They did not speak like they were writing an essay.
Despite his professorship, I found the dialog between his characters believable. He has written two previous non-fiction books Blood Relations and Investigating Farscape. This is Jes Battis' first novel, although not his first book. In fact, necromancers, psychics and magic users are all half demons. Although in this reality, vampires are a type of demons. Night Child is set in a reality with Demons and Vampires. I happen to have the second book (Flash of Hex) and will probably start that one soon. This was actually released in 2008, but I just read it on the spur of the moment last night and today. Night Child was a pretty interesting book. Kudos to Jes Battis for the kick-off to a great new series (and, yes, the later books are just as superb!). (Ditto the case with Cory Doctorow getting out there while Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, et al., are still "in the trenches" - and, for that matter, Ethan Clarke, who I take to be an inheritor of the Aaron Cometbus "punk memoir" mantle.) Personally, given that Jes Battis, Mario Acevedo, and Jenna Black (all three favorites of mine) are now writing in the wake of what historical-vampire novelist Chelsea Quinn Yarbro established - and she's STILL around & writing at a healthy clip - I think it's safe to say we are living in an unprecedented time for literature. And finds herself in the middle of a paranormal conspiracy that will change her life forever.Ī breath of fresh air in contemporary horror lit!Īs good an example as any that the "Gothic/Horror" can, at times, be the ONLY venue to deal with human needs & wants which extent beyond the "convenient" - as well as the workings of power behind the scenes, and their centuries-old history (or, at least, prime the reader for the fact that they necessarily would HAVE a "centuries-old history"). But when Mia reaches out to her, she risks her career to help the girl. Under pressure from her boss, Tess is trying to go by the book on this one. Agrado is supposed to be part of the solution, but Tess suspects he might be part of the problem. And certainly not Lucian Agrado, the necromancer who is liaison to the vampire community. Not Mia Polanski, the teenage girl living at the address found in the vamp’s pocket, who may well be in thrall to a demon.
Not the lab results on the cause of death. Tess Corday soon realizes that there is not going to be anything ordinary about this case.
My boss dragged me out of bed at two in the morning to see a dead vampire? I might be an Occult Special Investigator for Vancouver’s Mystical Crime Lab, but a dead vampire is routine, and no reason to disturb a person’s sleep! Then I took a closer look at the body…
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