Urban Shaman (Walker Papers, #1)
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Joanne Walker has three days to learn to use her shamanic powers and save the world from the...
Urban Fantasy Shaman Native American
David McK (3251 KP) rated The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) in Movies
Aug 14, 2019 (Updated Jun 23, 2020)
It's hard to talk about this film nowadays without describing the plot - is there anyone who doesn't know it? - but this is the film that (I believe) sticks closest to the original story, and is very much what I would call 'traditional' High Fantasy (as opposed to 'Urban Fantasy'), with do-good Elves, Dwarves, Rangers, Orcs, Goblins, Cave-Trolls, Hobbits (halflings) ,,,,
And finally,
"Fly, you fools!"
still packs a punch!
Maggie for Hire (Maggie MacKay #1)
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"If urban fantasy could be bottled, then this story is a shot-glass full of awesomesauce." - Dark...
The Mammoth Book Of Paranormal Romance 2
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Anthology of urban fantasy short stories Karen Chance story: "The Gauntlet" is our contribution...
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Mirrorfall (Ash & Blue, #1)
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A magical thing happened to Stef Mimosa when she was only two: she died and an angel confronted...
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Run the Beast Down
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Charlie has stopped sleeping. His neighbour's cat has been dismembered. And worse, he's being...
David McK (3251 KP) rated The Painted Man (the Demon Cycle, Book 1) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
This is set in a world where Demons rise through the ground every night to terrorise/slowly cull the few remaining humans, the novel follows three seperate survivors of such attacks. It's pretty obvious that they are, eventually, going to meet up, which only happens in the latter porion of the book, by which stage one of the survivors has become The Painted Man (i.e. covered in magical wards, which the demons can't stand) of the title.
An enjoyable enough read, but I did find this to be occassionally hard going. I also picked it up when Waterstones had it on sale for about £3: for that price, I'm happy enough, but I also wouldn't be looking for the sequels at full price either.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated On the Edge (The Edge, #1) in Books
Jan 7, 2021
It had an interesting concept with the two linked worlds--one fantasy-esque with nobles and the likes and the other a lot like the world now--with a thin strip known as The Edge linking them together.
I didn't always understand what was happening, especially at the beginning, but it was explained in more detail the more I read of the book.
This is my second book by the author and I think I might read more of her Kate Daniels series since I prefer more paranormal romance/urban fantasy books than just normal fantasy.
David McK (3251 KP) rated The Aeronaut's Windlass in Books
Dec 20, 2023
Rather, this is probably best described as Steampunk, which is a genre I previously had little exploration in, and which Google defines as:
"...a subgenre of science fiction and sometimes fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.".
Reading that description, this definitely fits right into that bracket!
To my mind, it also falls more towards the fantasy aspect of Steampunk: after all, we have a new magic system, airships, the ability to communicate with animals (cats), and monsters from the ground all within the pages of this story even if (for my money), it never quite gripped me as much as a Harry Dresden book.
David McK (3251 KP) rated Dawnthief (Chronicles of the Raven, #1) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
The Raven of the sub-title ('Chronicles of the Raven', remember!) are a group of mercenaries who, at the beginning of the novel, have lived and fought together for years. At the end of one contract, they are hired by a former enemy, before events start overtaking them and they find themselves as amongst the last hope for their land, which is descending into war ...
I found this to be an OK read: not the best of such-like books I've ever read; nor the worst.