Tag Archives: urban fantasy

Field Trip!

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Marion

I’ve never read an urban fantasy set in Vallejo, California, so I’m trying to write one. To me, if you’re going to write urban fantasy the urban center you choose must be vividly depicted, so I had to get to … Continue reading →

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Critters I Can Do Without; a Discussion of Urban Fantasy

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Marion

I read a lot of a fantasy subgenre called Urban Fantasy. Although the name implies that these tales take place in metropolitan areas (and many of them do) the real hallmark of a UF book is that is it set … Continue reading →

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Greg Van Eekhout at Copperfield’s, Petaluma

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Marion

Greg Van Eekhout, who wrote last year’s urban fantasy California Bones, is on a “mini tour” as part of the release of Pacific Fire, a sequel. Copperfield’s in Petaluma was one of his stops. He said he had been happy … Continue reading →

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Vampires: Can They Smell You Coming?

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Marion

In modern fiction, specifically urban fantasy, vampires are frequently characterized as having an acute sense of smell.  Often they can smell humans from several yards away; they can smell fear like a dog or wild animal, or they can track … Continue reading →

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Bloodshot

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Marion

Bloodshot/Cherie Priest Ballentine Spectra, 2011 I thought I’d take a break from Gilgamesh and The Book Thief—and that may be the first time those two books showed up in the same sentence—so I read Cherie Priest’s urban fantasy Bloodshot over the … Continue reading →

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Nanowrimo Metrics

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Marion

Word Count:  51,200 What has happened: Holly was imprisoned in Bronwyn’s basement, where she could sense the presence of blood magic.  Elias healed Chess’s most grievous wounds but Chess was still weak.  Matthew thought he had a lead on Bronwyn’s … Continue reading →

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Sophomore Slump

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Marion

The Midnight Mayor; the Inauguration of Matthew Swift/Kate Griffin, 2010 Orbit Fantasy I loved Kate Griffin’s A Madness of Angels. I merely enjoyed the sequel, The Midnight Mayor.  I always surmise that part of the problem comes from the amount … Continue reading →

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The Souls of Cities

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Marion

A Madness of Angels, Kate Griffin/Orbit Fantasy, 2009 “Life is magic.”  “And the dragon of broken and disobeyed signs was, in the end, an urban creature, summoned out of the city itself; and the city’s dragon, the lord of the … Continue reading →

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