In the United States they're governed by organizations called the I.S. Hollows begins in a modern-day Cincinnati where these supernatural creatures - called Inderlanders - are an integral part of society, living and working alongside humans.

The non-human creatures who'd lived among us for centuries - mainly vampires, werewolves and witches - stepped out of the shadows to help maintain the world's infrastructure during the crisis. World devastated by killer tomatoes? Ch - no, wait, hang on.įorty years ago, genetically modified tomatoes carrying a strain of the Angel virus devastated humanity, killing a quarter of the world's human population. Fast-paced first person narration? Check. Of course it wore its genre tropes on its sleeve - and cover, where the aesthetic of Woman Showing Skin With Back Turned and Looking Dangerous was manifest. Reader, I was hooked faster than a pixy caught in sticky silk. But her recommendation carried a lot of weight, so on a quiet day in the independent bookstore where I worked, I sat down and entered Harrison's Hollows series. Many were the conversations we'd had about the annoyance of fluffy modern-day vampires and the growing skeeze-factor of what got marketed as Urban Fantasy. When my friend Margo suggested I read Kim Harrison's Dead Witch Walking, I was skeptical. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Dead Witch Walking Author Kim Harrison

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