A Glass Darkly

2nd Book in the Glass House Trilogy

Ariana Overton

A laboratory inside a dead volcano next to Glass Lake in northern California is the fascinating setting of this mesmerizing epic, the second book of the Glass House Trilogy.

Torn between the wish to find her missing sister Samantha and the fear of her demonic ex-lover Morgan Steele, Andromeda Jones agrees to go on a dangerous mission and soon finds herself entangled in a web of professional jealousy, betrayal and greed. She helps construct Vox Dei, a machine that ostensibly is built to eliminate wars. But what is its true nature? Who is pulling the strings? The experiment gets out of control, dark powers are unleashed and the danger to mankind unfolds relentlessly.


pgs. 314
Word Count - 84,112

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Review:

Reviewer: Lyn Lawrence, Ivy Quill Reviews

In this the second book of the Glass House trilogy, Andromeda Jones, an unemployed physicist, has retreated to the Rocky Mountains of America to seek clues to her sister Sam’s disappearance somewhere in Australia. Her only companions are Moon Wolf, a native American, and Piwhacket, her wild cat ­ plus her computer which she uses in her search for Sam and her
husband, James.

A phone call from a photographer friend, Marc, who was with Sam and James before their disappearance, holds out a tantalizing clue to her sister’s whereabouts. But to investigate the clue, Andi must return to a former lover, Morgan Steele, and his project where she may be able to find work.

The book is a grand adventure filled with action, blood and gore as Andi takes up the task of constructing the Vox Dei, a machine expected to end strife and war on Earth. Instead, it turns out to be an instrument of mass destruction.

The creepy, ghouls called up by the machine’s havoc grow stronger as the machine, aided by a fellow physicist, continues to destroy Australian targets, and the barrier between their world and ours thins. Through the aid of the aborigine introduced in the first Glass House book, Glass House, and Andi’s friend, Moon Wolf, the bad guys are defeated in the end.

Ms. Overton’s vision is grand, her scope broad. Her weaving together of plot, fantasy, paranormal elements and science is skilled. The third book of the trilogy, Looking Glass, should be completed and available soon. There are fascinating things to be covered in that tale. Thanks for the adventure, Ms. Overton. We wait to read more.

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Many favorite characters make a return with Glass Darkly, including Sam, James, the blues, the greys, and Yowies. New characters will make an equally vivid appearance, particularly Moon Wolf, this reviewer's favorite. With a deft touch, Overton has created a remarkable novel of passion, war, and the quest for power. While reaching a full and satisfying conclusion, A GLASS DARKLY conversely whets the appetite leaving the reader ready to read more.

Cindy Penn editor@wordweaving.com
Senior Editor, http://wordweaving.com
Amazon top 50 reviewer
eBook Specialist, Midwest Book Reviews

About the Author:

Ariana Overton is an author who loves to travel and write about many different places, people and things. She crosses genres the way she used to cross state lines in her travels; always in search of the next great story.

She writes murder mysteries (TRAPDOOR, THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS - EPPIE finalist 2001, DRUID, DEERPATA, SCARAB), Time Travel Thriller (TAPESTRY-EPPIE finalist in 2000), Action/Adventure (GLASS HOUSE, A GLASS DARKLY- both EPPIE 2001 finalists & LOOKING GLASS) .

She also writes Children's picture books (A GIFT FOR ROO, GREEN EGGS FOR ROO, ROO & STUMPY, ROO & THE EASTER BILBY and A GECKO IN MY ORANGE JUICE- A series in progress)

Born in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, Ariana became the family gypsy, traveling the United States, meeting new people and finding new places. After adventuring to Australia, she met Max Overton. He taught at James Cook University in Biology, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics and Geology, but his passion is butterflies, which his personal site at http://www.angelfire.com/in2/butterflynet will show.

Max supplies the original wildlife photos for the Roo books. He also writes Historical novels. His first novel, LION OF SCYTHIA, was published in 2000.

Ariana is a member of the Australian Society of Authors, Australian Writers Association, EPIC, a former Senior Editor and Director of Services for Romance Writers of America/Australian Chapter and a Contributing Editor to Suite 101 with articles she writes about other authors. Her articles have been published in Inscriptions Magazine, Suite 101, Disceptatio, an e-magazine, Bamboo Grove and the Romance Writers of American/Australia Newsletter. She has been a Managing Editor for Sharpwriter and Senior Editor for Clocktower Books.

Ariana is now working on new novels and is a reporter for the Suburban Journals in Illinois, as well as continuing to design covers for herself, her husband and other authors. She also does website design and creation.

Visit her personal author's site at www.angelfire.com/ms/ariana and read excerpts and read reviews of her books.

To see her original cover art, go to http://communities.msn.com/ArianaOverton

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