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When you’re staring evil in the eye, don’t forget to watch your back . . .
For the first time in forever, Jayné Heller’s life is making sense. Even if she routinely risks her life to destroy demonic parasites that prey on mortals, she now has friends, colleagues, a trusted lover, and newfound confidence in the mission she inherited from her wealthy, mysterious uncle. Her next job might just rob her of all of them. At Grace Memorial Hospital in Chicago, something is stirring. Patients are going AWOL and research subjects share the same sinister dreams. Half a century ago, something was buried under Grace in a terrible ritual, and it’s straining to be free. Jayné is primed to take on whatever’s about to be let loose. Yet the greatest danger now may not be the huge, unseen force lurking below, but the evil that has been hiding in plain sight all along—taking her ever closer to losing her body, her mind, and her soul. . . .
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M. L. N. Hanover is an International Horror Guild Award-winning author living in the American southwest.
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4.4 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews)
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(4.5) How M.L.N. Hanover made me scared of my workplace!, Nov 30 2010
By Kelly (Fantasy Literature) - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Vicious Grace: Book Three of the Black Sun's Daughter (Mass Market Paperback)
Have you ever been in one of those cobbled-together buildings where the 1st floor of the original structure opens onto the 3rd floor of the new wing, and you can only access the fourth floor by a staircase at the far end of that older building that got swallowed up into the whole mass at some point, and so on? I work in one, and after reading Vicious Grace, I don't think I'll ever see it the same way again! (Gee, thanks, M.L.N. Hanover, for making me scared of my own office building. *g*)Vicious Grace is the third in Hanover's urban fantasy series THE BLACK SUN'S DAUGHTER. This one's set in Chicago, at labyrinthine Grace Memorial Hospital, where a sleep researcher has noticed an eerie anomaly in his latest study: all of his subjects have had the same dream of an inhuman creature crawling out of a coffin. Jayné Heller and her team are called in to help. Conveniently, Jayné's uncle Eric left her a condo in the city, and the gang settles in to investigate.
They uncover a ghastly history, the tendrils of which reach more intimately into Jayné's own life than she'd have ever guessed. What she learns leads her to question everything she thought she knew, and she faces some harrowing moral choices that reveal less-than-admirable facets of her personality. There's so little I can say without spoiling the best parts of the story, but Hanover makes gutsy plotting decisions that change the reader's perception of the whole series.
Add in huge helpings of suspense, plus plenty of character development. In particular, we see more of Ex and Chogyi Jake and how their respective faiths shape their actions. There's also some romantic drama. Jayné is worried about losing Aubrey to Kim, and the feelings of all three characters are realistically and sympathetically portrayed.
Vicious Grace is a chilling novel on two levels: the external horror of the haunted hospital, and the internal horror in Jayné's mind as she considers the uses -- and abuses -- of the power she has inherited from Eric. I couldn't put it down. You'll want to read Unclean Spirits and Darker Angels first (otherwise the impact of this installment won't be as great), but Vicious Grace is the best of the series so far.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
This a dark and gritty urban fantasy that reader who enjoy a little horror and are tired of the same old vampire/shifter books, Nov 30 2010
By Bookaholics Reviewer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Vicious Grace: Book Three of the Black Sun's Daughter (Mass Market Paperback)
Vicious Grace by M.L.N. HanoverUrban Fantasy- Nov. 30th, 2010
4 stars
Vicious Grace is the 3rd in the Black Sun's Daughter series. This a dark and gritty urban fantasy for the reader who enjoys a little horror and are tired of the same old vampire/shifter books.
This book is suspenseful and features a cast of eclectic characters. The heroine Jayne inherited gobs of money when her mysterious uncle died, but she also inherited a deadly job and powers she is finally beginning to understand. Now she is a spiritual fixer who takes care of evil parasites. She, her boyfriend, and their rag tag team battle for the good side.
In this story, Jayne is called to a hospital where subjects are having the same disturbing dreams. Jayne must figure out what is behind them and quickly. But her investigation leads her to discover secrets about her uncle that she rather she didn't know.
This is a unique series. The heroine always seems to be on the edge of danger where the stakes are high. As I mentioned before, it is a mix of horror and dark fantasy. I enjoy the fantasy but sometimes found the horror unappealing to my tastes- too dark. The mystery and plot are fascinating. The characters and story are not strictly black and white and the heroine must make difficult decisions. Unfortunately, Jayne is not an easy heroine to like. But her off beat and smart alack personality does add to the story. The best thing about this series is that it evolves, and it reveals more about Jayne' s mysterious uncle and the challenges that Jayne will face in her uncertain future.
Dark, edgy and very realistic. Readers looking for a new 'breed' of urban fantasy will find a fascinating new world to explore but due to its complexity and cast, I would suggest reading them in order.
Reviewed by Steph from the Romance Book Club
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superior technique, Dec 10 2010
By S. M Stirling "Steve" - Published on Amazon.com
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The author handles character deftly and with some depth. Things that look formulaic turn out not to be. And the action sequences are gripping and sometimes genuinely frightening. All in all, a superior example of the genre and a good novel in itself.
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