TITLE: Shadows on the AegeanAUTHOR: Suzanne Frank
STARTED: October 5, 2008
FINISHED: October 16, 2008
PAGES: 612
GENRE: Fiction
FIRST SENTENCE: The world exploded in light and I felt myself freed - the constraints of skin, blood, and bone slipped away and I knew that the core of my person, my ka, had left its ancient Egyptian shell.
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] Chloe Kingsley expected to wake up in 1997; instead, fate and a rip in the fabric of time-space are sending Chloe to a mysterious ancient culture, another woman's body, and an enormous test of her love for Cheftu the physician. In Aztlan, an advanced civilization set on a volcanic isle in the Aegean, Chloe becomes Sibylla, a prophetess about to enter the political arena and ceremonial bull rings of a dazzling, decadent kingdom. Soon enmeshed in a royal power struggle and a contest to become the consort of Phoebus Apollo, a charismatic young prince, Chloe is threatened by palace schemes and deadly passions. Though her outward appearance is changed, undeniable love draws Chloe and Cheftu together again. Visions of a terrifying catastrophe inspire Chloe and Cheftu to desperately try to save Aztlan from utter destruction. But already the rumblings of doom are shaking a glorious culture that created labyrinths and a new panoply of gods, as two lovers, sworn to be together for eternity, are torn apart by cruel rituals, twisted ambition ... and heinous murder.
THOUGHTS: I didn't know what was going on for half of this book, but darned if I can't wait to read the next one in the series. Frank made it very hard to keep a mental whose-who list going with this novel; there were too many names and overlapping relationships. Sometimes I was so confused I made two characters into one, and one character into two. The world building and "huh, interesting" moments of the book kept it afloat, but just barely.
RATING: 3/10 [Poor, Lost Interest]
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