There and back again
May 25th, 2007 Jane J. - Central Library
My very first post on this blog, a little more then a year ago, was about a couple of urban fantasy novels I’d read and how I was really enjoying the mini-boom the genre was going through. I’m still enjoying, but have to work through lots of mediocre titles to find ones I truly love. Luckily I do still find some great reads and one recent title really stood out from the pack.
The book is Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews. Andrews’ book is set in a nicely realized near-future Atlanta in which magic and technology battle to co-exist and the technology is losing. Kate Daniels makes her living as working as a mercenary for the Guild dealing with magic-related problems. Her life is turned upside down when her guardian is murdered. Now she’s determined to find his killer. Throw in some truly nasty vampires, the Beast Lord (head of the were-animals of Atlanta) and Kate’s own unpredictable powers and you have a page-turner with some bite!
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1. BestFantasyStories | April 5th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
I loved this book. I just got the next book in the series, Magic Burns.
The urban fantasy genre continues to grow in popularity by leaps and bounds. Patricia Briggs’ book Iron Kissedrecently made the NY Times Bestseller list.
2. Jane | April 6th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
I just finished Magic Burns and thought it was even better then the first. And your mention of Patricia Briggs is spot on because I think her fans would love Ilona Andrews’ books.
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