There aren't many girls who can say they've gone into the realm of death and lived to tell the tale. But to restore her lover Zayvion's soul, Allison Beckstrom had to pay a bitter price—and things are about to get worse. It turns out that the leader of the Authority, the council that decides what can—and can't—be done with magic, is being held hostage. But when the trail leads Allie and Zayvion to the secret prison where the Authority locks away magical criminals who are too dangerous to be held anywhere else, they find more than they bargained for. An undead magic user has possessed one of the prisoners, and he wants his freedom—and then some. Now Allie and Zayvion are the first line of defense against the chaos he's about to unleash on the city of Portland.
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"It's strange how I seem to always set myself up to be dissapointed in this series, when in fact, I love it. I end up suprised and sad everytime I finish with Allie. I dont know why I havent figured out how much I like this series lol. I never expect to like s/l that are set in my time (I like ones that ARE set in my time to be fantastical in nature I guess), and these are so subtle....its great writing with a great set of characters. I tear up and laugh out loud when reading them. Zay and Allie break my heart, and Shame makes me shake my head at him. I cant figure out him and Terric though which does kind of annoy me, but thats one of those slow threads to keep working on while the series continues....and I hope to have many more adventures with them all!"
— Brandi (4 out of 5 stars)
" I am absolutely hooked on Devon Monk and he's imagination! No pretty wands and fairy godmothers here! A wonderful combination of action, fantasy and kicking ass. "
— Melissa, 8/10/2017" Well, I am done!!!, This series started off good for me, by book 3 I thought it was a nice series and I made the decision to continue.... But now that I am at book 6, I didn't even finish the book, in my opinion the book has not evolved at all, it seems as if the characters are on a rinse and repeat mode. How many times must I hear "disbursement" and "Miss Mary Mac", I can't do it anymore. It's just taking to long to learn about the characters and every book is redundant. I even read the spoilers for the next book and I am still not impressed.... Moving on to another series!!!!! "
— Shawna, 2/18/2014" A book full of non stop action! Loved the twists this book brought and the development of characters. Shame and Terric are quickly becoming my favorites. Shame's lines never cease to make me smile or laugh! Can't wait to read the next one! "
— Tabitha, 2/6/2014" Not as good as the others - does wrap some things up. "
— Lori, 1/28/2014" Really enjoyed the book. I think it may be my favorite of the series. If you've read any of the other books, pick this one up. If you haven't, but might enjoy a supernatural series, try this series out. "
— Andy, 1/7/2014" Can't wait fir the next one...I want the happy ending too! "
— Carmen, 11/20/2013" Nice but not great. 6th book in a series that I've mostly read for the Endeavour Award - the 3rd book unfortunately was the peak - this book feels a bit tired but not bad. 3.5 of 5. "
— Mitchell, 8/29/2013" Really good, this series just gets better. "
— Mark, 6/26/2013" Book six in the Adventures of Allie Beckstrom, her hounds and her "friends" in the Authority. Lot's of suspense, drama, magical fights, and an ending that leaves me a bit pensive about the next book. You'll just have to read it and find out for yourselves. "
— Nora-adrienne, 6/18/2013" Another awesome book in the Allie Beckstrom series. This may be my favorite so far, loved it! "
— Poppy, 6/4/2013" My favourite of the series so far. No doubt. Seriously fantastic! I'm just annoyed now I'll have to wait a whole week before the next book arrives in the post ;) "
— Claire, 5/18/2013" This book was really 100% action, just whizzed right along and covered only a couple days. You (&Allie) learn a lot more about her dad in this book--including some icky stuff he was doing all along. Pretty sure Shamus has become my favorite character. After Stone of course. "
— Carolyn, 1/6/2013" Book 6. See book 1 for a more complete review of the series. As to why the lower rating than the rest of the series? Parts of the long-term story line are getting tedious. Hopefully the next couple of books will resolve some of this. "
— Lisakit, 7/26/2012" I Love This Series!!!!!! I Could Not Put The Books Down!!!! I really look forward to finding out what happens with Allie, Zay, Shame, Terric, & everybody else!!!! "
— Jessica, 1/6/2012" Another great book in the series - didn't go quite exactly as I thought it would, but I did guess at least halfway accurately at a few plot points which is always fun. "
— John, 10/14/2011" great series....awesome fun and excitement. great characters "
— Patryk, 9/27/2011" action packed full nonstop action i loved it and i think there was a little hint of what is to come for allie and if so that is awesome i can't wait for more<br/> "
— Ashley, 7/8/2011" Book six in the Adventures of Allie Beckstrom, her hounds and her "friends" in the Authority. Lot's of suspense, drama, magical fights, and an ending that leaves me a bit pensive about the next book. You'll just have to read it and find out for yourselves. "
— Nora-adrienne, 6/21/2011" Really enjoyed the book. I think it may be my favorite of the series. If you've read any of the other books, pick this one up. If you haven't, but might enjoy a supernatural series, try this series out. "
— Andy, 6/16/2011" Not as good as the others - does wrap some things up. "
— Lori, 5/28/2011" This series is really staying strong! "
— Lori, 5/27/2011" I Love This Series!!!!!! I Could Not Put The Books Down!!!! I really look forward to finding out what happens with Allie, Zay, Shame, Terric, & everybody else!!!! "
— Jessica, 4/15/2011" J'aime vraiment cette série, on ne s'ennuie pas une seconde, de nouveaux évènements arrivent et on apprend la vérité sur d'autres bien que tout ne soit jamais réglé. <br/>On retrouve Allie dans plus de problèmes. Mais elle aura toujours son entourage pour l'aider. "
— Melliane, 4/7/2011Devon Monk is the author of the Allie Beckstrom, Age of Steam, and House Immortal series. She has sold over fifty short stories to fantasy, science fiction, horror, humor, and young adult magazines and anthologies, and her stories have been included in a Year’s Best Fantasy anthology. She lives in Oregon with her family.
Emily Durante has been narrating audiobooks for over ten years and is also an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning audiobook director. She has been acting since the age of seven and has performed in a number of stage productions at the professional, collegiate, and regional levels.