Rachel Morgan: The Hollows (6) - Where Demons Dare

By: Kim Harrison

Narrated by: Gigi Birmingham

Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

The sixth book in Harrison’s New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series starring Rachel Morgan. A pacey and addictive novel of sexy bounty-hunting witches, cunning demons and menacing vampires.

To save the lives of her friends, Rachel did the unthinkable: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic. And now her sins are coming home to haunt her.

As Rachel searches for the truth behind a terrifying murder, an even greater menace threatens, for the demon Algaliarept will stop at nothing to claim her, and the discovery of a shocking family secret throws Rachel’s entire life into question. If she is ever to live free, Rachel must walk willingly into the demonic ever-after in search of long-lost ancient knowledge.

But when you dance with demons, you lay your soul on the line… and there are some lines that should never be crossed.

Published as ‘The Outlaw Demon Wails’ in the US.

©2012 Kim Harrison (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

‘Action packed chick-lit with a supernatural twist‘
The Times

‘A spellbinding blend of sharp wit and vivid imagination. A wonderfully fun romp through the supernatural world’
Kelley Armstrong

‘Discovering a new series like this is like finding buried treasure’
Diana Gabaldon

‘I wouldn’t miss a Kim Harrison book for anything’
Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels

Change of Narrator

If you could sum up Rachel Morgan: The Hollows (6) - Where Demons Dare in three words, what would they be?

Like any Star Trek Next Generation Episode its always good when Q Turns up. So when Al turns up again I say yippee.

What does Gigi Birmingham bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I like her new voices for the different characters but her male voices are just two high. The only thing that bites his her pronunciation of ley line and Piscary

Good story, lousy delivery

The musical interludes are really annoying and pointlessly break up the narrative.

New narrator is okay but mispronounces a lot of words and damn Jenks' voice is annoying.

Glutton for punishment

This series is driving me crazy, the sheer stupidity and indecisive behaviour of the main character is beyond belief. Rachel constantly takes one step forward and then two backward, considering she is supposed to be a 26 year old woman she acts like a braindead teenager with no ability to educate herself. Please let the character grow up because at the monent she is just tedious.

Horrible naration

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Gigi, find another job, please. Listening to your voice was a painful experience, God bless this is the only book from my favorite series narrated in a way that almost killed the story.

Any additional comments?

Despite your criminal choice of the narrator I am not returning this book, I bought it to listen to the story and I want to keep my collection complete. Please do not switch narrators in the middle of the series, I am paying for this terrible experience.

Loved the story

Love this series but please change back to prior narrater. I almost couldn't listen to it but book is to good to miss

Terrible narration

Not sure why they changed the narrator but Gigi Birmingham was not a good choice. Pronunciation was completely different from the previous books which made for confusing listening. There was not enough variation between the characters voices, everyone sounded the same and Trent sounded like a woman.

Bad Narrator.

Cant stand the voice of the narrator. Its loud, hi pitching whining/moaning sound. Hard to hear and listen to. Bad performance.

NEW narrator doesn't work for me

The new narrator doesn't have the range and keep mispronouncing key words and pulling me out of the story.

Her Rachel sounds almost like a valley girl and the serious voices are gone, as well as some accents changing.