Path of the Fury/In Fury Born by David Weber Book Review

This story is a mix of greek mythology, and military science fiction.  It takes place in a future star empire of mankind.  Humans now possess faster than light starships, weapons that can destroy worlds, and bioenhancement technology that would make greek gods take notice.  Well it would if anyone could find them.

This story starts out with Tisiphone, the fury, being breifly awoken several times by a bright spark in her mind until finally she is awoken fully from her slumber to find herself horribly alone.  She can find no trace of the gods or closer to home her sister selves.  What she does see is the bright spark that awoke her flaring and dying.  Its need for vengance has woken her from her slumber, and when she examines it she sees that the mortal it belongs is worthy of her help.

Alicia DeVries was once an elite member of the Imperial Cadre, A group of technologically enhanced special forces soldiers, and one of the best they ever trained.  Due to political reasons she finds herself retired long before she planned, and moves to a new colony world with her extended family.  The pirates came when she was out hunting one of the large predators on her world, and she came home to find her outpost being raided and her family dead.  With just a hunting rifle she manages to take out the entire raiding party, but is badly injured in the process.

This is when Tisiphone finds her and offers her vengance, at the possible cost of herself.  When Alicia accepts the pirates will wish they had never set foot on her world, and the galaxy may never be the same. 

Though the topic is grim, the book does have its light moments.  Tisiphone really doesn't get the implications of modern technology, and this leads to some funny situations.  The Empire is also not prepared for things like Tisiphone, and the author plays this up to lighten the mood at several points.

This is a great adventure story that really explores the difference between vengeance and justice, and the lengths that grief will drive people to.  I recommend this novel to anyone who likes space battles and paranormal entities.  It can be found at www.amazon.com in print, or in the collection In Fury Born as an Ebook or in print.  In Fury Born is this book together with more stories about Alicia to give you better background.

Good Intentions by Elliot Kay Book Review

This book is a fun ride through its very own take on the paranormal.  When a young college kid named Alex decided to trespass in an old cemetery to impress a couple of girls, he stumbles on a weird and horrible ritual that is intended to give the person who successfully finishes it complete control of both an angel and a succubus.

When he investigates the noises he is hearing he comes upon a the scene of the nearly completed ritual. Both the angel and succubus are bound and mutilated.  They have been obviously tortured, but neither one is giving up.  With the best of intentions, thus the name, he charges in to save the two girls, no matter what they are.  He succeeds somehow, but both demon and angel end up partially bound to him instead of the person who had hurt them.  Whats worse they are bound to each other as well.

The angel, Rachel, can go home, but the succubus, Lorelei, has nowhere to go.  A weakened demon is easy prey for others of their kind.  Having no other choice, he takes her to his home till she can recover.  From there the situations keep going downhill in a a delightful way, and the action of one sort or another never stops.

This book is a good adventure, but is definitely intended for adults.  It has lots of sex and lots of violence.  The three main characters are forced into a position where they have to learn to live with each other, and one of them requires sex to survive.  In addition to the obvious exploration of these situations there is also the question of how the two girls ended up in the position they did.  It should not have been possible.  The main plot of the book is getting to the bottom of that mystery.

I read this book on my kindle, and it can be purchased on www.amazon.com