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emmejo, July 9, 2009 (view all comments by emmejo)
In a world where magic and technology are at war, being a human who can control and use magic is rare- and dead useful if you are Kate. A mercenary who will fix your magical problems for the right price, she has few friends and no family. When her guardian, Greg, her father's friend and the closest thing she had to family is mysteriously murdered, Kate is furious. He also had the ability to control magic and way more training in use of weapons then her; he would be a very hard man to kill. The trouble is no one knows even what kind of being could have inflicted the damage done. As Kate starts digging into the case she finds more people missing and what may be a plot to throw the magical population of the city into war.

A fast paced cross between a Whodunnit and fantasy novel. I loved the character of tough talking Kate and the supporting characters were great. The quick, witty banter and snappy one liners reminded me of Joss Whedon's TV shows, and I can see a bit of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer influence here.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780441014897

Author:

Andrews, Ilona

Publisher:

Ace Books

Author:

Andrews, Ilona

Author:

Andrews, Iiona

Subject:

Georgia

Subject:

Magic

Subject:

Fantasy - General

Subject:

Fantasy - Contemporary

Subject:

Fantasy fiction

Publication Date:

April 2007

Binding:

Mass Market Paperbound

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

260

Dimensions:

6.80x4.22x.76 in. .29 lbs.