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Keeper of Light and Dust |  | Author: Natasha Mostert
Publisher: NAL Trade
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 683669
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0451229096
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9780451229090
ASIN: 0451229096
Publication Date: February 2, 2010
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Product Description
From the acclaimed author of Season of the Witch comes a supernatural thriller blending magic, science, and martial arts with a unique vampire hunter heroine.
Mia Lockhart is descended from Keepers-women who were warriors, healers, and protectors in ancient times. But as Mia practices her craft in South London, she has no idea she is being watched.
Adrian Ashton is a brilliant scientist. He is also a skilled martial artist-and a modern-day vampire. He has mastered the art of draining the chi of his opponents-the vital energy that flows through their bodies. And Mia finds herself drawn to his dark genius, though she has given her heart to another...
When Ashton targets the man she loves, Mia is forced to choose between them-and the choice results in a fight to the death in which love is both the greatest weakness and the greatest prize.
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 Meh. April 16, 2010
Megan (Austin, TX)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I will admit, this might have been a halfway interesting piece of reading material if I knew anything about martial arts. I don't, so instead I urge you to go find your nearest thesaurus and look up synonyms for "predictable" and "tedious." String those words together in a sentence somehow and there's your review.
 Excellent in every way March 20, 2010
Julie A. Stahnke (Mitchell, SD USA)
The book ended faster then what I expected. But when you have something that is a good read, you don't want it to end.
Great deal on a gift! November 16, 2009
Linda Dolan (San Francisco, CA)
I already own this book but needed it as a gift. The pricing was fabulous and I was able to give my friend a great book to read! Thanks!
 Lovers and Warriors October 23, 2009
Christina Paige (Tucson, AZ)
I did not want to put down Keeper of Light and Dust, and I did not want it to end. Well-written - British writers usually have a good command of Queen's English and irony - masterful, here is a story about one man's hunt for eternal life crossed with the lives of professional fighters, plus the presence of a young woman who is a hereditary Keeper: one with the esoteric power to safeguard the warriors under her protection.
The man whose avatar goes by the name of Dragonfly has used many names as he travels and befriends pugilists, each of whom dies mysteriously several days after a major fight. To keep himself young and powerful, Dragonfly steals their energy, their heart, their chi, using techniques developed centuries ago by a Chinese physician, Zhang Sanfeng.
Nick is a 30 year old kickboxer training for a fight, when he isn't running his popular network site with the assistance of a young techno-wizard named Flash. He is also trying to transition from the friend category to lover with Mia. Mia owns a small tattoo studio in London, in the neighborhood where she and Nick grew up as childhood pals. They both train at Scorpio's, he with the hard-hitting grunts, she with the vogues, attaining perfection of form with the katas of martial arts. A triangle forms with the arrival of the enigmatic Ash. During the day Ash helps Nick get into the best fighting shape of his life; at night he is getting an elaborate tattoo and making seductive moves on an intrigued Mia.
This is one of those books in which a heroine who is presented with a choice between the best friend as potential lover and an alluring, dangerous, worldly paramour. Interestingly enough, Mia makes a dual choice on different levels, rather like the protagonist in The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley. There's this life, and then there is the life to come.
If you already know something about Chinese medicine, martial arts, and quantum physics, you will recognize some of the territory; if you don't, you will get quite an education embedded in engrossing story-telling. Strongly recommended.
The Ancient Arts, Science and Immortality All Combined September 22, 2009
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An intriguing novel which combines martial arts and the presence of warriors, integrating science in the threads of the plot, to leave the reader reflecting on how the redemptive power of love can produce a racy and entertaining thriller of the 21st Century which combines themes going back to the beginning of time.
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