A review by wynwicket
Nectar for the God by Patrick Samphire

5.0

Patrick Samphire is quickly becoming one of those indie fantasy writers I recommend to everyone -- his Mennik Thorn series is fantasy-noir, reminiscent of Glen Gook's Garrett, PI, series and Jim Butcher's Dresden Files (with a much less contemporary feel). Nik is a good detective, a mage who's probably more powerful than he thinks, and above all a Good Guy. It's (mostly) not his fault that he keeps coming up against elder gods and dark magic (and, this time around, some nasty tentacled creatures). It's (mostly) not his fault that he keeps getting more and more involved in cutthroat city politics. I'm rooting for the guy, wholeheartedly. (Also for the Ash Guard, who rock my socks).