Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison

...manner of supernatural critters. In Dead Witch Walking, we are introduced to all the major players, the stage is set and we the readers need only enjoy it as it all unfolds. Plenty of action, brimming with good humor and witty repartee, I particularly enjoyed the unique characters, interesting setting, and the fact that society has shunned the tomato in all its forms for carrying that deadly virus! The pacing can be a bit choppy and the copy I read ...
...minor drawbacks that didn't slow me down at all. Light, enjoyable, and entertaining, Harrison's characters drew me into their world, and made me feel like a friend rather than a voyeur. I love books that make me laugh out loud in public places! I was drawn to find out more, and that is what makes or breaks any first in a series. By the last page, I had to have book two waiting for me, and oh yes, dear serial readers, as of Feb. 26, 2008 there will ...

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Review of Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison

...he was spot on! Dead Witch Walking is the first in a series of books about Rachel Morgan. In this world, forty years ago a genetically engineered virus killed half of the world's human population, and seeing their chance, the monsters that humans had unwittingly lived cheek by jowl with revealed themselves for what they really were. Having read Anita Blake, I was used to a world where vampires, werewolves and faeries are real creatures that are ...
...was always the case, but the benefit of Rachel Morgan's world is that you could potentially imagine this happening. The way that the humans have reacted to having the truth unveiled to them is interesting, as is the irrational fear that all humans have of tomatos (the virus was spread by the fruit). Additionally, in Anita Blake's world, anything different is usually bad. In this world, that isn't necessarily the case. It's interesting to see this ...

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Review of Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison

Dead Witch Walking is the first book in Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series. The story is about a white witch (Rachel Morgan) who is also a runner (bounty-hunter) for the Inderland Security Service, a supernatural policing force set up when a deadly virus wipes out a large number of the world's human population forcing the hidden communities of supernatural beings to make themselves known. Tracking down law-breaking supernaturals in modern-day Cincinnati ...
...is tired of a recent list of crap assignments, such as picking up tax-evading trolls. Feeling under appreciated she wants to get out and start her own agency. The only problem is no one ever quits the I.S. and lives to tell about it. Especially when she takes the I.S.'s best runner with her, a living vampire named Ivy Tamwood. Rachel is a marked woman, spending the time needed to set up her agency fending off attacks from fairy assassins and werewolves ...

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Review of Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison

Rachel Hunter. Ex Indreland Runner/Bounty hunter and now unemployed with a price on her head!. With Jenks the Pixi and Ivy the Living vampire,Rachel must stay alive long enough to pay off the bounty on her head,and dig the dirt on a suave ruthless crime lord. ...

Cyberleader 22.04.2008
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Review of Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison

...kick-ass witch) who quits her dead end job and sets up home and buisness in a church with a vapire, Ivy, and a pixie clan, led by the love able Jenks, all the while dodging hitmen hired by her ex-boss. While Rachel and Ivy are great characters, they are often upstaged by Jenks - a foul mouthed character who provieds most of the comedy- when all three are together and your left wanting more of Ivy's personality to show and to see less of her ice ...

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Review of Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison

...writing when I was given Dead Witch Walking by a friend. I started reading it that night, and was hooked. I bought the rest of the series that night over the internet, and set about reading them in order. I think I had a couple of hour's sleep that night; I had to stay up to read the rest of the story! I found it very gripping, mainly because the reader can really relate to the character. Dead Witch Walking is an excellent book. It focus on the life ...
...her assorted friends who consist of a Pixie, a vampire who has sworn off blood and a few others. In this book, Rachel quits her job and has to dodge death threats. The back story to this is great, and is very well thought out. The quality of the writing is really excellent, with a warm, friendly tone coming across to the reader. Kin Harrison is not afraid to include violence, and for me, this adds to the realistic tone of the book. People get hurt. ...

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Review of Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison