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Claw & Warder #9
Slay Fell Things
Santa knows when you've been bad or good. And he doesn't care, so do what you want.
A lich is any creature that become immortal by magical means. Old Kris Kringle figured it out a long time ago. It takes sacrifice.
And this year, he wants to sacrifice Leery.
Leery thought the holiday season would be filled with eggnog, parties, and maybe even a certain succubus standing under mistletoe. But it seems Santa has him on the naughty list for certain thoughts he had about a certain succubus standing under the mistletoe…
Will Dru and Leery spend Christmas Eve together or will they have to Slay Fell Things?
Critical Acclaim for CLAW & ★★★★★ “[T]he 'other world' is swarming with their own problems to keep their side under control in New York. I’m no stranger to Erik Henry Vick’s universe as I’m a fan of The Bloodletter Saga. Vick’s intriguing, ghoulish, fast-paced plot and solid characterization are as entertaining as I expected. There are ample thrills, chills, and fun to satisfy readers' appetites. The dialogue and prose generate the entertaining moments and the degree of tension best suited to launch the next twist…yet more proof of Erik Henry Vick’s storytelling expertise in the supernatural world.”--Lit Amri, Readers' Favorite Reviews★★★★★ “I enjoyed the amalgamation of so many types of supernaturals… The banter between the characters was brilliantly executed, portraying different levels of complex relationships. Sometimes I couldn't help but grin at a well-spun conversation, let alone how the creatures' unique traits or weaknesses are evoked to further the investigation. I enjoyed the third-person narrative and how the high-pressure roles were portrayed… The characters were brilliantly portrayed.“--K.J. Simmill, Readers' Favorite Reviews★★★★★ “The idea that there are two simultaneous types of society working side-by-side was a fascinating premise… The characters are fully overdrawn, as is the nature in this genre, and author Erik Henry Vick has done a fantastic job of giving them real and recognizable emotions and foibles that endear them to the reader... The writing style is flowing and easy to read. If urban fantasy is your thing, this is a book you must read but even if it’s not, this is a book you should read. I did and I’m glad of it – an excellent read.”--Grant Leishman, Readers' Favorite Reviews
What readers are saying about the ★★★★★ "Great riff on Law and Order!"★★★★★ "Love Law & Order? Read Claw and Warder!”★★★★★ "Fantastic beginning to a new series!"★★★★★ "DUN-DUN! has never been more fun!"★★★★★ "Interesting twist on a favorite tv show."★★★★★ "What do you do with Hasidic Werewolf Homicide Detective?”★★★★★ "A magical Law & Order !"★★★★★ "Fans of Law and Order are absolutely going to love this!"★★★★★ "Action and Humor!"★★★★★ "Excellent read!"★★★★★ "Cheeky and fun!"★
A lich is any creature that become immortal by magical means. Old Kris Kringle figured it out a long time ago. It takes sacrifice.
And this year, he wants to sacrifice Leery.
Leery thought the holiday season would be filled with eggnog, parties, and maybe even a certain succubus standing under mistletoe. But it seems Santa has him on the naughty list for certain thoughts he had about a certain succubus standing under the mistletoe…
Will Dru and Leery spend Christmas Eve together or will they have to Slay Fell Things?
Critical Acclaim for CLAW & ★★★★★ “[T]he 'other world' is swarming with their own problems to keep their side under control in New York. I’m no stranger to Erik Henry Vick’s universe as I’m a fan of The Bloodletter Saga. Vick’s intriguing, ghoulish, fast-paced plot and solid characterization are as entertaining as I expected. There are ample thrills, chills, and fun to satisfy readers' appetites. The dialogue and prose generate the entertaining moments and the degree of tension best suited to launch the next twist…yet more proof of Erik Henry Vick’s storytelling expertise in the supernatural world.”--Lit Amri, Readers' Favorite Reviews★★★★★ “I enjoyed the amalgamation of so many types of supernaturals… The banter between the characters was brilliantly executed, portraying different levels of complex relationships. Sometimes I couldn't help but grin at a well-spun conversation, let alone how the creatures' unique traits or weaknesses are evoked to further the investigation. I enjoyed the third-person narrative and how the high-pressure roles were portrayed… The characters were brilliantly portrayed.“--K.J. Simmill, Readers' Favorite Reviews★★★★★ “The idea that there are two simultaneous types of society working side-by-side was a fascinating premise… The characters are fully overdrawn, as is the nature in this genre, and author Erik Henry Vick has done a fantastic job of giving them real and recognizable emotions and foibles that endear them to the reader... The writing style is flowing and easy to read. If urban fantasy is your thing, this is a book you must read but even if it’s not, this is a book you should read. I did and I’m glad of it – an excellent read.”--Grant Leishman, Readers' Favorite Reviews
What readers are saying about the ★★★★★ "Great riff on Law and Order!"★★★★★ "Love Law & Order? Read Claw and Warder!”★★★★★ "Fantastic beginning to a new series!"★★★★★ "DUN-DUN! has never been more fun!"★★★★★ "Interesting twist on a favorite tv show."★★★★★ "What do you do with Hasidic Werewolf Homicide Detective?”★★★★★ "A magical Law & Order !"★★★★★ "Fans of Law and Order are absolutely going to love this!"★★★★★ "Action and Humor!"★★★★★ "Excellent read!"★★★★★ "Cheeky and fun!"★
275 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 11, 2020
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About the author
Erik Henry Vick
60 books241 followersErik Henry Vick is an author who happens to be disabled by an autoimmune disease (also known as his Personal Monster™). He writes to hang on to the few remaining shreds of his sanity. His current favorite genres to write are dark fantasy and horror.
He lives in Western New York with his wife, Supergirl; their son; a Rottweiler named after a god of thunder; and two extremely psychotic cats. He fights his Personal Monster™ daily with humor, pain medicine, and funny T-shirts.
In the meantime, he'd like to invite you to check out his blog:
erikhenryvick.com
Or follow him on:
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Facebook @erikhenryvick
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He'd love to hear from you.
He lives in Western New York with his wife, Supergirl; their son; a Rottweiler named after a god of thunder; and two extremely psychotic cats. He fights his Personal Monster™ daily with humor, pain medicine, and funny T-shirts.
In the meantime, he'd like to invite you to check out his blog:
erikhenryvick.com
Or follow him on:
Twitter @BerserkErik
Facebook @erikhenryvick
Amazon USA Author Page
Amazon UK Author Page
He'd love to hear from you.
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December 12, 2020
Fast-paced! Riveting! Exciting! Addictive! After the first few pages, I knew this was a book I wasn’t going to be able to put down, until I got to The End. Not only is this a very well-written book with wonderfully-interesting characters, but the suspense builds at just the right pace as the story unfolds.
*I received a complimentary ARC of this book in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.
*I received a complimentary ARC of this book in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.
December 15, 2020
A Very Different Christmas Tale.
Ninth book in a series, all written in 2020.
Pretty amazing achievement! On top of that is another book also written this year.
Talk about prolific.
This is probably my favourite of the nine, with more action, more character depth and a growing list of protagonists, though it's still about Leery, a Jewish werewolf and Dru, a princess of Gehenna, his partner.
Add Santa Clause as their target of investigation and you have the largest story thus far in this library of work.
Lots of humour and an astounding knowledge of the cast of undead and supernatural characters will leave you appreciating just how much the human mind has grown these imaginary magical beings from the depths of fear and wild myth-telling over the centuries, which provides us with a large pool of supernatural beings from which the author has drawn in order to entertain and even educate us, in the process.
Get your fangs into this tale of Santa, in all his various forms from many cultures, in the most involved, action packed story yet.
But, best if you start at the beginning, to fully appreciate the people who you'll meet in here and their backstories.
Most of all, enjoy yourself, with a different Christmas story, but don't let your children read it!
Ninth book in a series, all written in 2020.
Pretty amazing achievement! On top of that is another book also written this year.
Talk about prolific.
This is probably my favourite of the nine, with more action, more character depth and a growing list of protagonists, though it's still about Leery, a Jewish werewolf and Dru, a princess of Gehenna, his partner.
Add Santa Clause as their target of investigation and you have the largest story thus far in this library of work.
Lots of humour and an astounding knowledge of the cast of undead and supernatural characters will leave you appreciating just how much the human mind has grown these imaginary magical beings from the depths of fear and wild myth-telling over the centuries, which provides us with a large pool of supernatural beings from which the author has drawn in order to entertain and even educate us, in the process.
Get your fangs into this tale of Santa, in all his various forms from many cultures, in the most involved, action packed story yet.
But, best if you start at the beginning, to fully appreciate the people who you'll meet in here and their backstories.
Most of all, enjoy yourself, with a different Christmas story, but don't let your children read it!
December 11, 2020
It starts with a vampire who was staked and buried feet up. The stake had runes carved in it. The stake could not be removed. Then more vampires buried upside down were discovered. Next were the mass of elves that were found buried. Who could have committed these atrocities? Leery and Dru had to pull in various resources to learn what was written on the stakes. Once they deciphered the runes,, they found an amazing clue. The coins found in the dead elves mouths mimicked the magic of the stakes. Liz, Vinnie, Dru and Leery had to think 'out of the box' to discover the culprit's identity, as he had many aliases. A raid, turned ambush, had Dru and Leery transported to another realm, thus leaving the chaos at home to find a larger force of Drow trying to eliminate them. You are on the edge of your seat wondering how the tides of the battle will turn out. You definitely will find the conclusion of the battle and trial interesting. You will also get hints of what may happen in Dru's and Leery's relationship, the book is a fun and exciting read. I hope there will be another in the series.
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December 17, 2020
Erik rocks!!!!
I really like the stories in this series. Leery is absolutely hilarious! I love his snark and fake idiosy. Dru is a classy lady with lots of understanding and her own kind of snark. Together they just work. I really hope Erik is able to do a couple more books in this series. Erik,, talk to your doctor about buprenorphine. It's a much more gentle prescription pain reliever. Not so many side effects. I had a 93 year old friend that used it for her RA. Doctors need to realize that sometimes quality of life needs to be taken into account so people like you can do the work that matters to YOUR quality of life. Erik, you rock. I hope you write at least to book 10, but I understand pain also. I live with fibromyalgia and the buprenorphine has saved my life. I'll be 70 next year and I loved this series. I'm going after your other series because I love the way you write!!! Rock ON!!!!
I really like the stories in this series. Leery is absolutely hilarious! I love his snark and fake idiosy. Dru is a classy lady with lots of understanding and her own kind of snark. Together they just work. I really hope Erik is able to do a couple more books in this series. Erik,, talk to your doctor about buprenorphine. It's a much more gentle prescription pain reliever. Not so many side effects. I had a 93 year old friend that used it for her RA. Doctors need to realize that sometimes quality of life needs to be taken into account so people like you can do the work that matters to YOUR quality of life. Erik, you rock. I hope you write at least to book 10, but I understand pain also. I live with fibromyalgia and the buprenorphine has saved my life. I'll be 70 next year and I loved this series. I'm going after your other series because I love the way you write!!! Rock ON!!!!
December 23, 2020
We all know Santa has a 'nice' and a 'naughty' list, but did you ever wonder on which list HE might be on?
Well, the latest edition in this series might just surprise you!
Lenny and Dru have their hands full once more with other-worldly beings bringing havoc to the Locus of New York. To quote a famous country performer, Dru has "friends in low places" and they sure do come in handy at times!!!
Law and Order fans will love this take off on that 'old' TV series!
Highly recommend this to you, the potential reader!!!!!!
Well, the latest edition in this series might just surprise you!
Lenny and Dru have their hands full once more with other-worldly beings bringing havoc to the Locus of New York. To quote a famous country performer, Dru has "friends in low places" and they sure do come in handy at times!!!
Law and Order fans will love this take off on that 'old' TV series!
Highly recommend this to you, the potential reader!!!!!!
December 19, 2020
Just in time for Christmas
Leery n Dru are back and this time it’s “present” - someone has been killing vampires in the permanent sense.. it’s up to the Supernatural Investigations Unit to find out who
I’ve read all nine books in the last couple of months and it’s a great homage to the “Law n Order” series - I can see the actors in the characters and the format of the series in the writing
Here’s to Season 2 🍺
Leery n Dru are back and this time it’s “present” - someone has been killing vampires in the permanent sense.. it’s up to the Supernatural Investigations Unit to find out who
I’ve read all nine books in the last couple of months and it’s a great homage to the “Law n Order” series - I can see the actors in the characters and the format of the series in the writing
Here’s to Season 2 🍺
December 22, 2020
A rousing conclusion to this series. All the elements of the Claw & Warder series was evident, with humor and action sharing equally in this satisfying outing. When the gauntlet was thrown Leery and Dru were true to form with ferocity and spellcraft. And when times were dark and threatening the arrival of the cavalry was quite the spectacle. Actually I had anticipated the courtroom to be more contested and the outcome was a bit of a letdown. Ah, but the dénouement....
March 13, 2021
Review
Great stories & characters.Love them all.I hope that there will be more stories about Leery & Dru.I loved the fact that Leery in werewolf form is a Hassidic Jew & that Dru is a princess of Hell.My perception of "Luci" has been changed by these stories.Enjoy your life & fight "Petunia" with all you can.Thanx again for these stories.
Great stories & characters.Love them all.I hope that there will be more stories about Leery & Dru.I loved the fact that Leery in werewolf form is a Hassidic Jew & that Dru is a princess of Hell.My perception of "Luci" has been changed by these stories.Enjoy your life & fight "Petunia" with all you can.Thanx again for these stories.
December 11, 2020
Received as ARC. Dru and Leery are called to the scene of a discovered body. The body is a vampire who has been staked to the ground and buried head down, which causes the true death of a vampire. A total of 5 vampires are found in the field, all staked and buried head down, Then a group of elves is found in the same field. One thing leads to another, and they arrest a monster named Kris Kringle. Another great addition to the series. Love the developing relationship between Dru and Leery. It's about time.
December 11, 2020
Slay Fell Things, Episode 9 in Erik Henry Vick's Claw & Warder collection, is awesome! True to form, Mr. Vick brings us a great story, packed with wonderful characters and filled with his special style of witty humor.
December 18, 2020
The sleigh bells aren't in evidence
Continued adventures of Dru and Leery, full of trentas of black coffee, puns galore, and lots of detection. Linguistic connections and legal and police maneuvers fill out the muscular action. Good fun throughout.
Continued adventures of Dru and Leery, full of trentas of black coffee, puns galore, and lots of detection. Linguistic connections and legal and police maneuvers fill out the muscular action. Good fun throughout.
January 3, 2021
Christmas is slaying it
Our favorite detectives and their merry band of coworkers have to deal with some nasty Yuletide activities. A wonderful tale enjoyed by both my husband and myself.
Our favorite detectives and their merry band of coworkers have to deal with some nasty Yuletide activities. A wonderful tale enjoyed by both my husband and myself.
December 13, 2020
Parody on "Law and Order" lots of humor. In this book lots of violence and psychotic evil illain. And a love. Justice prevails. story
December 17, 2020
Naughty Santa
Enjoyed this book as much as the others in this series!
Great characters and super storyline. I highly recommend reading the Claw and Warder series!
Enjoyed this book as much as the others in this series!
Great characters and super storyline. I highly recommend reading the Claw and Warder series!
April 15, 2021
I think this is one of the best series I have read in a while. I shall have to go back to book one and say that there too to help potential readers to choose to read this as well, is they like clean paranormal mysteries.
June 3, 2021
Sad to see it end
I really enjoyed this series. Great writing, interesting characters, and Lord of lore. I hope there will be more one day.
I really enjoyed this series. Great writing, interesting characters, and Lord of lore. I hope there will be more one day.
June 10, 2021
Love CLAW & Harder!!!!!!!!!
What a GREAT series! I hope there be more of Leery and Dry (Please?) Thank you! (I will be waiting).
What a GREAT series! I hope there be more of Leery and Dry (Please?) Thank you! (I will be waiting).
April 4, 2022
I really enjoy this series and the interactions between all those who live in this world.
Looking fwd to more in this series.
Looking fwd to more in this series.
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