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Eyes Deep: A Clandestine Daze Novella
No one trusts a doppelganger, and for good reason. Behind every stolen identity lies murder.
For Theodor Crane, his latest crime comes with a new family, a new job, a new set of troubles, yet there’s no escaping his past lives.
On the precipice of war between humans and supernaturals, Theo is thrust in the middle, charged with maintaining the balance while keeping his true identity a secret. Conspiracies and old hatreds lurk just below the surface, creeping to a head as the veil between the two worlds slowly crumbles. Failure means reigniting an age old conflict. Success means living a lie for the rest of his days. Either way, Theo loses.
For Theodor Crane, his latest crime comes with a new family, a new job, a new set of troubles, yet there’s no escaping his past lives.
On the precipice of war between humans and supernaturals, Theo is thrust in the middle, charged with maintaining the balance while keeping his true identity a secret. Conspiracies and old hatreds lurk just below the surface, creeping to a head as the veil between the two worlds slowly crumbles. Failure means reigniting an age old conflict. Success means living a lie for the rest of his days. Either way, Theo loses.
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Tim Marquitz
109 books215 followersTim Marquitz is the author of the Demon Squad series, The Enemy of My Enemy series (Kurtherian Gambit) along with Michael Anderle, the Blood War Trilogy, co-author of the Dead West series, as well as several standalone books, and numerous anthology appearances alongside the biggest names in fantasy and horror. Tim also collaborated on Memoirs of a MACHINE, the story of MMA pioneer John Machine Lober.
"Horror becomes art when it flows from the pen of Tim Marquitz." ~ Bobby D. Whitney - BookWenches
"Witty, sarcastic and hilarious." Michelle - Publishers Weekly
"Horror becomes art when it flows from the pen of Tim Marquitz." ~ Bobby D. Whitney - BookWenches
"Witty, sarcastic and hilarious." Michelle - Publishers Weekly
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September 17, 2015
✔ Yes, this is me DNFing a short story again.
✔ Yes, this is me DNFing a book with a high rating again.
And you know what?
In fact, I care so little I didn’t even bother to check when exactly I gave up on this. Yes, that's how gripping it was. Sigh. No, make that double sigh. Because that's actually very sad. And I actually do care. Because I really wanted to like this story. I've been binge reading UF since I discovered the genre about a year and a half ago but it's all getting pretty boring now. There are hundreds of series out there but after a while you get the impression you're reading the same book over and over again. Female lead, female author, vampires, werewolves, blah blah blah… The lack of originality is just killing me. So I was really excited at the thought of reading a UF short story written by a male author, with a doppelganger male lead. Expect that it bored me to death. And that I didn't like any of the characters. And that I found the plotline as interesting as the one in The Duke and I. Okay, that's a mean thing to say. Maybe not the freaking Duke and I then, but it would be the understatement of the century to say the story didn't fascinate me.
What I really don't get is why everyone but me seems to have, if not loved this story, at least enjoyed it quite a lot. I mean, I'm the first person of GR to give it a 2-star rating and everyone else rated the book either 3, 4 or 5 stars… What didn't I get? I should have loved this. It's supposed to be dark, with morally ambiguous characters and no HEA. A dream come true! This book was meant for me! Except that it wasn't. And I just don't understand why. It's not bad. It's not badly written either. I guess it's just not for me.
►► The hunt for a UF series written by a male author and with a male lead continues. So far Jim Butcher is the only author that managed to do the trick for me (I ♥ you Harry Dresden!), but I'm not losing hope. Because Queen Elizabeth is on my side.
November 8, 2014
4.5 stars
What is one of the best things that can happen to urban fantasy enthusiasts? Tim Marquitz starting a new series and creating a new anti-hero, that’s what! So now that that’s happened, please join me in this happy dance I’m doing all over my house.
Eyes Deep reads like a prequel novella to Tim’s new Clandestine Daze series. I usually hold off on reading prequels until the first book is released, but I strongly advise you to make an exception in this case. Eyes Deep is fairly long (although not a full lenght novel), and the story is strong enough all on its own. In addition, even though this series signifies a more conventional route for Marquitz, his trademark sense of humor still manages to shine through, which makes this a wildly entertaining read.
Theo isn’t one of those anti-heroes whose actions you can rationalize and justify to make them seem better. For one, Theo is not even his real name – Theodor Crane is actually someone he killed in order to assume his identity and spy on humans for his world, Aellisar. And he’s not the only one, there is a trail of bodies in our doppelganger’s wake, bodies that conveniently disappear thanks to his associates, while he only keeps the eyeballs he must consume in order to change shape. Gross, right? Sure, but also kind of awesome.
While the doppelganger doesn’t hesitate to kill when the need arises, he has some scruples when it comes to Theo’s original family, for which I was grateful. It is, as far as I can tell, his only redeeming quality so far. There is a heart under that treacherous body and I’m curious to see how things will develop from here.
The story isn’t just haphazardly thrown together, as is often the case with novellas. While the plot does take a back seat in favor of character development, it’s not underdeveloped in the least. I was fully invested in the events, and more than a bit curious to learn how things would end.
As usual, Marquitz knows exactly what he’s doing. Eyes Deep is yet another proof that this is an author with a sure hand and a strong voice. The advantage of this novella (and the upcoming novels, I’m sure) is that it will make him more accessible to a much wider audience due to a more traditional approach. Since he’s an author whose work I’ve been following for years, I can’t wait for the rest of you to jump on board. Hurry up, will you? There’s so much fun to be had.
You can read Tim's thoughts on his new series HERE, and there's still some time to enter to win a copy of Eyes Deep.
What is one of the best things that can happen to urban fantasy enthusiasts? Tim Marquitz starting a new series and creating a new anti-hero, that’s what! So now that that’s happened, please join me in this happy dance I’m doing all over my house.
Eyes Deep reads like a prequel novella to Tim’s new Clandestine Daze series. I usually hold off on reading prequels until the first book is released, but I strongly advise you to make an exception in this case. Eyes Deep is fairly long (although not a full lenght novel), and the story is strong enough all on its own. In addition, even though this series signifies a more conventional route for Marquitz, his trademark sense of humor still manages to shine through, which makes this a wildly entertaining read.
Theo isn’t one of those anti-heroes whose actions you can rationalize and justify to make them seem better. For one, Theo is not even his real name – Theodor Crane is actually someone he killed in order to assume his identity and spy on humans for his world, Aellisar. And he’s not the only one, there is a trail of bodies in our doppelganger’s wake, bodies that conveniently disappear thanks to his associates, while he only keeps the eyeballs he must consume in order to change shape. Gross, right? Sure, but also kind of awesome.
While the doppelganger doesn’t hesitate to kill when the need arises, he has some scruples when it comes to Theo’s original family, for which I was grateful. It is, as far as I can tell, his only redeeming quality so far. There is a heart under that treacherous body and I’m curious to see how things will develop from here.
The story isn’t just haphazardly thrown together, as is often the case with novellas. While the plot does take a back seat in favor of character development, it’s not underdeveloped in the least. I was fully invested in the events, and more than a bit curious to learn how things would end.
As usual, Marquitz knows exactly what he’s doing. Eyes Deep is yet another proof that this is an author with a sure hand and a strong voice. The advantage of this novella (and the upcoming novels, I’m sure) is that it will make him more accessible to a much wider audience due to a more traditional approach. Since he’s an author whose work I’ve been following for years, I can’t wait for the rest of you to jump on board. Hurry up, will you? There’s so much fun to be had.
You can read Tim's thoughts on his new series HERE, and there's still some time to enter to win a copy of Eyes Deep.
January 18, 2016
Combining spy-work, urban fantasy, and noir is something which should have been done much earlier. It's a mostly untapped subgenre with only a few books like the Laundry series. Eyes Deep is a new entry into it and I hope it has many sequels.
Theodor Crane (the name of a man he's impersonating) is a doppleganger. He's a type of fairy (called Aels), which live in a dimension alongside ours'. Unlike your traditional Tolkien-esque fairies, the Aels are every bit as modernized and intrigue-ridden as 21st century humanity.
Dopplegangers are untrusted individuals in the Ael world because they possess the ability to kill people and assume their shape, gaining all of a subject's skills and knowledge. This process is disgusting to both outsiders and dopplegangers because it involves eating their target's eye.
Needless to say, there's a reason dopplegangers are distrusted.
Theodor works for A.I., which is the Ael Intelligence service and it is his job to make sure their kind aren't discovered by humans. His current assignment is worse than most because he has to kill an innocent man in order to infiltrate a company close to building technology which could discover the Aels. This assignment is doubly problematic because it comes with a wife and child he will feel affection for due to the memories he inherits.
Even Theodor finds it sick.
Thankfully, the worst is avoided by the fact his target's wife and he aren't sexually active. Given the book opens with us witnessing Theodor murdering a man and eating his eye, I'm not sure the author should have backed away from the assignment calling for him to sleep with his target's wife. I was relieved when Theodor didn't, though, and think cop-out or not, it keeps the protagonist from being irredeemable.
Eyes Deep follows Theodor as he investigates the theft of the technology and how it relates to a bombing on a United States Senator (who was secretly Aelish). Aiding him in this investigation is his sometimes-lover, Jace, who is duplicitous and not-entirely on his side. We also get a sense that A.I. considers Theodor expendable. No one likes a doppleganger, even amongst the fairy spooks, and they'd love to be rid of him.
No matter how useful his abilities are.
Eyes Deep is a bit too short for its premise and doesn't investigate the most interesting elements of the character's situation. Most of the eighty-one-page book is about the technology theft and how it relates to fairy politics. Theodor doesn't make full use of his powers and his new family (inherited by murder) is barely touched upon.
I was far more interested in the deep-cover element of being a Ael secret in a human executive's world. I'd rather read about Theodor's "wife" Erica than Jace, which is probably not what the author intended. Still, the storytelling is good as is the world-building. Theodor is a tortured soul who wants to do good but is being employed by an agency which uses him for evil in the name of the "greater good." While we only get the barest hint of the racial, ethnic, and socio-political politics of the Ael world, we get just enough to keep the story moving without bogging it down in exposition.
The action is good and if they removed the doppleganger element, this could probably be a decent techno-thriller. Just replace Ted's eye-eating with plastic surgery and inhuman disguise abilities. The character of Jace is a likable femme fatale even if I was more interested in Theodor's family situation.
This is a good novella with much potential to be expanded into a full-blown franchise. I hope if they do a sequel it will be a novel and much more focused on the oddities of being a doppleganger as well as his unnatural co-habitations. The latter is full of human drama and eerie fascination, which is where the best spy fiction lives. I want to read the next one and that tells you all you need to know.
8/10
Theodor Crane (the name of a man he's impersonating) is a doppleganger. He's a type of fairy (called Aels), which live in a dimension alongside ours'. Unlike your traditional Tolkien-esque fairies, the Aels are every bit as modernized and intrigue-ridden as 21st century humanity.
Dopplegangers are untrusted individuals in the Ael world because they possess the ability to kill people and assume their shape, gaining all of a subject's skills and knowledge. This process is disgusting to both outsiders and dopplegangers because it involves eating their target's eye.
Needless to say, there's a reason dopplegangers are distrusted.
Theodor works for A.I., which is the Ael Intelligence service and it is his job to make sure their kind aren't discovered by humans. His current assignment is worse than most because he has to kill an innocent man in order to infiltrate a company close to building technology which could discover the Aels. This assignment is doubly problematic because it comes with a wife and child he will feel affection for due to the memories he inherits.
Even Theodor finds it sick.
Thankfully, the worst is avoided by the fact his target's wife and he aren't sexually active. Given the book opens with us witnessing Theodor murdering a man and eating his eye, I'm not sure the author should have backed away from the assignment calling for him to sleep with his target's wife. I was relieved when Theodor didn't, though, and think cop-out or not, it keeps the protagonist from being irredeemable.
Eyes Deep follows Theodor as he investigates the theft of the technology and how it relates to a bombing on a United States Senator (who was secretly Aelish). Aiding him in this investigation is his sometimes-lover, Jace, who is duplicitous and not-entirely on his side. We also get a sense that A.I. considers Theodor expendable. No one likes a doppleganger, even amongst the fairy spooks, and they'd love to be rid of him.
No matter how useful his abilities are.
Eyes Deep is a bit too short for its premise and doesn't investigate the most interesting elements of the character's situation. Most of the eighty-one-page book is about the technology theft and how it relates to fairy politics. Theodor doesn't make full use of his powers and his new family (inherited by murder) is barely touched upon.
I was far more interested in the deep-cover element of being a Ael secret in a human executive's world. I'd rather read about Theodor's "wife" Erica than Jace, which is probably not what the author intended. Still, the storytelling is good as is the world-building. Theodor is a tortured soul who wants to do good but is being employed by an agency which uses him for evil in the name of the "greater good." While we only get the barest hint of the racial, ethnic, and socio-political politics of the Ael world, we get just enough to keep the story moving without bogging it down in exposition.
The action is good and if they removed the doppleganger element, this could probably be a decent techno-thriller. Just replace Ted's eye-eating with plastic surgery and inhuman disguise abilities. The character of Jace is a likable femme fatale even if I was more interested in Theodor's family situation.
This is a good novella with much potential to be expanded into a full-blown franchise. I hope if they do a sequel it will be a novel and much more focused on the oddities of being a doppleganger as well as his unnatural co-habitations. The latter is full of human drama and eerie fascination, which is where the best spy fiction lives. I want to read the next one and that tells you all you need to know.
8/10
August 2, 2015
Clandestine Daze is a doppelganger, able to assume other's identities and take over their lives. He is also working for a secret organization that protects humans from the things that go bump in the night, the supernatural. Eyes Deep is the latest urban fantasy series from the man who brought you the acclaimed Demon Squad books. Where Frank is always in your face and doing his best to annoy his enemies, Clandestine Daze is more into subterfuge and staying as far away from trouble as possible. Not that he is very successful.
When you first meet Daze, it is hard to imagine that he is the good guy as he kills a man and takes over his life. As the story progresses you slowly learn just why he did it and who he works for. At the same time you also wonder whether this shadowy organization has mankind's interest at heart. There are a lot of twists and turns that keep you guessing until the final reveal. Fans of Marquitz's previous books and readers just discovering him will both enjoy the ride he takes you on. Just when you think you have everything figured out, he throws a new wrench into the works and throws you for a loop.
Eyes Deep has quite a bit of action and great fighting scenes that should keep your heart racing as well. As the energy ramps up so does the intrigue. I am not sure where Marquitz wants to take the character but I did enjoy the book as it was a great change of pace to see a new character that could easily fight alongside Frank Trigg from Demon Squad yet be as different in their approach as night and day.
Marquitz continues to hone his craft and maintains his quality of writing with something new. Recommended.
When you first meet Daze, it is hard to imagine that he is the good guy as he kills a man and takes over his life. As the story progresses you slowly learn just why he did it and who he works for. At the same time you also wonder whether this shadowy organization has mankind's interest at heart. There are a lot of twists and turns that keep you guessing until the final reveal. Fans of Marquitz's previous books and readers just discovering him will both enjoy the ride he takes you on. Just when you think you have everything figured out, he throws a new wrench into the works and throws you for a loop.
Eyes Deep has quite a bit of action and great fighting scenes that should keep your heart racing as well. As the energy ramps up so does the intrigue. I am not sure where Marquitz wants to take the character but I did enjoy the book as it was a great change of pace to see a new character that could easily fight alongside Frank Trigg from Demon Squad yet be as different in their approach as night and day.
Marquitz continues to hone his craft and maintains his quality of writing with something new. Recommended.
November 15, 2014
My Thoughts - 3 out of 5 Unicorns - I liked it!!!
***Received a copy of the ebook for an honest review
The cover sort of reminds you of old world mob. Of course, that really has nothing to do with the story just the vibe it gives me :)
This is a novella and the first & only book in this series at the moment. This is not the type of book I usually read. In this book there are no clear lines of good and evil, only bad and less bad, and even then I’m not sure if the ones I think are less bad are really the really bad as this was a novella. I only have a small reference of this world to go on. It is well written, and you can definitely imagine the story as you go which was a very different picture in my head from my usual stories.
I really torn with this book because I know I liked it, but it was like driving by an accident, and you can’t take your eyes off it. While I don’t think this is considered a horror, it does have a lot of seamy underbelly feeling to its characters. The main character is a shifter or sorts, but it happens sort of grossly. I won’t say more than that because you have to read to see :) Jace is another character who is fierce, but emotionless and she is definitely a shifter.
I think this book definitely appeals more to fans of books who do not want good guys or happily ever afters. I definitely think I’m going to check out more of Tim’s work in the future (though not the ones deemed full fledged horror) to see if this is something I might like on occasion for a vacation from YA or paranormal romance :)
***Received a copy of the ebook for an honest review
The cover sort of reminds you of old world mob. Of course, that really has nothing to do with the story just the vibe it gives me :)
This is a novella and the first & only book in this series at the moment. This is not the type of book I usually read. In this book there are no clear lines of good and evil, only bad and less bad, and even then I’m not sure if the ones I think are less bad are really the really bad as this was a novella. I only have a small reference of this world to go on. It is well written, and you can definitely imagine the story as you go which was a very different picture in my head from my usual stories.
I really torn with this book because I know I liked it, but it was like driving by an accident, and you can’t take your eyes off it. While I don’t think this is considered a horror, it does have a lot of seamy underbelly feeling to its characters. The main character is a shifter or sorts, but it happens sort of grossly. I won’t say more than that because you have to read to see :) Jace is another character who is fierce, but emotionless and she is definitely a shifter.
I think this book definitely appeals more to fans of books who do not want good guys or happily ever afters. I definitely think I’m going to check out more of Tim’s work in the future (though not the ones deemed full fledged horror) to see if this is something I might like on occasion for a vacation from YA or paranormal romance :)
October 26, 2014
A war is coming and this novella gives us the barest hints as to who the players are.....
This is a fun film noir of a story. The people who inhabit it are morally ambiguous, and Mr. Marquitz only teases us with information, so you're not sure if the cause is righteous. (I suspect that the cause is righteous in the way that Statesmanship usually is--most nations will do bad, even evil things, in order to preserve the ideals of the People. Kinda ironic that--Evil Deeds done to promote Moral Ideals. I was an International Affairs major, you develop a cynicism about it after awhile...)
Our anti-hero knows that he's doing Bad Things, and while he doesn't feel a tremendous amount of guilt over his actions, he does regret the harm that he knows will eventually (but not in this story) come to the true innocents his actions precipitates. (But I'm kinda hoping that things will happen that will give a, well, if not a Happily Ever After, then at least a As Good As We Can Get Ever After. What can I say? I'm also a romantic. A cynical romantic, but still..... ;-) )
Anyway, I enjoyed this story TREMENDOUSLY! I can't wait to read what happens next!
This is a fun film noir of a story. The people who inhabit it are morally ambiguous, and Mr. Marquitz only teases us with information, so you're not sure if the cause is righteous. (I suspect that the cause is righteous in the way that Statesmanship usually is--most nations will do bad, even evil things, in order to preserve the ideals of the People. Kinda ironic that--Evil Deeds done to promote Moral Ideals. I was an International Affairs major, you develop a cynicism about it after awhile...)
Our anti-hero knows that he's doing Bad Things, and while he doesn't feel a tremendous amount of guilt over his actions, he does regret the harm that he knows will eventually (but not in this story) come to the true innocents his actions precipitates. (But I'm kinda hoping that things will happen that will give a, well, if not a Happily Ever After, then at least a As Good As We Can Get Ever After. What can I say? I'm also a romantic. A cynical romantic, but still..... ;-) )
Anyway, I enjoyed this story TREMENDOUSLY! I can't wait to read what happens next!
October 28, 2014
As an established fan of urban fantasy, I expected that this story would be fairly easy to sink into. I was right, but that’s certainly not to say that what I got was the same old UF. The premise and main character for this series starter novella were intriguing enough for me to take a chance on it and break my presently self-imposed ban on taking new review requests in order to read it. It was worth it!
‘Theodor Crane’ is not who anyone thinks he is. Well, except for the mysterious boss who gave the order for our protagonist (interestingly real-name-free, save for a couple of teasery references to him as ‘Z’) to become him. ‘Theo’ is a doppelganger, and that’s where the premise starts to get interesting. In this version of our world, mortals and supernatural types are separated by mystical portals, known as quays, which are apparently the only points of access to the world that the supernaturals chose to retreat to A Very Long Time Ago, leaving mortals to their business. Now, however (of course), things are starting to change. Someone wants a war between Aellisar (the supernatural world) and Earth, and it falls to Theo to prevent it.
Cue a tightly wrought little mystery and a nicely perilous fallout/ending, both involving the aforementioned quays. The actual revelation of the facts toward the end might not have been anything particularly surprising, but I did enjoy the setup, the buildup and the characters in play more than enough to commit to getting there. Theo is by no means a nice guy, though I’d bank on him not being beyond redemption either. Being a doppelganger involves some fairly nasty but necessary business, given that Theo has no choice but to stay in the mortal world (for now?). This novella’s title is more than a little bit literal – doppelgangers assume the identity (memories and all) of whoever they impersonate by consuming eyeballs. Icky, yet interesting!
It is. Don’t look at me like that.
As Theodor Crane, ‘Z’ (whatever the heck that means, and yes I’d like to find out) is a spy for the enigmatic outfit he works for, but he’s also a husband and father to a very normal, very supernaturally clueless mortal family. With all of the original Theo’s memories and emotional connections readily available to him, staying detached would appear to be getting more difficult… Is this family, and his growing attachment, something that can turn his life around? Or is he better off sticking to the job? Kudos to Tim Marquitz – I’m probably going to stick around for the future novels to find out.
So, yes! A good first taste of what is hopefully yet to come, in a new UF series with definite bite. Do read if that’s your cup of tea!
‘Theodor Crane’ is not who anyone thinks he is. Well, except for the mysterious boss who gave the order for our protagonist (interestingly real-name-free, save for a couple of teasery references to him as ‘Z’) to become him. ‘Theo’ is a doppelganger, and that’s where the premise starts to get interesting. In this version of our world, mortals and supernatural types are separated by mystical portals, known as quays, which are apparently the only points of access to the world that the supernaturals chose to retreat to A Very Long Time Ago, leaving mortals to their business. Now, however (of course), things are starting to change. Someone wants a war between Aellisar (the supernatural world) and Earth, and it falls to Theo to prevent it.
Cue a tightly wrought little mystery and a nicely perilous fallout/ending, both involving the aforementioned quays. The actual revelation of the facts toward the end might not have been anything particularly surprising, but I did enjoy the setup, the buildup and the characters in play more than enough to commit to getting there. Theo is by no means a nice guy, though I’d bank on him not being beyond redemption either. Being a doppelganger involves some fairly nasty but necessary business, given that Theo has no choice but to stay in the mortal world (for now?). This novella’s title is more than a little bit literal – doppelgangers assume the identity (memories and all) of whoever they impersonate by consuming eyeballs. Icky, yet interesting!
It is. Don’t look at me like that.
As Theodor Crane, ‘Z’ (whatever the heck that means, and yes I’d like to find out) is a spy for the enigmatic outfit he works for, but he’s also a husband and father to a very normal, very supernaturally clueless mortal family. With all of the original Theo’s memories and emotional connections readily available to him, staying detached would appear to be getting more difficult… Is this family, and his growing attachment, something that can turn his life around? Or is he better off sticking to the job? Kudos to Tim Marquitz – I’m probably going to stick around for the future novels to find out.
So, yes! A good first taste of what is hopefully yet to come, in a new UF series with definite bite. Do read if that’s your cup of tea!
January 27, 2015
Really enjoyed this one. I've only read a couple urban fantasy stories, but after this I can say I'm officially a fan... as long as it's done this well.
Several *gasp* moments had me stopping and replaying the scenes in my head. Theodor, the protagonist, has plenty of issues to connect with almost any reader.
The action/fight scenes were very well conceived, especially when they involved Theo's Mossberg.
Good job, Mr. Marquitz, for bringing my attention to a genre I never really paid the attention it was due. You've made a fan of me, and that goes for your writing as well.
Several *gasp* moments had me stopping and replaying the scenes in my head. Theodor, the protagonist, has plenty of issues to connect with almost any reader.
The action/fight scenes were very well conceived, especially when they involved Theo's Mossberg.
Good job, Mr. Marquitz, for bringing my attention to a genre I never really paid the attention it was due. You've made a fan of me, and that goes for your writing as well.
December 21, 2014
Quick gritty noir
It's always nice when an author doesn't explain everything about a world but instead lets the reader experience it. Can't wait for more in this series. I hope down the road we get more of what's on the other side.
It's always nice when an author doesn't explain everything about a world but instead lets the reader experience it. Can't wait for more in this series. I hope down the road we get more of what's on the other side.
November 18, 2014
Urban Fantasy where the main character prioritises pulling the trigger over moral responsibility. Very entertaining, great action, but it is a little short. Highly recommended
March 6, 2015
Very cool read. Love the mythos, and the writing is excellent.
December 10, 2014
New series and character from Tim, I hadn't planned to pick this up right away but I was in the mood for Tims style of writing and this was on a deal so hey why not I figured.
This has a nice noir feel to it, I like the character though there are traces and shades of Frank here at times but still good character and a nicely crafted world.
So I like the idea of shapechanging in general its a horror classic but the twist in the tail on this shapeshifter is nice(no spoilers but tis good methinks and straight out of loads of mythology which is always good). Also the sidekick Tim writes good sidekicks and good female characters as well so having both works for me and there is some cracking dialogue between them both.
I think we can look forward to Tim creating so great characters and future stories here if the side stories and intro work done in this one is anything to go by,
I really liked the parallel world concept and a lot of the basic world building blocks are here, these books could be just as rich, dark, brooding and well crafted as the Demon Squad world(s).
Tim seems to be a man with many characters and story arcs on the go at a time but this is currently 77p on Amazon UK pick it up you seriously will not be disappointed.
This has a nice noir feel to it, I like the character though there are traces and shades of Frank here at times but still good character and a nicely crafted world.
So I like the idea of shapechanging in general its a horror classic but the twist in the tail on this shapeshifter is nice(no spoilers but tis good methinks and straight out of loads of mythology which is always good). Also the sidekick Tim writes good sidekicks and good female characters as well so having both works for me and there is some cracking dialogue between them both.
I think we can look forward to Tim creating so great characters and future stories here if the side stories and intro work done in this one is anything to go by,
I really liked the parallel world concept and a lot of the basic world building blocks are here, these books could be just as rich, dark, brooding and well crafted as the Demon Squad world(s).
Tim seems to be a man with many characters and story arcs on the go at a time but this is currently 77p on Amazon UK pick it up you seriously will not be disappointed.
December 2, 2014
Any fan of Tim Marquitz knows he write's gritty, fast paced urban fantasy. Eyes Deep is no exception. He has even taken out a new wrinkle in the type of character he uses for the main protagonist: a Doppleganger. Yes, thats right, a Doppleganger. Other writers use them, such as Ari Marmell and Larry Correia, and , well, any D&D based writer. The difference is that Tim is the first writer I have ever seen that doesn't make the Doppleganger consummate evil scum. Here, Tim Marquitz makes him an agent of the magical dimension, trying to keep the humans in our dimension from discovering the other side. His handler is a sphinx, and thats pretty cool too. His method of imitating a specific person for a long period of time is pretty original, and a little gross, but it fits the story, so hey, go with it. I really enjoyed the story, it's strong character building and zippy dialogue, and I can't wait for the first full length novel. Any fans of Larry Correia, Simon R. Green, Kevin Hearne and Ari Marmell should enjoy this one.
December 2, 2014
I enjoyed this book. It was funny, fast-paced, and action packed. Marquitz introduces an interesting premise and some creatures that aren't often if ever encountered in this genre. This was a good start to a new UF series.
Did I mention Marquitz is funny? In a dark one-liner Tarantino-esque kinda way, the hero had me laughing out loud several times.
Without spoiling anything, I'll say I also really appreciated the ending. It left me feeling kinda warm and fuzzy (without wanting to puke), which is refreshing.
Read it, you won't be disappointed.
Did I mention Marquitz is funny? In a dark one-liner Tarantino-esque kinda way, the hero had me laughing out loud several times.
Without spoiling anything, I'll say I also really appreciated the ending. It left me feeling kinda warm and fuzzy (without wanting to puke), which is refreshing.
Read it, you won't be disappointed.
October 27, 2014
Once you get to reading it you will see why the title is called eyes deep :)
It was a good story and the ending of what some of the people were surprised me. I am hoping there is more to come in this story it has so many cool ways it can go. Take a chance and read Eyes Deep you wont be disappointed in it Tim Marquitz dose well getting you sucked in to the story and not want to put the book down
It was a good story and the ending of what some of the people were surprised me. I am hoping there is more to come in this story it has so many cool ways it can go. Take a chance and read Eyes Deep you wont be disappointed in it Tim Marquitz dose well getting you sucked in to the story and not want to put the book down
November 16, 2014
An urban fantasy novella that starts and ends in death. The pace is good and the world-building done as the story progresses. In the end we are left with a question or two to answer and, therefore, wanting more.
August 5, 2021
What did I like?
Right at the beginning, I was hooked as the main character demonstrates his ability to take on other identities in the literal sense. Did not see that coming.
I haven't read a large number of stories in this genre, but I have to admit I was intrigued by the first scene and am looking forward to reading more.
On top of that, this was a shorter story than a full-length novel. I wasn't quite sure if the author could pack so much punch into a short without overwhelming the reader with information, but I was proven wrong. The author doesn't just share this world, but lets the reader experience it.
What I didn't like?
The ending felt a little abrupt. I know it's a short, but it didn’t feel like there was a natural cut-off.
Overall?
If you’re new (or semi-new) to Urban Fantasy as I am and enjoy experiencing the world you're reading about, I think you might want to give this read.
June 10, 2016
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I received this book to give an honest review.
I have to say for a novella this book was action packed, though I wanted a little bit of backstory on the world that is created. I assume that maybe in the other books that we get to know more.
We have a shifter who can eat a person's eyeball to gain that person's identity in this case the shifter becomes Theodor Crane. His job is to spy on the humans without them knowing it and thank goodness he goes because he uncovers the stealing of technology that can affect the supernatural world. It is up to Theodor and Jace to get to the bottom of it while trying to stay under the radar.
This book seems to deal with AI (artificial intelligence) and the supernatural in different ways. If you like action then you may like this book. It was filled with action from the get-go. I really liked Jace and how she was able to transform into a majestic creature.
I received this book to give an honest review.
I have to say for a novella this book was action packed, though I wanted a little bit of backstory on the world that is created. I assume that maybe in the other books that we get to know more.
We have a shifter who can eat a person's eyeball to gain that person's identity in this case the shifter becomes Theodor Crane. His job is to spy on the humans without them knowing it and thank goodness he goes because he uncovers the stealing of technology that can affect the supernatural world. It is up to Theodor and Jace to get to the bottom of it while trying to stay under the radar.
This book seems to deal with AI (artificial intelligence) and the supernatural in different ways. If you like action then you may like this book. It was filled with action from the get-go. I really liked Jace and how she was able to transform into a majestic creature.
May 31, 2016
I've been wanting to read Marquitz for a while, so this served as a nice, relatively short introduction to his work. Put succinctly: I liked it! Fast paced, conceptually interesting, with some great humor and snappy dialogue. I'd put this right up there with Butcher and Kadrey in terms of gritty paranormal urban fantasy. I have the next book in the series already and plan to keep reading.
September 19, 2015
entertaining, though the ending felt very abrupt and as if it was cut off mid chapter. weird, given how less significant stuff was given more coverage than the final climax
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