Heartlight
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Publisher Description
In a battle between Light and Dark, one man stands as the only hope for mankind's future.
Heartlight is the story of Colin MacLaren, Bradley's greatest champion of good, as he carries the banner of Light through the second half of the twentieth century. As a ghostbuster, exorcist, and student of the mystic arts, Colin's destiny is forever changed when he rescues Claire Moffat from a cult bent on human sacrifice. Claire becomes his dearest friend, but the cult's leader, Toller Hasloch, emerges as one of Colin's greatest enemies.
For the next thirty years, Hasloch manipulates politics and the economy from the shadows, seeking to turn America away from the Light. Colin, consumed with saving lives and mentoring the next generation of psychic warriors, realizes almost too late the scope of Hasloch's influence.
Now, only Colin MacLaren can face Hasloch and the hellhounds he has unleashed. With the fate of America and all mankind hanging in the balance, Colin must fight on, drawing upon his mastery of the mystic arts and the aid of his closest allies. Heartlight is a thrilling contemporary fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Marion Zimmer Bradley, weaving authentic occultism and magic into a battle for America's very soul.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The fourth book in Bradley's "Light" series (Ghostlight, 1995, etc.) follows white magic Adept Colin McLaren from the turmoil of the 1960s and his meeting with darker magicians, such as Thorne Blackburn, to his retirement as the century turns. Throughout, he is aided by his friend, psychic Claire London Moffat, and haunted by his nemesis, Toller Hasloch, magical child of Nazi occultism. Continuing characters unite an otherwise episodic plot, as McLaren tackles one occult enemy after another, from those facing popular occult writer John Cannon (who for once has stumbled across real black magic) to an ancient Lovecraftian cult. Thematic concerns, too, unite the stories, which explore the temptations and burdens of supernatural power, the relationship of adept and apprentice and the constant fight for idealism in a flawed world. The New York and San Francisco settings are well handled and feature barely fictionalized versions of real-life esoteric sites and practitioners; the tone of the 1960s counterculture also rings true. Preachy but not simplistic, the novel mixes adventure with consideration of emotional, ethical and even social issues and so is of particular appeal to those who enjoy supernatural fiction with a message.
