I thoroughly enjoyed this book -- especially the delicious blend of science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. I loved the concept of the alternate universes, and the idea of court officials being magicians who call upon the mystical incarnation of Justice to try cases. I also loved the way Duane plays with various cliches about elves and weaves those cliches into her book in a completely original way. The ending was wonderful in the way it pulled all the various threads of the plot together. A great read!

Here's the blurb:

Los Angeles prosecutor, sleuth, and forensic lanthanomancer Lee Enfield relies on her mystic Sight to gather the truth from suspects and crime scenes. But when she investigates the shooting death of an Alfen media exec, her powers, like those of her fayhound partner Gelert, uncover only deeper mysteries. The murder is revealed to be part of a deadly plot against Elves, and mounting evidence implicates the highest members of the Alfheim government...including the Elf-King himself. Now, to determine the truth, Lee and Gelert must secretly infiltrate Alfheim, a universe forbidden to mortals -- and crack the case before an interdimensional war destroys all creation...

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I thought this book was great. I loved the mix of Science Fiction and Fantasy and the different worlds that were unique, yet the same in some areas. I thought this book was a lot of fun and it's a book that I'm going to want to read again and again.

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I love this book and I want to keep it, but I also want other people to enjoy it as well, so it's going into my permanent collection until I get another copy of the book to keep, at which point I'll be making this book available for release or trade.

I received another (non-BookCrossing) copy of this book today from a friend, so this book is now available for release or trade.

Sending to Kyrissaean for a book relay.

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It's here! Thanks PepperVL! I've heard some really good things about this book -- and I see that you and SheWhoReads agree!