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Attempting to hone her style, a performance artist inadvertently calls upon the assistance of two gnomelike creatures. At first their advice is invaluable, but the situation quickly turns dangerous as she finds herself trapped between two conflicting, evil bands--the Sidhe and the faerie.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A more contemporary remake of War for the Oaks, Feb 21 2001

By	Jvstin "Paul Weimer" (Circle Pines, MN United States) - See all my reviews

From what I understand, Kara Dalkey is a friend of Emma Bull's...and so I understand, having read War for the Oaks, where Dalkey got many of her ideas for this novel...namely her friend's earlier novel. (Which by the way is being reprinted in Summer 2001).

The setting is Pittsburgh rather than Minneapolis...the heroine is a Performance Artist, not the singer in a band, and she deals primarily with Unseelie rather than the Sidhe Court. But many of the concepts and 'vocabulary' are the same, or subtly different.

Thus it loses a star for basic originality, but it is well done for what it sets out to do. I do recommend those who are interested in reading both read the Bull book and then this...it makes more sense to see the evolution of the concept that way.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A magical story of triumph, Sep 5 2000

By	Rachel Watkins "Rachel Watkins" (Joshua, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book starts in a light hearted ritual to summon a spirit. Constructed on a whim from our heroine of the book, she is much surprised when it actually works and she ends up with two new friends who lead her into all sorts of situations and new friends.

This beat-of-the-city fantacy is intense, involving an array of beings from the spectrum of spiritual creatures. The powers of light and dark are head to head in a battle which could destroy, or forever change the city. And this quirky performance artist holds the key to ending it.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Why did the author have to change her style?, Dec 28 1998

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I dreaded the contemporary fantasy setting, the supposed now-days teenage antics were so unrealistic, and too wild to believe it happened at all. This is the fiction of fiction, the characters were unbelieveabley fake.

Kara Dalkey is one of my favorite fantasy authors, but this book just totally turned me off, this is the worst book she's ever written. Hard core fantasy lovers, this is not your book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent contemporary fantasy; Great read!
My favorite way to pick out a book to buy at the bookstore is to peruse the SF/Fantasy writers, and pick out a random book written by a female writer. Read more

Published on Oct 26 1998 by Nickie (wolfsong21@aol.com)

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book-very origional
This book has a highly origional senario and plot, it is written very well, and aside from the magic and immortals involved, it is very REALISTIC! Read more

Published on Mar 23 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Fantasy
This is a contemporary fantasy at its best. With STEEL ROSE, Kara Dalkey has provided one of the most entertaining novels I've read this summer. Read more

Published on Oct 9 1997