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Stephen Blackmoore’s Dead Things is set in the same world as his debut novel, City of the Lost, an alternative L.A. where magic is real, dirty, and very bloody, but with a completely different set of characters. The protagonist, Eric Carter is a Necromancer and bad decision maker. See Jaclyn’s review here. | ||
Stephen Blackmoore's sophomore effort, Dead
Things, exists in that exciting place where urban fantasy and noir meet for a late-night tryst. After
spending fifteen years in exile as necromancer for hire, Eric Carter's not
great at dealing with the living. Back in LA to find out who's behind his
sister's brutal murder, Carter is thrown back into a world that has moved on
without him, and depending on friends who he can't seem to trust. As Carter
unravels the big ugly sweater that his life has become, he discovers some
things don't stay dead, some friends don't stay honest, and some unsavory
alliances can be convenient, even if there's hell to pay later. Blackmoore has
a talent for setting scenes that pack visual punch, and I found myself loving
the smartass, gallows humor of Dead Things, and enjoying the clever,
tiny ways magic and reality intertwine. – JaclynNormal
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Stephen Blackmoore is a Los Angeles-based writer of crime and horror.
