Descriptions of Highland Attire in the Katherine Kurtz Adept Series

[Bugbear]

Well, I guess I could give a vague review for the series while avoiding the plots of the novels.

Over in the Scottish ghost thread, it was said that the novels sounded like they had a bit of a "New Age" flavor to them. This is true. There is an element of reincarnation throughout the novels, and as I said, there are a lot of psychic rituals and divination going on.

There are also several human sacrifices, to evil spirits, described in detail, along with people being killed or eaten by spirits and monsters of one sort or another; lots of blood and villains, etc. Scottish fairy lore is incorporated into the plots, but there are other types of new and old spirit lore used.

Swords, knives, and daggers are used throughout the novels; sometimes in very strange ways. There are a few sports cars, but also some wild "edge of the seat" driving in regular vehicles. There is also some... romance...

So, what more could you ask for in a series of novels?

[wildrover]

Whaaaaaat??? How did I miss this thread?

That's one of my favorite series, though I stopped following it after "Death of an Adept"...did it continue after that, and did it continue to be good?

I was just looking at my "book stack" (I need a proper shelf, it's a HUGE stack) the other day and realized I haven't read those books in a long while, now. Some of the descriptions made me want to visit some of those sites referenced in the books (descriptions of places, not human sacrifices...).

Real good thread . Time to pick up an old book, maybe.

[ggibby]

Does the "...romance..." involve heaving bosoms, bodices ripping, or throbbing of any sort?

SWMBO loves that sort of thing (as a break from Eggers, Allende or Rushdie), especially if a brogue, glen, of tartan is involved.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Does the "...romance..." involve heaving bosoms, bodices ripping, or throbbing of any sort?

Good Lord, no. They're Scottish! Probably involves trying to say warm in some drafty, half frozen castle.

[Bugbear]

Does the "...romance..." involve heaving bosoms, bodices ripping, or throbbing of any sort?

SWMBO loves that sort of thing (as a break from Eggers, Allende or Rushdie), especially if a brogue, glen, of tartan is involved.

It is very mild hanky panky, and most of the romance is wedding related. I'm not an expert in those subjects.

There is one reincarnation-related LGBT character who makes a brief appearance in one of the novels.

I suppose knowing a little about C. G. Jung's later work might be useful for reading the series.

[wildrover]

I don't recall any fully orbed romance in those books...some swooning, but no more than a bit of monogamous wink 'n' tickle. Bonus points for picking up a girl at a funeral, if I remember right. See 'Wedding Crashers'. Most of the romance is "high class British porn" a la Family Guy . No bodice ripping, throbbing, breathlessness or turgidity.

...I am an expert in these subjects.

[kiltedlady]

*SIGH* I'm totally in love with Adam Sinclair and Perigrine Lovat in these books!

[Bugbear]

*SIGH* I'm totally in love with Adam Sinclair and Perigrine Lovat in these books!

[Bugbear]

There's some premarital hanky panky in Death of an Adept.

It's mostly psychological description, though.

[wildrover]

There's some premarital hanky panky in Death of an Adept.

It's mostly psychological description, though.

"His frontal lobe throbbed with deep thoughts of the marital bliss they might one day share. She swooned as the skin rippled between his brows..."

Ok, that's about all I got.