false<![CDATA[Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1257727888m/38619.jpg386197When 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 a series of 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 realizes she's way out of her league—but she wouldn't have it any other way…38381book2732007Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)total:1311|5:390|4:521|3:314|2:63|1:24|13115122225726838falsefalseTue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008Mon Apr 21 11:30:57 -0700 2008Mon Apr 21 11:32:50 -0700 2008
Magic Bites into the my last Amazon order, mostly because of the Patricia Briggs quotes on both front and back covers as well as several positive blog reviews I'd read. The most fascinating thing about this book is that the author's name, Ilona Andrews, is actually a combination of Ilona ...more...]]>
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not obnoxious. I hate angry female heroes who have to prove how awesome they are to every man on principle. Kate isn't like that. She's good and she knows it and she proves her worth by doing h...more...]]>
46falsefalseMon Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008Mon Apr 21 14:57:54 -0700 2008Mon Apr 21 15:08:57 -0700 2008 Basically, Anita Blake wit...more...]]>
54falsefalseMon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008Thu Apr 17 18:31:52 -0700 2008Mon Jul 07 15:04:06 -0700 2008 This story takes place in Atlanta, Georgia an undetermined number of years in our future. At a time when magic and technology coexist in a very unstable environment. A t...more...]]>
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52falsefalseSun Mar 23 16:22:04 -0700 2008Sun Mar 23 16:24:39 -0700 2008 Although it follows some of the urban fantasy conventions—a tough-as-nails chick investigating mysteries and fighting monsters—this story comes at it from an original and entertaining angle. Set in an alternate Atlanta, Georgia where waves of magic per...more...]]>
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51falsefalseWed Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008Tue Sep 23 15:42:50 -0700 2008Wed Sep 24 10:56:29 -0700 20081 While I enjoyed it immensely, I did find the lead character a little bit annoying. A slight bit quippy and maybe a little larger than life. However, it was a nice switch from the typical protagonists.
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32falsefalseWed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007Thu Aug 02 19:53:35 -0700 2007Thu Aug 02 19:57:21 -0700 2007 It's not a bad read. It's relatively well...more...]]>
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40falsefalseWed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008Tue Feb 03 07:06:38 -0800 2009Tue Feb 03 07:07:41 -0800 2009 Nach dem eher nicht zufrieden stellenden »Halfway To The Grave« trudelte dann auch etwas später das gleichzeitig georderte »Magic Bites« ein. Was für ein Unterschied!
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40falsefalseSat Dec 27 11:23:07 -0800 2008Sat Dec 27 11:53:57 -0800 2008 Kate Daniels has found herself in a precarious situation. She is a magical gun for hire in a world where magic is unpredictable. To find the killer of her guardian she must work with an organization she openly distrusts. And, at the heart of her inv...more...]]>
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Magic Bites up on Amazon, commenting that the heroine, Kate Daniels, has a humongous chip on her shoulder and mouths off to everyone she meets. Because of this, one can conclude that the reviewers in question did not care for Ms. Daniels as a character. And after I'd...more...]]>
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00falsefalseFri Nov 13 15:41:04 -0800 2009Fri Nov 13 15:41:09 -0800 2009 I loved the descriptions of different bits and pieces. Be warned though, there were so...more...]]>
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