Kim Harrison - Pale Demon - Tour Dates 2011

 

Kim Harrison's latest Hollows novel, Pale Demon, makes its debut on February 22^nd 2011, and she's going on tour to support it. Kim Harrison is one of my top 3 UF authors, and this will be my first chance at a signing. I'll be in Houston March 5^th to get my copy signed and to meet the lady who's brought so many great stories into my life. Try to make one of the signings if you can...I'm sure you won't regret it.

Below are all the dates at present. If more become available I'll make sure and post them.

Tuesday February 22^th in LANSING

SCHULER BOOKS AND MUSIC@ 7 PM

2820 Towne Center Blvd.,

Lansing, MI, 48912

Wednesday February 23^rd in ANN ARBOR

BORDERS ANN ARBOR @ 7 PM

3140 Lorh Rd.,

Ann Arbor MI, 48108

Thursday, February 24^th in DAYTON

BOOKS AND CO @ 7 PM

The Greene Shopping Center

4453 Walnut St,

Dayton, OH, 45440

February 25^th in CINCINNATI

JOSEPH-BETH CINCINNATI @ 7 PM

2692 Madison Rd.

Cincinnati, OH, 45208

Saturday February 26^th in LEXINGTON

JOSEPH-BETH LEXINGTON @ 2:00 PM

161 Lexington Green Circle

Lexington, KY, 40503

Tuesday March 1^st in DES MOINES

DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY @ 6:30 PM

E Side Library

2559 Hubbell Ave.,

Des Moines, IA, 50317

Wednesday March 2^nd in ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY @ 7:00 PM

225 N. Euclid Ave.,

St. Louis, MO 63108

Thursday March 3^rd in LAWTON

HASTINGS BOOKS, MUSIC AND VIDEO @ 6:30 PM

616 NW Sheridan Rd.,

Lawton, OK, 73505

Friday March 4^th in TULSA

BARNES & NOBLE TULSA @ 7:00 PM

8620 E 71^st St.,

Tulsa, OK, 74133

Saturday March 5^th in HOUSTON (w/Patricia Briggs)

MURDER BY THE BOOK @ 6:00 PM

2342 Bissonnet St.,

Houston, TX, 77005

(I'll be at this one, please say hi if you see me.)

Sunday March 6^th in AUSTIN

BOOK PEOPLE @ 3:00 PM

603 N. Lamar

Austin, TX, 78704

Monday March 7^th in SAN ANTONIO

BARNES & NOBLE SAN ANTONIO @ 7:00 PM

15900 La Cantera Pkwy.,

San Antonio, TX, 78256

Thursday March 10^th in SACRAMENTO

BORDERS SACRAMENTO @ 5:00 PM

2339 Fair Oaks Blvd.,

Sacramento, CA, 95825

March 12-13^th in TUCSON

TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

The University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ, 85721

Pale Demon - The Hollows #9 - Kim Harrison

     Having to answer for the first time about using black magic, Rachel travels to San Francisco to the annual witches conference to plead her case.  The airlines have all banned her so, it looks like a road trip for her, Ivy and Jenks.  That is until Trent Kalamack invites himself along, knowing that Rachel is the only person to get him to Seattle in time for his 'business.'  Meaning that this all turns into one big family road trip straight out of National Lampoon's.
     It's all fun and games until an elf frees a really pissed off demon beneath the St. Louis arch.  A demon that can hunt by day or night.  A demon that has his sights set directly upon Rachel. 
     If you felt, like myself, that Black Magic Sanction, was a cross-over book, just one to get the story from one place to the next without anything substantial happening, then Pale Demon is for you.  Pale Demon is one of those series books that comes out of nowhere.  It reminds you why you keep buying from this particular author and why these characters are some of your favourites in the genre.  I guess what I'm taking too many sentences to say is that Pale Demon just kicks ass, folks.  There isn't a false note hit and it all plays masterfully.
     I still know what's good and what's not.  Like I said, Black Magic Sanction was not one of my favourite's in The Hollow's series, but Kim Harrison will always have a special place in my heart.  I bought Dead Witch Walking and Kelley Armstrong's Bitten on the same day.  Plus, I'm going to see her this year along with Patricia Briggs at Murder By the Book on March 5 ^th.  Please introduce yourself if you see me, I'll be the geek with the name badge.  I'll post all of her tour dates later on this week.

Pale Demon receives a Classic 4 out of  4 Stars rating!

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Best of Paranormal/Urban Fantasy - 2009

Going to do something different here. Since everyone's doing their "end of the year lists," I thought I'd post what I thought were the best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy books of 2009. Some I had the chance to review, some not, but they are all GREAT books! Now, I fully expect some of you to disagree wholeheartedly. If you do, please comment and tell me where you think I went wrong. Here goes, starting with #10.

10. Vanished (Greywalker, Book 4) (August 2009) - Kat Richardson – Ms. Richardson continues to get better and better with each book, and Vanished is her best to date. If this series is new to you I recommend picking up all the title to follow her hero Harper Blaine.








9. Night's Cold Kiss: A Dark Brethren Novel (August 2009) – Tracey O’Hara – I love it when first time authors hit it out of the park and Ms. O’Hara definitely hit a home run with this one. She did this by doing my favourite thing and bringing something new to the Urban Fantasy genre. The struggles that Antoinette Petrescu goes through and how she changes from start to finish are nothing short of amazing.






8. Street Magic (Black London Bk. 1) (June 2009) - Caitlin Kittredge – The story of Pete Caldecott and Jack Winters. This is one of those titles where the story grabs you by the throat (or more sensitive bits) and refuses to let go. Great Read.








7. Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, Book 2) (August 2009) - Patricia Briggs – The story of Charles Cornick (Alpha Werewolf) and his mate Anna Latham (Omega Werewolf) continues to grow and get better with each story. Ms. Briggs has set this in her Mercy Thompson universe, so it’s given her a chance to further expound on werewolf culture and society.







6. City of Souls (Sign of the Zodiac, Book 4) (June 2009) -Vicki Pettersson – Joanna Archer is still trying to correct her mistake that’s left her Changeling damaged in a most heinous way. With the introduction of Midheaven and finding a way for her character to get out of Las Vegas, not to mention the emotional gut-wrenching scenes….this book will suck you in. Check out my review here.






5. Skin Trade (Anita Blake, Book 17) (June 2009) – Laurell K. Hamilton – This is how I missed my Anita Blake stories. Being in a thrill ride from start to finish. I mean the book starts with a decapitated head being sent to her. Great stuff showing that Ms. Hamilton is definitely back a the top of her game.








4. Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, Book 1) (July 2009) – Faith Hunter – Doing something I’ve never read before by almost having her character Jane have multiple personalities. Well, Jane does, Beast lives inside of her and gets to be Alpha when Jane shifts. Using Cherokee folklore and expounding on it is a great ride. Highly recommended. Please check out my review here.







3. Tempest Rising (Jane True Bk. 1) (November 2009) - Nicole Peeler – I completely meant what I wrote in my review of this: It is a Gem of a first novel. Plus, you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a supernatural that almost no one has ever written about before. With a fast paced story it leaves you wanting the sequel Tracking the Tempest as soon as you finish. Also the greatest cover to grace the shelves this year. Please check out my full review here.






2. White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, Book 7) – Kim Harrison – Still heartbroken over the death of her lover Kisten six months previous, Rachel vows to find out who did it. Considering she was there and cannot remember that’s a bit of a stumbling block, but it’s coming back to her. With the help of her Vampire partner Ivy and Pixie partner Jenks she’s going to get to the bottom of it if it kills her. Kim Harrison never disappoints.






1. Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, Book 4)(February 2009) – Patricia Briggs – Finally Patricia Briggs gets moved into hardbound. Mercy trying her very best to maneuver in both Vampire and Werewolf politics finds out that’s easier said then done. In one of those worlds were most of the “monsters” have come out Ms. Briggs does an awesome job of keeping her world as realistic as possible. Truly, my favourite book of 2009.






My Honourable Mentions for this year, in no particular order this time, are:

Mark of the Demon (My Review's here) - Diana Rowland

Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, Book 3) - Ilona Andrews











Darkness Calls (Check out my review here) - Marjorie Liu











The Better Part of Darkness - Kelly Gay (review forthcoming)











Blood Kin (Blood Lines Bk. 3)(Check out my review here) - Maria Lima











Demon Mistress (Otherworld)(Check out my review here) - Yasmine Galenorn











Frostbitten (Women of the Otherworld, Book 10) - Kelley Armstrong

All of these novels are well worth your time and money. There’s nothing but standouts here. I do not think one of the books mentioned in this post will disappoint.