UNWANTED GHOST: A Thulukan Chronicles Story
By Maer Wilson
Published 2013
About the book: (from GoodReads)
Thulu & La Fi have inherited an old, furnished
Victorian. What they weren’t expecting was that the furnishings included a
ghost.
Usually the Thulukans are happy to take on supernatural
clients for their detective agency. But there’s something about Darla Redding
that bothers La Fi - and with good reason. They discover that Darla has a much
darker past than hinted at by her “normal” life. She’s definitely not a ghost
they want haunting them. So, if they want to be rid of their unwelcome house
ghost, Thulu and La Fi need to solve her murder.
“Unwanted Ghost” is the second prequel novelette to Relics
in “The Thulukans Chronicles.”
MY TAKE:
It seems to be a trend recently for authors to put out
novelettes or short stories about their characters in between novel releases. I
recently reviewed COUNCIL COURTSHIP by Constance Phillips, which was a
novelette follow-up to FAIRYPROOF, to keep the readers wanting more until the
sequel is released.
This past spring I reviewed Maer Wilson’s debut novel,
RELICS, about a supernatural detective agency, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
While working on her second novel, Ms. Wilson has penned two short stories set
in this same world. UNWANTED GHOST is the second of the novelettes, a prequel
of sorts to the main story in RELICS. It’s not really a “prequel” because
RELICS starts at the beginning, with La Fi as a small child, before she moves
to California and meets her future husband. But this story fills in some of the
gaps.
In UNWANTED GHOST, the main characters Thulu and La Fi have
just recently graduated from college and set up their new business – a
detective agency that specializes in solving problems for the already deceased.
One of their clients has left them an old Victorian house in payment, but when
the couple go to inspect their new property, they discover a ghost who refuses
to leave.
La Fi decides the only way to be rid of the ghost is to help
her figure out who killed her, but it’s hard to work a case when your client
isn’t telling you the truth.
I enjoyed reading another story set in this world, although
I didn’t feel like it furthered my understanding of the Thulukan’s world too
much. The main characters acting much the same as they were in RELICS, although
since the remodeling of the Victorian is discussed quite a bit in RELICS, it
was interesting to get a little of the pre-remodeling history of the home.
I enjoyed this very short story, and look forward to reading
Ms. Wilson’s next full-length novel, which I think is supposed to be coming out before the end of the year. Hoping for more information later this week! Stay tuned if you're a fan of the Thulukans!
* 4 out of 5 stars *
About the Author (from Goodreads):
After a successful career being other people, and later
teaching others the many tricks of that trade, Maer Wilson has decided to be
herself for a while. Turns out she's a writer. She's always loved stories,
especially fantasy, mystery and sci fi. Maer was born in the Year of the Dragon
and has a dragon-themed room in her home, but sadly no dragons in the back
yard. When she's not writing, Maer plays online video games, teaches college
and reads. She also co-hosts the literary podcast, “MythBehaving” and writes
for two gaming fansites. She lives in the high desert of Southern Nevada with
her two dogs, a chihuahua and a poodle. Relics is her first novel and released
on May 1, 2013. She released a prequel novelette, "Ghost Memory", in
The Thulukan Chronicles. You can visit her website at http://maerwilson.com/
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