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Living With Ghosts (2009)

by Kari Sperring(Favorite Author)

3.4 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0756405424 (ISBN13: 9780756405427)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

DAW

review 1: Drawn into the ancient city of Merafi, yet barred from entering by an ancient pact sealed in blood, these hungry haunts await their opportunity to break through the magical border and wreak havoc on the city’s innocent denizens. And as a priestess and prince weave a sorcerous plot to shatter the pact and bring ruin on Merafi, only a failed assassin-priest who is now a courtesan, a noble lord married into the ruling family of Merafi, an officer of the city guard, a woman warrior who was the former lover of a now-dead lord, and the ghost of that lord himself stand between Merafi and the tidal wave of magic that may soon bring ruin flooding down upon the city.a slow starter, this thoughtful and deliberate book picks up about half-way through. the intricate language and weav... moreing of this book did make it hard for me to really get into it, but i liked the characters (oh Yvaine!) and felt genuinely sorry that the book had to end the way it did.i hope Ms Sperring writes more about Meralfi and it's inhabitants.
review 2: I love rich, detailed worlds and complex characters. I am not a "fun fast read" person. Keep that in mind when I say I loved this book. Sperring has created a city -- Merafi -- along with its politics and its inhabitants, that seems so real I kept thinking I was reading a historical novel. Except of course for the ghosts and the well-realized magicks that haunt Merafi's present and its past.Gracielis, the main viewpoint character, is a male courtesan who takes both men and women as clients -- a refreshing change from the usual "happy hooker" wenches in fantasy fiction. He sees ghosts as well, and both his profession and the visitations keep him on constant guard. The city, however, is in a way the main character, and it's as deeply emperiled by hostile magicks as any princess in a fairy tale.Sperring is a medieval historian by training. Her prose and her eye for detail are both excellent. less

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