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Faith Hunter
Skinwalker
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Zusatztext Praise for the Jane Yellowrock Novels “A lot of series seek to emulate Hunter’s work! but few come close to capturing the essence of urban fantasy: the perfect blend of intriguing heroine! suspense! [and] fantasy with just enough romance.”—SF Site “Jane is a fully realized! complicated woman; her power! humanity! and vulnerability make her a compelling heroine. The fight scenes are exciting and the New Orleans setting is absorbing! but it’s the ever-evolving bond between Jane and her Beast personality that keeps this fun series fresh.”— Publishers Weekly “Jane Yellowrock is smart! sexy! and ruthless.”—#1 New York Times bestselling Kim Harrison “Readers eager for the next book in Patricia Briggs’s Mercy Thompson series may want to give Faith Hunter a try.”— Library Journal “Hunter’s very professionally executed! tasty blend of dark fantasy! mystery! and romance should please fans of all three genres.”— Booklist “In a genre flooded with strong! sexy females! Jane Yellowrock is unique....Her bold first-person narrative shows that she’s one tough cookie but with a likable vulnerability.”— RT Book Reviews “Seriously. Best urban fantasy I’ve read in years! possibly ever.”—C. E. Murphy! author of Magic and Manners Informationen zum Autor Faith Hunter Klappentext Meet shapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock in the first novel in the New York Times bestselling series that captures "the essence of urban fantasy" (SF Site). Jane Yellowrock is the last of her kind-a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who can turn into any creature she desires and hunts vampires for a living. But now she's been hired by Katherine Fontaneau, one of the oldest vampires in New Orleans and the madam of Katies's Ladies, to hunt a powerful rogue vampire who's killing other vamps. Amidst a bordello full of real "ladies of the night," and a hot Cajun biker with a panther tattoo who stirs her carnal desire, Jane must stay focused and complete her mission-or else the next skin she'll need to save just may be her own... Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1 - I travel light CHAPTER 2 - Okay, I was paranoid CHAPTER 3 - I’m a tea snob CHAPTER 4 - You scare the pants offa me CHAPTER 5 - It was wicked sharp CHAPTER 6 - Paranoid sometimes pays off CHAPTER 7 - Fly it CHAPTER 8 - A warrior woman CHAPTER 9 - I really love rock and roll CHAPTER 10 - Semper fi CHAPTER 11 - We sa . . . Bobcat CHAPTER 12 - Naked vamps. And the food was naked too CHAPTER 13 - You may call upon me CHAPTER 14 - Beast was born CHAPTER 15 - I was still buck naked CHAPTER 16 - Are crosses weapons? CHAPTER 17 - Stick a dollar in your garter? CHAPTER 18 - We still search for absolution CHAPTER 19 - I’m psychic CHAPTER 20 - Crap. I’m starting to like vamps CHAPTER 21 - The Lord of the Manor CHAPTER 22 - All that I wanted CHAPTER 23 - Mass to mass, stone to stone CHAPTER 24 - You should have come when I asked CHAPTER 25 - Witchy power CHAPTER 26 - Untender mercies of the human world EPILOGUE ABOUT THE AUTHOR Praise for the Novels of Faith Hunter Bloodring “A bold interpretation of the what-might-be. . . . With a delicate weaving of magic and Scripture, Faith Hunter left me wondering: What’s a woman to do when she falls in love with a seraph’s child?”—Kim Harrison “Entertaining . . . outstanding supporting characters. . . . The strong cliff-hanger of an ending bodes well for future adventures.” — Publishers Weekly “The cast is incredible. . . . Fans of postapocalypse fantasies will appreciate this s...
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Praise for the Jane Yellowrock Novels
A lot of series seek to emulate Hunter s work, but few come close to capturing the essence of urban fantasy: the perfect blend of intriguing heroine, suspense, [and] fantasy with just enough romance. SF Site
Jane is a fully realized, complicated woman; her power, humanity, and vulnerability make her a compelling heroine. The fight scenes are exciting and the New Orleans setting is absorbing, but it s the ever-evolving bond between Jane and her Beast personality that keeps this fun series fresh. Publishers Weekly
Jane Yellowrock is smart, sexy, and ruthless. #1 New York Times bestselling Kim Harrison
Readers eager for the next book in Patricia Briggs s Mercy Thompson series may want to give Faith Hunter a try. Library Journal
Hunter s very professionally executed, tasty blend of dark fantasy, mystery, and romance should please fans of all three genres. Booklist
In a genre flooded with strong, sexy females, Jane Yellowrock is unique....Her bold first-person narrative shows that she s one tough cookie but with a likable vulnerability. RT Book Reviews
Seriously. Best urban fantasy I ve read in years, possibly ever. C. E. Murphy, author of Magic and Manners
Product details
Authors | Faith Hunter |
Publisher | Ace Books |
Languages | English |
Product format | Paperback |
Released | 07.07.2009 |
EAN | 9780451462800 |
ISBN | 978-0-451-46280-0 |
No. of pages | 336 |
Dimensions | 106 mm x 172 mm x 21 mm |
Series |
Jane Yellowrock Skinwalker Jane Yellowrock Novels Jane Yellowrock Skinwalker |
Subject |
Fiction
> Science fiction, fantasy
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