Author:Devon Monk
Magic for a Price is the latest book in this fantastic urban fantasy series featuring Allie Beckstrom by Devon Monk that's perfect for fans of Charlaine Harris, Laurell K. Hamilton and Karen Chance.
'We were about to enter a war with two of the most powerful creatures who had ever used magic. And we were nowhere near ready for this fight.'
For most of her life, Allison Beckstrom has used magic and accepted the heavy price it exacts. But now that all magic is poisoned, it's no longer just using people - it's killing them.
With Portland about to descend into chaos, Allie needs to find a way to purify the wells of tainted magic beneath the city. But the only options left to her are grim: attempt to close down magic forever, or follow her father's plan to set magic into the right hands - even though she's learned to never trust his word.
In her final stand against death, darkness, and her own deepest fears, Allie must fight smart and choose well, or pay the ultimate price.
Magic for a Price is the gripping finale to the Allie Beckstrom urban fantasy series by Devon Monk - and is one not to be missed.
Praise for Devon Monk:
'Devon Monk's writing is addictive, and the only cure is more, more, more!' Rachel Vincent
'Fiendishly original and a stay-up-all-night read' Patricia Briggs
'Allie's adventures are gripping and engrossing, with an even, clever mix of humour, love and brutality' Publishers Weekly
Devon Monk has one husband, two sons, and a dog named Mojo. She lives in Oregon and is surrounded by colourful and numerous family members who mostly live within dinner-calling distance of each other. Devon's previous novels, Magic to the Bone, Magic in the Blood, Magic in the Shadows, Magic on the Storm and Magic Without Mercy, have also been published by Penguin. Find out more on the web at www.devonmonk.com and www.berkleyuk.com .
Fans of Patricia Briggs or Jim Butcher will want to check out this inventive new voice
—— Monsters and CriticsGritty setting, compelling, fully-realized characters, and a frightening system of magic-with-a-price that left me awed. Devon Monk's writing is addictive, and the only cure is more, more, more . . .
—— Rachel VincentLoved it. Fiendishly original and a stay-up-all-night read
—— Patricia BriggsWonderful writing...there is not much fiction around that is as good as this
—— Daily TelegraphDelightful...this is rich prose which demands thought. It's also wickedly funny and a great read
—— thebookbag.co.ukQuite brilliant in every sense of the word
—— David Evans , Independent on SundayA very funny book about a sensitive subject ... Ben Elton the writer might even be funniter than Ben Elton the comic
—— Daily MailSomething rarer than a great novel -- it is a perfect novel, so well told and beautifully written, so deeply moving, that it takes your breath away...few stories this sad could be so secretly triumphant, or so exhilarating.
—— New York TimesA beautiful and moving novel, as sweeping, intimate and mysterious as life itself
—— Geoff DyerThe most extraordinary work of fiction I've read in a long time... If you're looking for a book that's simple and subtle, warmly human and at the same time utterly pitiless in his rendition of the vicissitudes of an ordinary existence, here's one you will read again and again
—— New StatesmanUnquestionably one of the finest novels of the 20th century, its genius lies in its candour and in prose that simmers with subtle intent.
—— Irish TimesThe word-of-mouth hit of the summer. Read it and you’ll see why
—— Daily TelegraphIt’s as if this novel is about all of us: our hopes, disappointments and sorrows… a lesson in values, told with love and awe
—— Bel Mooney , Daily MailA wonderful novel, rich and sombre, a record of pain and less but also of moments of vision and tenderness... flawless
—— Adam Foulds , IndependentThis short-but-striking novel quickly reveals itself to be…crime fiction, yes, but also a subtle and deeply introspective consideration of the inertia of lonely middle-age, its philosophy existentialist in the manner of Jean Paul Sartre, Ingmar Bergman and certain novels of Georges Simenon. The result is a highly complex and accomplished work
—— Billy O'Callaghan , Irish ExaminerIntriguing tale… Solstad expertly navigates the bizarre mind of a clever but lonely man locked in an existentialist nightmare
—— TelegraphThis is no straightforward crime novel…an exploration of guilt, inaction and moral quandaries
—— Nic Bottomley , Bath Life
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