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Elite Hands of Justice #3
Sorceress, Interrupted
Though Megalopolis has many superheroes, none of them is quite like Fantazia. That's no surprise, given her parentage. Forced to watch loved ones age and die, she would rather live in a pocket universe tending bar. It's safer to remain cold and aloof, to not get attached to anything or anyone. So helping the Elite Hands of Justice defeat the Dragon was a mistake. Hanging around her her father's band on do-gooders have given her a taste of camaraderie, but have birthed a new threat, something worse than the evil plot of the city's newest supervillan. The true peril is Cyrus...for he threatens Fantazia's heart.
308 pages, Paperback
First published November 23, 2010
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August 12, 2011
This book was interesting as part of the story we learned more about the Reincarnist, from the first book. Fantazia, who is the Reincarnist's daughter, deals with a lot in the book. To say that she has big time daddy issue is an understatement and it shows through in a lot of ways in this book, especially when she is dealing with the EHJ and Cyrus in particular they come out.
I was shocked to learn of the many secrets of the backgrounds of Reincarnist and Fantazia. Fantazia and Cyrus were so funny together as they spent so much of the time bickering back and forth.
I look forward to the next book!
I was shocked to learn of the many secrets of the backgrounds of Reincarnist and Fantazia. Fantazia and Cyrus were so funny together as they spent so much of the time bickering back and forth.
I look forward to the next book!
March 4, 2013
This is book 3 in the "Elite Hands of Justice" series, and I felt that it was the weakest of the series so far.
I liked Fantazia's character in the first two books - she was so enigmatic I was so excited that she was getting her own book. However, for a character that is over 2000 years old, she had the same maturity level of a jaded 18 year old. Eh.
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OK. So Fantazia falls in love with Cyrus the Virus, which is great, except that it was handled so heavy handedly. He looks at her with smoldering eyes and tells her that he likes her dressed normal instead of a sex bomb and BANG - suddenly her "jaded" 2000 year old soul is head over in heels in love.
Even if I took a deep breath and decided to swallow that line, it is then revealed that to save Cyrus, Fantazia gives up part of her soul to keep him alive. And unlike in book 1, this is a huge chunk of her soul...so now, Cyrus is basically immortal just like her. Huh? If it was so easy to give up her soul and keep her lover alive, why didn't she do this 2000 years ago when her first true love Andrew was dying, rather then with a guy who she is just starting to be interested in?
As if all the implausible things weren't enough, suddenly, it is revealed that she's the daughter of a Greek Goddess and one of the original Titans (who in this universe is made of pure magic). If that is the case...WHY hasn't she been the most powerful sorceress since the moment she was born? She's the daughter of the GODS...yet...yet just by using her magic to save Cyrus she's no longer the most powerful magic user in the world? Huh?
Too many inconsistancies...it's almost like the author realized that he has a pretty interesting book series on his hands and wants to whip something out while fans were still riding high on Tekgrrl.
Still, it was a fun read, but after the delicate way Tekgrrl's crush and eventual romance was handled in the previous book, this book seems very heavy handed and poorly thought through.
I liked Fantazia's character in the first two books - she was so enigmatic I was so excited that she was getting her own book. However, for a character that is over 2000 years old, she had the same maturity level of a jaded 18 year old. Eh.
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OK. So Fantazia falls in love with Cyrus the Virus, which is great, except that it was handled so heavy handedly. He looks at her with smoldering eyes and tells her that he likes her dressed normal instead of a sex bomb and BANG - suddenly her "jaded" 2000 year old soul is head over in heels in love.
Even if I took a deep breath and decided to swallow that line, it is then revealed that to save Cyrus, Fantazia gives up part of her soul to keep him alive. And unlike in book 1, this is a huge chunk of her soul...so now, Cyrus is basically immortal just like her. Huh? If it was so easy to give up her soul and keep her lover alive, why didn't she do this 2000 years ago when her first true love Andrew was dying, rather then with a guy who she is just starting to be interested in?
As if all the implausible things weren't enough, suddenly, it is revealed that she's the daughter of a Greek Goddess and one of the original Titans (who in this universe is made of pure magic). If that is the case...WHY hasn't she been the most powerful sorceress since the moment she was born? She's the daughter of the GODS...yet...yet just by using her magic to save Cyrus she's no longer the most powerful magic user in the world? Huh?
Too many inconsistancies...it's almost like the author realized that he has a pretty interesting book series on his hands and wants to whip something out while fans were still riding high on Tekgrrl.
Still, it was a fun read, but after the delicate way Tekgrrl's crush and eventual romance was handled in the previous book, this book seems very heavy handed and poorly thought through.
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September 25, 2010This book is delayed for 6 to 8 months in book format, it will come out on sept. 28th in e-book only.
July 10, 2020
Fantazia is a 2,000-year-old sorceress with major family issues. After saving the world, she finally gets what she wants: a hug from daddy!
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