Pale Demon - (Hollows) by Kim Harrison (Paperback)

About the Book

"New York Times"-bestselling author Harrison is back with the ninth electrifying adventure featuring contemporary witch Rachel Morgan. This time Rachel's leaving the Hollows on a cross-country road trip with a pixy, an elf, and a vampire, as she races to clear her blackened name at a California witches' convention.

Book Synopsis

"I wouldn't miss a Kim Harrison book for anything."--Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels

New York Times bestselling urban fantasy superstar Kim Harrison is back with Pale Demon--her ninth electrifying adventure featuring contemporary witch Rachel Morgan. This time Rachel's leaving the Hollows, on a cross-country road trip with a pixy, an elf, and a vampire, as she races to clear her blackened name at a California witches' convention in order to avoid an eternity of torment at the claws of a soul-devouring demon. Pale Demon is Kim Harrison at her gothic best--combining mystery, action, intrigue, paranormal romance, and breathtaking dark fantasy in a delicious witches' brew that fans of Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, Stephenie Meyer, and Jim Butcher simply will not be able to resist.

From the Back Cover

Condemned and shunned for black magic, Rachel Morgan has three days to get tothe annual witches' conference and clearher name, or be trapped in the demonicever-after . . . forever after.

But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, anda pixy in one car going across the country?Talk about a recipe for certain disaster, evenwithout being the targets for assassination.

For after centuries of torment, a fearsomedemon walks in the sunlight--freed at lastto slay the innocent and devour their souls.But his ultimate goal is Rachel Morgan, andin the fight for survival that follows, evenembracing her own demonic nature maynot be enough to save her.

Review Quotes

"Elegant and taut as a gymnast's cartwheel, Harrison's polished prose drives a story that will have readers swerving in their seats every time Rachel turns the wheel." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"With more than 2.5 million "Hollows" books in print, Harrison has definitely tapped a nerve -- or a magical ley line." -- San Antonio Express-News on Pale Demon

"An excellent entry that is guaranteed. ... The Rachel Morgan series is fast becoming one of the hottest tickets in the urban-fantasy subgenre." -- Booklist (starred review)

"You'll love this bounty-hunter team. . . . A fun-fair ride through a fascinating version of our world." -- Charlaine Harris on Dead Witch Walking

"Blends the best qualities of Anita Blake and Stephanie Plum. . . . Kim Harrison carries it off with style." -- Jim Butcher on Dead Witch Walking

"Dead Witch Walking is a wonderfully fun romp through the supernatural world, a spellbinding blend of sharp wit and vivid imagination that left me eagerly awaiting the sequel." -- Kelley Armstrong on Dead Witch Walking