Midnight Book Blog

Archive for June, 2009

I finished “Dead and Gone,” by Charlaine Harris, even read it twice, and found myself still hungry for more supernatural reading material.  I went to Charlaine Harris’ website and discovered part of the forum there discusses other authors.   It was there that I found a discussion about Kim Harrison’s books.  I wandered over to Kim Harrison’s website and began to browse and found “The Hallows” books were listed in order and decided to try one out at Audible.com.  (Audible has all her unabridged books and the narrator, Marguerite Gavin, is incredible!.  I started out reading “Dead Witch Walking” and downloaded them one after another until I finally finished with the “White Witch, Black Curse,” and totally enjoyed every minute of them.

I really like the world Kim Harrison created for these characters.  It seems virus occurred in genetically-engineered tomatoes and the human population was almost killed off.  However, the supernatural beings were immune to this virus and this exposed just how many of them were already living among the human population.  An alterative version of the City of  Cincinnati is the location, and most of the supernatural population lives in the Hallows, which is a section of  the city.  The main characters are Rachel Morgan, a white witch; Ivy, a vampire; and Jenks, a pixie.   All three worked for the I.S., a kind of enforcement agency that enforces the law amongst the supernatural population, and all three left the I.S. to branch out on their own as partners.   Another recurring important character is Trent Kalamack,  a wealthy, respected city councilman, who happens to be heavily involved in biodrugs and brimstone (an illegal drug in the supernatural community).  The series also abounds with witches (white and black), vampires, pixies, fairies, werewolves, demons and loads of magic.  The books are fast-paced, sexy, humorous, and just plain fun to read.

I’m so glad I stumbled on this author (Kim Harrison) and she has a new fan.  I can’t wait for the next book in the Hallows series!

Our condolences and prayers to the Jackson family.

Thank you, Michael, for sharing your talent with the world.

You will be missed and your message will be remembered.

“We Are The World” is a very moving message, written by Michael Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones,  from 1985.  I was 39 when this was written.  It moved me then and still moves me today.

Solo appearances in order:

• Lionel Ritchie
• Stevie Wonder
• Paul Simon
• Kenny Rogers
• James Ingram
• Tina Turner
• Billy Joel
• Michael Jackson
• Diana Ross
• Dionne Warwick
• Willie Nelson
• Al Jarreau
• Bruce Springsteen
• Kenny Loggins
• Steve Perry
• Daryl Hall
• Huey Lewis
• Cyndi Lauper
• Kim Carnes
• Bob Dylan
• Ray Charles