Kate Daniels

On the data. Two things. The first book is the weakest and this is well known. Ilona Andrews, which is a husband and wife writing together, have said publicly that Magic Bites was their first published novel and reads like it. A lot of people who bounce off it are told to try book two, and usually find the difference obvious. The novellas matter more than usual. Gunmetal Magic is a full length novel about a supporting character that runs parallel to the main series, and several of the shorter pieces set up things the novels then use. The authors keep a recommended reading order on their site that places everything, which is worth finding. The series ends properly at book ten. That is worth saying because a great many urban fantasy series do not; they run until sales stop. Magic Triumphs resolves the arc that began in book one. The Wilmington Years is a genuine continuation rather than a spin-off, with the same leads in a new place, and it is self published rather than through a traditional publisher. The world's central idea is a good one: magic and technology alternate in waves, so when magic is up, guns and cars stop working, and when it is down, spells fail. Most of the plotting comes out of that.

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