Geist
Philippa Ballantine
Ace, 294 p., $7.99
That should probably be "deaconess" in the title of this post, but since both male and female holders of that office go by the title of "deacon" in Geist, I'll stick with Ms. Ballantine's convention. Regardless of details of semantics, this was a thoroughly enjoyable novel. It's not the author's first, but it was the first one of hers I've read. It won't be the last.
The geists of the title are beings from the Otherside, sort a spirit world, and "geist" is something of a catchall term that could encompass a number of different entities. They are usually pretty destructive. They can be a form of ghost or some other malignant being.
Philippa Ballantine
Ace, 294 p., $7.99
That should probably be "deaconess" in the title of this post, but since both male and female holders of that office go by the title of "deacon" in Geist, I'll stick with Ms. Ballantine's convention. Regardless of details of semantics, this was a thoroughly enjoyable novel. It's not the author's first, but it was the first one of hers I've read. It won't be the last.
The geists of the title are beings from the Otherside, sort a spirit world, and "geist" is something of a catchall term that could encompass a number of different entities. They are usually pretty destructive. They can be a form of ghost or some other malignant being.
