Waiting on Wednesday 04/22/15
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!
Mogsy’s Pick:
A Murder of Mages by Marshall Ryan Maresca: July 7, 2015 (DAW)
When I first saw this, I thought it was the sequel to The Thorn of Dentonhill. On closer inspection, it actually appears to be a companion series, called the novels of The Maradaine Constabulary, set in the same world but different neighborhood of the city and also starring different characters. Since one of the things I liked most about The Thorn of Dentonhill was the setting and its world building, I’m thrilled that Marshall Ryan Maresca is expanding it, though with two Maradaine series going, I imagine he’s going to be quite busy!
“A Murder of Mages marks the debut of Marshall Ryan Maresca’s novels of The Maradaine Constabulary, his second series set amid the bustling streets and crime-ridden districts of the exotic city called Maradaine. A Murder of Mages introduces us to this spellbinding port city as seen through the eyes of the people who strive to maintain law and order, the hardworking men and women of the Maradaine Constabulary.
Satrine Rainey—former street rat, ex-spy, mother of two, and wife to a Constabulary Inspector who lies on the edge of death, injured in the line of duty—has been forced to fake her way into the post of Constabulary Inspector to support her family.
Minox Welling is a brilliant, unorthodox Inspector and an Uncircled mage—almost a crime in itself. Nicknamed “the jinx” because of the misfortunes that seem to befall anyone around him, Minox has been partnered with Satrine because no one else will work with either of them.
Their first case together—the ritual murder of a Circled mage— sends Satrine back to the streets she grew up on and brings Minox face-to-face with mage politics he’s desperate to avoid. As the body count rises, Satrine and Minox must race to catch the killer before their own secrets are exposed and they, too, become targets.”
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Oh this one sounds good, it’s the first time I hear about it!
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Sounds like a great read.
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Great pick! Thorn of Dentonhill is on my wishlist so I better add this one too 🙂
Hope you enjoy it!
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Oooh that’s new to me! Sounds exciting too!
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Have a GREAT day!
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Ooh nice! That’s a new to me one! Sounds exciting!
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I’m not at all familiar with Maresca, but this sounds like a fun concept. Might be worth a read.
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I love authors who start companion series, because it means they really love the world they’ve created. I’m putting these books on the “must read” list!
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This sounds really good. I haven’t read the previous book set in this world, but I like the sound of the world.
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I can’t remember that other one, I have to check
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I am also really looking forward to this one (and the sequel to Thorn of Dentonhill when that comes out!)
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I already have the Thorn of Dentonhill on my list to read! I’ll wait for your review and see if you like this one as much. I reckon it must be good if the author likes the world enough to want to do a different series set there.
Lynn 😀
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Huh. I didn’t realize it wasn’t the next in series either. Regardless, I haven’t read The Thorn of Denton Hill yet, but it’s pretty near the top of Mt. TBR, so I hope to soon. Great pick!
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Interesting!
((adds title to the list)) 🙂
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