When Alicia Anderson first became aware of the sentient shadows in the computer room, she dismissed them as figments of her overactive imagination. When she found herself tiring a little too easily, even dozing at the job, she could have attributed her lethargy to the lateness of the hour - were it not for the tiny twin bruises on her throat. Newly initiated wiccan priestess Matricaria has begun to receive psychic messages - vivid dreams and tarot card readings - that point to a terrible fate for someone near her. She and her coven attempt to decipher the symbols, hoping to prevent a tragedy. Soon the lives of these very different women are drawn together, toward a common goal: purge the shadows. paperback 330 pgs.
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Tired of good vampires or bad ones who run in clans and act more like gangsters than the undead?... The author does a very good job of establishing atmosphere, and the evil force is nicely handled... the characterization was convincing and the story engrossing. Overall, a very promising debut. --Don D'Ammassa, reviewing in the Science Fiction Chronicle
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