Someday I will catch up with this, though probably not this weekend, as Steven has a soccer game tonight, and a soccer tournament near Lansing all day tomorrow...
Dark Prince by David Gemmell is the second half of an historical fantasy duology that began with the wonderful Lion of Macedon. Prince Alexander, young heir to the throne of Macedon, is kidnapped to the Greece of an alternate Earth, where he is intended to be a very special human sacrifice. On this alternate Earth, mythological creatures such as centaurs still exist, and the ruler is a very evil version of King Phillip. The Greek general Parmenion must travel to the alternate world to save Alexander and return him to this one. But even if Alexander is saved, who will save his soul from the evil chaos spirit which wants to rule and possess him - and through him, the entire world? Gemmell is a master (if not THE master) of historical fantasy, and this is a well written conclusion to a very satisfying duology about the origins, birth, and life of Alexander the Great.
Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer is a sweet tempered, high spirited Regency romance. When young Lord Sheringham is turned down by the woman he has been courting, he vows to marry the first woman he meets. (He wishes to marry so he can break the trust that holds his fortune until he either marries or turns 25). The first "woman" he meets turns out to be his childhood playmate, Hero Wantage, only 16 years old, and looking to escape an unhappy childhood where she was orphaned and taken in by relatives who use her as a servant. The two of them see marriage as a means to him gaining his fortune, and to her making an escape from an unhappy life that does not involve marrying an elderly parson or having to become a paid servant. They think that he can go on like nothing has changed in his life, and that she can have fun tearing around London. After many innocent spirited but dangerous escapades, they both have to mature, and learn to take responsibility both for themselves and each other.
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong is the first book in a dark fantasy series called Women of the Otherworld. Elena Michaels seems to be a happy and well adjusted young woman living in Toronto. She is a reporter, and lives with her kind architect boyfriend. But she has a huge secret - she is a werewolf trying to pass herself off as a human. When her former pack finds itself at war with rogue werewolves, she is called back by her former alpha, Jeremy Danvers, to help out. While in upstate New York, while in great danger as a result of a werewolf war, she has to confront the reality of who and what she now is - and confront her feelings about the beloved and hated man who had deliberately bitten her, as a horrible and unforgivable act of love. How can you forgive and/or forget something that is literally unforgivable? How can you move on from something that has such a huge impact on your life? How can you get past a profoundly life altering event filled with so much love, hatred, rage, and passion?
Stolen by Kelley Armstrong is the second book in her Women of the Otherworld dark fantasy series. Elena Michaels is now living with her werewolf pack. While on a mission for her pack, she is told that a mysterious organization is stealing away members of supernatural species. She herself is kidnapped and hidden away at a top secret base, to be the subject of scientific experiments. While trying to escape, she meets and befriends (or makes enemies of ) a variety of supernatural people also being held prisoner. Whenever a subject is considered useless, or whenever someone manages to escape, they are hunted down and killed with guns and dogs as a form of sport. But the evil multimillionaire who owns the base has met his match in Elena...
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