Power Game

December 5, 2016
Lucky number 13 in Feehan’s contemporary paranormal romance Ghostwalker series (after Spider Game) is packed with heart-pounding action and toe-curling heat. Set in the heart of Louisiana’s swamps, the steamy love story pairs up a bioengineered killer with a physically and psychically augmented super soldier. The evil Dr. Whitney experiments on infant girls, enhancing and training them to be perfect spies and assassins. When one of his success stories, Bellisia, goes on an assignment that brings her up against an adversary of the enhanced soldiers known as the Ghostwalkers, her protective instincts kick in and she decides to save them all. Darkly brooding and rather bossy Zeke, one of the soldiers, will also do anything to guard those he calls family, something that utterly captivates the orphaned Bella. The detailed, engrossing narrative is coupled with an in-depth look at the community being created in the bayou, but too much emphasis on past events and distracting repetition bog down an otherwise exceptional novel. Agent: Steven Axelrod, Axelrod Agency.

The listener is returned to Christine Feehan's world of GhostWalkers--psychically enhanced soldiers. The story opens with Bellisia, a female GhostWalker, escaping from her handlers. She makes her way to Louisiana's swamps to warn Ezekiel Fortune of an impending attack. Narrator Jim Frangione's voice embodies the swamp setting. Listeners can almost feel the humidity and the waters lapping at the shore. Frangione conveys the tension between Ezekiel and Bellisia and contrasts it masterfully with the tender moments between the two. The listener also gets the opportunity to revisit characters from the previous books in the series. Story and narration combine to make great listening. S.B. � AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine