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I wasn't certain I was going to like this urban fantasy but it ends up being fun, exciting and quite imaginative. I liked the Atlanta the authors created - a world where magic rules at times and technology at other times. When magic is in control monsters emerge and characters with power abound and technology fails and vice versa.
There is an abundance of "blood and gore," more than many can endure but the authors write well. The characters are intriguing, vacillating between supporting the hero and testing her.
The heroine is Kate Daniels, mercenary extraordinaire and poor as can be much of the time. She is fiercely independent, insecure at times and has a habit of getting herself into big trouble, often by spouting off before she thinks. Her job is to find and eliminate the law breakers in this futuristic world - rogue Vampires, changelings, monsters, and anyone who abuses the powers he may have.
The vampires and werewolves can become tools for necromancers who called the People. Were-creatures may become infected by the Lyc-V virus. When a lycanthrope consumes humans, they become a vicious creature. The lycanthropes group is known as the Pack, with codes and hierarchies for self-discipline.
The story actually begins when Kate's guardian is murdered and she sets out to find the murderer. Her adventures are wild, gruesome, and unbelievable but if you are up for moving into a world where nothing much is normal you will enjoy this one. Even Kate has some kind of power but we have yet to discover the source.
There is an abundance of "blood and gore," more than many can endure but the authors write well. The characters are intriguing, vacillating between supporting the hero and testing her.
The heroine is Kate Daniels, mercenary extraordinaire and poor as can be much of the time. She is fiercely independent, insecure at times and has a habit of getting herself into big trouble, often by spouting off before she thinks. Her job is to find and eliminate the law breakers in this futuristic world - rogue Vampires, changelings, monsters, and anyone who abuses the powers he may have.
The vampires and werewolves can become tools for necromancers who called the People. Were-creatures may become infected by the Lyc-V virus. When a lycanthrope consumes humans, they become a vicious creature. The lycanthropes group is known as the Pack, with codes and hierarchies for self-discipline.
The story actually begins when Kate's guardian is murdered and she sets out to find the murderer. Her adventures are wild, gruesome, and unbelievable but if you are up for moving into a world where nothing much is normal you will enjoy this one. Even Kate has some kind of power but we have yet to discover the source.
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