Many times when you read an independent author, you are resigned to deal with bad writing, poor plots with holes large enough to put an Airbus through, and dialog that could be used to frame out a new extension on your house.
Imagine how surprised I was then to find none of that in this book by Martin Davey. Billed as being in the same vein as Rivers of London or Dresden Files, it reminded me of Carey's Felix Castor or Green's Nightside series more. The writing is on par with an A-list author. I'm genuinely confused as to why a man that can write this good isn't more well known.
The series protagonist, the infamous Judas Iscariot, comes across as a well thought out living character as opposed to the bag of tropes that I was prepared to find.
I am planning on upsetting my reading list to squeeze …
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murfman rated Blindsight (Firefall, #1): 5 stars
Blindsight (Firefall, #1) by Peter Watts
It's been two months since a myriad of alien objects clenched about the Earth, screaming as they burned. The heavens …
murfman rated L'Assassin royal: 5 stars
L'Assassin royal by Robin Hobb, Arnaud Mousnier-Lompré
Young Fitz, the illegitimate son of the noble Prince Chivalry, is ignored by all royalty except the devious King Shrewd, …
murfman rated The Ghost Brigades: 4 stars
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #2)
murfman reviewed Judas the Hero by Martin Davey
Review of 'Judas the Hero' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Many times when you read an independent author, you are resigned to deal with bad writing, poor plots with holes large enough to put an Airbus through, and dialog that could be used to frame out a new extension on your house.
Imagine how surprised I was then to find none of that in this book by Martin Davey. Billed as being in the same vein as Rivers of London or Dresden Files, it reminded me of Carey's Felix Castor or Green's Nightside series more. The writing is on par with an A-list author. I'm genuinely confused as to why a man that can write this good isn't more well known.
The series protagonist, the infamous Judas Iscariot, comes across as a well thought out living character as opposed to the bag of tropes that I was prepared to find.
I am planning on upsetting my reading list to squeeze more of these books into the rotation. A must-read for any urban fantasy fan.
Imagine how surprised I was then to find none of that in this book by Martin Davey. Billed as being in the same vein as Rivers of London or Dresden Files, it reminded me of Carey's Felix Castor or Green's Nightside series more. The writing is on par with an A-list author. I'm genuinely confused as to why a man that can write this good isn't more well known.
The series protagonist, the infamous Judas Iscariot, comes across as a well thought out living character as opposed to the bag of tropes that I was prepared to find.
I am planning on upsetting my reading list to squeeze more of these books into the rotation. A must-read for any urban fantasy fan.
murfman rated Assassin's Apprentice: 5 stars
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb (The Realm of the Elderlings Series, #1)
Assassin's Apprentice is a fantasy novel by American writer Robin Hobb, the first book in The Farseer Trilogy. It was …
murfman rated A Long Day in Lychford (Witches of Lychford): 5 stars
murfman rated Nona the Ninth: 5 stars
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #3)
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many …
murfman rated Witches of Lychford: 5 stars
murfman rated Kings of the Wyld: 4 stars
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames (The Band, #1)
"Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best -- the meanest, dirtiest, most feared crew of …
murfman rated Magpie Murders: 4 stars
RICHARD SEAFORD: DIONYSOS. (Undetermined language, ROUTLEDGE)
DIONYSOS. by RICHARD SEAFORD (GODS AND HEROES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD)
murfman rated O Caledonia: 3 stars
murfman rated Heart of Darkness: 4 stars
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad. It tells the story of Charles Marlow, a …