Book Review: Jim Butcher’s Skin Game
Mab has just traded Harry’s skills to pay off one of her debts – to steal the Holy Grail by helping a group of supernatural villains.
Mab has just traded Harry’s skills to pay off one of her debts – to steal the Holy Grail by helping a group of supernatural villains.
Harry realizes that maybe death wasn’t all that bad. Because he is no longer Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, but in thrall to Mab.
Someone should’ve told Smoky it’s best if the turkey is dead before bringing it home for Thanksgiving. The best intentions of Vanzir and Rozurial are worse…
Young Tannim, a human mage, thinks he’s found Ms. Right. Only…her fahter is a dragon, she’s not human, AND she wants to kill him!
The Guild, reluctantly, needs Alex to solve Kara’s uncle’s “suicide”. When an army of powerful telepaths loses their marbles, suddenly it’s a game of life or death.
Two elves and the spirit of a Celtic witch need to rescue a frail blonde, who might be the strongest psi power on either side of Faerie may destroy both worlds if her pain isn’t healed.
A centuries-old elf and a human fosterling are mechanics for a race car driving team…with a soft spot for children.
Good elves are intrigued by stock car racing, and bad elves run kiddie-porn and drug rings. Trapped in between are three runaway pawns in serious trouble in a deadly game between good and evil.
Mags is a Herald in his own right, but he and his Companion Dallen are needed at home for his spy abilities and Mindspeech gift for a plot is afoot at court.
It’s a lightweight drama with a gentle lap of shallow melodramas with an interesting premise: deadly, life-sucking angels with no conscience.