Rating: 4.5⭐️
Yes, Magic Burns (Kate Daniels Book 2) by Ilona Andrews is exactly what I was looking for when I saw llona Andrews recommended (a wife/husband writing duo) as a author I should check out for great female characters. Andrews has created a vividly wild universe of familiar,crumbling destroyed landscapes, whether skyscrapers or city high lines. Setting’s believable and terrifying, that between them, the incredible characters, compelling stories and a world constantly being explored and warped by the magic of recently historic world events, then you’ve got a series that hard to put down.
Kate Daniels is a merc in a changed world, one where the world pendulum between mech and magic has swung catastrophically out of control, causing universal destruction, where magic is causing cities to crumble, eliminating all but the occasional uses of electricity when the magic fluctuates. Cars out, horses and mules in, trodding the highways and overpasses, faepowered lanterns lighting buildings. It’s a strange, complicated world. And it’s one that’s expanding into other areas and places of mythology and power as new events and storylines emerge.
This storyline gives us a great introduction to her character, glimpses into her past life and powers. It’s the beginnings of important relationships and her journey into a more complex and involved life.
I’m burning through this series, each of these stories is extremely well developed and engaging.
It’s a huge winner for me and one I’m really excited to recommend.
Cover art by Juliana Kolesova
Cover design by Jason Gill
Kate Daniels (10 book – complete series):
Magic Bites #1
Magic Burns #2
Magic Strikes #3
Magic Bleeds #4
Magic Slays #5
Magic Rises #6
Magic Breaks #7
Magic Shifts #8
Magic Binds #9
Magic Triumphs #10
The World of Kate Daniels
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“A Questionable Client” was previously published in the anthology Dark and Stormy Knights.”
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, Book 1)
Blurb
Ilona Andrews invites you to experience the first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring the intriguing fantasy world of mercenary Kate Daniels…
Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up 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. Pressured by both sides to find the killer, Kate realizes she’s way our of her league—but she wouldn’t want it any other way…
This edition includes in-depth information about the world of Kate Daniels with descriptions of its characters and factions. Explore Kate’s Atlanta like never before with a quiz to find your place there and with answers to frequently asked questions. And don’t miss the prequel story “A Questionable Client” as well as scenes of events in Magic Bites from Curran’s point of view.
- Publisher: Ace
- Publication date: March 29, 2009
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 353 pages
- ISBN-13: 978-1101041970
- Book 1 of 10: Kate Daniels
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