Bradley, Ryan, and Davis, Private Investigaors was the most unique detective agency in Philadelphia, because Kevin Bradley and his partners, Evan and Lily, were not the mere mortals they appeared to be. Brad and Lily were powerful demons, and Evan was Brad's half-demon/half-mortal son. Solving earthly crimes ought to have been a cinch for them. But when someone began stealing the crystal balls which had belonged to the centuries-dead Dowager Empress of China, Brad, and Evan found themselves hard-pressed to track the criminal down. For the thief was a dangerous--perhaps unstoppable-- adversary...even for those with powers beyond anything known in the mortal realms!
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Called in to prevent the theft of a valuable crystal from a Philadelphia art museum, private investigators Kevin Bradley, Evan Davis, and Lily Ryan attempt to fulfill their commission without revealing their true natures as daemons of the spheres beyond the material world. Bacon-Smith's lushly textured and intricately constructed sequel to Eyes of the Daemon (DAW, 1996) should appeal to fans of modern gothic fantasy.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ironic, exotic, erotic, and not to be missed,
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This review is from: Eyes of the Empress (Paperback)
I'd advise having the following handy when you read this book. First, an extremely comfortable chair; you aren't going to want to put this book down anytime soon. Next, a DO NOT DISTURB sign so the world will leave you alone while you chortle or in some cases laugh hysterically at the book's ironic and often sly humor. Finally, a fan for cooling off after you get through the steamier passages. This worthy successor to EYE OF THE DAEMON picks up several years after the first book, with half-human/half-daemon Evan settling into something resembling a happy existence with daemon father Brad and daemon lover Lily. At least, Evan suspects it's a happy existence because neither has tried to kill him lately... he's a remarkably well-adjusted boy. I'm a fantasy and science fiction reader, and I still don't know what genre this book belongs to, but I can attest to the fact that it's the most legal fun you can have without getting into Serious Literature. The humor is wonderful, the premise delightful. Read the other book first if you can because it's more fun that way, but if you can't, don't worry. I look forward to more in the series!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not like anything else,
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This review is from: Eyes of the Empress (Paperback)
Evan has got it tough. His dad is a Damon from the Second Sphere where time doesn't exist and his Mom's from the Material Sphere - Earth and that makes hims a monster that's not welcome anywhere. Although the main plot-line of this book is a mystery, it serves only as a backdrop to the real story, Evan's relationship with his Daemon dad, Brad and his Daemon lover, Lily. Evan longs for a family, but the Daemon's just don't get it. Their totally non-human outlook on life is effectively captured by the author when Brad, puzzled by why Evan want's him around so badly says to Lily regarding his son, "He was just . . . interesting, nothing more. I never told him I liked him". Of course Daemon's aren't much better then humans at understanding their emotions and that's the source of much of the fun. What I like most though, is the unabashed celebration of the individual. So many books glorify self-sacrifice and heroics for the common good, by Evan wants to live despite the fact it might be better for all of creation if he had never been. This is the second book in the serious and it read better then the first. It can be probably be enjoyed by itself but will be a lot richer if you have read the firest one. Unlike the first this book contains no gore and no murders, which suits me just fine. Hopefully there will be many more books to follow.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a great read - you won't want to put it down,
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This review is from: Eyes of the Empress (Paperback)
I picked up this book and the first title "eye of the daemon" together on the off chance that they would be good. I wasn't dissapointed. Both titles are one of the best reads I have had in a long time. A contempoary fantasy that has great characters. You won't want to put either book down. I am looking forward to more books with these characters from this author. I read a lot of SF, Fantasy and horror and these titles really do stand out from the crowd. Definate 'keepers'.
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