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City of Souls
The Fourth Sign of the Zodiac

by Vicki Pettersson

     

Joanna Archer returns in City of Souls: The Fourth Sign of the Zodiac. In the last book, Joanna had given part of her chi to Jasmine Chen, the changeling who wrote the manuals for the Light. She no longer wrote them, because she refused to turn things over to her sister, Li. Instead, Jasmine wished her powers to grow. She wanted to be one of the immortal agents who fought for the Light. But Joanna was already chosen for that sign. Unless she died, that sign would be filled forever.

Meanwhile, Li languished with an undiagnosable malady that was draining her strength. She would die soon unless Joanna figured out a way to fix Jasmine so that she would grow older and grow up, instead of living the rest of her life as a thirteen-year-old girl. The answer, according to Warren, lay with a man named Jaden Jacks. He was a former Light agent who had accidentally killed his changeling. As a result, Joanna wondered how he had tried to fix his changeling, how he had repaired the child, or if he had killed him as it was rumored. According to Warren, Jacks was in a place called Midheaven, a place Warren had formerly sworn did not exist.

City of Souls is a nonstop action story, the ending of which is not visible until you get there. The characters are human in some ways, but not in all. As in any story concerning the paranormal, there’s a lot of magic involved. The battle between good and evil is never-ending. This time though, Joanna must correct the imbalance that places evil in the driver’s seat. The four novels in the "Zodiac" series are well worth reading. This winter will be a good time to snuggle in with a stack of good books. Pick up all four and enjoy a winter’s ride.

The Book

Eos / HarperCollins
June 30, 2009
Mass Market Paperback
0061456780 / 978-0061456787
Fantasy
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Excerpt
NOTE: Contains violence, sex, profanity

The Reviewer

Jo Rogers
Reviewed 2009
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