Jacquelyn Frank, Gideon: The Nightwalkers

Gideon: The Nightwalkers

Jacquelyn Frank

Zebra, Jun 2007, $6.99

ISBN: 0821780662

Most humans are unaware that the Nightwalker races co-exist. One of these species is Demons, but they are not minions of Satan; instead they are beautiful people who live for ages. The only times they are transformed into looking like the demons described by humans are when Necromancers, practitioners of dark magic, Summon them into a magical pentagon to bind and use them at will.

The demons are currently worried about the necromancers because for the first time in over a century a successful Summoning occurred. The Demon King's sister Magdalena is staying with the half druid half human Bella, who is about to give birth to a demon child with Jacob whom she recently saved. Lena has her romantic notions targeting the millennium old healer Gideon as she wants the same relationship that Belle and Jacob have. Someone tries to kill Bella and her unborn. The Demons with some allies fight to the death to save the half-druid who was kidnapped.

What Anne Rice has done for vampires, Jacquelyn Frank is doing for demons as she combines plenty of supernatural action with steamy supernatural sex scenes. Romantic fantasy readers will enjoy Gideon, a demon in denial about his feelings. However, the key to this tale and the demon saga is the structural society with customs and rules that enable the audience to frankly believe Demons exist as envisioned by the author. With a strong secondary cast enhancing the exciting plot that focuses on Gideon and Magdalena, fans will root for the latter to gain her heart's desire.

Harriet Klausner