Review: Great cover, Good book Good title.4 star urban paranormal
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2014
I enjoyed this book, but cannot grant 5 stars. As another reviewer stated, this book is a little short on description of individuals, settings and magical systems, as for instance, is a warlock just a male witch, or another class of magic user.  Why exactly are mages nuts? Hamilton is sometimes criticized for too much, or repetitive description, but I like to see a scene in my mind as if it could be a movie, which Hamilton LKH does very well, as does Robin Hobb, Bujold, Koontz, and others. Also, some secondary characters who will doubtless feature in other volumes should have had a better intro, such as Graham or the healer who was bitten by a werewolf.However, I am giving it four stars and a recommendation to paranormal fans because I really like the "unseen" plotline.  It is a variation on Moning's Sidh Seer Fever idea, but even more  cool because it's not just Buffy the Slayer revisited, and there are no finite number of magical doodads to quest for.  The problem is political and power structure and not easy.  This is the first volume of what will probably be at least five.  I am looking forward to the next with anticipation and foreboding both, as I did with Teot' s War (Gladney)  and Bujold' s the Curse of Chalion.  This author has not quite reached Bujold' s skill level, but I still recommend.  Too bad the star ratings do not come in Gold Silver and Bronze like Olympic medals. Bujold would be 5,5, and 4 Gold stars for the Chalion Trilogy. This would be four silver stars for an excellent try by an author not yet in the top ranks.