One of the true beauties of Ms. Hamilton's Anita Blake sagas has been the eroticism and realism of the character caught up in "unreal" situations. "Narcissus" goes further into the "unreal", further into the erotic, and further away from realism. While I still look forward to any other book in this series, Ms. Hamilton's disappointing last three books would not convince me to essay any other series she starts. I personally look forward to see how Ms. Blake resolves her life, but don't as whole-heartedly urge new readers to take up this project as the latter books in this series have been dissapointing in style, content and narrative.