The Darkling Thrush in Q&A with Josh Lanyon

Jan 20, 2013 Joy rated it really liked it

It always takes me a few chapters to get into the flow of reading fantasy and this book was no exception--the ending more than made up for the slow start---once again Lanyon has given us a great story

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Oct 09, 2014 JR rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, mystery, romance, scifi-fantasy, paranormal

Colin Bliss is a book hunter. Itching to get out of desk work and back into the field, Colin takes a private job to recover a witches grimoire that could spell the end of the world. Magister Septimus Marx is tagging along with Colin, but is he aiding or inhibiting Colin's quest?

This fantasy mystery caught me by surprise. I been plowing through Mr. Lanyon's catalog which has so far been mostly contemporary, with a few set in America of the past. This one sort of felt a little in the steampunk g ...more

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Sep 11, 2011 Jane rated it it was amazing

Loved it! Feys! Scotland! Old myths! A thankless job! And Colin cashes in his holiday time and takes a huge commission to find a dangerous grimoire.

Enter Septimus Marx! Yes..he is as sexy as his name and is following Colin. But when the two of them are in a room together Marx and Colin explode in passion!

Unfortunately Marx as been slated to terminate Colin!

Fantastic descriptive narrative by JoLa of Scotland, myths, the country and strange characters.

All of the characters are well developed and i ...more

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Jul 17, 2012 Meggie rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m-romance-romance, magic, fantasy

This storyline was fresh and unique. We even had a light developing romance between book hunter Colin Bliss and Magister Septimus Marx. I liked Colin as a character, he was intelligent, kind and brave. His only weak point is he was to naive and trustful. His new romance with Septimus Marx was a bit rushed and undeveloped, but mysterious and enjoyable. I liked this story!

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