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WRDF Review of Legend Of The Fourth Moon: The Mark Of Goren by Donna Michaels

Title: Legend Of The Fourth Moon: The Mark Of Goren

Author: Donna Michaels

Fantasy Faery Rose

The Wild Rose Press

Rating Hot Pages 384

ISBN: 1-60154-452-9

$6.00

Blurb:

In the Andromeda Galaxy, XANDRA MONOCERROS, Princess of Lacerta, dreads the coming of the Fourth Moon. Every five years it appears, drawing death to someone dear. First her mother then her husband. Will this cycle take another loved one? Even worse, Lacerta is heading for the same implosion disaster as their ancestral planet Earth. Seeking a solution, Xandra crosses paths with DARIUS VAN LAARS—the dangerous outlaw from her visions. Will their intense attraction dissuade Darius from carrying out personal revenge on the man key to saving Xandra’s planet? Can she save Lacerta or will she fall victim to the Legend of the Fourth Moon?

Review:

As a Science Fiction/Fantasy this story was intriguing and satisfying with several sub-plots keeping the pages turning to find out what happens next. The heroine, Xandra Monocerros, is a beautiful headstrong princess in true fairytale style, and she has powers which come in handy. I enjoyed the fact that everyone seemed to have different powers or gifts, it made for a nice variety. The outlaw hero was also dashingly handsome with a dark presence and a mysterious past. He has a delicious bad guy/good guy persona which teases the reader along.

Her landscapes were a little sketchy on all the different planets, however, the storyline about evil lords trying to kill off the planets with poisons ties the whole tale together. The main thread gives a strong plot to hang everything else on. Excellent!

The Fourth Moon period sounded a little like Mercury in retrograde, anything can happen, so I was not clear on why everyone was celebrating this phase. However, the writer did an excellent job of leading the reader along and giving a rising tension as that time approached in the story. The Mark of Goren had some well-described and surprising enhancements which were truly science fiction and excellent story telling.

The story and characters were well described and developed with a wonderful variety of good and despicably evil. A very nice job with a happily ever after finish, which Donna keeps us guessing about right to the very end.

Reviewed by Sally Vanessa Hearne

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