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Posted By : Laura Stamps - 8/17/2007 2:57 PM
Right now I am about to finish Book 5 in Huff's "Blood Books" series and totally enjoying it.  In fact I have fallen hopelessly in love with Henry Fitzroy, the 450-year old vamp in this series.  And Book 4 had one of the best endings I have ever read in a dark urban fantasy novel.
 
Anyone else a fan of this series?  I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
 
Also, I see Huff has written about 5 series.  Are they all dark urban fantasy like the "Blood Books" or are some trad fantasy?  I know the "Smoke" series involves Tony from the "Blood Books" and is dark urban fantasy, but I know nothing about the others.
 
I ask because I am not a trad fantasy fan; I'm more of an urban fantasy fan.
 
Thanks for your help with this!  smilewinkgrin

Laura Stamps
"The Witchery Series" (Magickal Urban Fantasy Novels)
http://www.LauraStamps.blogspot.com (the blog for my novels, poetry books, and poetry art prints)

Posted By : bleacheddecay - 8/18/2007 2:44 PM
I've read both her more modern fantasies. The rest do look more like those set in pseudo medieval times. I've not tried them.

I loved Victory. Her name was great. Her disability was a nice and unusual touch. The books are written well though one had a cover I couldn't look at. It creped me out! I'm not sure if I liked Henry or not. I did love the books. I want more!

I hear there is a Canadian tv show based on the Victory books called Blood Lines. I want to find it and see how it is.

bleacheddecay


Posted By : David Hart - 8/20/2007 7:34 AM
There are mini-reviews of most or all her books at www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/susan/sf/books/h/huff.htm which should help you decide which you're likely to like.

I don't myself like 'dark', I'm not too keen on 'urban', and I seldom fall in love with vampires of any age. But I quite liked the urban Keeper series: it's light and humerous (a bit too insistently so for my taste). The other Huff I've read is the first of the Quarters series: mediocre traditional fantasy.

Posted By : Laura Stamps - 8/20/2007 12:37 PM

Thanks for the link...wow!  Makes it really simple.  

I just heard this morning too from a group friend at Goodreads that the Summoning (Keeper) series is urban fantasy and a good one too.

Great!  More books to buy...makes me a happy woman!  smilewinkgrin

Laura Stamps
"The Witchery Series" (Magickal Urban Fantasy Novels)
http://www.LauraStamps.blogspot.com (the blog for my novels, poetry books, and poetry art prints)

Posted By : Pamela J. Dodd - 8/20/2007 7:54 PM
I'm not a fan of some of her books, but I really have enjoyed her military fiction. Her Valor's Choice and The Better Part of Valor are great reads. A third book in this series is due out this year. Huff is a skillful writer who can manage more than one genre. I like the characters and clever plots in the Valor series.

Pamela J. Dodd
www.pamelajdodd.com
http://pamspages.blogspot.com/


Posted By : bleacheddecay - 8/23/2007 2:30 PM
David Hart said...
There are mini-reviews of most or all her books at www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/susan/sf/books/h/huff.htm which should help you decide which you're likely to like.

I don't myself like 'dark', I'm not too keen on 'urban', and I seldom fall in love with vampires of any age. But I quite liked the urban Keeper series: it's light and humerous (a bit too insistently so for my taste). The other Huff I've read is the first of the Quarters series: mediocre traditional fantasy.


Great to know!

*goes to library site and puts it on hold*

*grins*

bleacheddecay

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