Excerpt: Child of Fire by Harry Connolly

This post is going to be broken up into three parts: the Publishers Weekly Starred Review, the Jim Butcher cover blub and the excerpt!

Here is what Publishers Weekly had to say about Child of Fire by Harry Connolly:

STARRED REVIEW: Child of Fire by Harry Connolly. Del Rey, $7.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-345-50889-8

Connolly’s gritty urban fantasy debut is not so urban: it takes place in Hammer Bay, Wash., where residents are thankful for the toy factory that stimulates their economy and are apparently oblivious to the frequent magical immolations of local children. Convicted felon Ray Lilly works for the mysterious Annalise Powliss and the Twenty Palace Society, hunting down people who use magic and the otherworldly predators whose power they channel. Callous Annalise and hard-nosed Ray have a complicated personal history that gradually comes to light as the Society faces off against factory employees, local law enforcement and other corrupt forces in the town. Unique magical concepts, a tough and pragmatic protagonist and a high casualty rate for innocent bystanders will enthrall readers who like explosive action and magic that comes at a serious cost.

High praise for the debut book of Harry Connolly!

But that’s just Publishers Weekly. What does a real reader think?

Well, let’s ask author and reader Jim Butcher, one of the hottest selling urban fantasy writers going right now:

“Child of Fire is excellent reading: a truly dark and sinister world, delicious tension and suspense, violence so gritty you’ll get something in your eye just reading it, and a gorgeously flawed protagonist. Take this one to the checkout counter. Seriously.” — Jim Butcher, author of the Dresden Files

Well, that passes the reader test! What’s left?

What you think!

Harry has posted an excerpt on his website from the forthcoming Child of Fire! Click HERE to read the excerpt and then leave your thoughts for Harry.

Child of Fire will be published in mass market paperback on September 29th.

Then you’ll know what Publishers Weekly and Jim Butcher know!