Commentary/review

I was curious about romantasy and decided to try it out, starting with the “Kate Daniels” series. Surprisingly enough, it was interesting. It is a study of the American society in a post-apocalyptic context. Shapeshifters and vampires aside – there are several competing law enforcement agencies, the city is divided between two non-human magical forces but people still draw up contacts, believe that they hold and even pay their lawyers for legal advice. If that is not magic, I don’t know what is.

The story starts well and develops well (I finished No. 8 at the time of this review). There are no serious disappointments in terms of quality along the way. The audiobooks are produced well and performed by a young, enthusiastic cast. Additional effects are intelligently placed and do not unbalance the show. The story is not silly and is very contemporary. It is an adventure fantasy and you have to put with the fighting scenes (or skip them and lose vital bits, like me). I think that the Author, the cast and the readers have a lot of fun with this series. I tried “The Warded Man” from this producer and it was much darker while being slightly less “graphic”. Not the worst choice when you wish to be introduced to the romantasy genre – or to the GraphicAudio productions.

These covers follow a pattern and I am getting suspicious (who in their right mind does not change their mind midway a series and throw the initial design through the window?).

Cover: by Daniel Lincoln on Unsplash.