Blood Engines
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Average rating3.4
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Ratings5
Average rating3.4
Meet Marla Mason--smart, saucy, slightly wicked witch of the East Coast....Sorcerer Marla Mason, small-time guardian of the city of Felport, has a big problem. A rival is preparing a powerful spell that could end Marla's life--and, even worse, wreck her city. Marla's only chance of survival is to boost her powers with the Cornerstone, a magical artifact hidden somewhere in San Francisco. But when she arrives there, Marla finds that the quest isn't going to be quite as cut-and-dried as she expected...and that some of the people she needs to talk to are dead. It seems that San Francisco's top sorcerers are having troubles of their own--a mysterious assailant has the city's magical community in a panic, and the local talent is being (gruesomely) picked off one by one.With her partner-in-crime, Rondeau, Marla is soon racing against time through San Francisco's alien streets, dodging poisonous frogs, murderous hummingbirds, cannibals, and a nasty vibe from the local witchery, who suspect that Marla herself may be behind the recent murders. And if Marla doesn't figure out who is killing the city's finest in time, she'll be in danger of becoming a magical statistic herself....From the Paperback edition.
Series
9 primary books12 released booksMarla Mason is a 12-book series with 9 primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Tim Pratt and T.A. Pratt.
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A clever idea to have a strong and assertive (and act strong not just claim she is while actions negate it like so many books) sorceress also as a politician. The book starts in the middle of her general story and makes reference to prior events (even though this is a first book) that helps to make the characters more real. Little lower score for some of the writing but I do plan to read more of her books.
