Magic Stars Grey Wolf Volume 1 Ilona Andrews 9781519762337 Books
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From award-winning author, Ilona Andrews, an original novella, set in the NYT #1 bestselling Kate Daniels World and featuring fan-favorites Derek and Julie, Curran and Kate’s very independent ward. Scarred, solitary Derek Gaunt has separated from his Pack, and is truly a lone wolf. With no family he answers to no one; but is fiercely loyal to a chosen few. So, when those close to him are murdered, he’ll stop at nothing to hunt their killer through the magic-drenched streets of Atlanta. Never one to be left on the sidelines, equally determined— some might say stubborn— Julie Lennart-Olsen soon joins in his pursuit; and what began as revenge turns into a race to save the city. Their search pits them against powers they never imagined and magic so old, it predates history. It may cost Derek his life, but there are things for which even he would risk everything. "Derek's novella was everything I wanted it to be and more! I wasn't expecting any major reveals but I should have known better. This is an Ilona Andrews novella after all. I am dying to see how what we learned here plays out in the rest of the series!” —Rose Red from Goldilox and the Three Weres "Ilona Andrews pens my favorite flavor of keeper novel tough characters, marvelous voice, fast-paced with that sharp edge of humor that adds the final grace note.” —Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fire Touched “One of the brightest voices in urban fantasy. Ilona Andrews delivers only the best.” —Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling author of Bound by Flames
Magic Stars Grey Wolf Volume 1 Ilona Andrews 9781519762337 Books
I know a lot of people skip novellas. That's ok. Most of them are just fun pieces of fluff that help us curb our appetites for our favorite series. They rarely impart anything vital. But trust me when I tell you that you don't want to skip this one. Not just because it's Derek, though, obviously you want more Derek. But as much as I love digging around in his head, it's Julie's thread in this story that you don't want to miss.This story centers around Derek's investigation into the murder of a human family with ties to Kate and Curran. He takes it personally when someone murders children. Julie gets pulled into the investigation when the case she is working ends up tied to his.
The hunt for the man responsible ends up fraught with danger and full of action. That's cool, of course, but that's not what makes the story so awesome. This is all about the characters, who we are seeing without the filter of Kate's perspective. We learn things about them Kate doesn't know. We even see things that, perhaps, they don't even realize about themselves. Like Derek's steadfast determination to see Julie as a child. Like the fine line he walks between control and loup.
Or the big honking secret Julie is keeping from everybody.
Yes, I'll admit that I am one of those people who hope for a Derek - Julie pairing one day. But we aren't close to that yet. But we are close to Julie's secret exploding with some major repercussions. And I can't wait to see it. Now buy this immediately. Worth every penny.
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Magic Stars Grey Wolf Volume 1 Ilona Andrews 9781519762337 Books Reviews
I've read this whole series now even the novellas and I've been DYING to know what Derek and Julie think at times. This is a novella too and I totally want more of these 2 for sure. SPOILER AHEAD!!!!! You have been warned!!!!!!
So, its not in your face but seriously these 2 have it for each other! Its been really subtle in the Kate series and even then your not sure if its a sister/brother thing or more? This confirmed that they have feelings. Neither one is admitting in a big way but you know. I knew Julie did from the moment she met Derek in Magic Burns she had a little crush. Julie is 16 is now and Derek is 20. So, he's keeping his distance and doesnt want to even think of her as anything more. At least on the surface but I think his wolf knows. Derek the human wont even fathom anything. Nope he's not touching those thoughts. Julie is keeping her distance with him too. She doesnt want him to know either. Its her secret. So, on some level she knows she's not ready and she's young. Doesnt stop her from loving him because she does, oh how she loves him. I hope they do more. I know Kate Daniels is ending in the next book next year but I hope its NOT the end for some characters.
I enjoyed this short immensely and I think Gordon and Ilona did an awesome job giving their fans this little snippit. We needed it! )
This is a novella in the Kate Daniels universe. I would recommend that you read at least a few of the books in that series before reading this, although it would probably work relatively well on its own merits. This review may, however, contain spoilers for some of the later books in the series, so if you haven't read up to and including Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels Book 7) and preferably Magic Shifts A Kate Daniels Novel as well, proceed at your own risk. I must also add that I was granted an ARC of this novella, but did not have time to read it before it was on general release, when I also bought myself a copy. This review is in no way biased by having been given the ARC.
Derek Gaunt is a lone wolf, literally. He no longer belongs to any pack and is loyal to only a very few people. Among those are the former Beast Lord of Atlanta, Curran Lennart. So when the entire family of a weapon's smith frequented often by Curran and his Consort, Kate Daniels, is found brutally murdered and their house searched, Derek is asked to track down the killers and discover why the dirty deed was done. He prefers to work alone, and he certainly doesn't want Julie, Curran and Kate's adopted daughter, to tag along on his mission.
Yet when the two discover that the family were killed because of a highly magical artifact in their possession, one of three in fact, that the individual who sent the killers wants enough to murder again, Derek realises that he cannot continue without Julie. Able to detect all kinds of magic with her bare eyes, Julie is the only one who will be able to track the other two parts of the artifact, and lead them to the mastermind who ordered the killings in the first place. What was supposed to be a fairly simple assignment turns very dangerous and deadly far too quick and both Derek and Julie will be lucky if they make it out alive. I was surprised at how violent this story was. Possibly the shorter length of the story compressed the action sequences and made it seem more violent than the regular books.
Derek and Julie have long been fan favourites among the supporting cast in the Kate Daniels books. Initially Kate's somewhat reluctant sidekick and quite the pretty boy, Derek was nearly killed and left badly scarred after having molten silver (highly dangerous to shapeshifters) poured over his face, when trying to rescue a girl he'd fallen for. Julie was a street kid who lost her mother and got tangled up in some nasty magical business. Taken in and later adopted by Kate, she is now irrevocably bound to her by blood, after Kate was forced to purify Julie's blood with her own to save her life. After Kate in a showdown with her father laid magical claim to Atlanta, Julie has now appointed herself Kate's Herald. She is taking magic lessons from the manipulative and cunning Roland, to the great dismay of Derek, who is sure that the ancient magical powerhouse is using Julie for his own ends. Julie, on the other hand, claims they're going to need all the weapons and intel they can get against Roland, and if she can gather intelligence and maybe learn something of his weak spots while improving her magical abilities, so much the better.
In early books in the series, there were hints of both hero worship and infatuation by Julie for Derek. Their relationship in later books is often closer to exasperated cousins or even siblings, and the were-hyena Ascanio, as well as a handsome dragon creature of some sort that Julie goes to school with are also competing for Julie's affection. It was a lot of fun to see them working together as a team in this novella, and I wouldn't mind seeing them team up to fight monsters and saving each other's lives again some time.
According to , this is the first in a series called "Grey Wolf", and I hope the sales and popularity is such that Ilona Andrews chooses to continue writing these spin-offs, if only as occasional interludes. As the normal Kate books are seen entirely from Kate's POV, it's always fun when the writers give us insight into other characters like this, and lets us see Kate and Curran in particular through the eyes of other characters in the series. As well as this novella, there's a whole book from Kate's best friend Andrea's POV, at least one short story about Julie and some novellas about Jim and Dali, the current Beast Lord and Lady. I know they have a lot of writing commitments, with the new Kate book, the "Innkeeper Chronicles" and their "Hidden Legacy" series, but hope that as a palate cleanser now and then, they may choose to give us more "Grey Wolf" stories.
I know a lot of people skip novellas. That's ok. Most of them are just fun pieces of fluff that help us curb our appetites for our favorite series. They rarely impart anything vital. But trust me when I tell you that you don't want to skip this one. Not just because it's Derek, though, obviously you want more Derek. But as much as I love digging around in his head, it's Julie's thread in this story that you don't want to miss.
This story centers around Derek's investigation into the murder of a human family with ties to Kate and Curran. He takes it personally when someone murders children. Julie gets pulled into the investigation when the case she is working ends up tied to his.
The hunt for the man responsible ends up fraught with danger and full of action. That's cool, of course, but that's not what makes the story so awesome. This is all about the characters, who we are seeing without the filter of Kate's perspective. We learn things about them Kate doesn't know. We even see things that, perhaps, they don't even realize about themselves. Like Derek's steadfast determination to see Julie as a child. Like the fine line he walks between control and loup.
Or the big honking secret Julie is keeping from everybody.
Yes, I'll admit that I am one of those people who hope for a Derek - Julie pairing one day. But we aren't close to that yet. But we are close to Julie's secret exploding with some major repercussions. And I can't wait to see it. Now buy this immediately. Worth every penny.
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