#24 Tanya Huff, Smoke and Shadows (2004)
Tanya Huff takes a big leap forward in this book, the start of a spin off series from the Blood books. *Smoke and Shadows* is, I think, a far better written story with much more complex supporting characters.
The Blood books are essentially Henry, Vicki and Mike with a little bit of Tony the sidekick. In the Shadow series Tony moves to the centre-stage and there is a cast of well-developed background characters.
Tony has begun work as a production assistant in TV, a world in which magic seems to happen. Meanwhile he is still connected to the paranormal world, and has to ward off an invasion of the earth by an evil wizard from an alternate world while not blowing his cover or losing his job.
The Blood books are essentially Henry, Vicki and Mike with a little bit of Tony the sidekick. In the Shadow series Tony moves to the centre-stage and there is a cast of well-developed background characters.
Tony has begun work as a production assistant in TV, a world in which magic seems to happen. Meanwhile he is still connected to the paranormal world, and has to ward off an invasion of the earth by an evil wizard from an alternate world while not blowing his cover or losing his job.