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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, Book 1) (original 2007; edition 2007)

by Ilona Andrews

Series: Kate Daniels (1)

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Mercenary Kate Daniels cleans up urban problems of a paranormal kind. But her latest prey, a pack of undead warriors, presents her greatest challenge.
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Title:Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, Book 1)
Authors:Ilona Andrews
Info:Ace (2007), Mass Market Paperback, 260 pages
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Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (2007)

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Really probably 3.5 stars. Not my favorite of the series. Hate that Curran and Jim blame Kate for the mess with Crest when it was their idea in the first place. And for them thinking she’s a glory hound when that’s farthest from what she wants ( )
  corliss12000 | Mar 16, 2024 |
Just as good 4 years later. It's interesting looking back to see the slow & steady world and character building. Such a great writing duo ( )
  jazzbird61 | Feb 29, 2024 |
Ok. Kinda fun, some good world building, some character actions seemed pretty plot driven. Not sure if I'm interested in the rest of the series ( )
  mikedowd | Feb 13, 2024 |
Definitely a dark read. Very graphic details and not for the faint of heart, but an interesting perspective for the fantasy genre. The view on vamps was definitely interesting and im both glad and disturbed that they are a lot more demony/gargolye creepy something than the suave brooding bastard like most others. The times were magic was in power and tech was not was a little difficult to follow, but from what ive been told by a friend it only gets better from here. So im definitely looking forward to book two. ( )
  MiserableFlower | Sep 14, 2023 |
Love the kick a** female main character Kate Daniels. She's smart mouthed, and intelligent and a heck of fighter. Read this book in 2 days and wanted more. Fast-paced & believable. ( )
  LinBee83 | Aug 23, 2023 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Andrews, Ilonaprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gordon, AndrewAuthor's real namesecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gordon, IlonaCo-author's real namesecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Balfe, LoriAuthors' photosecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
del Rosario, KristinInterior text designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Fiore, AnnetteCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gill, JasonCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kolesova, JulianaCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Raudman, RenéeNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ward, Chad MichaelCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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For my daughters, Anastasia and Helen
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I sat at a table in my shadowy kitchen, staring down a bottle of Boone's Farm Hard Lemonade, when a magic fluctuation hit.
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Every city has one of those neighborhoods -- dangerous, sinister places -- so treacherous that even the criminals who prey on other criminals shun them. Unicorn Lane was such a place. Thirty city blocks long and eight blocks deep, it cut through what used to be Midtown like a dagger. Half-crumbled skyscrapers stood there, mute witness to the past technology, the husks of GLG Grand, Promenade II, and One Atlantic Center, gnawed down to the bones by magic. Rubble choked the streets and sewage overflowed from the busted pipes in foul-smelling streams. Magic pooled there, lingering even in the strongest of tech waves, and hideous things that shun the light found refuge there, among the dark carcasses of gutted high rises. Lunatic mages, vicious, perverted loups who feared a death at the hand of unforgiving Pack, Satanists, and rogue necromancers all ran to Unicorn, for if they could make it there and survive, no lawman on this earth would force them out. Unicorn Lane held on to its own.

Hell of a place for a rendezvous. (chapter 3)
Artists emanate a great deal. They agonize over their looks, over their age, over the competition. A very minute detail can become a matter of great gravity. The building in which they perform soaks in their failures, their jealousy, their disappointments like a sponge and holds all that misery in. It's why empaths don't go to anything about the level of spring faire performances, the atmosphere overwhelms them.
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