And so our favorite crew (plus one smug elf), embarks on what quickly becomes the road trip from hell, with plenty of fun pit stops along the way (what happens in Vegas…). The story starts off in familiar territory – it’s certainly not the first time the Church has come under attack (nor I imagine the last), but after the opening sequence, this story burns rubber veering away from the beaten path, and it never looks back. If I didn’t know it, I would never believe this was the ninth book of a series. In Pale Demon, Kim Harrison takes everything we know and love about the Hollows series, shakes it up like a margarita, and delivers one smooth story with a lot of kick.

While the powerful witch with nerves of steel will do whatever it takes to stay alive, even embracing her own demonic nature may not be enough to save her. Can a witch, an elf, a living vampire, and a pixy in one car survive for over 2,300 miles? And that’s not counting the assassin on their tail.Ī fearsome demon walks the sunlight, freed after centuries of torment to slay the innocent and devour souls. But Rachel isn’t the only passanger along for the ride. for ever after.īanned from the flight lists, Rachel teams up with elven tycoon Trent Kalamack, headed for the West Coast for his own mysterious business.

If she fails, the only way she can escape death is to live in the demonic ever after. Condemned to death for black magic and shunned, Rachel Morgan has three days to somehow get to the annual witches convention in San Francisco and clear her name.

Pale demon by kim harrison