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A Sword in the Sun
The Nightcraft Quartet Book 2
by Shannon Page
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pub Date
Feb 16 2021
| Archive Date
Feb 01 2021
Description
Calendula Isadora (Callie to her friends) is a powerful witch with a mind for science...magical science. Her independent ways, not to mention her unseemly affection for her human boyfriend, put her at odds with her San Francisco coven. The last straw comes when she builds and animates a massive golem. Really, such things are simply not done among respectable witchkind. Then a sexy Old Country warlock arrives on the scene, just to complicate things further, as Callie's best friend, Logandina, falls ill with an inexplicable malady. As Callie delves deeper into the swirl of mysteries surrounding her, the witchkind powers-that-be try to keep her in her place. Naturally, she defies them, with help from her mentor, eight-hundred-year-old Gregorio Andromedus, her mother, a "wild magic" witch with a talent for the tarot, and a few new friends. But when illusion, deception, danger and intrigue are the common currency, how can any witch know who to trust or where to turn? Can Callie rely on anyone besides herself-and her familiar, Elnor?
Calendula Isadora (Callie to her friends) is a powerful witch with a mind for science...magical science. Her independent ways, not to mention her unseemly affection for her human boyfriend, put her...
Description
Calendula Isadora (Callie to her friends) is a powerful witch with a mind for science...magical science. Her independent ways, not to mention her unseemly affection for her human boyfriend, put her at odds with her San Francisco coven. The last straw comes when she builds and animates a massive golem. Really, such things are simply not done among respectable witchkind. Then a sexy Old Country warlock arrives on the scene, just to complicate things further, as Callie's best friend, Logandina, falls ill with an inexplicable malady. As Callie delves deeper into the swirl of mysteries surrounding her, the witchkind powers-that-be try to keep her in her place. Naturally, she defies them, with help from her mentor, eight-hundred-year-old Gregorio Andromedus, her mother, a "wild magic" witch with a talent for the tarot, and a few new friends. But when illusion, deception, danger and intrigue are the common currency, how can any witch know who to trust or where to turn? Can Callie rely on anyone besides herself-and her familiar, Elnor?
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9780996399753 |
| PRICE |
$16.95 (USD)
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| PAGES |
266
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Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9780996399753 |
| PRICE |
$16.95 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
266
|
Average rating from 3 members
Featured Reviews
Richelle F, Reviewer
Alright, well I thought the first book had mysterious events, this one has even more! Callie's life has definitely taken a hard left turn. In The Queen and The Tower, Callie found out she was mysteriously pregnant. With Jeremy off on his mysterious trip to the Old Country, and Callie dealing with all that goes with her pregnancy and everything else that happened alone. She realizes she has isolated herself from her friends and family. Her coven, now excited about her upcoming arrival, are more than happy to help her navigate her new world without Logan and as a coven-bound single mother.
We see less of Jeremy in this novel, or of Raymond (unfortunately!). Callie is consumed by the fatigue of her pregnancy and of the secret Gregorio has burdened her with. He believes he’s serving the good of all witch-kind. After the Cautery, Callie is still feeling uneasy about the resolution of the mysterious illness that stole Logan away from her. Where is Willson and where is Logan's soul? Callie begins digging deeper into the mystery, falling deeper into her research of the sick witches and as Jeremy returns still with clear intention of setting their union contract immediately, she finds not all is what it seems and she determined to sort it out, newborn or not, by travelling to the Old Country to see to it herself.
This second instalment in The Nightcraft Quartet takes place immediately after The Queen and The Tower. The pacing is a little uneven, and not as smooth as the first novel. But as we are reading through Callie's perspective, I imagine that pregnancy brain has quite a bit to do with it. The secrets revealed in this novel were as I suspected but I think that was the point. This series is not what I expected it to be in all the best way. Now, the ending, I do not know what's coming next, but I will definitely be on the look out for book 3.
Featured Reviews
Richelle F, Reviewer
Alright, well I thought the first book had mysterious events, this one has even more! Callie's life has definitely taken a hard left turn. In The Queen and The Tower, Callie found out she was mysteriously pregnant. With Jeremy off on his mysterious trip to the Old Country, and Callie dealing with all that goes with her pregnancy and everything else that happened alone. She realizes she has isolated herself from her friends and family. Her coven, now excited about her upcoming arrival, are more than happy to help her navigate her new world without Logan and as a coven-bound single mother.
We see less of Jeremy in this novel, or of Raymond (unfortunately!). Callie is consumed by the fatigue of her pregnancy and of the secret Gregorio has burdened her with. He believes he’s serving the good of all witch-kind. After the Cautery, Callie is still feeling uneasy about the resolution of the mysterious illness that stole Logan away from her. Where is Willson and where is Logan's soul? Callie begins digging deeper into the mystery, falling deeper into her research of the sick witches and as Jeremy returns still with clear intention of setting their union contract immediately, she finds not all is what it seems and she determined to sort it out, newborn or not, by travelling to the Old Country to see to it herself.
This second instalment in The Nightcraft Quartet takes place immediately after The Queen and The Tower. The pacing is a little uneven, and not as smooth as the first novel. But as we are reading through Callie's perspective, I imagine that pregnancy brain has quite a bit to do with it. The secrets revealed in this novel were as I suspected but I think that was the point. This series is not what I expected it to be in all the best way. Now, the ending, I do not know what's coming next, but I will definitely be on the look out for book 3.
