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| The Touch of Twilight (Sign of the Zodiac, Book 3) | 
 enlarge | Author: Vicki Pettersson
Publisher: Eos
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Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0060898933
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
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Publication Date: June 1, 2008
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Product Description
On the surface she's a sexy, sophisticated socialite, at home among the beautiful people of the Las Vegas upper crust. But Joanna Archer inhabits another world: a place ordinary humans cannot see . . . a dangerous dimension where an eternal battle rages between the agents of Light and Shadow. And Joanna is both. Stalked by an enigmatic doppelganger from a preternatural realm, Joanna can feel the Light failing—which is propelling her toward a terrifying confrontation with the ultimate master of evil, the dark lord of Shadow: her father. Vegas is all about winning big . . . or losing everything. To save her friends, her future, her worlds, Joanna Archer must gamble it all by fully embracing the darkness inside her.
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 And you just thought the Zodiac was the way of predicting your future June 11, 2008
11 out of 19 found this review helpful
Las Vegas isn't quite all it seems. As if being Sin City wasn't enough, it's the front for major battles between Dark and Light.
Heiress Joanna Archer is the Saggitarian (Archer) in Zodiac Troop 175. It's only been a year since she discovered this superhero identity and lost her sister, Olivia, as well.
Right away, she discovers there's a doppelganger of her in an alternate dimension, first appearing as a creature of bubbles who plans on taking over Joanna's life. Just as she's trying to deal with that, one of the Shadow agents is dating her former boyfriend, Ben. Throw in that her father, the Tulpa who is head of the Dark Side, is working his utmost to recruit her, too.
Probably the one big issue with these novels is how interconnected they are. You can read this third book without reading the first two, but you may struggle more than you have to. The action's interesting and Ms. Pettersson knows how to throw you a curve. These books are going to fascinate fans of urban fantasy, romance, and comic books.
The Scent of Shadows (Sign of the Zodiac, Book 1)
The Taste of Night (Sign of the Zodiac, Book 2)
Rebecca Kyle, June 2008
The Third Sign's the Charm - Mostly! May 29, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've enjoyed this series since its beginnings, and the third installment doesn't disappoint, despite a few nagging issues that have been pretty much present since book one.
The good:
- More is revealed about Zane and his fascinating post as the comic book artist/archivist. The comics-as-superhero-history angle in Pettersson's series is a great touch, and its very satisfying to see more about the comics and Zane revealed in "Touch."
- The significance of the third "sign" and how it ended up playing out at the climax was pretty much a complete surprise that I did not see coming at all. Pettersson does a very good job of building suspense yet hiding her cards.
- Lots of great Vegas flavor throughout, and as always, the author gives us glimpses of the city that a tourist would know little about.
- Joanna still has a lot of bravado and impulsiveness, but she appears to be getting better about knowing when she's really messed something up. She's also playing nicer with others. In particular, I loved the unique partnership that is forged between her and Chandra, the would-be Archer she was so unkind to in book 1. Chandra is a character who becomes really well-developed in "Touch," and now I can't wait to see more of her in future books.
- Another great new character: Skamar! I wonder what Skamar will be up to in the next book...
- A painful decision Joanna makes at the end of the book show that she really has matured and is ready to move past certain personal roadblocks.
The bad:
- Pettersson knows how to create a very unique and fascinating fantasy world, but in all 3 books theres a sense of over-reaching, at times. Scenes and phenomenon are described that I can barely get a mental grasp on. In the book's opening, for example, a fight scene involving a black hole left me boggling at the impossible visual that her prose created. Perhaps this is the point - to create a world that is so fantastic it can't actually be replicated in prose - but it does leave me with a bit of head-strain.
- I remain persistently skeptical about the Olivia/Joanna identity and how its been kept a secret for so long. The troop knows her as Olivia, but the Shadows and the Tulpa know her as Joanna. Sometimes she's wearing a mask, but at other times one isn't mentioned. Even more confusing is the fact that Joanna herself can clearly recognize a number of Shadow agents by sight - so shouldn't they by rights recognize her, too? I just don't understand how anyone's identity could really feasibly be a secret at this point.
The identity questions and overblown descriptions are mostly easy for me to get past, though, as these are good books, and really do present a pretty unique and compelling fantasy world. I look forward to book 4!
 Part urban fantasy, part mystery and part pulp June 1, 2008
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
Light and Shadow are constantly are war with one another. In Las Vegas, Zodiac Troop 75 keeps the Shadows in check; protecting mortals from adversaries who would harm, kill, or convert them to evil. One of the newest members of the unit is Joanna Archer, who now looks physically like her dead sister Olivia. No longer mortal, she cannot have a relationship with the love of her life Ben, but she refuses to let her evil Shadow counterpart Regan lure him into something malevolent.
A doppelganger is being formed in an alternate reality, but is investigating Joanna before coming to our realm by tearing holes in reality and if not stopped the world will cease to exist. Her father, the evil Tulpa, meets the doppelganger and knows Joanna who is part light and part shadow can stop it. He wants them work together to destroy it. The troop leader wants Joanna to let him change Ben's memories forgetting Joanna from the time she changed into a superheroine. The moves Joanna makes will determine who rules. She must find the strength to let Ben forget her, but doesn't know if she can.
Part urban fantasy, part mystery and part pulp add up to a tale that is impossible to down as the audience will want to know how the problems are resolved. Vicki Petterson keeps readers' attention with several red herrings and unexpected twists. Fans will feel for the heroine who has so much on her plate topped off with what to do with the man she loves.
Harriet Klausner
Who says the Kairos' dormant side has to be her Shadow? June 2, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The third sign of the zodiac is upon us. The Touch of Twilight opens up with this portent looming over Joanna Archer as she tried to live up to the legacy she has been left by her mother as the Light Sagittatian. The first two signs have come to pass leaving the troop short its Libran and Piscean members, but they are more concerned about the occurance of some dangerous vibrations causing the fabric of the world to shatter. Especially when Joanna discovers the Shadows aren't the ones cause the rifts, they are being cause by a being made of frothy bubbles! Further study reveals this new being is a doppelgaenger, with intents of taking over Jo's true identity while she is stuck living her own double life as her dead sister Olivia Archer.
This tale is all about being divided within one's self, something Joanna experiences every moment of every day. She is the Kairos, a being of Light and Shadow, she is Joanna Archer and Olivia Archer, she loves Ben and lusts after Hunter. And it's time she finds a way to end the division within her heart.
At the heart of this story Jo is trying to do the right thing--the Light thing--but it isn't always so clear which is which. Regan is twisting Ben, Jo's first love, into a person she knows he isn't and she is flaunting it at every turn. The Tulpa, her biological father, wants to join forces to destroy the doppelgaenger, but his offer comes with a price... she has to join the Shadows when they've accomplished it. Then she discovers that Jasmine, the changeling of Light, has been broken by Jo's aura borrowing from her last adventure leaving the girl unable to grow up but getting more and more of Jo's powers every day. She has a lot of work to do if she's going to save the world and the love of her life before the world ends.
Depending on what interests you most in the series this one might be a tough read. It jumps around without any indication a day has passed or there's been any time change in the first few chapters which completely threw me off. Jo was in the sanctuary one minute and back at Olivia's apartment the next. Once it gets settled a little more the story picks up and while this one involved a lot more talking and less butt-kicking than I'd have liked, it's needed. By the time a third of the book was read I was dying for Jo to stop whining about Ben and Regan and just do something about it already. So frustrating! And while I'm sure many of my fellow fans of the series love Ben I wanted her to get over him really bad. Sorry, no spoilers for you! You'll have to read to see what interactions she has with Ben and Hunter this time but by the end of the book I was proud of the growth Jo has made in her complicated relationships. Some of the details in this book will lead you one way regarding the doppelgaenger plot but if you're paying close attention you can't be lead too far from catching on to what's really going on. Finally the Tulpa is meeting his match! This could have had a five star vote from me if there hadn't been so much whining about Ben & Regan and Hunter being treated kind of badly. But in the end this book ends very well, everything (well almost everything!) ties up pretty decently and there's a great mystery dropped in the final pages that will have you antsy for the next one. Enjoy!
3rd Installment in the Sign of the Zodiac Series May 27, 2008
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
Joanna Archer has been masquerading as her (dead) sister Olivia and moonlights as the Archer for the Light Zodiac troop. But she also has ties to the Shadow side. Her father is the evil master of the Shadow troop. As the 3rd sign of the Zodiac is revealed, does it mean that Joanna will turn to the Shadows? And a terrifying and deadly doppelganger seems to be want something from her as well. Joanna has difficult choices to make that will affect her personal life and all those around her.
Joanna is thrust into the most difficult situations imaginable - from her ex-boyfriend dating an agent of Shadow to dealing with her fellow agents of Light that hate her as well. But she's tough as well as vulnerable, a wonderfully complex character. And as always, the action is a roller coaster ride of thrills and surprises. As the story and Zodiac signs are revealed, the odds continue to grow against the side of Light. But Joanna has a few tricks up her sleeve.
Comic book fans as well as urban fantasy fans would all fall in love with this series. Definitely one of my favorites, Pettersson combines comic book super heroes with zodiac legend, which blends flawlessly into an exhilarating story.
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