The Night World series by L.J. Smith was my first real introduction into supernatural fiction, and is still one of my favourites today. Not only is Smith a fantastic writer, but the world she creates and the battles that are fought are utterly spellbinding. Like most, I read Witchlight, the ninth in the series and arguably the best, and then wondered when the final part of the story would come.
For those who don’t know, the Night World books are building up to an apocalyptic battle between good and evil, humans and supernatural. For this battle, four “Wild Powers” are being sought. The first, Jez, is found in Huntress. The second, Delos, is found in Black Dawn, and Witchlight finds Iliana – leaving only one left to find before the big battle. Sadly, it has been many years since Witchlight was published, and the concluding part in this fantastic series, named Strange Fate, has failed to materialise.
I’ve been keeping track of the promised release date of Strange Fate for the past seven years. So many different dates have come and go with no release, I was beginning to wonder if we’d ever see the final book. Now, however, on her official website, LJ Smith has announced Strange Fate will final hit bookshelves in summer 2009. And I, for one, sincerely hope this date is kept to…
Is Strange Fate the most heavily anticipated supernatural book of the Millennium? For me, most definitely. You can put your name down for the book at the Amazon page here.
