Fall of Light

By Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Book Overview

The Bram Stoker Award-winning author of "A Fistful of Sky" presents her second novel, hailed as lyrical to the point of poetry . . . and replete with urban magic that seems . . . quite natural ("Sunday Oregonian"). This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441018734
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Ace
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.9" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Perfect for any science fiction or fantasy library

Opal is a makeup artist working on location in Oregon, who uses her talent to turn Corvus into the Dark God, enabling him to vanish into the role. But when Corvus' acting turns too real, Opal suspects possession and a power from beyond the norm in this riveting blend of romance and fantasy, perfect for any science fiction or fantasy library.

Fall of Light

Lives up to Hoffman's usual excellence. I've been curious about Opal since she was introduce in "A Fistful of Sky." This book answers some Lazelle family dynamics questions and gives us a look into the world of make-up artists. Looking forward to the next book.

fascinating urban fantasy

She is magically gifted as are her siblings and her mother, but Opal LaZelle is the only one to leave the family nest to begin a career that uses her talent. She becomes a make-up artist, but she uses magic to create illusions of changing an actor's face or if the situation calls for it actually changes the feature for real. She is now in Lopez, Oregon working on the film Forest of the Night, but has only one person to work...