Its campy, and you want to keep reading because its compelling in its own strange way. Review of city of dark magic and city of lost dreams by magnus. Some of the genre labels city of dark magic has been called are genres we had never heard of till now. Cosmically fastpaced, wildly imaginative, and with city of lost dreamsthe bewitching sequelon shelves now, city of dark magic is the perfect potion of magic and suspense once a city of enormous wealth and culture, prague was home to emperors, alchemists, astronomers, and, as its whispered, hell portals. While i didnt find this book to be as good as the first, it was still very enjoyable. In this actionpacked sequel to city of dark magic, we find musicologist sarah. A novel city of dark magic series flyte, magnus on.
City of dark magic, which takes place in prague, features musicologist sarah weston who is hired to catalog beethoven manuscripts at the lobkowicz palace. It takes place within a few months of the events in dark gold. Cosmically fastpaced, wildly imaginative, and with city of lost dreamsthe bewitching sequelon shelves now, city of dark magic is the perfect potion of magic and suspense. Urban fiction, also known as street lit, is a literary genre set, as the name implies, in a city landscape. I think dark city was a lot more important to the sf genre than most people realize. Dark magic is the fourth book in christine feehans dark series. A guide to ancient magic smart news smithsonian magazine. I wanted to know what else could be thrown into the mix. If you are looking for a book that defies genre yet offers a. One fall day, a few years ago, we were partaking in one of our favorite saturday. City of dark magic by magnus flyte celebration of books. If the relentless tidal churn of the books plotting flattens characters into broad types and serves to keep their motivations fuzzy from scene to.
Its difficult to tell exactly what makes the magic dark bilo. An unusual title, city of dark magic is the debut brainchild of christina lynch and meg howreywriting under the pseudonym magnus flyteand is a difficult book to classify into one specific genre. Norman connors dance of magic dark of light 1995, cd. The tone for urban fiction is usually dark, focusing on the underside. At times it seemed like i was reading the work of a bunch of peurile guys sitting. City of lost dreams city of dark magic by magnus flyte. City of dark magic audiobook by magnus flyte try our site with free audio books. These two books had, for me, an uneven mix of good and bad. City of dark magic series by magnus flyte goodreads. City of dark magic by magnus flyte once a city of enormous wealth and culture, prague was home to emperors, alchemists, astronomers and, as its whispered, hell portals. City of dark magic is a fast read and is silly yet entertaining. I can honestly say that city of dark magic is one of the most unique books ive ever read.
Filter by multiple styles and genres to find other dark novels on magic and love. Murder and suspense are key, but dashes of paranormal and undertones of fantasy take this book into not often seen territory. Once a city of enormous wealth and culture, prague was home to emperors, alchemists, astronomers, and, as its whispered, hell portals. For suspense and thriller fans, id compare city of dark magic to kings the dark tower series or. The exhilarating, genrebending sequel to the sensational new york times.
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