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“A Bit More of Roman”
by
Ilona Andrews
It is part of the Kate Daniels series and is a arcanepunk fantasy in a PDF edition that was published by the author on March 2, 2020 and has 9 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Must Love Hellhounds, Dark and Stormy Knights, Angels of Darkness, Hexed, Fate's Edge, Hex Appeal, An Apple for the Creature, "Magic Gifts", Gunmetal Magic, Innkeeper Chronicles, Steel's Edge, Magic Bites, Magic Burns, Magic Strikes, Magic Bleeds, Magic Slays, Magic Rises, Magic Bleeds, Burn For Me, Night Shift, Magic Shifts, Magic Binds, White Hot, Wildfire, Iron and Magic, Magic Triumphs, "Gerard Demille and Helen Meet", "Diamond Fire", "Sweep with Me", Clean Sweep, Sweep in Peace, "A Mere Formality", Blood Heir, "The King of Fire", Sapphire Flames, "A Misunderstanding", Emerald Blaze, "The Cool Aunt", One Fell Sweep, Sweep of the Blade, "Silent Blade", Fated Blades, On the Edge, Bayou Moon, "George and Jack in School", Sweep of the Heart , Magic Tides, Small Magics, "The Wilson Building", "Conlan’s Birthday Text", "Dabwaha", "Don't Fight with Fate", “Getting Distracted”, "Sgt Munoz Had to Go", Ruby Fever, "Regina", Magic Tides, "The King of Fire", Magic Claims, "Sandra", "No Heroes", "Purpose", "A Mere Formality", "I Will Explain Everything"
A free short story in the Kate Daniels arcanepunk fantasy series revolving around an apocalyptic world. The focus is on Roman, a black volhv.
If you’re interested, there is a chronological listing of the Kate Daniels books on my website.
My Take
This is a shortie that could fit anywhere in the Kate Daniels series, and it gives us a peek into Roman’s world . . . when Kate’s not around.
It could also be a noise in anyone’s night with the woman worried about that strange sound. It’s Roman’s perspective from third person protagonist point-of-view with Roman being anyman who feels the pressure to get up and investigate, only to find his religious life has interfered with his personal one.
It certainly isn’t easy being volhv, what with the summonings and dreams.
Nor does it help that ordinary people subconsciously interpret Roman’s explanation of “dark god” as “evil”.
There’s some action, but mostly a series of thoughts as Roman goes through the motions of his life.
The Story
Roman’s gotten lucky. A weekend off, a woman in his bed . . . and then it all goes wrong.
The Characters
Roman is the black priest, a volhv, for Chernobog. Layla has been enticed into bed with what she thought was a pickup line.
Chernobog seems to have four faces, going from not so bad to worst: The Hunter, the Warrior, the Old Man, and the Darkness.
An anchutka is a small evil critter, a subset of what pagan Slavs call nechist — the unclean force.
The Title
The title is true, for we are getting “ A Bit More of Roman” and his life.
