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Overview

Times are truly desperate within Averalaan's hundred holdings, and Jewel MArkess and her den are finding it hard to survive. Then suddenly their mentor Rath orders them to avoid the ancient Undercity beneath Averlaan's streets, cutting them off from their main source of income. Yet Rath himself refuses to heed the warnings of Jewel's seer dreams. Instead, he allies with the mages of the Order of Knowledge in a secret war against demonic foes, knowing he'll be targeted for death-or worse. In a last attempt to protect Jewel and her den, he writes a note of introduction to the head of House Terafin-the sister he's sworn never to contact. For only within then Terafin manse would the den stand a chance of escaping the unnatural forces reaching out to claim them...

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Book two in Michelle West's House War series starts with Angel's quest to complete the mission of his exiled father, and then takes a sharp turn when he meets up with Jewel and her "den"-a self-chosen tribe of street urchins, precocious by necessity. Angel all but fades into the background for the rest of the book while we follow Jewel's efforts to feed her adopted charges and keep them safe even as the undercity where they scavenge for saleable goods becomes a source of supernatural danger. Then Old Rath, Jewel's sometime-mentor, takes center stage with his mission to kill demons and to expose their infiltration of the ranks of the powerful-something he can do only by dying and allowing an impersonator to try to fool his estranged sister, now the head of a powerful clan. He pulls off a posthumous coup to protect Jewel and her visions. West's point-of-view shifts are vertiginous. No doubt over the course of the series all these threads will intertwine, but new readers are likely to be feel frustrated by all the loose ends left hanging in the meantime.
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Self-exiled from the powerful House Terafin, the man called Rath rescues Jewel, an orphan girl who, in turn, rescues other children and brings them to Rath and safety. When the disappearances of children in the city of Averalaan hit close to home, Rath sends Jewel to his sister, head of House Terafin, while he joins with mages from the Order of Knowledge to combat a demonic threat to the Essalieyan Empire. The sequel to The Hidden City weaves together many plot threads and expands the cast of characters to include a young man bent on completing his dead father's quest. VERDICT Well written with strong young people taking center stage, this is a good fantasy series for young adults as well as adult readers.
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This second installment of The House Wars series opens with Angel, an orphaned youngster on a mission and a quest to find answers about his father. Then the narrative's focus abruptly changes, and the reader finds Angel to be part of a group of youngsters under the leadership of Jewel Markess, whose story essentially dominates the remainder of the book. Once herself an orphaned child banished to the streets of Averalaan, Jewel is determined to help other ill-fated youngsters in the capital city. In doing so she has formed her own unusual family. With help from Rath, the man that saved her, Jewel has taught her "den" to survive while eking out a meager living from selling items they find in the underground hidden city. Now her dreams are foretelling of supernatural evil occurrences. Around her, violence is increasing and street children are mysteriously disappearing. For Jewel and her motley kin to have any chance of survival, Rath must be willing to sacrifice not only his personal pride regarding his estranged sister but also his life in an explosive demonic confrontation. The story is compelling and certainly spares no descriptive details. The unexpected and complete about-face concerning Angel, however, remains unexplained, and at times the extensive descriptions distract rather than enrich. It is overall an interesting but slightly unsatisfying read. For background knowledge of the characters and saga, this reviewer recommends first reading the initial book in this series, The Hidden City (DAW, 2009). Reviewer: Julie Watkins

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780756405984
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 2/2/2010
  • Pages: 467
  • Sales rank: 1,215,911
  • Series: House War Series , #2
  • Product dimensions: 6.10 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 1.60 (d)

Meet the Author

Michelle West has published short stories and bestselling fantasy novels under her maiden name, Michelle Sagara. She is a two- time Campbell Award nominee.

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  • Posted December 25, 2009

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    super action oriented investigative fantasy

    In the capital city of Essalieyam Empire Averalaan lies the under city beneath the streets. Very few of the surface dwellers know that life below ground exists. Rath, estranged from his family, seeks valuables from the land below to sell to those above. Also seeking valuables from the undercity in order to survive are the nomadic, street urchins led by Jewell "Jay" Markess. She is a grateful to Rath for taking her off the streets and mentoring her on how to live off the undercity treasures.

    Life inside of Averalaan is getting harder. Children are disappearing without a trace including some from Jay's den. There's a demon dissonance hovering over the city and Rath investigates what is going on. His inquiries lead to Lord Cordufar and his mistress; bot of whom are not human and dangerous to Rath, Jay and others. He also learns that a demon can take over the body of a person and retain their memories. Jay is a seer who has three identical visions of Cordufar's mistress. This is significant as it spells out danger especially when Jay also has visions that Rath will die unless he takes precautions to prevent a demon from subsuming him Jay tries to keep Rath safe while he attempts to insure her future if he dies.

    This is a super action oriented investigative fantasy in an incredible world as Michelle West makes her empire and capital seem as if it comes from ancient history books rather than her imagination. The cast is strong especially the lead couple who are clearly devoted to one another with each wanting to keep the other safe. However, , it is the city and its undercity that spellbinds the audience as no one knows what is coming to the surface from below.

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    Great Read!. Highly Recommend

    Great Read!. Highly Recommend

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    Wonderfully told addition to the saga

    I love these books and this one did not disappoint

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