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Amaranth: The Preterhumans Book 1 [Mass Market Paperback]

Katherine Bell (Author)
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The Preterhumans March 27, 2009
Amaranth is the first book in a series titled The Preterhumans, narrated by one Lizzy Drake. By day, she's a college sophomore, and by night, she's the unspoken second half of Murdock Investigations, the only private investigative agency in the Greater D.C. area run by Preterhumans, for Preterhumans. Currently, she's the half of the team that doesn't sling spells... or get paid. What started out as an assignment for university ethics is turning into a career where she could very well become the first half-vampire investigator in Washington... if she can just convince her boss to actually put her on the books. Soon, the case they're working on turns out to be a lot more than anyone in the Preterhuman world ever expected, as rumors begin to surface of monsters that even demons fear, creatures forgotten in the dark of the night, things best left forgotten...

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Bell has a long career ahead of her. Amaranth is excellent! --Denise Greco, Independant Reviewer

About the Author

Katherine Bell has been writing since she could put pen to paper; making sense was a later development. She started work on her first novel at age 14 but never got brave enough to submit anything till well over a decade later. In the meanwhile, she wrote a short story that has been published in a local Southwest Georgia competition and several poems that were published on a larger scale. She also has written a great deal of fan fiction, most of which can be found online still. Originally from Southwestern Georgia, she currently lives in Tallahassee, Florida with one roommate and three cats. Katherine loves hearing from her readers, so feel free to email her anytime.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 222 pages
  • Publisher: Cacoethes Publishing House, LLC.; 1st edition (March 27, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1606950614
  • ISBN-13: 978-1606950616
  • Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,759,442 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Katherine Bell has been writing since she could put pen to paper; making sense was a later development. She started work on her first novel at age 14 but never got brave enough to submit anything till well over a decade later. In the meanwhile, she wrote a short story that has been published in a local Southwest Georgia competition and several poems that were published on a larger scale.

Originally from Southwest Georgia, she currently lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with one roommate and four spoiled cats.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Urban Fantasy AND a Detective Novel., October 23, 2010
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"Amaranth" is most definitely NOT the typical vampire novel, so drop those misconceptions right out of the gate!

The story is set in modern day Washington DC, but it's not quite the world as we know it: vampires came "out of the closet" as it were sometime around World War I, and following them were the kin (were-beasts of every type), merfolk, witches and the gods. Preterhumans - the term all these folks use for themselves, since they're a little bit more than human - tend to live just like everyone else, but they still don't QUITE have all the same rights as everyone else in the US.

The protagonist, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Drake, is a half-vamp college student by day and the silent (unpaid) partner in Murdock Investigations. Liz is sarcastic, talkative, outgoing, and probably one of the most interesting - and realistic - characters I've ever read. She takes you along for the ride with her thoughts and perspective from the beginning of the story right up til the last word of the book, and I definitely loved the journey!

Without saying too much to spoil the story, Murdock and Liz get hired to investigate a series of deaths that are starting to spill out into the human world. With a bit of assistance from Liz's favorite aunt, Seph (short for Persephone - yes, THAT Persephone), the detectives discover that the problem isn't that a coven of witches has gone rogue, but something much MUCH worse.

Seriously, pick up this book. You won't regret it if urban fantasy and vampires that don't glitter are your thing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well done!, June 17, 2009
This review is from: Amaranth: The Preterhumans Book 1 (Mass Market Paperback)
I have an Achilles heel when it comes to vampire books and mythological based books as well. This was a double dose of both and then some and done very well.

Characters were well thought out, and the best part about it was that they were real to me. I could actually think of them as real people, which I like, because it makes the reading all that more enjoyable. The character interaction was also a plus for me and it reminded me of one big dysfunctional family, that knew they were dysfunctional, but didn't care and pressed on! I really enjoyed that.

Lizzy has to be one of the most sarcastic people I've read about but it fits her to a tee and I'd never want her to change. She was always blunt and too the point and it never got tiring seeing things for her point of view.

The accurate descriptions of D.C. and the accuracy of the different deities and which countries they came from was also very much another reason why I enjoyed this book so much.

I have to say I am looking forward to the next book in the series and many more books from this authoress.

Cheers -

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