Dead Witch Walking
by
Kim Harrison
353 pages (2008)
9780061567193
Summary: The underground population of witches, vampires, werewolves--creatures
of dreams and nightmares--has lived beside humans for centuries, hiding
their powers. But after a genetically engineered virus wipes out a large
part of humanity, many of the "Inderlanders" reveal themselves,
changing everything. Rachel Morgan, witch and bounty hunter with the
Inderland Runner Services, is one of the best at apprehending
supernatural lawbreakers throughout Cincinnati, but when it comes to
following the rules, she falls desperately short. Determined to buck the
system, she quits and takes off on the run with an I.S. contract on her
head and is reluctantly forced to team up with Ivy, Inderland's best
runner . . . and a living vampire. But this witch is way out of her
league, and to clear her name, Rachel must evade shape-changing
assassins, outwit a powerful businessman/crime lord, and survive a
vicious underground fight-to-the-death . . . not to mention her own
roommate.
Genre: Fantasy Fiction, Urban Fantasy Fiction
Pace: Fast-paced
Style: Richly detailed
Series: The Hollows (Book 1)
Fantasy Characteristics:
- World-building - can range from a slight tweak on our world to a completely different universe. This book takes place in the US but not a US as we know it. All kinds of paranormal creatures have come out of hiding as humans die out from a virus found in tomatos.
- Fantasy means magic - this is what clearly alienates it from other genres. Rachel Morgan is a witch and practices magic on a daily basis.
- Storyline - good verses evil with good usually winning. Rachel and her friends are trying to save the world from bad vampires and demons.
- Series will often be one long story rather than each book being episodic. The Hollows series is on its 16th book and it does read as one very long continuing story.
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