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After a month spent recovering from a vicious fight with a sorcerer, grave witch Alex Craft is ready to get back to solving murders by raising the dead. With her love life in turmoil thanks to the disappearance of Fae Investigation Bureau agent Falin Andrews and a shocking “L” word confession... read more
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Characters edit
- Alexis "Alex" Craft: A grave witch who raises shades from dead bodies. She often works with the police.
- Death: Soul Collector who has known Alex since she was five but only recently has displayed the the desire for more.
- Falin Andrews: Fae Investigation Bureau agent and possible love interest. In the last book, Alex found out that Falin is also the lover of the Winter Queen.
- John Matthews: Nekros City homicide detective; Alex's friend.
- Holly: Alex's housemate and best friend. An assistant to the District Attorney.
- Tamara: The chief medical examiner in Nekros city; Alex's friend.
- Roy Pearson: A ghost
- Lusa Duncan: The star reporter for Witch Watch.
- George Caine: Alex's father; Governor of Nekros City.
- Caleb: Alex's landlord and friend; fae.
- Rianna McBride: A grave witch; Alex's roommate in academy who disappeared.
Quotes edit
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“The fae are not truly immortal, just unaging. Death for humans is expected, anticipated, and in some ways prepared for. Death among fae is always a shock. They do not prepare for it, and as a culture, have few precedents for it.”
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“Alex, you're a magnet for trouble, though in trouble's defense, you go out looking for it.”
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“Memories hid in every cell of the body. Memories that my grave magic could unlock and give shape as a shade. Of course, that depended on having enough of the body at my disposal for my magic to fill in the gaps.”
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The pang of loss never really fades, but eventually you just forget to feel it unless something happens to remind you.
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“Two steps sideways to one step forward. When the world decays, you must do what is against your nature to do or the knights will fall.”
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you’re a magnet for trouble, though, in the trouble’s defense, you go out looking for it.
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Someone had come in my house. Had entered my space, violated the masculinity of my dog, and . . . and . . . cleaned?
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If you’re going to carry a dagger, you need to learn to use it.” I frowned at him. “I know how to use it. I stick the pointy end in things I don’t like.”
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I blinked at the haul. “Are you planning to go to war? Sure you don’t want to pack an assault rifle as well?” He looked up from the bag. “You have met yourself, right?” He zipped the bag closed. “So should I get a gun too?” “I’d fear the day.”
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How come when I end up in these situations, the bad guys have always disintegrated?
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Falin shook his head again. “Alex, what you can do, when you make the land of the dead manifest in the mortal plane or bring the Aetheric here, is called planeweaving. It is a fae ability.”
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When I was a teenager, I’d had a major crush on Death. Yeah, imagine that, a teenager with a crush on Death—it took emo to a whole new level.
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Ghosts. Terrible backup. Excellent spies.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Winter Court
- Nekros City
- Magic Quarter: Nekros City's center for all things magical and witchy.
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
When I first straddled the chasm between the land of the dead and the world of the living, I accidentally raised the shade of our recently deceased Pekinese.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 3 in Alex Craft. (standard series)
Preceded by Grave Witch, and followed by Grave Memory.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kalayna Price (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: ROC
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 5, 2011
ISBN: 978-0451464095
Page Count: 336
Publisher: ROC
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 5, 2011
ISBN: 978-0451464095
Page Count: 336
Awards edit
- USA TODAY BESTSELLER
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee (Finalist, 2011)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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