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"'a creepy and original addition to the Urban Fantasy landscape' - Tanya Huff 'Greywalker is a non-stop action book with an intriguing premise, a great heroine, and enough paranormal complications to keep you on the edge of your seat. Richardson's characters are multi-dimensional and engaging, and I enjoyed this book all the way through' - Charlaine Harris 'Fast-paced fun, this first novel will captivate fans of Charmed, Buffy and Charlaine Harris' - Publishers Weekly"
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First book in Kat Richardson's acclaimed urban fantasy GREYWALKER series
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67 of 70 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you're anything like me, you'll hate not knowing a bit about a book before buying it, and there's no "blurb" here, so here's the back cover copy to give you a helping hand:
"Harper Blaine was slogging along as a small-time PI when a two-bit perp's savage assault left her dead.
For two minutes, to be precise.
When Harper comes to in the hospital, she begins to feel a bit...strange. She sees things that can only be described as weird - shapes emerging from a foggy grey mist, snarling teeth, creatures roaring.
But Harper's not crazy. Her "death" has made her a Greywalker - able to move between our world and the mysterious crossover zone where things that go bump in the night exist. And her new gift (or curse) is about to drag her into that world of vampires and ghosts, magic and witches, necromancers and sinister artifacts...
Whether she likes it or not."
Now whether teeth can "snarl" or not I'll leave up to you to decide but it's not really as exciting as the blurb makes it sound. It's pretty creepy, and atmospheric, but action-packed opener aside (when Harper is beaten to death), it's slow going. It's more PI type stuff in a fantasy setting, than vice-versa, which isn't really my thing, so if you're a crime novel buff with a thing for a bit of fantasy on the side this may be right up your alley.
"Harper Blaine was slogging along as a small-time PI when a two-bit perp's savage assault left her dead.
For two minutes, to be precise.
When Harper comes to in the hospital, she begins to feel a bit...strange. She sees things that can only be described as weird - shapes emerging from a foggy grey mist, snarling teeth, creatures roaring.
But Harper's not crazy. Her "death" has made her a Greywalker - able to move between our world and the mysterious crossover zone where things that go bump in the night exist. And her new gift (or curse) is about to drag her into that world of vampires and ghosts, magic and witches, necromancers and sinister artifacts...
Whether she likes it or not."
Now whether teeth can "snarl" or not I'll leave up to you to decide but it's not really as exciting as the blurb makes it sound. It's pretty creepy, and atmospheric, but action-packed opener aside (when Harper is beaten to death), it's slow going. It's more PI type stuff in a fantasy setting, than vice-versa, which isn't really my thing, so if you're a crime novel buff with a thing for a bit of fantasy on the side this may be right up your alley.
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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This came up in my recommendations, but without any detail as to the story or its quality. Seeing as I needed to get up to the free supersaver delivery level, I decided to take a chance on it. I am glad I did! Harper Blaine is a smalltime PI who, after being technically dead for a few minutes, comes back able to walk 'The Grey' - the place between life and death.
This is a new idea as far as I have read and the author takes it along with some snappy prose and obvious heart. I've read better - but not too much better!!
This is a new idea as far as I have read and the author takes it along with some snappy prose and obvious heart. I've read better - but not too much better!!
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Greywalker tells the story of Harper Blaine a private investigator who dies for two minutes after she is savagely beaten during the course of an investigation. When she comes round in the hospital, she begins to realise she has changed. She's now able to see and experience the Grey, a mysterious zone that exists between our world and the next. And it's something she has to learn to deal with quickly, because the creatures that exist in the Grey are not about to wait for her to find her feet.
I started this book sure I wasn't going to like it, I don't know why. So I was pleasantly surprised when in the space of the first few pages I was hooked. Kat Richardson starts Greywalker with a bang - an incredibly realistic sequence of Harper being beaten where you almost wince with every punch. The story engaged me for the majority of the book, I really didn't want to put it down. Her characters are well written, each of them individuals with their own agendas; Quinton - the mystery man, Mara and Ben - the happy couple with the baby and several Machiavellian vampires. As a first novel it impressed me.
I was really torn about whether or not to give this book 4 stars, but there were a couple of things that didn't work for me. The characters use the word OK far too much, this seems a petty point but when you read the book you'll understand what I mean. And it's written as OK so it really jumps out at you. I think Ms. Richardson should maybe limit herself to five okay's in the next book. I also felt the plot kind of petered out in the end, and I was left wondering why a couple of characters had been included.
This is probably more of a PI novel with an urban fantasy twist, so I think you'll enjoy it more if you like the private detective genre - fans of Charlaine Harris's Grave series might want to give it a try. Greywalker did leave some unanswered questions, I'm very interested in Quinton's story, so I hope he'll be making an appearance in the next book Poltergeist which is scheduled for release in August 2007.
I started this book sure I wasn't going to like it, I don't know why. So I was pleasantly surprised when in the space of the first few pages I was hooked. Kat Richardson starts Greywalker with a bang - an incredibly realistic sequence of Harper being beaten where you almost wince with every punch. The story engaged me for the majority of the book, I really didn't want to put it down. Her characters are well written, each of them individuals with their own agendas; Quinton - the mystery man, Mara and Ben - the happy couple with the baby and several Machiavellian vampires. As a first novel it impressed me.
I was really torn about whether or not to give this book 4 stars, but there were a couple of things that didn't work for me. The characters use the word OK far too much, this seems a petty point but when you read the book you'll understand what I mean. And it's written as OK so it really jumps out at you. I think Ms. Richardson should maybe limit herself to five okay's in the next book. I also felt the plot kind of petered out in the end, and I was left wondering why a couple of characters had been included.
This is probably more of a PI novel with an urban fantasy twist, so I think you'll enjoy it more if you like the private detective genre - fans of Charlaine Harris's Grave series might want to give it a try. Greywalker did leave some unanswered questions, I'm very interested in Quinton's story, so I hope he'll be making an appearance in the next book Poltergeist which is scheduled for release in August 2007.
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Average
An average book with an average heroine. I'm used to much stronger and much more courageous female characters in urban fantasy. Read more
Published 12 months ago by KatiKat
Below average
Just finished this book, nearly gave it up several times, but doggedly saw it through to the end.
It's not really horrible and is definitely readable in terms of writing... Read more
It's not really horrible and is definitely readable in terms of writing... Read more
Published 13 months ago by herecomesthesun
'I'd been surprised when the guy had belted me, most people don't flip...
Book one in the series, & oouch, did the author make me flinch & cringe right at the beginning. Because she died for two minutes, she lives in two worlds, that of our world & that... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Sharon Passmore
A good start to a new series
A large portion of this book is taken up with some of the characters explaining the technicalities of The Grey, which although I understand were necessary to take the story forward... Read more
Published 19 months ago by simon211175
Absolutely Fantastic!!!
This book is so good... I suffer from dyslexia and really struggle to find book i can read and get into, But this book had me gripped from chapter one. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Kate
Greywalker by Kat Richardson
I had high hopes for this new series. I like the idea of a 'Greywalker', someone who moves easily between our ordinary, everyday human world, and the parallel world of supernatural... Read more
Published 21 months ago by AJ
Beware the mist
Harper Blaine is a small-time private investigator trying to earn a living when a low-life savagely assaults her, leaving her for dead. For two minutes, to be precise. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2009 by Persephone
Original and interest-holding, but lacking something
As an aficionado of the fantasy genre, I appreciated the author's avoidance of so many clichés that pop up with wearisome regularity, such as the romance with a... Read more
Published on 14 July 2009 by Reader
Great Opener
Having heard from friends who also know their supernatural onions that this was a worth giving a go, I jumped at the chance. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2009 by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
Waking the grey
The Grey: a sort of limbo between our world and the world after death, where strange creatures lurk, echoes of the past linger, and magic reigns. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2009 by E. A Solinas
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