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Old 01-24-2013, 05:04 AM
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Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews Appreciation #4 ~ Magic Rises this year! :D

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The Kate Daniels series consists of five books so far: Magic Bites. Magic Burns, Magic Strikes, Magic Bleeds and Magic Slays.

1. Magic Bites
Atlanta would be a nice place to live, if it weren’t for magic…

One moment magic dominates, and cars stall and guns fail. The next, technology takes over and the defensive spells no longer protect your house from monsters. Here skyscrapers topple under onslaught of magic; werebears and werehyenas prowl through the ruined streets; and the Masters of the Dead, necromancers driven by their thirst of knowledge and wealth, pilot blood-crazed vampires with their minds.

In this world lives Kate Daniels. Kate likes her sword a little too much and has a hard time controlling her mouth. The magic in her blood makes her a target, and she spent most of her life hiding in plain sight. But when Kate’s guardian is murdered, she must choose to do nothing and remain safe or to pursue his preternatural killer. Hiding is easy, but the right choice is rarely easy…
2. Magic Burns
Down in Atlanta, tempers - and temperatures - are about to flare…

As a mercenary who cleans up after magic gone wrong, Kate Daniels has seen her share of occupational hazards. Normally, waves of paranormal energy ebb and flow across Atlanta like a tide. But once every seven years, a flare comes, a time when magic runs rampant. Now Kate’s going to have to deal with problems on a much bigger scale: a divine one.

When Kate sets out to retrieve a set of stolen maps for the Pack, Atlanta’s paramilitary clan of shapeshifters, she quickly realizes much more at stake. During a flare, gods and goddesses can manifest - and battle for power. The stolen maps are only the opening gambit in an epic tug-of-war between two gods hoping for rebirth. And if Kate can’t stop the cataclysmic showdown, the city may not survive…
3. Magic Strikes
Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with these days. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that’s saying a lot.

But when Kate’s werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet. As her investigation leads her to the Midnight Games - an invitation only, no holds barred, ultimate preternatural fighting tournament - she and Curran, the Lord of the Beasts, uncover a dark plot that may forever alter the face of Atlanta’s shapeshifting community…
4. Magic Bleeds

Kate Daniels works for the Order of the Knights of Merciful Aid, officially as a liaison with the mercenary guild. Unofficially, she cleans up the paranormal problems no one else wants to handle—especially if they involve Atlanta’s shapeshifting community.

When she’s called in to investigate a fight at the Steel Horse, a bar midway between the territories of the shapeshifters and the necromancers, Kate quickly discovers there’s a new player in town. One who’s been around for thousands of years—and rode to war at the side of Kate’s father.

This foe may be too much even for Kate and Curran, the Lord of the Beasts, to handle. Because this time, Kate will be taking on family…
5. Magic Slays
Plagued by a war between magic and technology, Atlanta has never been so deadly. Good thing Kate Daniels is on the job.

Kate Daniels may have quit the Order of Merciful Aid, but she’s still knee-deep in paranormal problems. Or she would be if she could get someone to hire her. Starting her own business has been more challenging than she thought it would be—now that the Order is disparaging her good name, and many potential clients are afraid of getting on the bad side of the Beast Lord, who just happens to be Kate’s mate.

So when Atlanta’s premier Master of the Dead calls to ask for help with a vampire on the loose, Kate leaps at the chance of some paying work. Turns out this is not an isolated incident, and Kate needs to get to the bottom of it—fast, or the city and everyone dear to her might pay the ultimate price . . .
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Thanks for the new thread, Andie
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So... is it August yet?
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It would be nice.

Who wants to break in her house and steal the manuscript?
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Not me, next thing I know, I'll be the bad guy in her next book

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@ilona_andrews: That's it, Home Depot is getting crushed in the next book.”
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I sat on the charred floor of the abandoned Home Depot. Around us gutted walls rose into darkness. An eerie unnatural cold permeated the sad wreck of once luxurious corporate headquarters, its freezing current twining around the support columns. Long ragged scars cut across exposed concrete as if something with three-foot claws had scoured the walls.

Across from me Derek rubbed his hands. "Damn, it's cold."

Jim emerged from the gloom carrying a cardboard box. "You got a match? I found this stack of extended warranties. We can burn them to keep warm."

He dumped the warranties on the floor and I set it on fire. Orange flames danced across the curling papers.

"So what happened here?" Derek asked.

"Some Russian woman," I told him.

"Not one of Roman's relatives?"

Jim shook his head. "No. This was awhile back. Story goes she bought a GE dishwasher from Home Depot and after a year, it quit. Home Depot send out tech after tech to replace the motor, and in the end, they screwed up. The dishwasher leaked and caused damage to the kitchen floor. She tried to get help, but Home Depot kept passing the buck, first to the techs, then to GE. Finally she lost it, walked in here in the middle of the night, and summoned a tornado of metal blades. Gutted the whole place."

"Guess they should've replaced her floor," Derek said.

I nodded. "Guess they should've."
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OH wow....ummm

yeah don't piss off an author
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That was awesome.
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I think someone should send that to HD.
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Lookie lookie

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Hm... that's another new Kate-model, isn't it?
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Thanks for the new thread!
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So I saw this post today:

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I’d like to invite you to share your favorite independent book store in the comments and tell us why you like it. Doesn’t have to be a US store. If the store has a website, we ask that you include a link so other people can check it out or please mention what city you are in, so other people can find this awesome bookstore as well. We don’t mind if you recommend a store that’s already recommended by someone else, but copy and paste will get your comment disqualified. If you really love your local B&N or Half-Price Books, you can enter it too, as long as you tell us why you like it. One comment will be chosen at random and its author will receive a signed copy of Magic Bites Extended Edition.
There's an extended edition?
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