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DAILY IRELAND
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Shan introduces
us to a new bad
guy and a new
good guy. In
common with most
of Shan's lead
males, the lead
is not the most
well developed
of characters, a
likeable teen
who encounters
Lord Loss and
his evil minions
when he arrives
home to find his
parents and
sister dead. He
thinks that he
will never again
witness such a
terrible night
of death and
darkness. Shan's
job is to show
us that he is
wrong. He goes
insane, learning
three things
along the way:
the world is
vicious, magic
is possible and
demons are real.
So is Shan's
gothic genius.
"Inside the
room, somebody
giggles -- low,
throaty,
sadistic.
There's a
ripping sound,
followed by
snaps and
crunches. My
hand turns. The
door opens. Hell
is revealed." |
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