Jan 27 - Line for the day

'A few years ago, before you were born, a society of humans, a secret organisation, was formed ...'
- Pg 134, Dark Magic, by Christine Feehan

Oooh...what an exciting line. Something about secret organisations always sound so mysterious and thrilling. Even if the society doesn't do anything much. But if its a secret society...it must be exciting work! Or so we like to believe.

There is nothing more exciting than curling up with a warm comforter and a thrilling book full of magic and mysteries. It is the stuff of fantasy, of legends, of myths...of mysterious mists and foreboding castles, sorcery and lightning as evil tries to take over the world and good gives it a good pounding...not before getting bruised and battered itself. High drama and eerieness that stops just short of outright horror (okay I'm not a horror and gore fan). And there must be some star crossed lovers; bold, growing into their power men and women and of course the bad bad villain who has had eons of dabbling in bad things and must be defeated at all costs. Well thats the traditional story anyway. Recently, I read the Game of Thrones series, and the lack of a clear villain, the shades of grey in every character was an interesting revelation. It seems that, for me, when it comes to magic and mystery, a good story can eclipse the sometimes nebulous line between good and bad...because clearly it is all relative. And a master story teller will keep me on the edge as I try and identify with the characters being drawn up. And find that they are oh so human (or elf or mage or shapeshifters or vampires) people, put in circumstances that make them rise beyond themselves and become the stuff of legends. Come to think of that...thats not so fantastical after all!