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Killing Rites: Full of action and ideas


November 29th, 2011  Posted by Terry Weyna

M.L.N. Hanover Black Sun's Daughter 4. Killing Ritesurban fantasy book review M.L.N. Hanover Black Sun's Daughter 4. Killing RitesKilling Rites by M.L.N. Hanover

M.L.N. Hanover’s series, THE BLACK SUN’S DAUGHTER, gets better with every book. The latest, Killing Rites, advances the story of Jayné Heller’s growth, but it also continues to build the world in which she operates. Metaphysical questions about the existence of God and the nature of the demons start to become integral to Heller’s life. Furthermore, Hanover refuses to ever take the easy way out, always choosing the most difficult — and most interesting — plot twists over the development that a reader in the urban fantasy genre would expect. Hanover’s decision to always up the ante makes this one of the best series in the field today… Killing Rites is full of action at the same time that it is full of ideas and religious quandaries. Hanover meshes all these plot elements beautifully, creating a story that leaves one both hyped by the physicality of the plot and intrigued by the mystery… Read the rest.

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7 Responses to “Killing Rites: Full of action and ideas”

  1. Melissa (My World...in words and pages)

    Wonderful to hear! I heard the third book was better than its predecessors. And to hear this one’s even better, amazing! :) I read the first two and had the third here to read, now I need to get this one as well. :) Thank you!

  2. Kelly Lasiter

    I love this series. I can’t wait to read this one!

  3. Kat Hooper

    Stop piling stuff on my TBR list, Terry!
    Unless you’re willing to help me pay for these books.
    And maybe you could come over and do some of my chores so I can find the time to read them!

  4. Terry

    I think that booksellers should be required to sell four hours of free time along with every book. That would go a long way toward helping us all with those huge, looming stacks of books yet to be read.

  5. Chad Hull

    Terry, I’ll sign that petition when you get it going…

    Actually I think you’d find overwhelming support in favor of ‘four hours free time with every book bought.’

  6. Kat Hooper

    If I bought enough books, would I be immortal?

  7. Terry

    Well, Kat, that’s my thought. If I can’t die until I’ve read all my books, I’m at least halfway immortal.

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