Discount Armageddon: An Incryptid Novel - Couverture souple

McGuire, Seanan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1472113136 ISBN 13 : 9781472113139

Editeur : Corsair, 2014

Synopsis

The Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world, working to protect them from humanity - and humanity from them. Meet Verity Price. Despite being trained from birth as a cryptozoologist, she'd rather dance a tango than tangle with a demon, and is spending a year in Manhattan to pursue her dream career in professional ballroom dance. That is, until talking mice, telepathic mathematicians, and a tangle with the Price family's old enemies, the Covenant of St. George, get in her way...

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Smart, whimsical and bitingly funny, Verity Price is a kick-ass heroine that readers will love. (Molly Harper)

Seanan McGuire's DISCOUNT ARMAGEDDON is an urban fantasy triple threat - smart and sexy and funny. The Aeslin mice alone are worth the price of the book, so consider a cast of truly ORIGINAL characters, a plot where weird never overwhelms logic, and some serious kickass world-building as a bonus. (Tanya Huff)

McGuire kicks off a new series with a smart-mouthed, engaging heroine and a city full of fantastical creatures. This may seem like familiar ground to McGuire fans, but she makes New York her own, twisting the city and its residents into curious shapes that will leave you wanting more. Verity’s voice is strong and sure as McGuire hints at a deeper history, one that future volumes will hopefully explore. (RT Book Reviews)

Verity is a winning protagonist, and her snarky but loving observations on her world of bogeyman strip club owners, Japanese demon badger bartenders, and dragon princess waitresses make for a delightful read (Publishers Weekly)

Discount Armageddon is an exceptionally well-written tale with a unique premise, fantastic character work, and a plot that just pulls you along until you finish. This is one for the urban fantasy enthusiasts out there―as well as for anyone who wants something different from most anything else on shelves today. Easily one of my favorite books of 2012. (Ranting Dragon)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

"The only thing more fun than an October Daye book is an InCryptid book." —Charlaine Harris

Ghoulies. Ghosties. Long-legged beasties. Things that go bump in the night... The Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world, working to protect them from humanity—and humanity from them. Enter Verity Price. Despite being trained from birth as a cryptozoologist, she'd rather dance a tango than tangle with a demon, and is spending a year in Manhattan while she pursues her career in professional ballroom dance. Sounds pretty simple, right? It would be, if it weren't for the talking mice, the telepathic mathematicians, the asbestos supermodels, and the trained monster-hunter sent by the Price family's old enemies, the Covenant of St. George. When a Price girl meets a Covenant boy, high stakes, high heels, and a lot of collateral damage are almost guaranteed. To complicate matters further, local cryptids are disappearing, strange lizard-men are appearing in the sewers, and someone's spreading rumors about a dragon sleeping underneath the city...

Discount Armageddon is the first installment of the highly praised InCryptid series.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Corsair
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1472113136
• ISBN 13: 9781472113139
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368