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Hand of Fate #3
Chaos Karma
LET THE SPIRITS REIGN
As Grand Marshal of the annual International Spirit Festival & Gala, Mattie Blackman soon discovers that fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Some days, even the Hand of Fate can’t get much respect. The week-long bacchanal has brought every sort of spirit, demon, shape-shifter, and vampire to town, and one of them is preying on the supernatural citizens of Shore Haven. With the authorities trying to keep the story quiet, Mattie will need more than Morta’s magic to stop the killer.
Chaos Karma is the third book in the Hand of Fate urban fantasy series.
As Grand Marshal of the annual International Spirit Festival & Gala, Mattie Blackman soon discovers that fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Some days, even the Hand of Fate can’t get much respect. The week-long bacchanal has brought every sort of spirit, demon, shape-shifter, and vampire to town, and one of them is preying on the supernatural citizens of Shore Haven. With the authorities trying to keep the story quiet, Mattie will need more than Morta’s magic to stop the killer.
Chaos Karma is the third book in the Hand of Fate urban fantasy series.
214 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2015
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About the author
Sharon Joss
37 books21 followersAward-winning author Sharon Joss writes science fiction, fantasy and horror. She is the author of eight novels, including the acclaimed Hand of Fate series, and is the 2015 Writers of the Future Golden Pen Award winner for speculative fiction. She lives and writes in Oregon.
In her HAND OF FATE urban fantasy series, the books are (in order):
DESTINY BLUES
LEGACY SOUL
CHAOS KARMA
MYSTIC JIVE
COSMIC GROOVE
Her other books are:
BROTHERS OF THE FANG (volume 1 in the Mythica Series)
AURUM (science fiction)
STARS THAT MAKE DARK HEAVEN LIGHT (Award-winning science Fiction)
STEAM DOGS (volume 1 in the series)
In her HAND OF FATE urban fantasy series, the books are (in order):
DESTINY BLUES
LEGACY SOUL
CHAOS KARMA
MYSTIC JIVE
COSMIC GROOVE
Her other books are:
BROTHERS OF THE FANG (volume 1 in the Mythica Series)
AURUM (science fiction)
STARS THAT MAKE DARK HEAVEN LIGHT (Award-winning science Fiction)
STEAM DOGS (volume 1 in the series)
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January 31, 2018
I tend to say that Urban Fantasy is a hit-or-miss subgenre for me. But, when I really think about it, I either really, really love the book, or I simply hate it. And I tend to really, really love Urban Fantasy more than I hate it. So, maybe it would be more accurate to say that certain Urban Fantasy AUTHORS are hit-or-miss for me. Over the years, however, I’ve learned that the Urban Fantasy that I love the most are ones where the main character is a detective of some sort. Even better if there’s a great conspiracy that spools out over several books. See: Dresden Files by Jim Butcher or The Hallows by Kim Harrison.
So, in that regard, Hand of Fate did not disappoint in the slightest. I was immediately pulled into the series and the next thing I knew, I was finishing the fourth book at midnight.
Which is when I got mad. It’s a good sign when I get angry with an author because they did something horrible to a character that I love. It means I’m emotionally invested, which is rather a big deal for me, since I tend not do emotionally invest in characters. (Can you hear the laughter from the peanut gallery?) But this time was especially egregious. I threw things. I yelled. My husband asked if I lost my mind and would be able to fall asleep. I did, eventually.
And I read the fifth book in a couple hours the next day because I had to know that she made it right. She did well enough I don’t want to email Joss with “What were you thinking!?!?” emails anymore. But I’m still eager for the next book to be out. Why? Because Joss has great characters, a beautiful setting, good plot twists, and lots more to offer. Though, to be fair, she’s not as mean to her characters as Butcher is.
This series will become an auto-buy for me. All five of the first books in the Hand of Fate series get 5/5 stars from me.
So, in that regard, Hand of Fate did not disappoint in the slightest. I was immediately pulled into the series and the next thing I knew, I was finishing the fourth book at midnight.
Which is when I got mad. It’s a good sign when I get angry with an author because they did something horrible to a character that I love. It means I’m emotionally invested, which is rather a big deal for me, since I tend not do emotionally invest in characters. (Can you hear the laughter from the peanut gallery?) But this time was especially egregious. I threw things. I yelled. My husband asked if I lost my mind and would be able to fall asleep. I did, eventually.
And I read the fifth book in a couple hours the next day because I had to know that she made it right. She did well enough I don’t want to email Joss with “What were you thinking!?!?” emails anymore. But I’m still eager for the next book to be out. Why? Because Joss has great characters, a beautiful setting, good plot twists, and lots more to offer. Though, to be fair, she’s not as mean to her characters as Butcher is.
This series will become an auto-buy for me. All five of the first books in the Hand of Fate series get 5/5 stars from me.
March 17, 2018
RAPE WARNING!!! Rape is rape even if it happens in a nightmare.
Horribly devastating. It's like a perverted Freddy Krueger story.
The series,in the beginning, had such great potential, but the main character hasn't gotten any stronger. If anything, she's gotten weaker and more stupid. It seems like she relies on others to help her. The author continues to kill off the best characters and there is really no development from one book to the next.
I wish I had given up after the 2nd book. I really wish I had.
Horribly devastating. It's like a perverted Freddy Krueger story.
The series,in the beginning, had such great potential, but the main character hasn't gotten any stronger. If anything, she's gotten weaker and more stupid. It seems like she relies on others to help her. The author continues to kill off the best characters and there is really no development from one book to the next.
I wish I had given up after the 2nd book. I really wish I had.
July 5, 2020
I think in this book Mattie was finally able to show what she is capable of and gained recognition from everyone in town for what she has done for them.
The painful thing was that he had to lose someone important to achieve it.
I don't like that Rhys is always absent.
Why give her a boyfriend who is never present to help her?
Still I really liked this third installment ......
September 8, 2016
This book is amazing
Mattie to the rescue again.she had hard case to deal with but solved all by herself. Really a good read.
Mattie to the rescue again.she had hard case to deal with but solved all by herself. Really a good read.
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