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Title: Feral Darkness by Doranna Durgin ISBN: 0-671-31994-9 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 22 May, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Dog groomer turns hero!!
Comment: I used to be a dog groomer and am now a State Animal Control Officer. I started reading Doranna Durgin books with Touched by Magic which, in my opinion, is by far her best book I have read so far. Durgin is a fresh writer who definately did her homework on this book. She talks about subjects I deal with on a daily basis and is right on the money on every subject. Her descriptions of the dogs and the "day in the life of a dog groomer" are extremely accurate. All of her books are GREAT!! I have shared them with a co-worker who is also a sci-fi/fantasy fan. When she came out with this book, I just had to share it with him, since it is right up our alley. He loved it too!!
The book is about a young heroine who dabbles in the mystic powers of the great beyond and bites off more than she can chew. I highly recommend any fantasy fan to read this book, finally an author who writes about a subject new and fresh!! This book is like none other you have ever read. Doranna is a wonderful writer, ENJOY!!!
Rating: 4
Summary: A Different Type of Fantasy/Alternate Reality
Comment: When she was a little girl, Brenna Fallon loved her pet dog more than anything. She couldn't bear the thought of his death, but she knew that he was getting old. She read about an ancient god named Mars Nodens, who was said to favor dogs and decided that she would ask him to let her dog live longer. Unfortunately, her prayer was answered...
Years later, Brenna discovers that she opened a gateway of power by a spring on her property - a gateway that can be used for both great good and great evil. To survive, she must rely on her wits and follow her instincts to strengthen the gateway as a power for good. She also finds assistance from a mysterious stranger, Masera, whom she is unwillingly attracted to. But her greatest helpmate is a puzzling stray dog named Druid who becomes far more than a faithful companion...
This book was a fun find for me as it is different than your typical fantasy. I like dogs, but do not own one, and it was very entertaining to hear about Brenna's job as a dog groomer and all of the problems that she has to deal with every day. The book is packed with interesting characters and I enjoyed meeting all of them. The plot was pretty well-paced, it seemed to kind of stall in a couple of spots, but it kept me going and I read it in one sitting. My only complaint is that Durgin spent quite a bit of time on a debate between Christian religions (believing in a God) and pagan religions where there are many gods. The main character, Brenna, struggles with believing in both and visits the priest at the church a couple of times, has inner debates, etc. It was a little distasteful to me, but nothing bad, of course. Still, it caught me unpleasantly by surprise and I just want to offer a fair warning!
Rating: 3
Summary: Not what I was expecting
Comment: Brenna Falon is a dog groomer working in a pet shop. She has a knack with dogs or so she thinks, but you see her "knack" stems from a time when she was nine years old and in danger of losing her beloved dog. The young Brenna, armed with a girl's naiveté and a little knowledge, called upon Mars Nodens--a god of healing--to save her dog.
Without knowing what she was doing, she created a place of power near the spring that ran through her family's property thereby giving the god a place to dwell. When, her dog finally dies at an amazingly advanced age, she buries him in this sacred place and raises a cairn of rocks to mark the place. Years pass with her often visiting the grave and "keeping it nice" not realising that by doing so she is keeping the site active and inadvertently praying to Mars Nodens by thinking of the good times she and her pet had together.
Things go wrong when a group of rowdy teenagers desecrate the site and shed blood. A dark power is released to contest ownership of the spring and of Brenna. A new strain of rabies begins to take its toll over the animal and human population. Brenna struggles to understand what is happening and together with a man she doesn't entirely trust, she fights against to the darkness and its human servant.
This book was okay, but not even close to what Ms Durgin can produce. I recommend skipping this one in favour of Dun Lady's Jess, Changespell, Changespell Legacy, or Wolf Justice
Mark E. Cooper...
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Title: Changespell by Doranna Durgin ISBN: 0671877658 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Changespell Legacy by Doranna Durgin ISBN: 0743435443 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Wolverine's Daughter by Doranna Durgin ISBN: 0671578472 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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