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viernes, 24 de agosto de 2012

La magia muerde!!




Title: Magic Bites
Book: Kate Daniels 01
Author(s): Ilona Andrews
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Ace
March 2007

Atlanta would be a nice place to live if it weren’t for the magic... 

When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start.  But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose, leaving all kinds of paranormal problems in its wake.
Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up these magical problems.  But when Kate’s guardian is murdered, her quest for justice draws her into a power struggle between two strong factions within Atlanta’s magic circles.
The Masters of the Dead, necromancers who can control vampires, and the Pack, a paramilitary clan of shapechangers, blame each other for the bizarre killings – and the death of Kate’s guardian may be part of the same mystery.  Pressured by both sides to find the killer, Kate realises she’s way out of her league – but she wouldn’t have it any other way.



Reseña:

Magic Bites es la primera parte de una saga que narra las aventuras de Kate Daniels, una mercenaria especializada en asuntos mágicos quien con renuencia decide formar parte de una Orden de caballeros que protege a la humanidad de las amenazas sobrenaturales.
En un mundo en el que la magia fluctúa alternándose con la tecnología de manera imprevisible, surgen no sólo problemas técnicos sino también mágicos. En tales casos se pueden contratar mercenarios, si se dispone de suficiente dinero o llamar a la Orden y rogar para que el remedio no sea peor que la enfermedad…

Magic Bites está narrado por Kate en un estilo levemente irónico, oscuro y dinámico que nos permite participar en cada paso de la investigación. A pesar de que Kate no es una experta investigadora y su método deductivo deja mucho que desear, la historia posee un buen ritmo con mucha acción y suspenso.
Ideal para aquellos que están hartos de damiselas en apuros, héroes gallardos y/o melancólicos y vampiros glamorosos con camisas de encaje.  
Ilona Andrews es el seudónimo de un matrimonio de escritores: Ilona y Gordon Andrews.


Puntaje: 4/5

Próximo libro: 
Magic Burns- April 2008


sábado, 12 de mayo de 2012

Recorriendo el camino del Héroe







Title: Debris
Book: The Veiled Worlds 01
Author(s): Jo Anderton
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Angry Robot
September 2011 : Mass Market Paperback

Tanyana is among the highest ranking in her far-future society - a skilled pionner, able to use a mixture of ritual and innate talent to manipulate the particles that hold all matter together. But an accident brings her life crashing down around her ears. She is cast down amongst the lowest of the low, little more than a garbage collector. But who did this to her, and for what sinister purpose? Her quest to find out will take her to parts of the city she never knew existed, and open the door to a world she could never have imagined. 

Reseña: 
Una historia atrapante en un mundo opresivo e inquietante.

Puntaje: 3/5

Próximo libro: 

viernes, 11 de mayo de 2012

El demonio es un estado mental?




Title: My Demon
Author(s): Lisa Hinsley
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Publisher: Pfoxmoor Publishing
June 2011 : ebook



Clive beguiles and seduces and only Alex can see, hear, touch the Demon. He comes bearing a gift … and a warning. With the fate of their universes in the balance, Alex is the best candidate, hand-selected to save the human race, and Clive offers his guidance and support to help her fulfill her destiny.

 It’s like having an imaginary friend but nineteen year old Alex soon learns that the line between reality and perception is murky, with consequences too terrible to ignore. The gift is ‘sight’and what she sees is chaos and danger lurking on every corner.
Clive makes claims—and promises—manipulating and punishing at will until he drives her to incomprehensible acts of desperation. Terrified, Alex must choose … but can she trust those closest to her?

Reseña: 
Una historia atrapante y oscura con situaciones realmente perturbadoras. 

Puntaje: 1/5