It makes me want to cry as I type that MAGIC TRIUMPHS
is the end of the Kate
Daniels series by writing
duo Ilona Andrews. MAGIC TRIUMPHS is all that fans could
hope it would be. Nail-biting action, danger, community,
and snark - everything we've come to expect from these
amazing can't-put-it-down books. MAGIC TRIUMPHS is book
ten in the series, and is the close of the Kate Daniels and
Curran Lennart storyline. As the authors have said, "Kate
and Curran deserve their HEA. They worked very hard for
[their] Happily Ever After." I'm thrilled that we're not
done with the KD world, though. There are still two more
books in the Iron Covenant series to come,
following book one in Hugh d'Ambray's arc IRON AND MAGIC.
MAGIC TRIUMPHS finally brings us to the looming battle
between Kate Daniels and her father Roland, who is a god-
like being who has lived for centuries. Roland is a truly
evil dude, and Kate grew up hidden from the sadistic
warlord until she had to step forward to defend her family
and friends by sword and magic from her evil dad. The
tension between these two has been ratcheting up over many
books, and it's a relief to have the confrontation finally
occur here.
Following Kate throughout the series, we've watched as she
changed from a loner mercenary to a mate in love with the
Beast Lord, Curran, with whom she co-ruled the Pack of
shifters in Atlanta. Now we see Kate evolve further into
a mother, one who will do anything to protect her son and
her mate from the threats that face them. The evolution
of her character has been awesome to experience.
Thankfully, her ability to have her mouth get her into
trouble hasn't changed too much, because that's part of
what is so enjoyable about Kate. I dearly love the high
level of snark and humor that the authors employ. Every
book I read by them ends up highlighted from beginning to
end because of so many enticing turns of phrase and things
that make me guffaw out loud in public.
These books deserve every superlative that's been
thrown at them, and how. Kate
Daniels is a
thrilling series full of magic and sword fights,
brotherhood and sass. MAGIC TRIUMPHS truly does triumph,
captivating the reader from the first second of action to
the highly satisfying end.
Kate has come a long way from her origins as a loner taking care of paranormal problems in post-Shift Atlanta. She's made friends and enemies. She's found love and started a family with Curran Lennart, the former Beast Lord. But her magic is too strong for the power players of the world to let her be. Kate and her father, Roland, currently have an uneasy truce, but when he starts testing her defenses again, she knows that sooner or later, a confrontation is inevitable. The Witch Oracle has begun seeing visions of blood, fire, and human bones. And when a mysterious box is delivered to Kate's doorstep, a threat of war from the ancient enemy who nearly destroyed her family, she knows their time is up. Kate Daniels sees no other choice but to combine forces with the unlikeliest of allies. She knows betrayal is inevitable. She knows she may not survive the coming battle. But she has to try. For her child. For Atlanta. For the world.
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