The Witch with No Name (Hollows Series #13)

by Kim Harrison

Overview

It’s Rachel Morgan’s ultimate adventure . . . and anything can happen in this final book in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series.

Rachel Morgan has come a long way from her early days as an inexperienced bounty hunter. She’s faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witches, and soul-eating demons. She’s crossed worlds, channeled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon. She’s lost friends and lovers and family, and an old enemy has unexpectedly become something much more.

But power demands responsibility, and world-changers must always pay a price. Rachel has known that this day would come—and now it is here.

To save Ivy’s soul and the rest of the living vampires, to keep the demonic ever after and our own world from destruction, Rachel Morgan will risk everything. . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062356017
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/09/2014
Series:	Hollows (Rachel Morgan) Series
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	544
Sales rank:	54,991
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison was born and raised in the upper Midwest. Her bestselling Hollows novels include Dead Witch Walking; The Good, the Bad, and the Undead; Every Which Way But Dead; A Fistful of Charms; For a Few Demons More; The Outlaw Demon Wails; White Witch, Black Curse; Black Magic Sanction; Pale Demon; A Perfect Blood; Ever After; and The Undead Pool, plus the short-story collection Into the Woods, The Hollows Insider, and the graphic novels Blood Work and Blood Crime. She also writes the Madison Avery series for young adults.

Editorial Reviews

Kim Harrison fans wanted The Hollows series to last forever, but this urban fantasy saga classic comes to a conclusion in this thundering, poignant finale. Born witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan has already fought more than her fair share of fierce battles and survived numerous surprise attacks, but now she must confront the ultimate challenge as she attempts to save Ivy Tamwood and, indeed, all living vampires from certain extinction. Bound to be a bestseller.

08/01/2014
Day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has made an astounding discovery that will upset the power balance in the world. The souls of undead vampires are not gone but trapped in the Ever After, and the vampires want their souls back at all costs. The elves want to release the souls, hoping that the master vampires will commit suicide when they regain their souls. The demons hope to use this as an opportunity to leave the Ever After. Rachel has (finally!) gotten together with former elf leader Trent Kalamak, but the two are right in the middle of the power struggle, and Rachel's guilt at the sacrifices that Trent has made so that they can be together is eating away at her. VERDICT This is the final volume in Harrison's beloved series (after The Undead Pool) and there are a lot of loose ends to tie up, most of which are dealt with quite satisfactorily. Series fans will love the high-stakes action and will be anxious to find out how it all ends for Rachel. [See Prepub Alert, 5/19/14; see also the Q&A with Harrison in Eric Norton's "A Multiplicity of Realms," p. 22.—Ed.]

Library Journal

Praise for The Undead Pool: “A great ride in and of itself, rather than simply a buildup to the finale, which is sure to be whiz-bang.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Harrison delivers some amazing major payoffs and throws new wrenches into the life of day-walking demon Rachel Morgan....Huge kudos, as Harrison really nails this one!” — RT Book Reviews (top pick)

“There’s a general sensation of closure and imminent climax as Harrison maneuvers toward the end, and patient readers are promised a substantial payoff.” — Publishers Weekly

“Readers who have followed this series will be overjoyed to have Trent and Rachel finally deal with their complicated history and chemistry.” — Library Journal

“The world-building is complex and solid....and the cast of characters is immensely engaging. The Undead Pool doesn’t disappoint.” — Tor.com

From the Publisher

The world-building is complex and solid....and the cast of characters is immensely engaging. The Undead Pool doesn’t disappoint.

Tor.com

Harrison delivers some amazing major payoffs and throws new wrenches into the life of day-walking demon Rachel Morgan....Huge kudos, as Harrison really nails this one!

RT Book Reviews (top pick)

2014-07-15
In the 13th and final volume of Harrison's The Hollows series, Cincinnati demon Rachel Morgan fights fiercely for everyone's happy ending even if she can't entirely believe in her own. A few months after the events of The Undead Pool (2013), Rachel and Trent remain deeply infatuated with one another, their bliss tainted by Rachel's guilt that their association led to Trent's loss of standing with his people, the elves, and her conviction that their relationship can't last. Rachel's own connection to the elves and to elven magic has estranged her from the demons. Despite those obstacles, Rachel is determined to reconcile the two races, divided by millennia of enmity. Her efforts are further stymied by power-hungry elven cleric Landon, who's goading the undead vampire master Rynn Cormel to step up the search for his long-lost soul, no matter who or what the process harms. There are several moments when the reader will want to give Rachel a good shake and say, "Trent's not going to leave you, you idiot!" And Rachel's unwavering belief that everyone must see the light and get along seems implausible at best. But Rachel's neuroses have always been at the core of these books, along with her unshakable integrity and faith in the face of seemingly impossible obstacles, so why should this conclusion be any different? The resolution of Rachel's and her friends' woes might seem over-the-top idyllic, but Harrison's devoted fan base would expect no less. This is a glorious burst of high-pitched melodrama, epitomizing both the protagonist and her series.

Kirkus Reviews