2009 Reading #73: Moon Called

[snurri]

Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
Books 61-70.
71. The Elephant's Secret Sense by Caitlin O'Connell.
72. Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness by Berke Breathed.

73. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs. I'm trying to grok the contemporary urban fantasy phenomenon, which seems to be on the verge of taking over the genre, at least in terms of sales. I don't know that this book helped much. I like Mercy as a character pretty well, but she too often feels like a minor player in her own book, and there's a lack of urgency to the story despite the kidnappings and near-deaths. I can't decide if I'll be trying more urban fantasy soon or not, though I'm open to recommendations. (Preferably books without werewolves and/or vampires, if possible. I particularly don't grok the appeal of the werewolf thing.)

Comments

[blackaire.livejournal.com]

I'm going to be a tool and rec one of my own--STREET MAGIC. Largely human cast, ghosts, no werevamps.

And to be slightly less of a tool, I will second the rec for Mike Carey and add Simon Green's Nightside novels. The first is SOMETHING FROM THE NIGHTSIDE.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

I've been meaning to read one of your books, actually :-) Although I thought I read you saying that Street Magic isn't actually urban fantasy?

Thanks for the Green rec.

[blackaire.livejournal.com]

Well, I call it dark modern fantasy, but it's "urban" in setting. It's shelved with all of that stuff, so my publisher and I differ there. :)