THE SUMMONING GOD

Book II of the Anasazi mysteries is a complex, two-tiered story with a double cast of characters. In alternating chapters, twentieth-century physical anthropologists on the Mesa Verde plateau unearth just those pieces of archaeological evidence that enable the twelfth-century Anasazi story to unfold smoothly. Bernadette Dunne has a voice of unparalleled elegance and clarity, and she reads this story with the passion and intensity of spirit the authors themselves feel for their subject. However, the broad range of different cultures over eight hundred years apart is a daunting task, and Dunne's male and female characters are not well differentiated. Dunne's voice lacks the breadth and depth the double plot demands. M.D.H. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 01]