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Editorial Review:
Like the other Anita Blake books, Narcissus in Chains is about power and responsibility, and the way that any increase in personal power ratchets up a sense of responsibility--or ought to. For much of the book, Anita, necromancer and executioner of the undead, is faced with the possibility that living dangerously has caught up with her--that one of the were-leopards whose protector she has become has accidentally infected her and that she has finally crossed the line into non-humanity. Or are the new strengths and powers she is feeling the consequence of extending the bond between her and her two lovers, the vampire Jean-Claude and the werewolf Richard? There are new and dangerous players in town and Anita is no longer sure that she can cope...
Laurell K Hamilton's inventiveness with supernatural menace has still not failed her, though more of this book than usual is taken up with Anita's complicated erotic arrangements--she has come a long way in the course of this popular series from the rather prim Catholic girl with a collection of stuffed penguins. This is not one of Hamilton's best books, but enough complicatedly happens in it that those already keen will want to know more. --Roz Kaveney
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Anita Blake turns soft porn If you are looking for another Anita Blake Novel then this is not it. I unfortunately made the mistake of buying all the books in the series during a recent trip to the US. This book is terrible, it is nothing more than pornography, chapter after chapter of sex, descriptions of men with long hair and beautiful bodies. I ended up skipping pages to try and find the story (which could have probably fitted into 20 pages). It's not even well written, it is just boring. Of course Anita doesn't actually have sex... more info
A good story but far too much sex. Anita's come home after her six months away, to sort things out with Jean-Claude and Richard. But things have been going to Hell in a handbasket while she's been away, and it's up to her to pick up the pieces, to save the wereleopards, the werewolves, and a few wereswans and vampires for good measure, whilst tangling with some pretty nasty werehyenas. And the problems with Richard seem to be worse, and there's a fascinating new wereleopard on the scene, and she's worried that last fight might have infected... more info
What's happened to Anita? Anyone who has read the previous nine Anita Blake books will share my disappoinment in the sudden loss of many of the finer points of her character. I really got into these books this year and had just had a break to read some other books before coming back to this...I realised I was catching up with the series and I wanted to space it out a bit to stretch out the enjoyment! However, this book is so, so different. I have just been reading the book on the train home from work and Anita has had sex with about... more info
still very good i have to say i am very glad that i didnt stop to read the reviews when i bought this book along with all of the other ones in the series because it would have totally put me off buying it. yes, there is more sex in this book but that is explained and it contributes to anita's growing personality as well as her and jean-claude's relationship. hamilton's writing style is still as gripping and un-put-downable as ever and i think that if you ignore the reviews and read it you wont be disappointed. i agree with... more info
