Review: Shards of Glass
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 15, 2012
This novella kicks butt! It's really more of a short novel in length, and introduces a near-future world in which magic has been discovered and developed into a legitimate area of study. A company called Revival Technologies blends science and magic to return the dead to life, but it doesn't quite go as planned. Dead wizards, in particular, seem to go crazy and wreck havoc, and so specialized SWAT teams are called in to handle the issue. The novella has a strong female lead character and an interesting structure that shifts from third-person to various first-person perspectives. Overall, it's an innovative and entertaining mix of action and near-future dark fantasy.