Kate Griffin
Hardcover | Pages: 458 pages Rating: 3.75 | 7435 Users | 746 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Madness of Angels (Matthew Swift #1) |
| Author | : | Kate Griffin |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 458 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2009 by Orbit |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Fiction. Paranormal. Magic. Angels. Mystery |
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For Matthew Swift, today is not like any other day. It is the day on which he returns to life.Two years after his untimely death, Matthew Swift finds himself breathing once again, lying in bed in his London home.
Except that it's no longer his bed, or his home. And the last time this sorcerer was seen alive, an unknown assailant had gouged a hole so deep in his chest that his death was irrefutable...despite his body never being found.
He doesn't have long to mull over his resurrection though, or the changes that have been wrought upon him. His only concern now is vengeance. Vengeance upon his monstrous killer and vengeance upon the one who brought him back.
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| Original Title: | A Madness of Angels |
| ISBN: | 0316041254 (ISBN13: 9780316041256) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Matthew Swift #1 |
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Ratings: 3.75 From 7435 Users | 746 ReviewsAssess Based On Books A Madness of Angels (Matthew Swift #1)
I just loved this book and loved the author's incredible imagination. I want to know much much more about the blue electric angels who lived in the telephone wires. And I really like Matthew as a character - he could actually be Harry Dresden's long lost cousin. There were many similarities between this book and any of the books in the Dresden Files but I did not mind at all. Thank goodness there is a book 2 and a book 3 ready for me to read.This book is interesting and has tasty bits like folklore, a very typical example of UF, interesting character interaction, a little bit of humor and fighting scenes. It could have worked and I confess, there were times when I enjoyed reading this book, but the whole picture lacked a sharp hook enough to hook me entirely. The beginning was quite good, but after30 pages I got tired of detailed sentences: I did this, then I did that, I went there, then there. Oh those wanderings and memories! The
Rating: 3.5 starsIts difficult to rate A Madness of Angels, since there were 2 star moments and 5 star moments riddled throughout the book. I settled somewhere in between and rounded up for my overall enjoyment. Without getting into the thickness of plot, Ill just say that this urban fantasy world was definitely a refreshing remix of familiar concepts, but with a very creative result. Among a world of very magical beings, Matt Swift is a sorcerer a person able to sense magic in the artificial.
This book is beautiful, complex, and mad...definitely mad. Matthew Swift, London sorcerer, is resurrected by the blue angels in the telephone lines. If you can commit to the madness this is worth the read. If you need something quick and linear in thought skip it. Full review to come...
I really love this book. The premise is just so different. I love the way magic works, and what it is to be a Sorcerer. The Bikers were really interesting as well. I love the complicated mess that is Matthew Swift, and the Electric Blue Angels. I love how there is no real, clear lines between the two of them, and how often they merge and blend. The plot is well done, and tightly paced. The secondary characters are a varied bunch, and form an integral part of the story rather than just being an
Two years ago, Matthew Swift died. Our story begins when he comes back to life. A stranger has rented his apartment, he has no money or identification, and it turns out that all his friends have been horribly murdered in the interim. A lot of this book is descriptive, and although this sometimes dragged from a readerly point of view it fit perfectly with the way magic is envisioned by Griffin. Also, her love of London was obvious, which gave appeal to what would otherwise have been tediously
This is it. This is my absolute favorite urban fantasy. This is everything I want in this genre.* * * * *I love this book. Love everything about it from the strange magical London, to the city coming to life, to the many magical underground factions, to the blue electric angels, to Matthew Swift, especially Matthew Swift. One of the best urban fantasy hero there is.The writing is superb and the action and pacing are relentless. The whole book is so well put together.I need to reread this book.*
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