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Die Phoenix-Chroniken - Asche (German Edition) - Community Reviews back

by Lori Handeland, Petra Knese
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Wrighty's Reads
Wrighty's Reads rated it 16 years ago
Liz Phoenix is an ex-cop turned bartender. She has physic abilities that she has never embraced and feels guilty that she wasn't able to save her partner's life. She took herself off the police force and now works in a cop bar as a form of self punishment. When Ruthie, her devoted foster mother, die...
cat's corner
cat's corner rated it 16 years ago
While I own every title in the Nightcreature series, this is my first Lori Handeland read and taken as a whole, I was not disappointed with my advance reader copy from St. Martin's Press. Ms. Handeland delves into a complex showdown between good and evil with the first in her Phoenix Chronicles seri...
Stumbling Over Chaos
Stumbling Over Chaos rated it 16 years ago
"The pros: A strong female protagonist and an intriguing premise suggest that The Phoenix Chronicles might be a worthwhile series to follow.[return][return]The cons: This reminded me way too much of Anita Blake, post ardeur. Since I think the onset of the arrdeur is what turned that series from para...
Intensely Focused
Intensely Focused rated it 16 years ago
I read through it in one sitting and very much enjoyed it. I liked the main characters, the world Handeland has created and I thought the plot and pacing of the book were very good. It's a little reminiscent of Stephen King's The Stand or The Prophecy movies.I do have a few concerns though. I think ...
Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud
Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud rated it 17 years ago
Part of a hot publishing genre called “paranormal romance,” this is an old-fashioned horror story at its heart. It’s also an old-fashioned kind of storytelling, where beginning begets middle leads to end, which is carefully crafted to close this story and prepare us for the next. Since this is the f...
Tomes and Tea Leaves
Tomes and Tea Leaves rated it 17 years ago
I had much higher hopes for this book than what were met. I enjoy the odd paranormal thriller, mystery, etc., but this book simply did not deliver. The premise of this book is that Elizabeth Phoenix discovers upon the death of her foster mother that she is now responsible for leading the worldwide f...
Smiling through the Chaos
Smiling through the Chaos rated it 56 years ago
Just came in can't wait to read
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