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Heaven & Earth
Attack of the Metaplot
The first time the employees of Stake Inc. tangled with the tenants of 7C, it almost put the urban vampire-hunting company out of business. Now they’re rebranding. Clare was the one who got them into trouble that time, but she’s been offered a second chance. She just has to decide whether or not it’s worth the risk to take it.
Rose White started Heaven & Earth Bakery to cater to Toronto’s underground population of supernatural Others, and business is good. It is Midsummer’s Eve, and as usual she has a catering contract for the Sidhe ball. Travelling with her to the festivities—with strict instructions not to eat the food—are Nick, her werewolf delivery boy, Cristina, her vampire assistant baker, and John, their entirely human case worker from the Office of Other Affairs. None of them is remotely prepared for what awaits them.
When a fairy enforcer challenges him at an arcade game, Nick anticipates an easy win. He doesn’t expect to end up inside the game himself, running for his life from carnivorous vines and wooden thugs. There’s also a dragon who bears him a grudge for some reason, a guy who wants to prove he’s the Alpha of the neighbourhood, and a question everyone seems to want the answer to: “What happened to Catalogue Number 519?” It’s all a bit much for a part-time wolf to take.
Attack of the Metaplot is the second Heaven & Earth collection. It contains three stories: "The Silver Bullet Gambit," "Over the Viaduct, Under the Hill," and "Ivy vs Elm."
Rose White started Heaven & Earth Bakery to cater to Toronto’s underground population of supernatural Others, and business is good. It is Midsummer’s Eve, and as usual she has a catering contract for the Sidhe ball. Travelling with her to the festivities—with strict instructions not to eat the food—are Nick, her werewolf delivery boy, Cristina, her vampire assistant baker, and John, their entirely human case worker from the Office of Other Affairs. None of them is remotely prepared for what awaits them.
When a fairy enforcer challenges him at an arcade game, Nick anticipates an easy win. He doesn’t expect to end up inside the game himself, running for his life from carnivorous vines and wooden thugs. There’s also a dragon who bears him a grudge for some reason, a guy who wants to prove he’s the Alpha of the neighbourhood, and a question everyone seems to want the answer to: “What happened to Catalogue Number 519?” It’s all a bit much for a part-time wolf to take.
Attack of the Metaplot is the second Heaven & Earth collection. It contains three stories: "The Silver Bullet Gambit," "Over the Viaduct, Under the Hill," and "Ivy vs Elm."
- GenresUrban Fantasy
209 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 31, 2017
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Alice Degan
11 books35 followersAlice Degan is an academic and novelist (who also sometimes writes short stories). She studies and teaches medieval literature, and writes urban fantasy and something she likes to call metaphysical romance. She lives in Toronto with her husband and daughter.
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January 5, 2019
I'm still just not really sure how I feel about this series. After reading the first two stories in this collection I was ready to say that I wouldn't continue it if another book came out, but then I really enjoyed the last story sooo ...I'm just not sure.
I like the general concept because it combines a lot of different cryptids into one setting and also because of the weird house they live in that changes itself [which is less prevalent in this book, but still around]. Unfortunately I just don't care about a lot of the characters. Takehiko is by far the most interesting person in the whole series, but he is also the one that we see the least of so I'm always a bit disappointed. The last story was really fun though, and I'm glad that Takehiko and Nick actually do have feelings for each other because 1. they're adorable and 2. the first book seemed like it could be queerbaiting and I'm glad that's not the case.
At this point I would probably read another book if the author decided to continue with this series, but I hope that the other characters get more interesting ;)
I like the general concept because it combines a lot of different cryptids into one setting and also because of the weird house they live in that changes itself [which is less prevalent in this book, but still around]. Unfortunately I just don't care about a lot of the characters. Takehiko is by far the most interesting person in the whole series, but he is also the one that we see the least of so I'm always a bit disappointed. The last story was really fun though, and I'm glad that Takehiko and Nick actually do have feelings for each other because 1. they're adorable and 2. the first book seemed like it could be queerbaiting and I'm glad that's not the case.
At this point I would probably read another book if the author decided to continue with this series, but I hope that the other characters get more interesting ;)
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