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In a novel filled with lush imagery and exhilarating action, Faith Hunter creates a near-future world caught in the throes of an ambiguous apocalypse - where a woman with everything to hide finds her true destiny revealed.
As humanity struggles with religious strife and seraphs and demons fight a never-ending battle, a new species has arisen. "Neomages" are human in appearance, but able to twist left-over creation energy to their will. A threat to both humans and seraphs, they are confined in luxurious Enclaves.
Thorn St. Croix is no ordinary neomage. Nearly driven insane by her powers, she is smuggled out of an Enclave and now lives among humans, channeling her gift of stone-magery into jewelry making. But when Thaddeus Bartholomew, a dangerously attractive policeman, tells her that her ex-husband has been kidnapped, Thorn risks revealing her identity to find him. And for Thorn, the punishment for revelation is death.
Enyo-Maenad
Posted March 24, 2009
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Set after the Apocalypse, where Judgement Day arrived, but the world did not end, "Bloodring" follows a rogue neo-mage, Thorn St. Croix, as she tries to hide her heritage among the "normals" that populate what has become of the United States.
Thorn St. Croix's magic is with stones, which she incorporates (secretly, of course), into her rock and gem business. When her ex-husband disappears, a very attractive policeman, Thaddeus Bartholomew appears to accuse St. Croix of kidnapping. The resulting search for her ex-husband, complete with appearances of Seraphs, demons, and feats of magic above and beyond what St. Croix knew she was capable of, beyond what any neo-mage should be capable of, is very gripping, and well-written. Save yourself multiple trips to the bookstore, get "Bloodring", "Seraphs" and "Host" all at once; once you start, you'll want them all.
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Posted May 30, 2011
This book was a good purchase, the beginning was very hard to get through because it didnt hook my attention but after the first ten pages or so it was good.
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Posted February 12, 2011
I tired of reading about mage heat (a lot) and just when I thought I knew the rules of and limits to her powers along comes more. I guess I'm just a simple man. I want to know the rules up frount and then watch how clever they are to work within those limitions and prevail.
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Posted April 17, 2010
Overall, enjoyable after you get involved in the story. This book was a little tough to get into as the premise was blurry for the first few chapters. Once you become involved with the characters and the future world of the story, it actually was interesting and enjoyable. I would recommend this for anyone who doesn't mind first person, and enjoys sci fi.
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Posted April 13, 2009
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I picked this book at random off the bookstore shelf because its front cover was very appealing. As it turned out, I enjoyed the book much more than I thought I would when I first brought it home. The characters are very real and have multiple dimensions to them. The plot is interesting and kept the pages turning. The end of the book sets itself up for a sequel, which there are several. I can't bring myself to buy the other books in the series but this one was excellent.
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Posted April 4, 2013
One word, WOW!
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Posted March 31, 2013
Looks like you have this johnathan. Just shout for a hero if you are in trouble.
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Posted March 31, 2013
If you know me, dragon then what state do i live in?
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Posted March 31, 2013
*She bursts into tears and runs out*
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Posted March 31, 2013
Walks in briskly and shoves two daggers up the dragon' s neck.
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Posted March 31, 2013
We need to talk jon. Seriously. Our book
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Posted March 31, 2013
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Posted November 26, 2012
I really enjoyed this book. It is a quick read that keeps the action going.
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Posted November 2, 2012
What did I think? I liked it okay, enough to have moved on to the second book straight away. I like the characters, am interested in seeing where she goes with it.
There isn't really any sex to speak of in book one, but in the interest of full & fair disclosure she talks about it plenty. In fact she beats that proverbial dead horse on nearly every page. I'm hoping it isn't quite as "in your face" come book two. It got a bit annoying after a while.
Still, I'm really interested to see how this plays out, I haven't quite decided yet what she's trying to say about "religion" in general, and what the deal is with the Seraphim. Good Guys? or Bad Guys? The "dark things" are for sure bad guys...and the Seraphs fight them, but there's still something weird about them.
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Posted March 20, 2011
At first it was hard to follow, but once you get it, it is worth it.
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Posted September 1, 2010
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The cover is was got my attention, blade, gun, cool outfit,... I got to almost half of the book and wanted to stop reading. I couln't get into the characters! to many unnecessary descriptions with no apparent consequence(Please get to the point), very little action, little dialogue. It does have lots of magic spells. Unfortunately, I got all three books, GGRRRR! that will teach me.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.It was hard to get past the first half of the book. I have not ever read a post-apocalyptic book before, which may have been the reason for my lack of interest. Pushing through the slow beginning rewarded me with a more emotional ending. Finally giving me a reason to feel connected to the characters and what was happening to them. I have just finished the second, and can't wait to begin the third.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I liked it but not that much.
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Posted February 24, 2009
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Faith has a captivating way of bringing the world of magic with the relem of religon. Not a religous person myself & shy away from that form of read, I thoughly enjoyed this book. If this is something your looking into reading - start at the begining with the first book. Once you start you will want to go to the next and the next & next. The main charater has many obsticals she must overcome & accept. With the supporting cast helps her succeed through the story & is very enjoyable. In this story there is action, drama, lust & bloodshed. It makes a great read.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I liked the characters in this book. I had never read anything by Faith Hunter before and decided to take a chance on her because of the great reviews. I liked the book, it was very easy to read the story kept moving and I was done in an evening.In my opinion the last couple chapters were a little bit muddled . Hunter spent a great deal of time building the story up to where Thorn rescued her ex and saved the whole town. When these events actually occur however very little, less than a page was written about them and it all felt rather anti climatic. I got the impression that theses chapters were cut down so the book wouldn't be more than the 352 pages. If those last chapters weren't so poorly edited/ written it would have been a much better book. I will give Hunter another chance and hope her other books have better endings.
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Overview
In a novel filled with lush imagery and exhilarating action, Faith Hunter creates a near-future world caught in the throes of an ambiguous apocalypse - where a woman with everything to hide finds her true destiny revealed.
As humanity struggles with religious strife and seraphs and demons fight a never-ending battle, a new species has arisen. "Neomages" are human in appearance, but able to twist left-over creation energy to their will. A threat...