Deathstalker Coda, by Simon R. Green (Roc, 2005)

This is it. After eight books and millions of words, the Deathstalker saga at long last draws to a close in Deathstalker Coda. Thanks to the efforts of Paragon-turned-Emperor Finn Durandal, the Golden Age that came about through Owen Deathstalker’s … Continue reading

Mockymen, by Ian Watson (Golden Gryphon, 2003)

What do body-possessing aliens, mind-destroying drugs, Nazi occultism and reincarnation all have in common? They’re the disparate threads of Ian Watson’s visionary new novel, Mockymen, a truly bizarre tale of life, death, betrayal, and jigsaw puzzles. It starts out innocently … Continue reading

The Good, The Bad, and the Undead, by Kim Harrison (HarperTorch, 2005)

Finally free of the death threats which plagued her existence ever since she and her friends, the vampire Ivy Tamwood and the pixy Jenks, quit their jobs as “runners” for Inderland Security, Rachel Morgan is able to turn her attentions, … Continue reading

A Fistful of Charms, by Kim Harrison (HarperTorch, 2006)

Meet Rachel Mariana Morgan, witch and bounty hunter. She has a spectacular talent for getting into the sort of trouble most supernatural beings can only dream about. As part of the independent runner firm, Vampiric Charms, she’s staked out something … Continue reading

For A Few Demons More, by Kim Harrison (Eos, 2007)

You’d think that after a while, the universe would give Rachel Mariana Morgan, witch and bounty hunter, a break. After all, her best friend is a living vampire who’s drinking blood again, the shady machinations of her ex-boyfriend left her … Continue reading

Every Which Way But Dead, by Kim Harrison (Eos, 2005)

Some people have it easy. They haven’t gone into business for themselves as a bounty hunter, with a hyperactive pixie and an actively-prowling vampire as their partners. They haven’t made a deal with a demon to take down an ancient … Continue reading

The Decoy Princess, by Dawn Cook (Ace, 2005)

All her life, Princess Contessa of Costenopolie has been raised as a proper princess should, well-versed in fashion, diplomacy, politics, and shopping. However, she’s also been trained quite thoroughly in how to protect herself, by Chancellor Kravenlow, who has spent … Continue reading

Widdershins, by Charles de Lint (Tor, 2006)

For as long as there have been stories about Newford, the mythical North American city which has become Charles de Lint’s signature setting, there have been Geordie Riddell and Jilly Coppercorn. Geordie’s a musician with a fear of commitment and … Continue reading