Rachel Morgan lives in a world populated by vampires, witches, werewolves, pixies, demons, and fairies. Forty years ago the supernatural creatures were exposed after a genetically engineered virus, hiding in an innocent tomato, killed half the world’s population of humans. Now they exist in an often uneasy truce. Rachel, a witch, is a runner with the Inderland Runner Services, policing supernatural crime throughout Cincinnati. Unfortunately, the calibre of Rachel’s assignments has vastly decreased recently, and she is fed up. She decides to break her contract with the I.S. and start her own runner agency, scoffing at the rumors of consequences. That’s until she discovers that she has been marked for death and she must find a way to save herself before it’s too late.
In case you haven’t noticed by the reviews which are popping up around here, the end of my dissertation was accompanied by some serious light reading. Urban fantasy is an awesome variant, and this book in particular was a pleasant surprise.
First of all, it’s fairly long and it has an excellent plot, at least I thought so. Once Rachel quits the I.S., it gets going and I really wanted to find out what would happen next. Since she’s in constant danger of her life, she’s often on the run and dealing with difficult situations. She only makes things worse for herself later on by entangling herself in another dangerous plot. It’s a little zany, but it works!
Rachel herself is a character I liked almost immediately. She’s stubborn and doesn’t back down, even when she should, but I felt her reasoning was good and her fears were very human. The secondary characters were also fairly well-rounded. Ivy is a dangerous vampire but with a strangely compassionate side. We never really figure out why she’s so interested in Rachel and determined to back her up, but that must be a story for one of the next installments. Jenks the pixie is a hilarious sidekick and adds just that much more to the book. The third character, who pops up around the middle, is also a welcome addition to this series.
It was also refreshing to find that there isn’t much romance in this installment. I can feel it coming, but I’m getting a little tired of romance at the moment and I’m looking for something else in my fantasy. This book fit the bill perfectly.
If you like urban fantasy, Dead Witch Walking would be a great addition to your library. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series.
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Just wanted to wish you a wonderful weekend.
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I loved Dead Witch Walking.
The series is excellent.
You have many hours of enjoyment ahead of you.
Thank you for sharing,
All the best,
RKCharron
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I *love* this series. I’m eagerly waiting for #6 to make its way to my door. There’s some romance in the next books, but it’s not real heavy with it — it’s just a part of Rachel’s life. Harrison takes this series to some really unexpected places. I hope you enjoy it!
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Though I have to say, the new covers don’t fit the series at all.
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I haven’t tried urban fantasy yet – I’m a little intimidated by it, to be honest!
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This one sounds good. I really enjoy urban fantasy, although I haven’t been reading much of it lately. I also like the ones that are lighter on the romance, not sure why that is, but there you go! I’ll need to add this one to my list.
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I have read this one years ago when it first came out, and really enjoyed it! You remind me that I should probably re-read it, and then read the next ones in the series!
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I’m *pretty* sure I have this in my TBR pile. Somewhere.
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Also, I think the author also writes SciFi under the name Dawn Cook–she wrote a great Scifi series called the Truth Series. I’m not sure if it’s the same writer, though.
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I love this series! I can’t remember exactly, but I think I have book 4 on my MP3 player. I must get back to this series.
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