Read Online Black Dog Blues The Kai Gracen Series Book 1 Audible Audio Edition Rhys Ford Greg Tremblay DSP Publications Books

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Product details Audible Audiobook Listening Length 8 hours and 50 minutes Program Type Audiobook Version Unabridged Publisher DSP Publications Audible.com Release Date May 18, 2015 Whispersync for Voice Ready Language English, English ASIN B00XUYTBYO

Black Dog Blues The Kai Gracen Series Book 1 Audible Audio Edition Rhys Ford Greg Tremblay DSP Publications Books Reviews

• While the book was written by MM Romance author, she wrote it as Urban Fantasy. And a very good one, actually. The world building is nice – the book is set in sort of post-magic-apocalypse world; after Human and Elfin world merged for some reason. The event is not explained, because the inhabitants of the world have no knowledge of it themselves. But the surrounding world is shown to the reader in reach satisfying way. I also liked the use of post-war status quo atmosphere.
  The best thing about the book is its main character. Kai is adorable. He is so tough, strong-minded and hilariously snarky; almost every thought that went through his mind made me lough till tears in my eyes. Despite being and outcast, and oddity, despite all the darkness in his past - he is such a darling, sweet, kind soul. It’s no surprise he is so loved and cared about.
  I like Ryder too; he is perfect love interest for Kai arrogant, righteous, clueless, but he is also means well and really adores Kai. He has a lot to learn, before he wind kai’s heart. I just hope it’s not going to turn into love-triangle.
  The book has large supporting cast, perfectly written and well developed. I would like specially mention Kai’s cat – a little ugly purring feline monster.
  I read both books Kai Gracen books in one breath and I can’t wait to read more.
• I really liked this book. On the face of it, it sounds like a fairly standard Urban Fantasy book a cataclysmic event has happened on earth, magic is real, magical creatures and monsters exists, our hero is marginalized in society and a skilled monster hunter.
  
  But it took less than one chapter for me to realize this was anything BUT your average Urban Fantasy series. The characters are complex, interesting and the relationships are layered and leave you wanting more. The plot was quite good, and the world building was exceptional. It leapt off the page.
  
  I slowed down my reading to really enjoy what was happening and I was sorry when the book ended but happy there was another in the series.
• I love urban fantasy, it's my favorite genre. So, I went all in and ordered the three books available in this series when I saw an ad for it in one of my feeds. I finished this book in a few days (minus a bout with the flu), the sequel in one mad binge, and started the third last night. Yeah, it was that good.
  
  The story is set in San Diego many years after “the Merge,” an event where the realm of the Fae combined with our world. You have the Sidhe, Unsidhe, dragons and various monstrous creatures that frequently pop up in urban fantasy. You also have the tried and true monster hunter, née Stalker, as the protagonist. Fortunately, the author provides enough invention to make the familiar tropes feel fresh.
  
  This isn’t the first series I’ve read that combined the realms; Marc delFranco’s Connor Grey series had “The Convergence”. However, that event was geographically limited, and the reason for it was an (ultimately disappointing) underlying plot. Where Ford provides something new is that our protagonist, Kai Gracen, is Elfin – and DESPISED for it. And though he is an excellent stalker, and has amazing healing abilities, he gets hurt, often and quite badly, and survives as much by luck as by skill. He’s a nice change from protagonists who are so badass nothing can beat them (cough*AnitaBlake*cough). Humans aren’t enchanted with the Fae; they were horrified by The Merge that caused cataclysmic shifts, wiped out whole cities, and remade the planet’s geography. Once the dust settled, humanity and the Fae went to war over just whose planet this is. Technology versus magic ended in stalemate, but tensions are still high.
  
  Kai was “raised” by a human stalker and sometimes forgets that he isn’t human. He hates the Elfin as much as humanity, but for more personal reasons. When a Sidhe Lord shows up and essentially blackmails Kai into helping him with a job, traveling into dangerous territory to retrieve a pregnant human woman, Kai is resentful and angry. The fact that Ryder makes his Elfin blood sing is entirely beside the point.
  
  This book has it all a complex and engaging antihero, exciting action sequences and a colorful cast of supporting characters. Even more, the world building is excellent and comes alive on the page. Overall, this is a great series start and I really hope the author has more books planned beyond 3!
• Hilarious, snarky, sexy, and completely thrilling series.
  Kai Gracen is a licensed Stalker in a new world that has emerged after the sidhe and human realms combined in a catastrophic amalgamation. The elfin world brought its monsters with it, and elfin Kai, raised by a gruff human Stalker, makes a living as a monster exterminator, guide through dragon country, and whatever runs keep his bank account full enough to load his cabinets with rice, whiskey, and cat food for his furry roommate.
  Kai has a life, career, and chosen family in the human world, but there's no escaping his elfin heritage when Ryder, the new Sidhe Lord of the Southern Rise, requests his assistance to escort a pregnant human woman from Elfhaine back to San Diego--meaning a run through dragon country. During mating season, no less.
  Kai isn't thrilled, but literally can't turn down the assignment. Whether he likes it or not, Ryder has made him a liaison between the human world and the elfin court. And something in Kai's blood sings when Ryder is near, something the cynical Stalker can't allow himself to feel. Kai's brutal past rears its ugly head once he's drawn back into the vicious intrigue of the Sidhe Courts, and he puts his life on the line to save innocents from the same evil he once escaped.