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Advance Blurbs for Blood Engines
A fast-paced, thoroughly fun, satisfying read.
--Kelley Armstrong, author of No Humans Involved
Pratt is a deft storyteller whose blend of suspense, magic, and dry humor kept me entertained and turning pages. Blood Engines is one of the most absorbing reads I've enjoyed in a long time, gluing me to the couch. I adore Marla, her done-at-all-costs character is someone I can relate to and want to cheer for. Best of all, I didn't figure the ending out until I got there. It's a book widower, and I can't wait for the sequel.
--Kim Harrison, author of Dead Witch Walking
Blood Engines wastes no time: by page three I knew I was reading an urban fantasy unlike any I'd previously encountered. The characters and world are real, immediate, and unapologetically in-your-face, throwing you into a story that trusts you'll keep up with the fast pace without flinching. It charges along with crisp pacing, a fascinating range of secondary characters, and a highly compelling lead in Marla Mason. She may be one of the genre's requisite sharp-tongued females, but her ruthless pragmaticism gives her a completely different feel from her fictional contemporaries. I genuinely look forward to the next book!
--C.E. Murphy, author of Coyote Dreams
Reviews and review excerpts:
"Pratt's take on urban fantasy also includes strong overtones of both noir and steampunk. Perhaps it is Pratt's obvious love of the movies, but the darkly witty dialogue is like what a reader might expect if Howard Hawkes had written urban fantasy, where the only way to tell the good guys from the bad guys is that the good guys get even sharper dialogue. In addition, Pratt plunders a plethora of pantheons and perspectives on magic, ensuring that the magical San Francisco is just as diverse as the non-magical version, counting amongst its citizens silicon mages, biomancers, and metalworking artificers, not to mention shamanistic sex magicians, (who are well worth mentioning)."
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