Claimed by Shadow

Cassandra Palmer, Book 2

By: Karen Chance

Narrated by: Cynthia Holloway

A recent legacy made Cassandra Palmer heir to the title of Pythia, the world's chief clairvoyant. It's a position that usually comes with years of training, but Cassie's circumstances are a little...unusual. Now she's stuck with a whopping amount of power that every vamp, fey, and mage in town wants to either monopolize or eradicate - and that she herself doesn't dare use.

What's more, she's just discovered that a certain arrogant master vampire has a geis on her - a magical claim that warns off any would-be suitors, and might also explain the rather intense attraction between them. But Cassie has had it with being jerked around, and anyone who tries it from now on is going to find out that she makes a very bad enemy.

©2007 Karen Chance (P)2008 Tantor

Really enjoy this series!

Any additional comments?

Cassie has inherited a huge amount of power when the title of Pythia passed to her. Although the power has chosen her, she has not received the usual training. The Pythia polices the timeline, protecting it from magic users who wish to alter the past to create a new future of their own choosing. And one particular evil time traveler wants to write Cassie out of the timeline for good.

In addition, Cassie discovered that the seductive Mircea had a geis placed on her that has gone awry, wildly escalating their already intense attraction to each other.

She finds herself jumping back and forth in time trying to evade the Silver Circle and Myra, who want her dead, and the vampire Senate who would like their own tame Pythia.

Cassie's adventures are set against the backdrop of Dante's Casino in Las Vegas where much delightful, inventive magic abounds. Vampires, war mages, gargoyles and ghoulies are among the mythical creatures that make up a normal day at Dante's.

Awesome stuff

Cassie Palmer finds herself battling numerous different assaults both physical and metaphysical in this non-stop action packed suspenseful story. It was very easy to be engrossed in this story. There is a small scene involving sexual violence. The narrator did a fantastic job with providing unique voices for each character and appropriate tone inflections for each scene!

Billy Joe is awesome!

What made the experience of listening to Claimed by Shadow the most enjoyable?

It's been 4 years since I read book 1 so it took me a while to remember who everyone was in this one. The first half was a little confusing with all the orbing in and out of different times and places.

What other book might you compare Claimed by Shadow to and why?

Mercy Thompson Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

Which character – as performed by Cynthia Holloway – was your favorite?

I enjoyed the second half much more I like all the different fae creatures and the comedy Cassie's ghost supplies!

Any additional comments?

It's been 4 years since I read book 1 so it took me a while to remember who everyone was in this one. The first half was a little confusing with all the orbing in and out of different times and places. But I enjoyed the second half much more I like all the different fae creatures and the comedy Cassie's ghost supplies!

Good follow up

This series has weaved a large world and there is still a lot of action happening at all times. It takes a bit of getting used to, but I am really glad I stuck with it. The author is starting to form whole pictures of each main figure and they are intriguing. I still have the narrator sped up a little bit, but she is also finding a wonderful voice for the characters. I enjoyed this book and look forward to seeing where this story goes!!

Love this series

Will not disappoint. The build up of relationships is superb! You will wan the next book as soon as you have devoured this on.

Love this series.

I have read these book many times and I am excited for every new book.

Good but some of characters I want to kill

It a great book, but men some of characters re so freaking babies. Cassie sometimes overthink stuff and turn into a whinny girl.

wordy at times.

I love the series but her love scenes are wordy like she intentionally does it.

Loved it!

If I see a Karen Chance, I have to see if I have read it, and how long has it been, because I read/listen to her books again any again. But if it’s a new one, it gets snatched up immediately. And she uses the best narrators. I’m talking about you Cynthia Holloway!

another good book

If you liked the first book, Touch the Dark, you will love this one. Be warned, just as book one left you hanging at the end so will this one. I can't wait to get book three. Hopefully audible will have it soon or I will have to go get the dead tree version