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A review by pjonsson
Obsidian Son by Shayne Silvers
4.0
Well, this series is not actually new any more but for me when I started to read this book, the first one in the series, it was new. After having finished the last page I could not help but think, finally a good new urban fantasy series.
The shameless book blurb compares the author to authors like Jim Butcher and I have to say that may enjoyment of this book was on par with Butchers work. It also compared him to Kevin Hearne of which I’ve read three books and then gave up on though.
Anyway, I really liked this one. The main protagonist, a billionaire and a wizard, is cool for a lack of better word. He is making the most of life, he is quick tongued, he is educated and he kicks ass. His friends are cut from the same block. Well except for that one guy but you have to read about him in the book. There are no whiny arse weak heroes constantly doubting themselves or going on about how unfair life is in this book. The good guys are clobbering bad guys and enjoying life with equal enthusiasm.
The book is adequately filled with mythological creatures and monsters. I quite liked the Minotaur and I even liked the bad guys, as much as one can like the bad guys. They did definitely have a certain bad guy charisma.
To me the book was very close to 5 out of 5. There was times when it felt a bit weaker but nothing that really stuck out. Well, there was one thing…who the fuck answers their phone while being chased by a bloody dragon???
It is urban fantasy so of course there has to be a bit of romance as well but it was not at all as over the top, annoying and silly as in many urban fantasy books. The main protagonist is a bit of a womanizer and, surprise surprise, a lot of the bad guys just happens to be gorgeous women with spectacular female attributes. That sounds silly of course but it worked better than it sounds actually.
This was the first book in the series so there are a fair amount of setting things up and introductions going on (another reason I stuck to 4 out of 5) but on the whole I really liked this book. I am definitely picking up the next one in the series.
The shameless book blurb compares the author to authors like Jim Butcher and I have to say that may enjoyment of this book was on par with Butchers work. It also compared him to Kevin Hearne of which I’ve read three books and then gave up on though.
Anyway, I really liked this one. The main protagonist, a billionaire and a wizard, is cool for a lack of better word. He is making the most of life, he is quick tongued, he is educated and he kicks ass. His friends are cut from the same block. Well except for that one guy but you have to read about him in the book. There are no whiny arse weak heroes constantly doubting themselves or going on about how unfair life is in this book. The good guys are clobbering bad guys and enjoying life with equal enthusiasm.
The book is adequately filled with mythological creatures and monsters. I quite liked the Minotaur and I even liked the bad guys, as much as one can like the bad guys. They did definitely have a certain bad guy charisma.
To me the book was very close to 5 out of 5. There was times when it felt a bit weaker but nothing that really stuck out. Well, there was one thing…who the fuck answers their phone while being chased by a bloody dragon???
It is urban fantasy so of course there has to be a bit of romance as well but it was not at all as over the top, annoying and silly as in many urban fantasy books. The main protagonist is a bit of a womanizer and, surprise surprise, a lot of the bad guys just happens to be gorgeous women with spectacular female attributes. That sounds silly of course but it worked better than it sounds actually.
This was the first book in the series so there are a fair amount of setting things up and introductions going on (another reason I stuck to 4 out of 5) but on the whole I really liked this book. I am definitely picking up the next one in the series.