Dead Things by Stephen Blackmoore is the first book in the Eric
Carter series. This series is an urban noir fantasy series with a dash
of humor and elements of horror. Our anti-hero is Eric Carter who is a
necromancer. His life is about fighting things that most people would run
screaming from. Fifteen years ago, after killing an evil mage, he was forced to
leave Los Angeles. He stayed away until now as his baby sister, Lucy, has been
murdered.
Eric Carter is back in Los Angeles to
find out who or what killed his sister and get vengeance. He had a lot of
enemies back in Los Angeles and has made many more in the years since. There a
lot of people and things that could have killed her to get back at him. Thus
begins the tangled story.
I
enjoyed this violent, curse word filled, mature story. This book is not for the
squeamish at all. This is very much an adults only book. I appreciate the
nuance of the characters in the story, especially Eric Carter. The magic system
and the world the author set up is familiar to urban fantasy lovers, but with
some interesting differences as a result of the character being a necromancer. Dead Things by Stephen Blackmoore has
one very interesting ending that creates anticipation for the rest of the
series.
My reading copy came from the Downtown
Branch of the Dallas Public Library System.
Scott A. Alexander ©2020
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