Pagina principaleGruppiConversazioniAltroStatistiche
Cerca nel Sito
Questo sito utilizza i cookies per fornire i nostri servizi, per migliorare le prestazioni, per analisi, e (per gli utenti che accedono senza fare login) per la pubblicità. Usando LibraryThing confermi di aver letto e capito le nostre condizioni di servizio e la politica sulla privacy. Il tuo uso del sito e dei servizi è soggetto a tali politiche e condizioni.

Risultati da Google Ricerca Libri

Fai clic su di un'immagine per andare a Google Ricerca Libri.

Sto caricando le informazioni...

Queen of Wands (2012)

di John Ringo

Altri autori: Vedi la sezione altri autori.

Serie: Special Circumstances (2)

UtentiRecensioniPopolaritàMedia votiCitazioni
1398196,559 (3.67)3
Armed forces veteran and eight-time New York Times bestselling author John Ringo delivers the sequel to contemporary urban fantasy thriller Princess of Wands. Demonic, possessed Stepford wives versus a soccer mom demon slayer - plus, a zombie fight at an SF convention. Soccer mom and demon fighter Barbara Everette has a problem. It seems Janea, Barbara's assistant and The Foundation for Love and Universal Faith's best operative, has been thrown into a coma by some very nasty magic she's stirred up. Barbara must track down the perpetrators and break the spell or Janea's soul will be forever lost on the astral plane. Oh, and if she can't break the spell, zombies will destroy all mankind. Meanwhile, Janea, a stripper and High Priestess of Freya when she isn't fighting demons, must contend with a spiritual journey of her own. It's a journey into Janea's acceptance of herself in all her dimensions (and what dimensions they are!). Where to locate one's true inner essence? At a science fiction convention, of course. But when rescuers pursue Janea into her vision of a geeky alternate reality, we find this is one science fiction convention where the Guest of Honor could turn out to be Death Himself. Finally, the Christian soccer mom and the Norse priestess stripper face their greatest challenge ever when an ancient Old One rears Her ugly face, and the Mother of Darkness walks among us. Since this is one Mother who is quite immune to any conventional power, including nuclear weapons, it seems humanity's only hope is God. The question being: Is God willing to save humanity?   About John Ringo: "[Ringo's work is] peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse." --Library Journal ". . . explosive. . . . fans. . .will appreciate Ringo's lively narrative and flavorful characters." --Publishers Weekly ". . .practically impossible not to read in one sitting . . . exceedingly impressive . . . executed with skill, verve, and wit." --Booklist "Crackerjack storytelling." --Starlog… (altro)
  1. 00
    Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom (Book 1) di Julie Kenner (LongDogMom)
    LongDogMom: Moms and housewives who also belong to secret agencies that fight demons
Nessuno
Sto caricando le informazioni...

Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro.

Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro.

» Vedi le 3 citazioni

This reads more like 3 loosely connected novellas. I just did not care for the characters or plots. Set in 'current' times in the USA, a special section of the FBI deals with demons, undead and Cthulhu monsters using, literally, holy power. A modern day paladin, basically. ( )
  Karlstar | Dec 27, 2021 |
Mississippi soccer mom and Christian Barbara Everette is called to take on demons and assorted other nasties in this book from John Ringo, best known for his military science fiction. In one of the trio of stories, Barb has to help spring her comatose friend and partner, Janea, stripper and High Priestess of Freya. from a science fiction convention on the astral plane, where the people she meets represent specific gods and demons locked in a struggle. Compelling reading, amusing comments and observations, definitely worth the ride. ( )
  NickHowes | Jun 28, 2015 |
The sequel to Princess of Wands has the same setup of being in three parts. Barbara has to battle evil, save her friend and somehow have God save everyone. I enjoyed it not sure if I liked it as much as the previous book but it was enjoyable and the middle section being an astral version of Dragoncon and seeing friends written into it was a lot of fun. ( )
  Glennis.LeBlanc | Jul 8, 2014 |
I absolutely loved the first book and waited and waited for this sequel (took forever to come out). Unfortunately, this book fell flat for me. I found Barb to be unbearably arrogant and unlikeable in this one, and except for the middle section set at DragonCon, I just didn't find the story to be all that interesting or even that well written. A huge disappointment after waiting such a long time for a folllow-up. Not sure I'd bother with another in this series. ( )
  LongDogMom | Nov 4, 2013 |
Eh. Again, I liked the con-set one best - and this was one fantastic (in every sense of the word) con! The school one was mostly just nasty, though it was the setup for the con. And the third was...excessive. An Old One (ok, a relatively minor Old One)? Direct intervention by God (specifically the Christian God) necessary to deal with it? I don't think he could write a (readable) third book - it would be either a total comedown or the End of Days and that's going too far afield from reality for me. Barb's level of power is heavily lampshaded - she and her colleagues are equally puzzled by her sudden showing up and then developing more (and more, and more) powers. Then, of course, they're necessary for dealing with the Old One. For all of her comments about Free Will, Barb doesn't seem to notice she's a puppet...Less interesting than the first. I'll probably read the next if he writes it, but not something I'm looking forward to. One thing I do like throughout the series is that Barb is dealing, and dealing well, with other True Believers whose beliefs are not hers. That's what tolerance is supposed to be - not bare toleration, but acceptance. ( )
  jjmcgaffey | Sep 24, 2013 |
nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione

» Aggiungi altri autori (1 potenziale)

Nome dell'autoreRuoloTipo di autoreOpera?Stato
John Ringoautore primariotutte le edizionicalcolato
Faries, JennieProgetto della copertinaautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
Seeley, DavidImmagine di copertinaautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato

Appartiene alle Serie

Premi e riconoscimenti

Devi effettuare l'accesso per contribuire alle Informazioni generali.
Per maggiori spiegazioni, vedi la pagina di aiuto delle informazioni generali.
Titolo canonico
Dati dalle informazioni generali inglesi. Modifica per tradurlo nella tua lingua.
Titolo originale
Titoli alternativi
Data della prima edizione
Personaggi
Luoghi significativi
Eventi significativi
Film correlati
Epigrafe
Dedica
Dati dalle informazioni generali inglesi. Modifica per tradurlo nella tua lingua.
To Miriam. Just because.
And as always For Captain Tamara Long, USAF. Born: 12 May, 1979. Died 23 March 2003, Afghanistan. You fly with the angels now
Incipit
Dati dalle informazioni generali inglesi. Modifica per tradurlo nella tua lingua.
"You okay?" Mark Everette asked as he came out of the bathroom.
Citazioni
Ultime parole
Dati dalle informazioni generali inglesi. Modifica per tradurlo nella tua lingua.
(Click per vedere. Attenzione: può contenere anticipazioni.)
Nota di disambiguazione
Redattore editoriale
Elogi
Lingua originale
DDC/MDS Canonico
LCC canonico

Risorse esterne che parlano di questo libro

Wikipedia in inglese (1)

Armed forces veteran and eight-time New York Times bestselling author John Ringo delivers the sequel to contemporary urban fantasy thriller Princess of Wands. Demonic, possessed Stepford wives versus a soccer mom demon slayer - plus, a zombie fight at an SF convention. Soccer mom and demon fighter Barbara Everette has a problem. It seems Janea, Barbara's assistant and The Foundation for Love and Universal Faith's best operative, has been thrown into a coma by some very nasty magic she's stirred up. Barbara must track down the perpetrators and break the spell or Janea's soul will be forever lost on the astral plane. Oh, and if she can't break the spell, zombies will destroy all mankind. Meanwhile, Janea, a stripper and High Priestess of Freya when she isn't fighting demons, must contend with a spiritual journey of her own. It's a journey into Janea's acceptance of herself in all her dimensions (and what dimensions they are!). Where to locate one's true inner essence? At a science fiction convention, of course. But when rescuers pursue Janea into her vision of a geeky alternate reality, we find this is one science fiction convention where the Guest of Honor could turn out to be Death Himself. Finally, the Christian soccer mom and the Norse priestess stripper face their greatest challenge ever when an ancient Old One rears Her ugly face, and the Mother of Darkness walks among us. Since this is one Mother who is quite immune to any conventional power, including nuclear weapons, it seems humanity's only hope is God. The question being: Is God willing to save humanity?   About John Ringo: "[Ringo's work is] peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse." --Library Journal ". . . explosive. . . . fans. . .will appreciate Ringo's lively narrative and flavorful characters." --Publishers Weekly ". . .practically impossible not to read in one sitting . . . exceedingly impressive . . . executed with skill, verve, and wit." --Booklist "Crackerjack storytelling." --Starlog

Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche

Descrizione del libro
Riassunto haiku

Discussioni correnti

Nessuno

Link rapidi

Voto

Media: (3.67)
0.5
1
1.5
2 3
2.5 1
3 9
3.5
4 13
4.5
5 6

Sei tu?

Diventa un autore di LibraryThing.

 

A proposito di | Contatto | LibraryThing.com | Privacy/Condizioni d'uso | Guida/FAQ | Blog | Negozio | APIs | TinyCat | Biblioteche di personaggi celebri | Recensori in anteprima | Informazioni generali | 204,711,903 libri! | Barra superiore: Sempre visibile