I don’t think I can define the difference between a craftsman and an artist, but I know it when I see it, and Audrey Driscoll is an artist. I know, because I am a craftsman, a good one, but not an artist.
So, enough navel gazing. What is it about ‘Hunting the Phoenix’ that’s so special?
Simple answer: everything.
‘Hunting the Phoenix’ is the fourth and last book of the Herbert West series, but it is also the climax of the preceding three books. Imagine the steps of a pyramid with the Phoenix as its apex. Or if music is more your thing, imagine a classical symphony in which each movement builds upon the last to achieve the soaring notes that grab your heart and lift you out of yourself. That is the Phoenix.
At its core, every work of fiction strives for just one thing – to persuade…
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Where Genres Collide Traci Kenworth YA Author 