Review Praise for the Novels of the Shadowspawn: A Taint in the Blood "[Stirling] begins a new urban fantasy series featuring a variant version of werewolves, bringing to it an extraordinary eye for detail and a feel for characterizations."--Library Journal "Masterful....Stirling brings readers an exciting new urban fantasy trilogy."--SFScope The Council of Shadows "Stirling mixes the vampire mythology with black noir to create a twisting, turning urban fantasy with broad appeal...[an] inventive, engaging tale that shows no signs of slowing down."--Monsters and Critics Praise for S. M. Stirling and His Novels of the Change: "Nobody wrecks a world better than S. M. Stirling, and nobody does a better job of showing that people remain people, with all their high points and low, in the wreckage."--Harry Turtledove, New York Times Bestselling Author "Stirling has blazed a clear comet trail across his postapocalyptic landscape that illuminates both the best and the worst of which our species is capable."--Science Fiction Weekly "Stirling is a perfect master of keep-them-up-all-night pacing, possibly the best in American SF, quite capable of sweeping readers all the way to the end."--Booklist (Starred Review) "Vivid....Stirling eloquently describes a devastated mystical world that will appeal to fans of traditional fantasy as well as postapocalyptic SF."--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) About the Author S. M. Stirling is the author of many science fiction and fantasy novels, including the Novels of the Change (The Given Sacrifice, Lord of Mountains), and the Novels of the Shadowspawn (The Council of Shadows, A Taint in the Blood). A former lawyer and an amateur historian, he lives in the Southwest with his wife, Jan.
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Splendid and great fun
Splendid book, well up to Stirling's usual high standards, with a neatly intricate plot, heck of a twist at the end, plus a certain exuberant hand with the tropes of horror/fantasy viewed through the eyes of a true science fiction writer. Like the first two books in the series, a great deal of fun...and I do hope he means to continue, as he left the characters at a splendid jumping-off point for the next tale! I'm particularly fond of this series, as I read the original book (Jack Williamson's "Darker Than You Think" at a young age, loved it, and am extraordinarily pleased to see an awesome-cool concept taken up by such a brilliant writer.
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