R. A. MacAvoy is a truly gifted author who has no need to rely on the
conventions of the science fiction genre in order to hold the listener's
attention. Her highly original debut novel, Tea With the Black Dragon,
combined elements of mystery and fantasy along with a fascination with
computer technology, and was highly praised by critics, while her Lens
of the World trilogy appeared on many "best of the year" lists in the
national news media.
In this sequel to Tea With the Black Dragon, Mayland Long is once
again thrust into a maelstrom of mysterious happenings. The peaceful
relationship he has established with Martha Macnamara is being
threatened. A wild psychic force is loose in the world, while Martha's
granddaughter has been kidnapped and one of her Celtic musician friends
has been found dead, hanging by a rope of twisted grass. Now the Black
Dragon must use his wits to hunt for the killer...even if it brings him
to a horrifying realization.