Sunder City is full of elves, warlocks, goblins, vampires, fairies, and more. But the magic is gone. Six years ago, a human army found the source of magic, and out of (spite? jealousy? anger? pick your reason here) destroyed it, and in the processed, destroyed all of the industries that depended upon magic. Enter Fetch Phillips, a human who never really belonged anywhere, now scraping by as a private investigator/man for hire. He's tasked with finding a vampire teacher who has disappeared, and the job takes him to all of the less-than-savory parts of the crumbling city.
This book is a fantastic mix of detective noir and urban fantasy, like Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, but with the shoe on the other foot. Arnold created a gritty, lived-in world full of well-realized characters. I very much enjoyed this book, and I look forward to others in this series.
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