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The Taste of Night
by Vicki Pettersson
Avon, April, 2007
Paperback, 440 pages
Ordering information:
Amazon.com
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Amazon.co.uk
Joanna Archer is a young woman who grew up in Las Vegas with her sister and her
billionaire father, Xavier Archer. Joanna never got along with her father,
and in the first book, The Scent of Shadows,
she found out the horrifying reason why. She also discovered that she -- like her mother before her -- is destined to
be a superhero whose adventures are immediately recorded in a popular
comic book series. Joanna is the Archer (Sagittarius), one of 12 Zodiac signs of the Light. Light Zodiac Troop 175
acts as the guardians of the citizens of Las Vegas. The Light is opposed by 12 Dark Zodiac signs, which are out to cause mayhem and misery in
the human world.
After the shocking events at the end of the first book,
Joanna now awakes to find she has the body and face of her gorgeous
socialite sister Olivia. Suddenly, everyone treats her very differently. But
Joanna has other problems: she must stop a horrific plague unleashed on the
city by the Tulpa, the being that leads the dark Zodiac troop. Joanna must
battle the dark, while resisting its siren call as she strives to find out
what happened to her mother and how she came to be the Archer.
Joanna Archer is an interesting and unique heroine and the mythology
of the series is truly inspired. The scenes at the little comic shop
where the chronicles of both Light and Dark are recorded are both
illuminating and hilarious. The Las Vegas setting provides
some great locations, such as the graveyard for dead neon signs where the
entrance to the Light Troop's underground headquarters is located.
Vicki Pettersson is an exciting new talent on the
urban fantasy scene: this series really sings with action, slyly funny
social commentary and a compelling heroine.
--Claire E. White
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