreciate the nuances of the relationships of
PALE DEMON, but it is all the more effective when read that
way. Trust issues, family issues, mythological issues and
personal issues abound, but the interplay and emotional
drama in no way detracts from the fun and intricacy of the
novel.
Banned from the airways, Rachel\'s options for getting
across the country are slim, until she grudgingly agrees to
travel with elven tycoon Trent Kalamack, who has his own
secret agenda on the West Coast.
Coming along with the duo are Rachel\'s associates, the
living vampire Ivy and Jenks, a pixy...and legions of
assassins out to ensure they never reach their destination.
The fun really starts when someone frees a fearsome, day-
walking demon from his eternal prison under the Arch in St.
Louis. It\'s been a rough couple of millennia and this soul-
devourer is hungry for vengeance...and Rachel is his
ultimate prize.
While this powerful witch with nerves of
steel will do absolutely anything to stay alive, even
embracing her own demonic nature may not be enough to save
her.
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