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In the year 2275 life is hard for everyone, especially a woman. Kat is a scavenger, an archeologist of sorts. She braves the extreme deadly temperatures and landscapes to dig up artifacts from the destroyed past and sell them to collectors. She is vicious, earning the nickname Hell Kat.
Commissioned to find the Holy Grail of artifacts, the Monolith. Kat reluctantly teams up with her rival, Hades. The journey to the feared Vanquished City shows her that Hades may be her equal in all things. Hades has heard of the tough talking scavenger that he vies for jobs against. Never thinking for a moment that she would voluntarily team up with him, he decides to show her that they are better together...in all ways. Together these two have many demons to conquer on the way to their goal.
Vivi Anna has peppered her post-Apocalyptic world with beautiful and foreboding landscapes; a sun that can fry an unsuspecting life form caught exposed at high noon, hyper evolved humanity, and mutated life-forms adapted to this unforgiving new world. I try to avoid futuristic novels as they tend to be too in depth and somewhat confusing, this was not the case with
'Hell Kat'. Ms. Anna glossed over details of how and why, leaving the reader to fill in the blanks as needed. She only included description pertinent to the story. Instead she focused on the human element of the story. Hell Kat and Hades are a match made in hell. They are so alike in many ways they can barely tolerate each other at first. When they come together the sparks flare. This book does not lack steamy, sweaty sex as well as a tough talking, and just as tough hearted strong female character. With an ending that promises future forays into Hell Kat’s world, Ms. Anna is definitely an author to keep an eye out for.
Reviewed by Joletta Hill
for The Road to Romance
May 5, 2005
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