A Rush of Wings: Book One of the Maker's Song

by Adrian Phoenix

Book Overview

HIS NAME IS DANTE.

Dark. Talented. Beautiful. Star of the rock band Inferno. Rumored owner of the hot New Orleans nightspot Club Hell. Born of the Blood, then broken by an evil beyond imagination.

HIS PAST IS A MYSTERY.

F.B.I. Special Agent Heather Wallace has been tracking a sadistic serial murderer known as the Cross Country Killer, and the trail has led her to New Orleans, Club Hell, and Dante. But the dangerously...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416541446
• ISBN13: 9781416541448
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Rush to get this book!

Do yourself a major solid and treat yourself to all five books in the makers series! Super fantastic story, characters that seem real, and a world built so strong and believable that you want to be a part of the story. Adrian phoenix blows me away every time! There should be more than 5stars!

Darn Good Read

One of the better of the paranormal/urban genre I've read recently. Lots of action, and a Silence of the Lambs feel to it as well. Set in a fun Goth New Orleans with the proper nods, it certainly has a Cajun spice to it. Look forward to a lot more to come.

best book i have read in a long time

if you want a book that leaves you wanting more then go for this. The charaictor Dante you will just fall in love with. This book is for anyone that loves verygood dark urban fantasy. five stars

A great read--more, please!

"A Rush of Wings" is Adrian Phoenix' first novel. I dearly hope it won't be her last. Phoenix drops us right into New Orleans with a murder mystery-somebody is picking off local Goths, killing them in horrid ways, and leaving cryptic messages. Pretty straightforward, right? Toss in a strong-willed vampire/club owner/musician with an adoring following, a slightly confused FBI agent, and a host of original supporting characters, and the story starts to rise above the usual pulp. Have it written by a talented author who baits the reader with every page, and you have a recipe for a real page-turner. One thing that I really admire about Phoenix's writing is her ability to make me care about her characters. The setting is nice, the plot is fast-paced, and she adds just the right amount of erotica to make it tasty, but without turning it into the overflogged vampire smut that's been going around. However, where Phoenix's strength really lies is in her character development and presentation. Her characters feel real, even the supernatural ones. They have believable flaws, and their interaction flows naturally, rather than feeling like a bad movie script. What really hit me, though, was now much I cared about what happened to them-when a couple of the supporting characters died, I felt sad, and I could get a good sense of the grief of those who cared about them. Phoenix evokes emotions like few others. Her world-building skills are strong, too. I'm picky about my supernatural content. However, I was impressed by how she handled vampires, as well as other supernatural entities, and I'm hoping she continues to write in this world, because I'm curious as to how she'll develop it further. I think my only complaints are that she does fall into some patterns that have been done to (un)death. While she shows a totally different side to New Orleans than Anne Rice did, it's still-New Orleans. (With all the French undertones-why are vampires always French?) There's a vampire council that's alluded to a couple of times, though she doesn't put much development into it in this book. And her main vampire character isn't just a run of the mill vampire-he's a True Blood, a rarity (though he has enough flaws and believability to keep him from being a male Mary Sue). I realize it's kind of tough to write about vampires without hitting some of the modern conventions, though, and overall I think she did a good job of writing a really good vampire novel. I'm very much looking forward to more from this author; if you want a good read to get you through a commute, plane trip, head cold, or other instance where you can let yourself sink into a good read, this is a good choice. It's got a lot of re-reading potential, too-I know I'll be coming back to it every now and then. Four and a half out of five.

What a Fabulous Debut from Adrian Phoenix!

A Rush of Wings You will not be able to put this book down once you pick it up. Guaranteed. Can't wait to see more from this author. Way to go Adrian!

...will have readers of urban fantasy begging for more

For the past three years, FBI Special Agent Heather Wallace has been on the trail of a sociopath serial killer known as the Cross Country Killer (aka the CCK) , but when a body turns up outside a local club, Heather follows the CCK's path of destruction straight into New Orleans and Hell itself. Club Hell is New Orleans's popular Goth club for vampire wannabes. Because after all, everyone knows that there are no such things as real vampires. Right? The only problem with that theory is that at Club Hell, it's not only the wannabes that hangout there. Dante Prejean rules supreme at Club Hell. He's also the lead singer of the popular Goth band, Inferno, and his hordes of fans adore and worship him. In an attempt to find out more about Dante, Heather begins to investigate his past, but things just don't add up. Dante has a juvie record a mile long, yet no social security number, no known birth date, and no license. It's almost like he doesn't exit, or so it would seem. To top things off is the mysterious man who always seems to be in Dante's shadow -- Lucian DeNoir. What exactly is his connection to Dante? Lover? Close friend? Something...more? I loved this first book of Adrian Phoenix's as-yet-unnamed series. I found that not only was the chemistry between Dante and Heather sensual, but also profound. Due to Dante's horrendous upbringing and his subsequent inability to trust others, he's taken aback when he looks into the depths of Heather's eyes to find she is sincere in both her claim to not only want to protect him but also to befriend him. Having experienced a tragic loss of her own, Heather finds she can relate to Dante's pain. It's not often that I find a character with such a tortured past as Dante's and I found myself aghast with what Dante has had to endure, yet filled with compassion and awe for his ability to move forward at all. Adrian Phoenix hits the jackpot in her first full-length novel. A Rush of Wings is a very dark, gothic, and original tale that will no doubt have readers of urban fantasy begging for more. Unfortunately for us, book two will not be released in 2009. Regardless, I, for one, cannot wait to dive back into Dante and Heather's dark world. Reviewed by Mippy Carlson ParaNormal Romance Reviewer