All Eve's Hallows: A City Knights Novel [Paperback]

Dean Wesley Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 21, 2005

Dragons, giants and goblins are all around us, magically hidden within human society as they and a whole bestiary of fantastic creatures have been for a thousand years. But when conflicts with humanity arise, someone has to keep the peace between the supernatural beings and the unsuspecting mortals who long ago drove everything magical into hiding--and then forgot about them. The City Knights is the thousand-year-old top-secret organization charged with protecting humanity from these mystic entities and vice Versa.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Phobos Books (July 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972002669
• ISBN-13: 978-0972002660
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,502,416 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels and hundreds of short stories. He has written under many names, including Sandy Schofield, Kathryn Wesley, Dean Edwards, D.W. Smith and others. He has written dozens of novels in popular worlds, including Star Trek, Men in Black, Spider-Man, X-Men, and many gaming universes.

He was also the publisher and editor of Pulphouse Publishing and for ten years edited Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

You can find many of his short stories in Kindle editions, with more becoming available each week.

For even more information, and to follow current projects, he can be found at htp://www.deanwesleysmith.com

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Light hearted urban fantasy with a kickbutt heroine, January 8, 2006

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R. Kyle (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All Eve's Hallows: A City Knights Novel (Paperback)

Billie Stern isn't your average former-Marine. She sees trolls. The City Knights catch her just in time--before she decides to seek medication. You see, there really are trolls and they're the least of the Knight's problems.

An Evil Sorceress, Eve, is plotting to unleash a vast evil and take over the world.

And what they need to stop her is one bad-@ss woman.

If you love hard hitting heroes fighting against goofus bad guys, you've come to the right place. Smith serves up far more laughs than chills, but this light hearted romp is definitely worth a read and I wouldn't mind a sequel.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wow. That just wasn't good, November 8, 2006

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Michael D. Knapp "mdk" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All Eve's Hallows: A City Knights Novel (Paperback)

I was looking forward to reading this book after hearing a few good reviews about it and liking the premise. I was sorely disappointed. I felt like i was reading the rough draft of a novel, not the finished piece. It was in desperate need of editing, reworking of action scenes, and better explanation of the mildly ridiculous magic system. I was bored the entire time. But it did have some witty dialogue at times and it never took itself too seriously (definitely a good thing!). Maybe the next one will be better...

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars delightful tongue in cheek fantasy, September 7, 2005

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All Eve's Hallows: A City Knights Novel (Paperback)

For the past millennium creatures of the night like goblins, fire exhaling dragons, and other so-called mythical beings have resided amidst humanity with few people aware of their presence. For the most part over the past few centuries, there is a peaceful coexistence, but at times conflict arises. Keeping the naive scientific-centric humans safe is the job of the ultra top secret City Knights.

Eve the darkest sorceress in centuries wants to come out of the closet and take control starting with New York City. She casts a spell to awaken and bind a monster so evil that malevolent sprites have watched over it. Now the sprites leave their subterranean chamber to cause havoc on the streets of New York. Former marine and recent City Knight recruit Billie Stein leads the counterassault against dangerous foes.

ALL EVES HALLOWS is a tongue in cheek fantasy that uses hyperbole to tell a good vs. evil tale. The story line is fun to follow though at times inane as Billie sees things like trolls, but wonders if the burger did her in until the Knights enlist her. Billie is a terrific heroine, kind of like an ex marine chick lit star stuck in a world filled with monsters that only she seems to see until she meets her peers. Fans who appreciate a kick butt female champion fighting insurmountable odds against powerful malevolent mythical cretins will enjoy this lighthearted urban fantasy.

Harriet Klausner