I was pretty excited when I saw this on my reading list for my English 1B class, because I totally judge books by their cover and a giant dragon on the cover led me to believe that it was going to a total kick ass story. But sadly, it wasn't as great as I expected. Sex was a big part of this nove...
I like Tanya Huff's writing. She's funny, matter-of-fact, imaginative, with great casts of characters. Sort of like a Diana Wynne Jones for adults! I enjoyed this first Gale book very much. The family dynamics, short and sweet relationship, and the heroine's growth as a character were great. All ...
This is the story of a woman coming into her own as a manipulator of arcane power. It runs in her family. There are many women in the family and few men. He grandmother disappears and she must go to Calgary to take care of her estate and ends up solving a problem with the help of first her gen...
"The Truth of Valor", the fifth novel in Tanya Huff's "Confederation" series, continues the story of space Marine Sgt Torin Kerr. I didn't find it as much fun as the earlier books, though it has a space-adventure story that still packs enough wit to make me laugh; just not as often.Torin is now a...
This book isn't quite the light-hearted, often tongue in cheek fare we're used to from Tanya Huff. Of course it's a war story, and even in a magical world full of mages and shape-shifters, war isn't pretty or light-hearted. Still, The Silvered is wonderfully well written story with great chara...
I'm glad I re-read the Enchantment Emporium before starting this, as I had forgotten a lot of the details of the Gales / Fey / Dragons, in the couple of years since.I enjoyed Charlies story, she had appeared as a character in the first book, so it was nice to follow her story and leave the Empori...
I think one of the things I love best about this series is the way it is paranormal without feeling like a paranormal book. It's more of a straight-up fantasy that just happens to take place in modern-day Canada. The family dynamics of the Gales is as captivating as ever. And Charlie... such a co...
The whole story is very, very dark. People are eaten alive by a number of different creatures, there's evidence of blood magic, and drowning innocent people seems to be a favourite pastime of some of the younger wererats. I can't really go into too many details without ruining the ending, but suf...
‘Blood Price’ is the first book in Huff’s ‘Blood’ series about Toronto Private Investigator, Vicki Nelson, and her vampire associate, Henry Fitzroy. The series concluded in 1997; finishing with 5 books, 1 omnibus of short stories, a trilogy spin-off series for one of the main protagonists and a C...
I really enjoyed this third novel of Tanya Huff’s ‘Blood’ series. I really didn’t like book #2, ‘Blood Trail’, because of the lack of development between the series’ supposed love interests, Henry and Vicki. I still have the same problem with Henry and Vicki’s under-developed relationship, but th...
Supernatural/Mystery. Aw, Tony makes a new friend. Who has a GATE TO HELL tattooed on her belly. Whoops. Demons invade. Rocks fall. Some people die. Tony gets kind of badass with his magic. It's a good read. Technical stuff first: Huff has absolutely nailed third person limited. This book is near...
Tony Foster chtěl zapomenout, že existuje nějaký jiný svět než ten, který je znám obyčejným lidem. Potom, co opustil svého patrona - starobylého upíra, který ho odvedl z ulice, vzal pod svá křídla a pozval do domu, srdce i do postele -, chce začít budovat kariíru u filmu. Když se však objeví Stín...
This book is actually a duology of two novels written about the same character, Crystal, who is the last wizard. Crystal is a strong female character, which I always appreciate in fantasy novels, and the author adds some light humor and interesting world-building. Unfortunately, the first novel ...
There's a statement made in this book that "troops" tend to remember the good part of service and not so much the bad. To an extent that's true, otherwise ex-militarily people wouldn't be fans of military reads...This is an excellent action/military science fiction read. The Confederation is made...
Opening Line:"Mrs.Simmons? It's Vicki Nelson calling: the private investigator from Toronto."BLOOD PACT is the 4th offering from Tanya Huff’s Blood (Ties) series. As a fan of the TV show I was thrilled to discover this series of books which now have the added benefit of visual references for our ...