Book Review: Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts

Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
The Berkley Publishing Group
316 Pages
Copyright 2006

Dance of the Gods is the second in the Circle Trilogy. As I said in my review of the first book, Morrigan’s Cross, it’s the story of six individuals who have been tasked by the goddess Morrigan to save the world from the vampire, Lilith. It’s also a story about a group of heroes thrown together to fight an unbeatable foe, after they fight themselves, of course.

Morrigan’s Cross was the story of the sorcerer, Hoyt, and the witch, Glenna. Dance of the Gods is the story of the warrior, Blair, and the man of many shapes, Larkin. It’s the story of two vastly different individuals, their dedication to fighting Lilith and saving their worlds, love, and what a person would be willing to do in the name of love. Standard romance stuff but with a strong, enjoyable paranormal twist.

I found an amazing thing happening while reading this story. There is an Irish flavor to the book and I found myself reading Larkin’s dialogue with an Irish accent. It wasn’t intentional – I don’t particularly do accents well – but the voice I ‘heard’ definitely talked with an Irish brogue. I’d say that’s a tribute to Nora Roberts and the vivid way she crafts her words.

Recommendation: As I said after the first book, it’s another good mix of genres – paranormal, romance, and fantasy. Roberts is an excellent writer and crafts characters and worlds vividly. How can you not enjoy a world of sorcerers, witches, warriors, shape shifters, and even dragons?