Key to Conflict (Gillian Key, ParaDoc, Book 1)

by Talia Gryphon

Meet Gillian Key-a paramortal psychologist who can treat the mental distress of nonhumans. And she's a Marine Special Forces operative who can get physical with them when the situation calls for it.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441015034
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Ace
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.9" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful veiw of the paramortal world

I found the knowledge used to create such a believable world to be amazingly correct. Each character and sense such that you can picture yourself right in the middle of it all. The overall work and creative computable to that of Laurell K Hamilton. This is a newcomer to being watching out for and looking for. Hat's off to a great book and I look so forward to reading more from this wonderful author.

So far so good

To all you negative reviewers, if your problems with the book are "unbecoming of USMC/PhD" and too much explanation, you really should not be reading sci-fi/fantasy. Great dose of humor, wit, sex (oh gads the heavy petting), this is perfect summer beach reading. Some readers might hate the "mistakes in judgements", but those are what makes the character so fun. Two thumbs up and hoping for more.

fun urban fantasy

Marine Corps Special Ops Captain Gillian Key is also a Paramortal psychologist who uses her black ops training and experience when called upon by her superiors. Currently, she is in Romania at the request of the Master Vampire Count Aleksei Rachlav, who needs her help with depression and fangxiety. She is also working with a six century old ghost who haunts a bed and breakfast scaring away customers. Finally Gillian is on a solo military mission. It seems that Dracula has returned and is making his presence felt as he believes unlike the vampire lines of Osiris and Dionysius that humans are meals or slaves. The Count has gathered a powerful army of vampires and other paranormal species wanting the current order overturned. He intends to use his minions to initially destroy his enemies amidst his peers like Aleksei before conquering humanity. Gillian, caught in the middle of the upcoming war finds herself caring for Aleksei who is falling in love with the ops shrink. Both intend to be warriors in the fight to kill Dracula and keep the Paramortal-human treaty alive. Urban fantasy readers will welcome Talia Gryphon whose thriller will appeal to fans of Charlaine Harris and Kelly Armstrong. The heroine at first glance seems like a weak human to her kind and to ancient immortals, but she is a petite dynamo who proves she is mentally and physically strong leading to the audience admiring her pluck, skills, and courage. She fears love and keeps her relationships on a distant plateau although Aleksei may prove to be her match as he keeps creeping closer to her heart. Four centuries of life has taught the hero that the KEY TO CONFLICT or for that matter living is adapting old world customs to female equality. Harriet Klausner

Lots of fun

Have you ever wondered if vampires get depressed? If werewolves suffer from psychosomatic allergies? Well now you'll get to find out. Gillian Key is a paramortal psychologist, and she has some very interesting problems to help her clients solve. I found Gillian to be very human, full of foibles and endearing, yet also tough as nails when she needed to be. I can't wait for the next installment in this series!

What a fun take on the myths

I really enjoyed Key To Conflict and am looking forward to more in this series. It is so much fun to see a new take on the traditional vampire and were animal legends. Who would they go to with their problems? Paranormal psychologist Gillian Key!