Praise for the Retrievers novels of
laura anne gilman
Staying Dead
âAn entertaining, fast-paced thriller set in a world where cell phones and computers exist uneasily with magic and a couple of engaging and highly talented rogues solve crimes while trying not to commit too many of their own.â
âLocus
âAn excitingâ¦unpredictable story that never lets up until the very endâ¦I highly recommend this book to fans of urban fantasy, especially [the works of] Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Kim Harrison or Laurell K. Hamilton.â
âSF Site
Curse the Dark
âGilman has managed the nearly impossible here: a cleverly written and well-balanced fantasy with a strong romantic element that doesnât overpower the main plot.â
âRomantic Times BOOKreviews [4 1/2 stars]
âWith an atmosphere reminiscent of Dan Brownâs The Da Vinci Code and Umberto Ecoâs The Name of the Rose by way of Sam Spade, Gilmanâs second Wren Valere adventureâ¦features fast-paced action, wisecracking dialog and a pair of strong, appealing heroes.â
âLibrary Journal
Bring It On
âFans of Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong and Kim Harrison will find Bring It On a very special treat. The author is an expert worldbuilder and creates characters that are easy to care about.â
âAffaire de Coeur [5 stars]
âGilman has outdone herselfâ¦The revelations are moving, the action is fantastic and the ending is something that makes you wonder what will happen next.â
âIn the Library Reviews
Burning Bridges
âWrenâs can-do magic is highly appealing.â
âPublishers Weekly
âThis fourth book in Gilmanâs engaging series deliversâ¦Wren and Sergeiâs relationship, as usual, is wonderfully written. As their relationship moves in an unexpected direction, it makes perfect senseâand leaves the reader on the edge of her seat for the next book.â
âRomantic Times BOOKreviews [4 stars]
âIâve been saying it all along, and Iâll say it again, this is an excellent series, well worth picking up, and I havenât been let down yet.â
âGreen Man Review
âValere is a tough, resourceful heroine, a would-be loner who cares too much to truly walk alone. A strong addition to urban fantasy collections.â
âLibrary Journal
Free Fall
âAn intelligent and utterly gripping fantasy thriller, by far the best of the Retrievers series to date.â
âPublishers Weekly, starred review
âCompulsively readable, fast-paced and deadly seriousâ¦Wren continues to be an engaging and likable protagonist, one the reader can root for with all her heart.â
âRomantic Times BOOKreviews
Dear Reader,
Welcome, or welcome back, to the world of the Cosa Nostradamus, where the person walking next to you on the sidewalk may not beâ¦entirely human, and magic not only didnât fade away in the modern age, it got stronger.
In Curse the Dark, a lot changes for Wren and Sergei as they take on a job for the mysteriousâbut well-payingâSilence. Decisions are made, surprises are sprung and consequences are dealt out, both tragic and joyful. Life isnât always easy, itâs rarely ever fair. But when Wrenâs around, you know itâs always going to be an adventure!
And donât miss Wrenâs other adventures in Staying Dead, Bring It On, Burning Bridges and Free Fall, available now, and Blood from Stone, coming in May 2009.
Enjoy!
Laura Anne Gilman
âNext time,â Sergei muttered out of the corner of his mouth, not taking his eyes off the security guard leaning against a wall several paces ahead of them, âweâre taking a boat.â
âSorry, okay?â Wren said, doing her best not to snap at him. âIâm trying. I really am.â And she was. It just wasnât helping.
Her partnerâs deep sigh was the only response she got. Theyâd had variations of this conversation ever since she threw her bag into the cab outside her apartment that morning, and things had only slid downhill since getting to the airport. If they could have gotten through all this quickly, and not given her so much time to think about itâ¦But, well, that wasnât going to happen. And the weird feeling of being stared at, even though there wasnât anyone paying any attention to her, was just making things worse.