Product Description

Meet Dante Valentine. Necromance. Bounty Hunter. Dante Valentine is short on sleep and far from happy. She's just signed away seven years of her life - and her partner's - to hunt down four rogue demons that have escaped from hell. Maybe she'll find them. Maybe they'll find her. Nobody said it was easy being the Devil's right hand. Dante Valentine is licensed to raise the dead: a fully accredited Necromance in an world where a range of psionic Talents have been harnessed to help mankind. Not that mankind always appreciates this. She's one of the best in her field to survive training, and has an emerald embedded in her forehead to prove it. She's also dangerous and prickly with a suicidal streak. Who better to make a contract with the Devil - but what will happen when the deal turns sour and all hell breaks loose?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #201920 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

About the Author
Lilith Saintcrow was born in New Mexico, bounced around the world as an Air Force brat, and fell in love with writing when she was ten years old. She currently lives in Washington with two small children and a houseful of cats. Oh. And a husband too.

Customer Reviews

Book 3. BRAVA!
It seems that Dante "Danny" Valentine just cannot get away from having to deal with Lucifer. (Yes, Lucifer, Prince of Hades.) Dante no longer has to work to pay off her mortgage. It is done. Now she dwells in a huge fortress with layers upon layers of the best wards and shields (Necromance and "Fallen" Demon). She has even come to trust Trierce "Japh" Japhrimel.

When Japh tells Danny that Lucifer wants to meet with her again, dread hits her hard. But one simply does NOT tell Lucifer no. Lucifer needs a new Right Hand and wants Dante. By the time the negotiations are done, Dante is contracted for the next seven years. Dante must hunt down four rogue demons that have escaped from Hades. Dante's new and fragile trust of Japh begins to crack when her new home is attacked by demons while Japh is conveniently absent. From then on, Dante is on the run. But if Dante is being hunted by demons (and more) while she must hunt down four Greater Flight demons (the highest level demons can become), then she needs a bodyguard. Who better than the merc Lucas Villalobos (a.k.a. Deathless)? He is a man that has done something so vile that the god of death refuses to let Lucas embrace eternal rest. As for Lucas, he hopes Lucifer might be able to kill him since no one else can.

When Japh reenters the picture, Dante notices that he has full demon powers again. Trust all but crumbles. Japh begins acting strangely. When Japh refuses to tell Dante what is going on, acts like she is his prisoner, and even has a creature with him that is neither human, nor demon, trust totally fails. Dante is on her own.

***** The only really irritating thing about Dante's character is that her paranoia causes her trust issues to bounce around like crazy. But hey, isn't that what paranoia does to one? And Dante has very valid reasons to be paranoid! As for this story, it is just as good, if not a tiny bit better, than the previous titles (Working for the Devil & Dead Man Rising) ... and that is saying something! It has been a long time since a series has held me in its grip as tightly as Dante Valentine's. Very highly recommended reading! BRAVA! *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

Like it was ever going to be bad
Pretty fab book!

If you enjoyed the previous two in the series then you will love this one. I think this book is about 3-5 years ahead of the last one because Dante mentions living with Japh 'for years'. It takes us away from Saint City and Dante is no longer a bounty hunter, she's having some serious time out enjoying her life with Japh. The Devil returns with a new quest that Dante and Japh simply can't get out of, there's a wicked twist before the end and the book introduces some cool new characters.

The only reason I didn't give it five stars was because of the relationship angst/problems with trust between the two main characters. Because of all the loss that Dante has incurred in her past (Lewis, Doreen, Jace) she seems to be very insecure and vulnerable. However, by the end of the book her fighting spirit is back!

A great read and we don't have to wait very long for the next one!

Cracking Saintcrow
The continuing creative tale of Danny Valentine, Necromancer, demon lover and all round kickass heroine. Wonderfully creative with the characters continuing to grow at a pace that will make many other writers sit up and take notice.

Highly addictive with its fast action splattered plotline the reader really will have a hard time putting this novel down until the last chapter is done. Throw into the mix some additional features such as a glossary as well as some fictional science based reports and the reader really is in for one hell of a treat in this carefully built world.

We eagerly await the next novel in the series and we hope that Danny will have a showdown with a certain resident of hell to finally get one over on him.