DARKLANDS
Author: Nancy Holzner
Series: Deadtown Series Book #4
Genre: Urban fantasy
Publisher: Ace
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Blurb:
They
call it Deadtown: the city’s quarantined section for its inhuman and
undead residents. Most humans stay far from its border—but Victory
Vaughn, Boston’s only professional demon slayer, isn’t exactly human…
Boston’s demons have been disappearing, and Vicky’s clients are
canceling left and right. While fewer demons might seem like a good
thing, Vicky suspects foul play. A missing Celtic cauldron from
Harvard’s Peabody museum leads her to an unwelcome conclusion: Pryce,
her demi-demon cousin and bitter enemy, is trying to regain his full
powers. But Pryce isn’t alone. He’s conjured another, darker villain
from Vicky’s past. To stop them from destroying everything she loves,
she’ll have to face her own worst fear—in the realm of the dead itself.
BLOODSTONE
Author: Nancy Holzner
Series: Deadtown Series Book #3
Publisher: Ace
Release date: September 27, 2011
Blurb:
Boston’s
diverse South End is known for its architecture and great restaurants,
not its body count. So when mutilated human corpses begin turning up in
the area, the entire city takes notice. The killer—dubbed the South End
Reaper—uses a curved blade for his grisly work. And even though there’s
no real evidence pointing to a paranormal culprit, the deaths are
straining the already-tense relations between Boston’s human and inhuman
residents.
As the bodies pile up, Vicky, her formidable
aunt Mab, and her werewolf boyfriend Kane investigate, only to find that
the creature behind the carnage is after something much more than
blood…
HELLFORGED
Author: Nancy Holzner
Series: Deadtown Series Book #2
Publisher: Ace
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Blurb:
After
Vicky banished her demon nemesis to the fiery depths of Hell, she
thought life would return to normal. But considering she has a werewolf
lawyer boyfriend, a zombie apprentice who’s angling to become a pop
star, and an eccentric vampire roommate, what is normal, anyway?
Then
the supposedly banished Hellion starts to trespass in Vicky’s
dreams—just as several of Deadtown’s zombies are viciously attacked and
become really dead. When Vicky realizes she’s the only connection
between the victims, she suspects that the demon is somehow working
through her dreams to become Deadtown’s living nightmare.
What
she doesn’t know is that her old enemy brings with it a force more
terrifying—and deadly—than anything she’s battled before.
Reviews:
Gripping the reader from its highly
entertaining opening scene, the terrific Hellforged, the second
installment in the Deadtown series, maintains that hold until the very
end.
“For demon-slayer Victory Vaughn,
intensity and intrigue are revved way up as she is faced with a possible
trap of destiny. The thrills are nonstop in Holzner’s latest Deadtown
novel as the action races from continent to continent and into the
reaches of hell itself. Even better than the first book, this series is
becoming highly addictive!”
~RT Book Reviews, 4.5 stars
DEADTOWN
Series: Deadtown Series Book #1
Author: Nancy Holzner
Publisher: Ace
Release Date: December 29, 2009
Blurb:
They
call it Deadtown: the city’s quarantined section for its inhuman and
undead residents. Most humans stay far from its borders — but Victory
Vaughn, Boston’s only professional demon slayer, isn’t exactly human…
Vicky’s
demanding job keeping the city safe from all manner of monsters is one
reason her relationship with workaholic lawyer (and werewolf) Alexander
Kane is in constant limbo. Throw in a foolhardy zombie apprentice, a
mysterious demon-plagued client, and a suspicious research facility
that’s taken an unwelcome interest in her family, and Vicky’s love life
has as much of a pulse as Deadtown’s citizens.
But now
Vicky’s got bigger things to worry about. The Hellion who murdered her
father ten years ago has somehow broken through Boston’s magical
protections. The Hellion is a ruthless force of destruction with a
personal grudge against Vicky, and she’s the only one who can stop the
demon before it destroys the city and everyone in it.
Reviews:
“Ms. Holzner truly delivers with this
incredibly solid debut UF novel. Deadtown is told with an authoritative
voice starring a great new heroine, and puts an imaginative spin on the
usual paranormal suspects; the plotting and worldbuilding are compelling
and undeniably fresh. “In short – I absolutely loved Deadtown.”
~Reviewed by Thea at The Book Smugglers
Part
demon-busting tale, part political thriller, Holzner's take on urban
fantasy is exciting and fresh. Here's to the future adventures of Vicky
Vaughn!
Deadtown is a welcome addition
to the urban fantasy landscape. Nancy imbues an emotional aspect into
her debut that resonates with our own past prejudices and fears and
forces us to evaluate our beliefs about this unreal world in a very real
way. There is a lot of great action, social commentary, and a dash of
romance in Deadtown. The world building, borrowing heavily from Welsh
mythology, is fresh and complex. Vicky is instantly likable and
realistically tough yet vulnerable. And I can't wait to read more.
~Abigail at All Things Urban Fantasy
Deadtown was one of
the most unique books I have read and I spent an hour gushing to my
husband about the world. I am so glad that Nancy brought her monsters
out of the closet in Deadtown!
~ Reviewed by Robin at Intense Whisper
About the Author:
Nancy Holzner grew up in western
Massachusetts with her nose stuck in a book. This meant that she tended
to walk into things, wore glasses before she was out of elementary
school, and forced her parents to institute a “no reading at the dinner
table” rule. It was probably inevitable that she majored in English in
college and then, because there were still a lot of books she wanted to
read, continued her studies long enough to earn a master’s degree and a
PhD. She began her career as a medievalist, then jumped off the tenure
track to try some other things. Besides teaching English and philosophy,
she’s worked as a technical writer, freelance editor and instructional
designer, college admissions counselor, and corporate trainer. As Nancy
Conner, she writes how-to and reference books on topics ranging from
classical mythology to using Office 2010. Nancy lives in upstate New
York with her husband Steve, where they both work from home without
getting on each other’s nerves. She enjoys visiting local wineries and
listening obsessively to opera. There are still a lot of books she wants
to read.
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Be sure to check back on August 4th for my review of Darklands!
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