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D.L. McDermott

Auteur van Cold Iron

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Werken van D.L. McDermott

Cold Iron (2014) 63 exemplaren
Silver Skin (2014) 21 exemplaren
Stone Song (2014) 17 exemplaren
Blade Dance (2015) 7 exemplaren
Forged: A Cold Iron eBook Set (2015) 1 exemplaar

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it's well written. The romance is meh tho.
 
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kittyfoyle | 8 andere besprekingen | Mar 15, 2024 |
Blech, insta-love. The blurb sounded interesting, because it seemed like Conn would be more of an anti-hero, but that isn't what was delivered. Oh well. I thought that Beth had promise, trying to get over a bad relationship and struggling with her self-image because her ex was a total gas-lighting douche canoe, but she was a bit of a pushover.

I also found the style to be a little straight-forward. Not much in the way of symbolism (granted, I'm more than a little literal) and, for lack of a better word, not much soul. Not a terrible book but I won't be bothering with the rest of this series.… (meer)
 
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wonderlande | 10 andere besprekingen | Jan 1, 2023 |
I am glad to see the plot become more complex in this book of the series because I was worried that the simple plot of the first book would wear thin and wouldn't have anywhere to go for future books.

I knew this book would be about Miach who had a thing for Helene, the best friend of the protagonist in the first book. Miach is a Fae who is more than three thousand years old. He was one of the only Fae who was not locked away in the Otherworld by Druids. He's lived so long in this world that he has fathered generations of half-breed Fae. He only has one living son, Brian, and lots of great great (or more) grandchildren.

The Fae in the Otherworld are called the Fae Court or Wild Hunt. They are cruel and like to play sick games for pure entertainment sake. They abhor half-breeds and would torture and kill them all if they were ever set free. For this reason, Miach wants to keep them from escaping but the wall between worlds is weakening and someone is trying to use that to open a gate and free the Court.

Helene is losing big chunks of time. She knows something is wrong but when she calls her best friend to tell her, she can't. No matter how hard she tries, only pleasantries come out so she tries write an email, the same thing happens. Her only choice is to go to Miach who she knows is a Far and a criminal. He is constantly trying to woo her with gifts but dislikes him so much that her best friend, a Druid, put a geis on him to hinder him from sexually seducing Helene.

When she goes to Miach, he discovers that someone has tattooed a skin-colored spell onto her shoulder that makes her unable to speak of her time loss. Miach is able to remove it but fears the spell that is making her lose time could kill her.

They decide to investigate where she goes during her time loss. Someone has been summoning her for some unknown reason but Miach thinks it has to do with bringing back the Fae Court somehow.

This book gives a glimpse into some of the background characters who might have bigger roles in future books. I always like pondering where things are going and how the author will make it work.

The next book is about Elada.

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dragonlion | 4 andere besprekingen | Jul 30, 2022 |
I liked this book. It was stimulating...in more ways than one...and the author wasn't afraid to get a little dark at times. It made the story seem more real...well, as real as a story about the Fae and Druids can feel.

Beth is an archaeologist who finds Celtic tombs through a gift she has. She's not sure why she has this talent but her ex-husband, Frank, has used it to his advantage to make a name for himself. He's even made it to where Beth has to work under him on digs because he manipulated his bosses into believing she's somehow not as adept as he is.

They were on a dig in Ireland when things became strange. They had found a tomb under a hill or mound but everything looked pristine and fresh instead of ancient. She felt someone touch her when the lights went out but nobody was there when the light came back on. Later, at the inn, a man came into her room and tried to seduce her. He was Fae named Conn. She knew it even though they were supposed to be a myth.

She was able to resist him and even threw him across the room with her voice somehow. The innkeeper, an ancient looking woman, told her tales about the Fae and how they had ruled the land and people feared them because the Fae had no empathy and liked to play games. If a Fae took a woman, he'd keep her sometimes for a while or sometimes not but the woman would slowly die afterwards if starvation and a list of the will to live because they were somehow bound to the Fae and couldn't live without him.

Frank stole the sword and other artifacts like gold and silver from the mound and that pulls her into a world of trouble. Conn needs his sword back but other Fae have other ideas. The sword and Beth are what they need to bring back the banished Far Court who are vicious and cruel. Beth, it turns out, is a powerful Druid. She can open the door between worlds to bring the Fae Court back. Now, she has Fae after her who want her to do this and Fae who would rather see her dead to prevent her from opening the gate.

I have already downloaded and read the second book in this series.

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dragonlion | 10 andere besprekingen | Jul 30, 2022 |

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6
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111
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½ 3.5
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30
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