- Hardcover: 464 pages
- Publisher: Ace (TRD) (Dec 1 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0441003672
- ISBN-13: 978-0441003679
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 558 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,118,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Pouring old wine into new bottles once again, Kurtz and Harris serve up another vintage dark fantasy in this fifth adventure about reincarnated Adept Adam Sinclair and his efforts to contain ancient occult forces simmering beneath the civilized veneer of contemporary Scotland. Sworn to uphold "a code of spiritual morality which is, itself, a reflection of the Divine Will," Sinclair, Peregrine Lovat and other mystically endowed members of the Hunting Lodge square off against black Adept Francis Raeburn, still licking his wounds after his defeat in Dagger Magic (1995). They also take on the Lodge of the Lynx, a cabal of evildoers determined to channel the demonic energies of Taranis, Lord of Lightning. Kurtz and Harris have become so comfortable with their characters and the details of their lives that they dither leisurely for the first half of the novel, juxtaposing Adam's lengthy preparations for his Stateside wedding to Ximena Lockhart against Raeburn's equally protracted execution of the Druidic rites that will summon terrors from the Outer Darkness. But once Adam returns to Scotland from his American sojourn, the tug-of-war between the armies of light and darkness escalates into a full-blown battle. The secrets of freemasonry, the Knights Templar and Scottish myth are deployed like campaign strategies; psychometry, scrying, astral projection and other armaments in the occult arsenal are unleashed with wild abandon. Although stamped from the same template as the black magic novels Dennis Wheatley wrote a half-century ago, this tale packs thrills that will appeal to discerning modern readers.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
The fifth volume in the popular Adept series maintains the high standards of Kurtz and Harris' classic reworking of the occult detective theme. The evil adepts of the Lodge of the Lynx have returned to the fray, trying by devious and foul means to revive a medieval Scots sorcerer-nobleman who is alleged to have the power to bind elementals themselves. The body count is considerable before the Lodge and its odious leader, Francis Raeburne, meet a well-deserved fate, and that count nearly includes Adam Sinclair and several of his friends. Fortunately, Sir Adam survives to marry his beloved Ximena at last, and readers will enjoy the same elegance, wit, folkloric and occult scholarship, brisk pacing, and flavor of contemporary Scotland that have distinguished this book's predecessors. Sir Adam and friends may yet achieve the popularity of Manly Wade Wellman's John the Balladeer. If and when they do, it will be deserved. Roland Green
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Addictive fluff,
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This review is from: Adept Death Of An Adept (Paperback)
The "Adept" series by Kurtz and Harris combines all the worst features of formula romance novels, Extruded Fantasy Product, and pseudohistorical conspiracy theories. The prose is tepid, the dialogue stilted, and the characters one-dimensional (at best). Plot complications are carefully piled up, only to be resolved miraculously at the last moment by a wave of the hand.So why do I keep reading them, and checking to see if a new one is out? The same reason I eat Twinkies, I suppose -- they may be content-free fluff, but they're *definitive* content-free fluff. Sometimes it's fun to turn the brain off. If you like romance novels, ritual magic, secret societies, and the city of Edinburgh, you might very well enjoy these books a lot. If you require plot, characterization, command of the language, or important themes from your reading, don't bother.
4.0 out of 5 stars
An fine successor to Dion Fortune's "Dr. Taverner" stories,
By milfount@netonecom.net (Reed City, Michigan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Adept Death Of An Adept (Paperback)
In every one of Ms. Kurtz's "Adept" books, there comes a moment of such overwhelming mythic beauty that I get watery-eyed, or cry. "The Death of An Adept" is no exception, and for me, it is when the young psychic artist Peregrine finally gains his wings as a magical adept in his own right. Every book in this series is a fine successor to the occult fiction of Dion Fortune, combining hermetic principles effectively with skillful and dramatic storytelling and a high moral sense. Here, as previously, we see that evil is its own punishment, and that a good heart, and one annealed by self-discipline and fine training, can overcome many (supernatural) obstacles.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Followup,
By A Customer
This review is from: Adept Death Of An Adept (Paperback)
I started reading the Adept because K. Kurtz wrote it and I liked her Deryni series. I had no idea how good it was. Since that first book, I have continued to read and be impressed. Death of an Adept keeps the standard of the Adept series has high as ever. It is a fitting end to the series of events that started in book 1. I loved it. I usually get bored with book series after awhile, but The Adept is proving to be the exception. I can't wait for the next book. Here's hoping that The Adept series continues to hit new heights.
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