As MAGIC RISES begins, Kate Daniels is still settling into
her role as the consort of the Beast King, Curran Lennart.
Kate is more than Curran's consort, she is his equal in
pack business, and personally deals with many of the pack's
problems. One of the more serious issues the pack faces is
the fact that they lose far too many of their young pack
members to the loup virus; a degenerative viral disease that
results in death for the unfortunate victim. When two close
friends of Kate's foster daughter Julie contract the virus,
the issue comes to a head for the shapeshifter pack. The
only cure for loup is created by magic, and the only place
to get the medicine made is in Europe, where the creation is a
closely guarded secret. To get his hands on enough of the
loup cure to help his pack, Curran strikes a bargain with
some of the powerful European shapeshifter packs.
In return for a year's worth of the medicine, he and Kate
agree to arbitrate a messy dispute between several of the
packs. Curran is fully aware it's a trap, but he and his
pack are desperate for the cure. When Kate, Curran, and the
packmates they brought with them arrive at the fortress of
Lord Megobari; Kate makes a chilling discovery. Their host,
Lord Megobari, is more of a villain than they thought. He is
in actuality the emissary of Kate's oldest enemy, her own
father, the evil wizard Roland. The group comes to realize
that they were duped in order to get Kate in the clutches of
the villain. Not only that; the pair run into an issue of a
much more personal nature in the form of a beautiful young
shifter who has decided she wants to be Curran's consort.
The only thing standing in her way is Kate; and she is
willing to do whatever is necessary to get Kate out of the
picture for good.
MAGIC RISES is a bit different from Kate Daniels previous
adventures, as the story is almost exclusively about the
needs and politics of Curran's pack. The reader comes to
realize just how important the pack is to not only Curran,
but Kate herself. The group that travels to Europe is small,
lending an intimacy to the story; one that is well played by
Ilona Andrews. The story and the character development are
superb. The authors do a fantastic job of weaving an
intriguing, action filled storyline; as well as portray the
personal and relationship difficulties faced by Kate and
Curran. This book takes the reader another step closer to
Kate's inevitable showdown with Roland. This is a fantastic
story, one of the best in an already excellent series.
Atlanta is a city plagued by magical problems. Kate Daniels
will fight to solve them—no matter the cost.
Mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate, Curran, the Beast Lord,
are struggling to solve a heartbreaking crisis. Unable to
control their beasts, many of the Pack’s shapeshifting
children fail to survive to adulthood. While there is a
medicine that can help, the secret to its making is closely
guarded by the European packs, and there’s little available
in Atlanta.
Kate can’t bear to watch innocents suffer, but the solution
she and Curran have found threatens to be even more painful.
The European shapeshifters who once outmaneuvered the Beast
Lord have asked him to arbitrate a dispute—and they’ll pay
him in medicine. With the young people’s survival and the
Pack’s future at stake, Kate and Curran know they must
accept the offer—but they have little doubt that they’re
heading straight into a trap…
My sister and I both read and recommend Magic Rises. I think it's my second favorite in the series after Magic Strikes. (Anne Muller 2:49pm August 8, 2013)
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