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Envy of Angels: A Sin du Jour Affair Kindle Edition

by Matt Wallace (Author)

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In New York, eating out can be hell.

Everyone loves a well-catered event, and the supernatural community is no different, but where do demons go to satisfy their culinary cravings?

Welcome to Sin du Jour - where devils on horseback are the clients, not the dish.

PRAISE FOR ENVY OF ANGELS:

"Matt Wallace tells a raucous, riotous tale of culinary madness - a jaw-dropping horror-fantasy restaurateur Thunderdome that makes the 'monkey brain' scene in Temple of Doom look like something you'd see on Nickelodeon. It's like I dropped a heroic dose of acid and turned on the Food Network for eight hours. It's funny and demented and sticks in you like a pinbone. Matt Wallace writes like someone just jammed a needle full of adrenaline in his heart - and then, in yours. From this point forward, I'll read anything this guy writes." — Chuck Wendig, author of Blackbirds and Zer0es

"No one makes me think, 'Dammit, I should have thought of that!' like Matt Wallace. The Sin du Jour series is something I read with equal amounts of envy and delight." — Mur Lafferty, Campbell Award winning author of The Shambling Guide to New York City

"Envy of Angels is one of the most original urban fantasies I've read in a damn long time. Angels, demons and the New York restaurant scene. It doesn't get any weirder than this. Matt Wallace is an author to watch." — Stephen Blackmoore, author of Dead Things and Broken Souls

"Envy of Angels is exactly the breath of fresh air I didn't know I needed: darkly funny, sweepingly inventive, and just plain fun to read. Every time I thought I got the hang of this book, the next turn took me someplace even more breathtakingly weird and wonderful. Buy it. DO IT NOW. It's the only way we can force him to write a dozen more of these!" — Andrea Phillips, author of Revision

Length: 240 pages

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File Size: 587 KB
Print Length: 240 pages
Publisher: Tor.com (October 20, 2015)
Publication Date: October 20, 2015
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B00WDVL0HQ
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Sacrilicious!

By Hugh J on October 27, 2015

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What would you do for your dream job? Two struggling line chefs are forced to grapple with that question when they are hired by Sin Du Jour, a very exclusive catering company with a most unusual clientele.
Sin Du Jour caters for demons. And goblins, and a host of other supernatural creatures that the rest of the world thinks are myths. But when Sin Du Jour is contracted to serve a post-treaty signing banquet for warring demon tribes, the menu might be more than they can stomach.
Filled with quirky characters, shocking twists, and clever high concepts, Matt Wallace's Envy of Angels is a delightfully weird novella. He has a wonderful talent of pulling out a new reveal just when you think the story has gone as far as it can. It's not an adventure so much as it is a magic show. You keep turning the page less to see if the heroes will make it than to see what kind of three-headed fire-breathing rabbit Wallace will pull out of his hat next.
He mixes this with an ability to draw out sympathy for his characters in remarkably efficient language. He can make you hate a character and then deliver a get-punch you never saw coming in the space of a single paragraph. It makes for a fast read that is difficult to put down.
This brief and blustery novella might not be for everyone, however. The short length and large cast means that as much as I was rooting for these characters, I didn't get to know them quite as well as I'd have liked to. We get one or two details, then the book barrels onward. Much of the second act is also set away from the kitchen, which puts supposed main characters Lena and Darren out of the reader's eye to follow another team of Sin Du Jour employees. It still makes for an interesting read, but it isn't a traditional narrative by any stretch.Read more ›

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Read this. It's tasty.

By Andrew R Parker on October 22, 2015

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He might deny it, but Wallace is doing some stuff that's different. He makes good art without ever being an artiste about it. Reading his work, it almost feels like something I would've written or a story a friend might tell me. It's relatable, even when the subject matter is space gladiators or demon catering or whatever oddball idea he's come up with.

ENVY OF ANGELS is a fun, easy read that will leave you with a smile on your face. What more do you want for three bucks, you jaded bastard?

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

very good book. It's also all kinds of messed up ...

By Amazon Customer on October 22, 2015

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This is a very, very good book. It's also all kinds of messed up (in the best possible way). I read it going through a bout of chemo and the nurses had to ask me to stop laughing so loud. It is a novella, so you can burn through it in four hours or so, but it's such a good four hours. I was genuinely sorry when it was over.

And disturbed that I sort of wanted a Henley's Chicken Nuggie.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

This is NOT to be missed!

By Amazon Customer on October 22, 2015

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I rarely write reviews of Matt Wallace's books because, although I love everything he has ever written - most of the books are outside of my wheel house. Give me an Indian raid and a beautiful girl falling in love with her capture and I'm all set! But "Envy of Angels" really got my attention from the first awesome line "A hotel room in Sao Paulo is the third worst place in the world in which to go into cardiac arrest". Well, now I HAVE to know what is the first and second worst place! The story draws you in from the first page to the last page and leaves you desperately wanting to know what come next in the story line! I read it twice just I case I missed one of the fascinating details Matt so skillfully writes into his characters! Yes, I have my personally signed copies of "The Failed Cities" and "The Next Fix" which I cherish - but this new book "Envy of Angels" is by far my favorite story the mind of Matt Wallace has come up with! Bravo!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

This is a keeper.

By Kindle Customer on October 21, 2015

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Strange and unusual, brutal and very, very entertaining. This novella is definitely worth your time. I'm ready for the next serving.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Knife-Fighting, Corporate Espionage, Hellish Clientele: Just Another Day in the Food Service Industry

By Chris McKeever on October 22, 2015

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Novellas are a weird form (in that they're so infrequent a genre anymore), but Matt Wallace really uses the length well in the first of his Sin du Jour series about line cooks in a dark, supernatural New York. His characters are diverse, and even without the the space of a traditional novel Matt is able to give these characters voice and personality.

His writing is always pushing the scene forward with the slightest sense of urgency and just really good pacing. Honestly, this first novella felt like a two-part pilot of a show Joss Whedon would direct, which basically means I'm all in for whatever comes next. Envy of Angels delivers angry alchemists, tactical tomahawks, and chicken nuggies: three things that you're not going to find together in any other novel released this year.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Can't wait to read the next one in the series!

By H. N. Stone on November 2, 2015

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As delightful as it is disturbing, Envy of Angels establishes its wry tone quickly and maintains its dark charm throughout. Despite having a relatively large ensemble cast for a novella, the characters are all distinguishable from one another and equally compelling. Wallace's sharp, spare prose makes not only for a quick, enjoyable read, but also helps deliver narrative punchlines that are literally laugh-out-loud funny. The book never feels bloated--if anything, I wish it were longer! Perfect for foodies and those with a morbid sense of humor.

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I did really like the premise and characters though

I'd certainly read some of the author's other works. For me this was just a little icky with subject matter. Feeding demons and crazed evil clowns just make me squeamish. Read more

Published 6 days ago by Book Woman

Deliciously Good!

Envy of Angels is a delightful novella full of laughs, action, and mouth-watering food.

Published 10 days ago by Kaleb Russell

Good beginning--look forward to more

This is a good start for Matt's catering company. He captures kitchen culture well. It reads like a Buffy episode set in Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. Read more

Published 18 days ago by hephakis

Fast-driven tense comedy

Envy of Angels was both suspenseful and hilarious. It's got just the right balance of tense moments and tension-smashing events, both in one-liner and situational comedy. Read more

Published 20 days ago by Dragontologist

Great meal, excellent service. Would go back.

A fast-moving urban fantasy with a culinary twist. It's funny without trying too hard, and pushes some urban fantasy tropes into new territory without becoming outright bizarro... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Phronk

funny, surprising, un-put-down-able!

A writer friend posted a recommendation from another writer friend about this novella from HIS writer friend. I read a brief blurb and thought "this could be great! Read more

Published 1 month ago by Lisa Millraney

Wonderful novella with a quick plot about a catering company ...

Wonderful novella with a quick plot about a catering company with a rather special client (their only client) and how they are going to pull off a job.

Published 1 month ago by Peter

Read it. You won't regret it.

New York City is home to some of the world’s greatest food and restaurants, but none of them compare to Sin du Jour. Read more

Published 1 month ago by SE Stone

Unforgettable and Funny!

I am a big fan of Matt Wallace's past work. Envy of Angels did not disappoint. It's Urban Fantasy with a wonderful ensemble and a fresh premise.

And it's funny. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Timothy

This is a sharply and brilliantly written story full of unexpected...

Most catering companies don't expect to deal with angels, demons, genies, and man-sized man-eating mantises, but Sin du Jour is ... specialized. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Elizabeth Adams

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