"The Deviants, Volume Three!"

Faye Blaise is at the mercy of the Androvian courts. She's been convicted of sperm-tampering, and is to be the subject of the first co-gendered trial in Tierra history. Her assigned solicitor is the cold and stodgy Edmond Jarvish -- but when Tierra's Shutdown Season rolls around it begins to seem like Jarvish may not be so stodgy after all!

WORLD ENOUGH is the third book in Harte's "Deviants" series, and it shows. Chock full of twisting plotlines and characters and situations that were introduced in the first two books, this entry in the series is not friendly to first-time readers. For those who have been following the tales, though, it is a great wind-up to the changes that began with Tory's arrival on Tierra in THE DEVIANTS. The primary plotline, between Faye and Edmond, is romantic and unbelievably sexy. The rest of the book provides answers to questions about Tierra and the futures of the characters that have already had parts of their stories told. The book also works on the premise that Tierra is an upside-down society where same-sex pairings are normal and heterosexual relationships are deviant -- and criminal. There are, therefore, a good number of homosexual romantic relationships threaded throughout the story. WORLD ENOUGH is a great book, but only if you're familiar with the first two books in the series.

Sensuality Level: This story has been rated NC-17 by the publisher.

Reviewed by Ann Leveille
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted August 23, 2003