Wings to the Kingdom: An Eden Moore Story

Wings to the Kingdom: An Eden Moore Story
by Cherie Priest

Wings to the Kingdom: An Eden Moore Story
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Author: Cherie Priest
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-17
ISBN: 076531309X
Number of pages: 399
Publisher: Tor Books

Book Reviews of Wings to the Kingdom: An Eden Moore Story

Book Review: Fully Satisfying Ghost Story
Summary: 5 Stars

Ever since I turned the last page of "Four and Twenty Blackbirds," (4&20BB) I've been awaiting the return of reluctant psychic Eden Moore with mixed excitement and dread.

Why dread? Because "Wings to the Kingdom" (WTTK) is only Cherie Priest's second book, and there was no telling if she'd manage to keep up the suspense and entertainment of 4&20BB in her second book.

Now, having finished WTTK, I can say that not only has Priest met my expectations, she has exceeded them. WTTK is the kind of ghost story that I crave and so rarely find - smart, thrilling, and genuinely creepy in parts, without resorting to hack and slash tactics.

WTTK once again features Priest's loner heroine, Eden Moore. Where 4&20BB focused on Moore coming to terms with her own past, WTTK shows her coming to terms with her psychic powers, by being forced into a partnership with a big-name paranormal investigator featured on television shows. Although Moore is stubbornly independent by nature, to solve the mystery of why ghosts are roaming over the Chickamauga Battleground, she must learn to rely on friends to support and back her up.

I loved to see the character development in Eden Moore as a side note in the main story, and I hope that this trend continues in the third upcoming book in the Moore trilogy, and beyond. I dearly hope that Eden's story won't be told in only three books, there is still much to learn and develop with this unique character.

The story is solidly underpinned by Priest's familiarity with her setting. The restaurants, popular meeting places, and battleground geography help to ground this otherworldly tale in fact.

Priest's writing has also matured since her strong start with 4&20BB. Where the end of 4&20BB felt ever so slightly rushed, the pacing in WTTK was excellent throughout. The mystery was totally engrossing, and so vividly told that it felt like seeing a movie unfold before my eyes - which would be another wish come true for me.

In short, WTTK will be a strong contender for the best book I've bought this year. Now I just have to settle in for the long wait before the next Eden Moore story is released!

Summary of Wings to the Kingdom: An Eden Moore Story

The fields at Chickamauga, Georgia--America's oldest national military park--claimed 35,000 casualties during the Civil War. Any good guide will tell you that the grounds are haunted. The battlefield even has its own resident haunt, called Old Green Eyes for his tell-tale luminous gaze. It has long been said that Old Green Eyes intends no harm to those who respect the park. He is no menace, but a guardian of the dead. While he walks, the dead may sleep secure in the knowledge that their rest will be undisturbed. While Old Green Eyes patrols the battlefield, there is nothing to fear, for graves are not robbed and bones are not moved.

But suddenly a different phenomenon starts puzzling and frightening visitors, causing tours to be canceled and rangers to quit their jobs. These new ghosts are no illusions carved out of the low-rolling fog. One by one, the solemn-faced spirits in ragged uniforms show themselves, and one by one, they point a determined arm off into the distance. Why do the soldiers march again, and what has become of their unblinking custodian? The spirits need a go-between, someone who can speak to them, and for them.

Eden Moore is not interested.

But the ghosts aren't taking no for an answer.

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