Angela Knight: Mageverse series

I just finished reading this series (well the ones that are out). Angela Knight is an author of mostly erotic fiction.  A former reporter, she is married to a police sergeant and lives in Spartanburg County, SC.

The Mageverse world is an interesting blend of vampires (Magi), witches (Majae), werewolves, dragons, Fae, Shidhe and Authurian legend.  It was created when Merlin and his love Nimue, aliens, came to earth from Mageverse (a twin universe) and began a search for guardians to protect the beings of earth from destroying themselves and from invasion of the Dark Ones.  King Aurthur and his Knights of the Round Table are the first to drink from the Grail, changing them into Magi.  Queen Guinnivere, Morgana Le Fey are also among the first to drink.  They have a symbiotic relationship. The Magi have to drink blood from the Majae to help absorb the energies of the Mageverse. The Majae have to donate blood or they will suffer heart attack or stroke from excess blood and elevated pressure. The Majae are the magic in the Mageverse. The Magi also sleep during the day as another means of gaining magic. The men and women could theoretically live forever, should they not be killed.

They are capable of reproducing with mortals to ensure that there are more potential candidates to recruit. Anyone born of such a union is a Latent. Their Gift, becoming Magi or Majae, is triggered by three or sexual encounters with a Gifted man or woman. A Latent must be approved by the Magi or Majae councils. Many can not psychologically handle the impact of the Mageverse (It can trigger insanity). There are professional court seducers who Gift latents on the Councils orders.

On Mageverse Earth, there are Fairies, Dragons, Unicorns and the city of Avalon where the Magi and Majae live. They magically create gates to travel to Realspace Earth. The Fairies are featured in Master of the Moon, which has King Llyr of the Faeries.

Merlin, who knows that power can corrupt, created another magical species in case the Magi and Majae become out of control. These are werewolves. They do not have to wait until the full moon to change. They are a rigid society that has been hidden from their inception. In Master of Wolves, the werewolves declare themselves and fight alongside the Magi and the Fairies.

My Review
This series may be a little too *ahem* racey for some, but I really enjoyed it.  It was definitely an interesting twist to the paranormal world.  The books were well written.  I didn't want to put them down and couldn't wait to start the next one.  The Mageverse world is explained in every book.   Each book has its own drama between the characters, but the series has an underlying drama.  While the books can probably be read out of order (in fact I haven't read the short stories in the anthologies), it is probably a good idea to read them in order as much as possible.  I'll admit, I know little about Arthurian legend, but this series has made be want to research it a bit. 


Books in this series:
Seduction's Gift  can be found in the Hot Blooded Anthology
Master of the Night (found in Horry County Library)
Galahad can be found in the Bite Anthology
Master of the Moon (found in Horry County Library)
Master of Wolves (found in Horry County Library)
Moon Dance can be found in the Over the Moon Anthology
Master of Swords (found in Horry County Library)
Master of Dragons (found in Horry County Library)
Hot for the Holidays
Master of Fire (just released March 2)
Master of Smoke (release date TBD)