Magic to the Bone

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Magic to the Bone
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Devon Monk
SeriesAn Allie Beckstrom Novel
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780241956618
ClassificationsDewey:813.6
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 13 October 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The critically acclaimed US urban fantasy series is now working its magic on UK fans of Charlaine Harris "Using magic, meant it used you back. Forget the fairytale hocus pocus, sparkles and pixie dust crap. Magic, like booze, sex, and drugs, gave as good as it got" Everything has a cost. And every act of magic exacts a price from its user, maybe a two-day migraine, or losing the memory of your first kiss. But some people want to use magic without paying and they Offload the cost onto innocents. When that happens, it falls to a Hound to identify the spell's caster - and Allie Beckstrom is the best there is. Daughter of a prominent Portland businessman, Allie would rather moonlight as a Hound than accept the family fortune - and the strings that come with it. But when she discovers a little boy dying from a magic Offload that has her father's signature all over it, Allie is thrown into the high stakes world of corporate espionage and black magic . . .

Author Biography

Devon Monk has one husband, two sons, and a dog named Mojo. She lives in Oregon and is surrounded by numerous colourful family members. She has been published in six countries and published countless short stories in fantasy, SF, horror, humour and young adult anthologies. When not writing, she can be found knitting all sorts of weird and wonderful things (including a gargoyle that features in the book). Take a look and read some extracts at www.devonmonk.com