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Grim Tides (2011)

by T.A. Pratt(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 6

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Tropism Press

series

Marla Mason

review 1: I've liked the Marla series from the beginning largely because of the narration. This is a place where audio can transform material into something special. Like the Dreden series, I would have to think a few times before buying a Marla story without the superb work of Ms. Almasy to give it height and depth.Grim Tides is a solid entry from the story point of view. The only quibble I have is that it needed some editing to blend the various parts together better. Instead of coming across as a seamless whole, it is a bit... chunky is the word that springs to mind. I think an editor could have smoothed it out.The story itself is good. Takes Marla out of here home turf, something we haven't seen since the first book in the series. It pushes the boundaries of the Marlaverse ... moreout a bit and I'm excited to see what comes next.
review 2: I liked this book as much as I have liked every other book in Tim Pratt's Marla Mason series. His writing is excellent; his imagination is even better. Pratt continually comes up with new and imaginative scenarios and creations for Marla to encounter in her life as a sorcerer. In this latest edition, Marla is freshly deposed as the chief sorcerer of Felport, and is sort of living off the generosity of Rondeau, her odd sidekick. (It's hard to explain exactly what Rondeau is...but he's different.) She's set herself up as a sort of occult detective, and takes a case for some surfer/sorcerers, to find out who killed one of their own. But her past is catching up with her again, and her enemies add a powerful weapon to their own arsenal - chaos witch Elsie Jarrow. Jarrow is a bit too powerful, however; she can't be controlled and is a little too smart for those trying to use her. Jarrow ends up running the show - with total unpredictability. In the meantime Marla has to deal with her god-boyfriend and with a new god (to her) who seems intent on well-intentioned meddling...and things don't look too good.I found some minor typos and typesetting errors in this book, but not really enough to bother me into giving it a lesser rating. I enjoy Pratt's writing, and this one was no exception. less

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