![]() The force trying to draw her in the the abyss is tricksy and suggests all sorts of good reasons why Kate ought to disregard pesky little things like self-determination for others. While she recognises that this would make her not Kate anymore, it is nevertheless a battle. The more powerful Kate becomes, the more she is tempted to pursue power for its own sake. As the saying goes, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This aspect was the most fascinating in the story for me. ![]() When she uses her magic, she feels herself drawn into an abyss of inhuman power-hunger she finds herself in danger of becoming just like Roland. To be fair, there was some acknowledgement in the book itself about this conundrum, albeit there didn’t appear to be an answer.ĭuring the time Kate is coming up with a workable plan with at least a hope of success, she is also battling the effect that claiming Atlanta had on her. Also, there was a paradox later on in the book where Kate actively had to provoke the event she was trying to prevent. I’m not good with subtle though so perhaps I missed something. I felt like there had to be some significance, otherwise, these things were random and, at least for the first one, there to have a cool battle scene rather than anything else. That’s fine as far as it goes, but I didn’t always understand the significance of the anchors to the overall story – that is, the battle with Roland. What I did understand is that there are certain things which, if they occur (or don’t occur as the case may be) will make the near-certain further either more or less certain. While I’m on the topic of changing the near-certain future, I’ll add that I didn’t entirely understand the concept of “anchors”. The Witch Oracle doesn’t see Kate during her visions of the coming battle and this suggests that Kate can somehow change the future – something which is almost-but-not-quite fixed.ģ. It seems Atlanta is destined to burn and she will lose all the people that matter most to her. No, if Curran doesn’t die in a battle soon, the battle will be in about a year and will result in the death of their son instead. That kind of makes it sound like the problem can be solved by not marrying Curran but that is never really on the table (thankfully). When the Witch Oracle tells her that if she goes ahead and marries Curran, the final battle is only weeks away and will result in the death of her beloved, things are looking decidedly grim. Kate’s magical abilities have increased since the events of Magic Breaks, but she is still not strong enough to best Roland. However, the alternative seems to be provoking a war she is not ready to win. If Kate does nothing to rescue Saiman, Roland can kidnap her citizens at will and that’s not acceptable. A final resolution to the thorny issue of Roland v Kate is coming and Roland continues to antagonise his daughter, most recently by kidnapping Saiman. The humour is a welcome relief from the heavy aspects of the story. (I wonder if he has a ring binder full of wedding brochures in his closet?) One would almost think he’s been hoping for this moment for years and years. He takes it upon himself to be the couple’s de facto wedding planner – Roman knows a lot about planning a wedding. Much of the humour of this book comes from Roman’s somewhat unexpected (but hilarious) enthusiasm for his role. When the book begins, they ask Roman, the black volhv – priest of God of Evil, Chernobog, to officiate the ceremony. ![]() Kate and Curran are two weeks away from their wedding. Book nine in the Kate Daniels urban fantasy series (which will be completed after the end of the next book), Magic Binds progresses the story arc of the coming battle between Kate and her father, Roland. Magic Binds has been on my eagerly anticipated list all year. Magic Binds will not make a lot of sense to readers unless they’ve read the earlier eight Kate Daniels books. I won’t spoil this book, but it is impossible to review it without giving away major plot points from previous books in the series. Kaetrin B Reviews Atlanta / Kate Daniels / Magic / Urban-Fantasy 27 Comments SeptemREVIEW: Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
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