Having never been disappointed with my choices in urban fantasy fiction, I decided to give the Dante Valentine series a try. In a somewhat dystopian future, where the gods not only exist but also communicate with their followers, a Necromancer named Dante gets a knock on her door. What follows is five books worth on magic, demons, violence and action.
So as I mentioned, the Dante Valentine series is in that same urban fantasy genre with greats like the Dresden files, Mercy Thompson and Kate Daniels. All of which I have enjoyed reading, and have blogged about. The key difference though is even with magic being real in all of these books, along with vampires, weres, etc. this book also has the addition of gods. I think in worlds where magic and monsters are common place, adding that third level really expands the fantasy world. It also adds a lot of questions about which faiths might survive and which would not, if all of the gods were proven to exist. That by itself would be an interesting book.
In terms of reading advice, if you liked the Mercy Thompson series I am pretty sure you will enjoy this as well. If you are more of a Dresden files person, you might want to give this a pass.
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