As of this writing, there have been five further instalments in the Hallows series. If they are anything like their progenitor, then they will be pleasing, tantalizing and ultimately fluffy affairs suitable for consumption at beaches and in waiting rooms. Dead Witch Walking takes place in an alternate-universe Cincinnati in which the barriers between earth and its Heaven and Hell have weakened to the extent that magic and the creatures who weave it openly intermingle with the human population. Rachel Morgan, our protagonist, is something of a government enforcer of the rules of magic. And like almost every heroine in detective-flavored fiction, she is charming, smart, overwrought and ultimately finds herself way in over her head. Fun but it will never be more. Ivy, Rachel's vampire friend, is ten times as cool as the main character and that doesn't bode well for the books to come which will inevitably feature Rachel over her supporting cast. (3/5 Stars)
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Dead Witch Walking: The Hollows 01 by Kim Harrison
As of this writing, there have been five further instalments in the Hallows series. If they are anything like their progenitor, then they will be pleasing, tantalizing and ultimately fluffy affairs suitable for consumption at beaches and in waiting rooms. Dead Witch Walking takes place in an alternate-universe Cincinnati in which the barriers between earth and its Heaven and Hell have weakened to the extent that magic and the creatures who weave it openly intermingle with the human population. Rachel Morgan, our protagonist, is something of a government enforcer of the rules of magic. And like almost every heroine in detective-flavored fiction, she is charming, smart, overwrought and ultimately finds herself way in over her head. Fun but it will never be more. Ivy, Rachel's vampire friend, is ten times as cool as the main character and that doesn't bode well for the books to come which will inevitably feature Rachel over her supporting cast. (3/5 Stars)
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