A volcanic eruption is quite another, for, as the journalist who does a framing voice-over narration for Brooks’ latest puts it, when Mount Rainier popped its cork, “it was the psychological aspect, the hyperbole-fueled hysteria that had ended up killing the most people.” Maybe, but the sasquatches whom the volcano displaced contributed to the statistics, too, if only out of self-defense. One out-of-left-field scene, involving a drunken Sarah and two guys at a bar, is particularly off-putting.Ī very uneven debut that may nonetheless appeal to some urban-fantasy fans.Īre we not men? We are-well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z (2006).Ī zombie apocalypse is one thing. That said, Pitts’s decision to haphazardly jump between first- and third-person narration feels amateurish, and his long passages devoted to Sarah’s romantic angst can be slow going. Overall, the novel is fairly standard dark urban fantasy, with some clever touches-including two Hummer-driving giants named Ernie and Bert-and some decent action scenes. Before long, Sarah is drawn into a conflict, steeped in Norse mythology, which turns her world upside down. The ancient sword’s true name is Gram, he says, and it must be used to slay a dragon-specifically, a shape-shifting dragon currently taking the form of an investment banker.
He’s interested in a black sword she’d bought years ago. While working as a prop master on a movie called Elvis Versus the Goblins, she’s approached by a man who later claims to be a Norse dwarf-despite being six feet tall.
Sarah Beauhall has an unusual occupation for an urban-fantasy protagonist: She’s a 26-year-old blacksmith who makes and repairs swords, sometimes for low-budget film productions. Pitts Narrated by: Erin Bennett Series: Sarah Jane Beauhall, Book 2 Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins.In his debut, Pitts delivers the first installment of a new urban-fantasy series set in modern-day Washington state. Sarah is a blacksmith, has a night job as a props manager for a low-budget movie, and spends her free time fighting in a medieval re-enactment group.45.
Pitts, author of the mesmerizing Black Blade Blues, comes the stunning sequel in the Sarah Jane Beauhall series, Honeyed Words. Sarah is a blacksmith, has a night job as a props manager for a low-budget movie, and spends her free time fighting in a medieval re-enactment group. > CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD EBOOK > CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD EBOOK <<<<įrom J. _Honeyed Words by JA Pitts Ebook Epub PDF ypx
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