Journal Entry 1 by karendawn from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Friday, January 07, 2005

From the back cover:
In the folk-tales of pre-Christian Russia, the most dangerous ghost of all was the Rusalka, a murdered girl still seeking to exist by drawing the energy of life from all nearby living things.

Once Pyetr Kochevikov had mocked belief in magic, as he rioted through life with the young blades he thought his friends. But now, outcast from his native city, his only friend was Sasha Misurov, a young man fearful of his own beginning magical powers. Pyetr and Sasha had found safety in the forest cottage of the old wizard, Uulamets. Or it had seemed to offer safety, if not warmth.

Now Pyetr was less sure it was safe. The dvorovoi, or Yard-Thing, accepted young Sasha, but the vodyanoi, or River-Thing, had tried to kill Pyetr, and he had met the ghost of Uulamets' murdered daughter, the Rusalka the wizard was trying to call back to life.

The worst of it was the Pyetr felt himself falling in love with her, as she seemed to be with him! But no love could quench her need for the life-sustaining energy within him. And no man could long suffer that drain and live.

Book 2 is Chernovog.
Book 3 is Yvgenie. 

Journal Entry 2 by karendawn from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Sunday, January 09, 2005

A good book but not outstanding. Sometimes the story seemed to drag a bit and I had a hard time relating to the characters. But I did really like that it was based off Russian folklore because I haven't read many other fantasy books that have done so. 

Journal Entry 3 by karendawn at on Thursday, March 03, 2005

Released 7 yrs ago (3/3/2005 UTC) at

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off to SpikesMom as an extra along with the Tamora Pierce books 

Journal Entry 4 by WestofMars from Mars, Pennsylvania USA on Wednesday, March 09, 2005

Arrived yesterday in a box full of goodies. Can't wait to read all this stuff; I need a vacation sans kids but WITH all these books! 

Journal Entry 5 by WestofMars from Mars, Pennsylvania USA on Friday, December 08, 2006

This dragged too much for me and I got about halfway through and thought, "Who cares?"

I should. I know I should. It's an interesting set-up for a story. But Uulamets seems to know too much and impart too little and Sasha whines and cowers too much and Pyter's a headstrong fool and ... yawn. 

Journal Entry 6 by WestofMars at requested by another member in Media Mail, PaperBackSwap.com -- Controlled Releases on Monday, January 22, 2007

Released 5 yrs ago (1/22/2007 UTC) at requested by another member in Media Mail, PaperBackSwap.com -- Controlled Releases

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The person who requested this and Yvengie wanted to re-read them. Enjoy!!!