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Serpent's Storm (A Calliope Reaper-Jones Novel Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Amber Benson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 63 ratings
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Calliope just wants to make it big in the Big Apple like any other working girl. But Callie is also Death's Daughter, no matter how much she tries to stay out of the family business. And now her older sister has made a deal with the Devil himself to engage in a hostile takeover of both Death Inc. and Heaven-once they get Callie out of the way.
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    Calliope Reaper-Jones
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  6. Publication date
    February 22, 2011
  7. Reading age
    18 years and up
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AMBER BENSON co-created, co-wrote, and directed the animated supernatural web-series Ghosts of Albion with Christopher Golden, followed by a series of novels including Witchery and Accursed, and the novella Astray. Benson and Golden also co-authored the novella The Seven Whistlers. As an actress, she has appeared in dozens of roles in feature films, TV movies, and television series, including the fan favorite role of Tara Maclay on three seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Benson wrote, produced, and directed the feature films Chance and Lovers, Liars, and Lunatics.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004H0M8LI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ace (February 22, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 22, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 571 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 324 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 63 ratings

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Amber Benson co-wrote and directed the animated web-series Ghosts of Albion with Christopher Golden for the BBC. The duo then novelized the series in two books for Random House. Her first solo novel, Death's Daughter, was published by Penguin in 2009, with a children's book for Simon and Schuster called The New Newbridge Academy to follow in the fall of 2010. As an actress, Benson spent three seasons as Tara Maclay on the cult show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She has also written, produced, and directed three feature films, including her latest, Drones, which she co-directed with Adam Busch and will be released later this year.

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Samantha Ridgway
5.0 out of 5 stars From Chicken to Fearless in 1.5 Days
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2012
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Callie Reaper Jones never wanted the power that came along with being Death. She had felt the power once before when she was first brought back into the supernatural world but willingly gave it up once her father was found after being kidnapped by her older sister Thalia. Now, just merely months after being thrusted back into a world where anything is possible, Callie finds herself harnessing the power of Death once again - and not because she had agreed to it. Callie is one of three in line for the job of Death and when her father is killed at the hands of "the Ender of Death" or aka Marcel, she finds herself harnessing magics beyond her control. She must fight through and persevere on through the trials of murdering her dear friend and trusted adviser, then trusting her life in the wrong hands, unknowingly ingesting her one and only weakness, fighting her elder sister Thalia and saving the world...yet again. For a girl who wanted to merely be a normal New-Yorker, Callie's life has more twists and turns than your average day Cedar Point roller-coaster.

Serpent's Storm is the climax in Callie's character arc. At the beginning of Death's Daughter (the very first Calliope Reaper Jones novel), Callie could easily be classified fallible, avoidant, confused and overall...a scared chicken that would run away at anything abnormal. She hid in her apartment for hours when she saw a "beasty" for the first time in the lobby of her apartment building. Through the span of the books, Callie's personality has shifted. She has learned to think for herself, take destiny by the bullhorns and make her own path. Now in Serpent's Storm, the same girl that cowered in the face of mild danger stands up and unites people of all different shapes, sizes, breeds and beliefs in order to over take hell and stop the Devil and her sister from destroying Death Inc. Callie still has a lot of growing up to do, but she truly is a role model for young girls who are still trying to figure out who they are. Callie doesn't like everything she must do, but she does it because it is the right thing - not because it tickles her fancy.

- Samantha Ridgway
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Theresa
5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to the dark side of DEATH
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2011
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When Thalia, Death's Daughter's power hungry sister, escapes prison, Callie learns, no matter how hard she tires, she can't escape her destiny as the not-so-normal girl. Serpent's Storm, the third installment of this series goes to the darker side of Death Inc. Callie's unwillingness to fully embrace the family business has disastrous consequences after someone near and dear to her reaps the benefit from the power of being "Death". Unfortunately for both, not in a way either expected, or wanted. Dealing with the trivial relationship issues with her smoking hot new boyfriend with have to wait as, once again, the Afterlife world is thrown into chaos. This time however, Callie faces each challenge with self-reliance, strength and determination.

The evolution of the protagonist from the shallow, self-involved "normal" girl in book one, to a thoughtful, motivated and brave young woman in book three, represents a true "Hero's Journey." One that is delivered via plenty of wit, likable characters and fantastical adventures with more twists and turns than a giant Sea Serpent's body. My only (minor) disappointment in this installment was the lack of my favorite characters, Runt, the Hellhound pup and the adorable techno-sis, Cleo. Luckily, this series will be continuing for, at least, two more books. I thoroughly enjoyed this and can't wait to see where our hero goes next. Will she use a wormhole to get there or just swim? :)
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Summer40
4.0 out of 5 stars Flawed Entity
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2011
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Benson's previous novel, "Cat's Claw", was such a treat with endearing characters such as Jarvis, Runt and Clio. Calliope is a young woman whom the reader can understand; she is destined to make mistakes, because she is desperately trying to escape who she is, Death's Daughter. In "Serpent's Storm", Benson has brought back two top notch characters, Jarvis and Runt. Runt is such a joyful delight; the reader forgets that she is a hound from hell. Jarvis' storyline will rip your heart out. The new characters Frank, Sumi and the Siren, are equally flawed, but they are far more cunning than Calliope. Benson never glamorize Calliope. For the majority of the story, Calliope is a disgusting mess, but the reader will still cheer for her. The reader may also invest in a fan; as Ms. Benson details the more amorous life of Calliope.
The only irksome critique I could give "Serpent's Storm" was the hint of amateurish writing in describing aspects of heaven and God. This reader was very close to being offended by Benson's attempt to rewrite parts of the bible. Overall, most readers will enjoy "Serpent's Storm".
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Trista Holmes
5.0 out of 5 stars SERPENT'S STORM review: Spoilers may be included!
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2012
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Callie is back in Amber Benson's 3rd installment in the Calliope Reaper-Jones series SERPENT'S STORM. She's a little more accepting of her role as Death, and the whining now is minimal. Although...when you have a hottie like Daniel, the former Devil's Protege, sharing an apartment with you, what's there to really whine about?
The downside of Callie's new life? She seems to be back at square one with the battle between good and evil. Now unable to know who to trust, and who's playing her like a fiddle, she finds that sometimes you have to make temporary alliances to further yourself in the game. She plays a rousing game of chicken with her immortal weakness as she finally learns what hers is, and is taken by surprise when it's discovered that a well trusted family friend and ally has been playing on the enemy's team pretty much the whole time.
Benson, once again, successfully intertwines the mythology from the past books with some Japanese water mythology which gives this book a whole new depth. The loose ends are seemingly all tied up. Guess we'll have to wait to see what the next book holds!
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Ronnie Bradley
5.0 out of 5 stars Smart and sophisticated urban fantasy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2012
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One of the nice things about reviewing Amber Benson's work, be it as director, screen writer, actor or author, is tracking the arc of increasing confidence and ability in her fields. As an author she is rising majestically with each book, passing the standard set by the previous work in terms of prose, character development and plotting. Serpent's Storm is certainly a leg up in terms of style and tension from the previous 2 entries (and they were very enjoyable as well). I won't use this review to give an appraisal of the plot other than to say it builds strongly on the themes and characters of the first 2 and makes me look forward to the soon to be released 4th entry. What is apparent is Amber is showing her trademark wit, sometimes crude, other times sophisticated and always with a higher sense of humour than basic little "why did the chicken cross the road?" style gags.

All in all a great addition to anyone's collection.
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