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Black Magic Outlaw #1-3
Black Magic Outlaw: Books 1-3
The first three books of the standout Black Magic Outlaw series featuring Cisco a necromancer, a shadow charmer, and a perpetual underdog who always punches up. Jack Reacher and Jason Bourne, meet Urban Fantasy. My name is Cisco Suarez, but I've been called a lot of things. Wizard, hit man, black magic outlaw. I guess one day I finally went too far because someone left me for dead in a dumpster. That should've been it for me. End of story. But I'm not like most people. Compelled by equal doses of voodoo and sheer grit, I came back... and I want answers. Which might explain the zombie pit bull sniffing after me. And the automatic weapons. But I'm too stubbon to back down. I'll go through a voodoo gang, a shape-shifting trickster, and a bloodthirsty vampire if it gets me out of this. And maybe I'll get a little more than that too. My old life back. A cleared name. A city to protect from the kinds of monsters who did this to me. Not too shabby for a dead man. This box set contains the introductory Dead Man, Shadow Play, and Heart Strings.
- GenresUrban Fantasy
686 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 13, 2017
About the author
Domino Finn
32 books212 followersDomino Finn is an entertainment industry veteran, a contributor to award-winning video games, and the grizzled Urban Fantasy author of the best-selling Black Magic Outlaw series. His stories are equal parts spit, beer, and blood, and are notable for treating weighty issues with a supernatural veneer. If Domino has one rallying cry for the world, it's that fantasy is serious business.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
February 24, 2026
Book 1 - Dead Man: ⭐⭐⭐
Exactly what one would expect from a book being compared to Dresden Files and other paranormal vigilantes. Some anachronisms but they're overall minor. I didn't experience this as some sort of new niche, like the author intended, but it was entertaining enough.
Book 2 - Shadow Play: ⭐⭐⭐ (⭐)
I wonder if the twist hold water if one were to re-read this 😅. I'm not convinced but have no proof. As it stands, I was very much entertained
Book 3 - Heart Strings: ⭐⭐
Meh. The MC was so unbelievably stupid in this one; it was exhausting. He's aware of the environment impacting him oddly but blindly trudge forth anyway. The first time, can be excused but repeatedly making the same mistakes in 1 book? Ugh.
Some more anachronisms. I'm certain this time. While talking about coming back to life he says that happened 3 weeks ago, meaning these 3 books take place over the course of 3 weeks but when talking about hardships he's undergone since being revived it's suddenly, "I been on the run for weeks", "the cops been looking for me for weeks" if not months.
Exactly what one would expect from a book being compared to Dresden Files and other paranormal vigilantes. Some anachronisms but they're overall minor. I didn't experience this as some sort of new niche, like the author intended, but it was entertaining enough.
Book 2 - Shadow Play: ⭐⭐⭐ (⭐)
I wonder if the twist hold water if one were to re-read this 😅. I'm not convinced but have no proof. As it stands, I was very much entertained
Book 3 - Heart Strings: ⭐⭐
Meh. The MC was so unbelievably stupid in this one; it was exhausting. He's aware of the environment impacting him oddly but blindly trudge forth anyway. The first time, can be excused but repeatedly making the same mistakes in 1 book? Ugh.
Some more anachronisms. I'm certain this time. While talking about coming back to life he says that happened 3 weeks ago, meaning these 3 books take place over the course of 3 weeks but when talking about hardships he's undergone since being revived it's suddenly, "I been on the run for weeks", "the cops been looking for me for weeks" if not months.
October 7, 2020
One of my new favourite urban fantasy series'! The stories are exciting, inventive, and the books are packed with some hefty emotional punch. Cisco is complicated, but is a man of action who will do whatever he needs to.
I absolutely love the magic he uses and the author's take on necromancy. It makes for thrilling fight scenes. My second favourite part of the series is the relationships Cisco makes with friends, family, and shady acquaintances. I have completely fallen in love with the characters and am thrilled to see where they are going to go.
A must have for anyone who loves gritty urban fantasy, anti-heroes, magic, action, and complicated heroes!
I absolutely love the magic he uses and the author's take on necromancy. It makes for thrilling fight scenes. My second favourite part of the series is the relationships Cisco makes with friends, family, and shady acquaintances. I have completely fallen in love with the characters and am thrilled to see where they are going to go.
A must have for anyone who loves gritty urban fantasy, anti-heroes, magic, action, and complicated heroes!
August 25, 2024
Urban fantasy at it's best
Not just good guys and bad guys - people who make good and bad choices, have regrets and hopes and dreams, and relationships that are complicated and sometimes scary.
Plus magic that isn't Western-centric, minimal romance and no sex distracting me from the plot!
Frisco is up there with Harry Dresden - a dark, complex, human man who makes the best decisions he can even when all the choices suck.
Not just good guys and bad guys - people who make good and bad choices, have regrets and hopes and dreams, and relationships that are complicated and sometimes scary.
Plus magic that isn't Western-centric, minimal romance and no sex distracting me from the plot!
Frisco is up there with Harry Dresden - a dark, complex, human man who makes the best decisions he can even when all the choices suck.
September 4, 2021
This was a enjoyable read, not riveting, but fun. This Audible book is 3 books for the price of 1.
A Latin necromancer with a habit of stating, Cisco Suarez (his name) quite a bit.
He is a 24 yr old Necromancer who wakes up in a Dumpster and finds it is 10 yrs later. Now he wants to find out what happened, who caused it and why. Narrator does a good job with this Audible book
A Latin necromancer with a habit of stating, Cisco Suarez (his name) quite a bit.
He is a 24 yr old Necromancer who wakes up in a Dumpster and finds it is 10 yrs later. Now he wants to find out what happened, who caused it and why. Narrator does a good job with this Audible book
October 28, 2020
Great book, similar but different
The book has a similar feel to other wizard books, but the character is quite different and the monsters are also not the usual suspects. I would recommend this book to anyone.
The book has a similar feel to other wizard books, but the character is quite different and the monsters are also not the usual suspects. I would recommend this book to anyone.
December 27, 2018
Great series, really interesting take on Urban Fantasy
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