Anthony Francis

This book was just as good the 2nd (maybe 3rd) time around

Kindle Hightlights:
I loved this book and really, really hope the author keeps it up.

Kindle Highlights:
“We’re all one big happy vampire family, respecting each other’s beliefs, and even managing to pretend Doug’s whing-whang isn’t hanging out.
Note: ROLF!

“It’s not just hazardous. Death by Vespa would be downright embarrassing.”
Note: Snicker

And her bloody mouth was sewn shut with silver
Note: Note: This dude is seriously psycho!

The Dragon, on the other hand, my masterwork . . . will take more time.
Note: Better keep your promise Mr. Francis!… (meer)

As always with anthologies, you get a mixed bag. I bought this one because of the Anne Bishop story, and it didn't disappoint. The idea of Restorers rebuilding lost worlds in reparation for worlds destroyed in the past is excellent, and I loved the execution here. This story could be expanded into a full book or even a series.
A Host of Leeches was intriguing and well-written. I felt that this was a story that could have benefited by being expanded, but I enjoyed the idea of the war robots dealing with the aliens that they invited in the first place.
Like others, I couldn't get into the last story, Stranded. The Lord-of-the-Flies teenagers vs. the adventuress Centauress didn't work for me as well.… (meer)

If you're a fan of urban fantasy, murder mysteries and tough broads, this may be the book for you. I have to say that I really did enjoy it -- it sucked me right in in a way that a lot of urban fantasy really doesn't, and I ended up reading it in an evening.

There was a lot of suspension of disbelief involved, though; every man looked like he was out of GQ and wanted the leading character, and every woman was mind-blowingly beautiful (and usually also wanted the leading character). People waltzed in just at the right (or wrong) time, and in ways that were totally unlikely (a series of friends who walk into a trap? really?).

This is not to say that Frost Moon was a bad book. Hardly -- it was fun and creative, an awful lot like cotton candy -- melts in your mouth fast, doesn't have an awful lot of substance, but is pretty darned yummy.

Kudos to the author for including the victimization complex that happens after an attack. That was a bit of psychological realism that I often wonder at the lack of in many books.

Finally, this book is eerily similar to Amazon Ink, by Lori Devoti. Same basic premise, same leading character, different magic system. Try this book or ..well, anything involving Anita Blake.. if you're looking for a similar tough-girl approach to the magical world.… (meer)