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Title	:	Geist (Book of the Order #1)
Author	:	Philippa Ballantine
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 294 pages
Published	:	October 26th 2010 by Ace (first published September 29th 2010)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Science Fiction. Steampunk. Magic. Romance. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Fiction

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Between the living and the dead is the Order of the Deacons, protectors of the Empire, guardians against possession, sentinels enlisted to ward off the malevolent haunting of the geists...

Among the most powerful of the Order is Sorcha, now thrust into partnership with the novice Deacon, Merrick Chambers. They have been dispatched to the isolated village of Ulrich to aide the Priory with a surge of violent geist activity. With them is Raed Rossin, Pretender to the throne that Sorcha is sworn to protect, and bearer of a terrible curse.

But what greets them in the strange settlement is something far more predatory and more horrifying than any mere haunting. And as she uncovers a tradition of twisted rituals passed down through the dark reaches of history, Sorcha will be forced to reconsider everything she thinks she knows.

And if she makes it out of Ulrich alive, what in Hell is she returning to?

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Original Title:	Geist
ISBN:	0441019617 (ISBN13: 9780441019618)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Book of the Order #1
Characters:	Sorcha Faris, Merrick Chambers, Raed Syndar Rossin
Literary Awards:	Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominee for Best Novel (2011)

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Sorcha Farris is arguably the strongest Active within The Order, acting as the magical tank of a bonded duo in a fight against the geists from the Otherworld. After Sorchas husband of 8 years gets critically injured and cannot work as her complimenting magical seeing Sensitive, the other half of her bonded duo. Discarding protocol, the head of the Order assigns her with a new Sensitive partner, Merrick Chambers, and they are immediately sent on a new mission that takes them to the northeast

Unholy bones, I need a smoke. As cliché as it sounds, in Geist Kate Daniels meets Sabriel and together they wreak havoc for the greater good of all.No, seriously, when reading I kept thinking that if Sabriel grew up a little bit jaded, overworked and overstressed, had a marriage misfire on her and developed a cynical streak, she would be just like Deacon Sorcha Faris. On the other hand, there is the Young Pretender and I reckon that every self-respecting Kate Daniels fan will relish the hello

I didn't put near the time into this book I'd like to have. I'm (again) badly over committed when it comes to books. Too many library books in at once, too many reading group commitments, just the problems that arise when you have no will power.I'm going to try again to cut back on actual "commitments" and read what I want for a while. I just got the next 2 Verus books by Jacka and the 4 Ash books, not to mention hundreds of other volumes I already own that I've been "meaning to read" some of

Review courtesy of All Things Urban FantasyGEIST is one of those books that straddles the line between a number of different genres. It reads like a mix between Robert Jordans Wheel of Time series and Illona Andrews Kate Daniels series (and not just because of the werelion). A number of paranormal creatures thrown into a high fantasy setting and time period with a splash a steampunk. Lets call it paranormal fantasy. GEIST is set in a lush high fantasy world were a dedicated Order of essentially

Let me tell you the reasons why Geist wasnt as epic as expected.First off, the introduction to the world and its characters was bad. You got thrown in a riot without knowing where you are, who you are, who the hell if fighting you, or who the hell youre fighting against. There was also a lack of an index. Its so funny how some authors that write Paranormal books (especially Paranormal Romances) tend to hit us with these fancy indexes of silly edited words, which are pretty obvious in their

Geist is attention grabbing right from the start. This story is full of action, intrigue, and is never boring. The world created in Geist is exceptional. It is a very fantasy world, full of magical fighting and otherworldly creatures. The otherworldly creatures are unique though, no vampires or traditional witches grace the pages of geist. The otherworldly creatures are called geists, and are undead monsters, almost demon or ghost-like that can possess people and incite violence. The concept of

First off, I don't think I write good enough reviews to do this book justice, so I highly recommend you just read it. Sometimes you just connect with a book. Maybe it's the timing, the setting, the author, your life cycles, etc., but I connected with this book. After giving Phoenix Rising a hands down 5 star rating, I had to check out more of Ballantine's work, and Geist suited my preferred genre for unique high fantasy novels. So I was expecting something good - which usually is a surefire way