Evan Davis has been through a lot in his young life, most
notably the torture and insanity that has resulted from his
half-daemon heritage. Now mostly sane and an integral part
of the Bradley, Ryan, and Davis Agency, Evan works occult
cases with his daemon father, Brad, and Lily, a daemon who
likes to explore all the sensuality the material sphere has
to offer.
Still physically recovering from his last adventure, Evan
signs a contract with Matt Shields, a daemon who serves a
rival Prince, to obtain a box at an auction at
Sotheby's. This purchase starts a chain of events that could
bring about the extinction of the planet (again). The box is
part of a dark and twisted legacy that takes Evan back to
his nightmarish youth as he tries to discover the truth
behind Matt's half-lies. Brad and Lily, determined that no
one will kill Evan other than themselves, try to untangle
the murderous history of the box's previous owners, while
hosts of daemons gather for a war between Princes of the
second sphere that, if not stopped, will have repercussions
across multiple universes.
A LEGACY OF DEAMONS is the third book in a series, the first
two of which have been re-released under the single title
Daemon Eyes. Since this was my first venture into
this urban fantasy, the beginning of the book was a bit
overwhelming as I tried to form a mental picture of the
world Camille Bacon-Smith has built. There is a lot
to it - involving not only the earth, but also the celestial
spheres and multiple daemons and their Princes. Background
universe aside, it's the characters that make a book
memorable and even a few days later, I still have a clear
memory of Evan, Brad, and Lily. At the end of the book, I
still felt a little muddy on what had really happened, but
the story held my attention and I am interested in picking
up Daemon Eyes to read how these daemons and
half-human started this unlikely, tenuous relationship.
Bradley, Ryan, and Davis -- Occult Investigators...
Ensconced in their upscale Philadelphia offices, Evan Davis
and his partners, Brad and Lily, attract the kinds of jobs
no one else can safely handle--cases with a dangerous,
otherworldly slant. But no one is better equipped to handle
these assignments, for Lily Ryan and Kevin Bradley--or
Brad--are in reality powerful daemon lords, and Evan Davis
is Brad's half-daemon, half-human son.
Now, however, Evan, Brad, and Lily are facing a challenge in
which the complete destruction of Earth would be a barely
noted event.
When a daemon belonging to a rival lord comes to their
offices in mortal guise seeking to hire them, the three
detectives find themselves trapped by an agreement that goes
against all daemonic protocol. Soon, what seems to be a
simple commission to buy a select item at an estate sale in
New York becomes an extremely perilous situation, involving
both armies of daemons and wealthy mortals who have delved
far too deeply into the dark arts. Only time will tell
whether Evan and his partners can bring the case to a
successful conclusion with themselves and the mortal plane
still intact...
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