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janetmiles at 05:00pm on 11/03/2012
janetmiles at 05:00pm on 11/03/2012ETA: Short description of the book.
"Let me explain. No, too much. Let me sum up."
Verity Price, a hereditary cryptozoologist trying to break in to the world of professional competitive ballroom dance, is currently working as a waitress at Dave's Fish and Strips, a tacky titty bar (her words). In _Discount Armageddon_, Verity has to deal with an assortment of pissed-off cryptids, a representative of the Covenant of St. George (which is a hereditary order dedicated to the destruction of the monsters), idiot customers who want to play grab-ass, and talking mice who can make a religious ceremony out of anything.
She kicks butt and takes names from start to finish.
Some of my favorite non-spoilery quotes include:
... there's no better way to study an urban cryptid population than by meeting them on their own level. Half the time, that level is straight up. (The other half is usually straight down. Cryptids like to live where humans don't, but they also like to be close enough to steal cable.)
"When in doubt, play dead. Well, unless you might be dealing with a ghoul, or a basilisk, or something else that likes its meat a little ripe. Actually, when in doubt, just start shooting."
"I -- you -- they --" "Pronouns are only useful when you combine them with other words."
Given that he'd just been leering at a stripper with a tail, I really didn't see where he got off. I showed him my middle finger. He showed me his. Vital cultural exchange completed, he walked away.
Some of my favorite SPOILERY quotes include:( here there be spoilers )
_Discount Armageddon_, an InCryptid novel, by Seanan McGuire, published by Daw Books.
"Let me explain. No, too much. Let me sum up."
Verity Price, a hereditary cryptozoologist trying to break in to the world of professional competitive ballroom dance, is currently working as a waitress at Dave's Fish and Strips, a tacky titty bar (her words). In _Discount Armageddon_, Verity has to deal with an assortment of pissed-off cryptids, a representative of the Covenant of St. George (which is a hereditary order dedicated to the destruction of the monsters), idiot customers who want to play grab-ass, and talking mice who can make a religious ceremony out of anything.
She kicks butt and takes names from start to finish.
Some of my favorite non-spoilery quotes include:
... there's no better way to study an urban cryptid population than by meeting them on their own level. Half the time, that level is straight up. (The other half is usually straight down. Cryptids like to live where humans don't, but they also like to be close enough to steal cable.)
"When in doubt, play dead. Well, unless you might be dealing with a ghoul, or a basilisk, or something else that likes its meat a little ripe. Actually, when in doubt, just start shooting."
"I -- you -- they --" "Pronouns are only useful when you combine them with other words."
Given that he'd just been leering at a stripper with a tail, I really didn't see where he got off. I showed him my middle finger. He showed me his. Vital cultural exchange completed, he walked away.
Some of my favorite SPOILERY quotes include:( here there be spoilers )
_Discount Armageddon_, an InCryptid novel, by Seanan McGuire, published by Daw Books.
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