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Agents of Sorcery #1
Gremlin Night
The supernatural world is a crazy place, and tonight it’s getting even crazier.
Elizabeth Marquez enforces the magical laws that keep the hidden supernatural hidden. Just transferred from guarding an arcane prison back to a field assignment on the streets of America, Liz will do anything to remain a sorcerer-agent. There’s just the little problem of her supreme impatience with procedures and delays.
Tonight, a gremlin outbreak threatens to wreck her career, and expose magic and magical creatures to the world. On top of that she’s been handed a rookie partner who thinks she’s a loose cannon. Even worse, an old nemesis from a rival magical organization is gunning for her.
One night isn’t a lot of time to stop magical chaos.
Liz is going to need every ounce of impatience she has.
Elizabeth Marquez enforces the magical laws that keep the hidden supernatural hidden. Just transferred from guarding an arcane prison back to a field assignment on the streets of America, Liz will do anything to remain a sorcerer-agent. There’s just the little problem of her supreme impatience with procedures and delays.
Tonight, a gremlin outbreak threatens to wreck her career, and expose magic and magical creatures to the world. On top of that she’s been handed a rookie partner who thinks she’s a loose cannon. Even worse, an old nemesis from a rival magical organization is gunning for her.
One night isn’t a lot of time to stop magical chaos.
Liz is going to need every ounce of impatience she has.
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Published September 28, 2019
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Dale Ivan Smith
22 books50 followersI love writing fantasy novels, as well as reading, watching and gaming fantasy and science fiction of all kinds. I'm also a librarian for Oregon's largest public library system.
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September 27, 2019
Magnificent story, will definitely not disappoint. Love the characters and plot, especially Elizabeth. Don’t miss out once it’s released.
September 15, 2019
Magical shenanigans galore!
Whilst this is the first book in Dale's new series, there is a prequel story called 'Siloed' that is included in the 'Street Spells: Seven Urban Fantasy Shorts' anthology. I read and enjoyed this, thinking it had plenty of potential for a series, and 'Gremlin Night' definitely didn't disappoint.
The world-building is excellent, the human characters all have distinctive personalities, traits, and magical abilities, and we encounter familiar magical species as well as new ones freshly sprung from Dale's vivid imagination.
The main character, Liz Marquez, is cut from the same cloth as Mat from Dale's Empowered series, fierce, determined, a bit of a rebel, so committed to her job as a R.U.N.E. agent that she is willing to bend the rules to uphold the arcane law. Portland is beset with gremlin problems but there is something much bigger going on and Liz has to cope with a new partner, said gremlin problems, and a nemesis who needs a good punching if you ask me. The magical agencies R.U.N.E. and A.S.A (just like the FBI and the CIA, allegedly!) do not play nicely together and this does not help Liz and her partner in solving the mysterious happenings on Solstice Night.
The story is fast and furious, zipping around from incident to incident with no pause for breath, and kept me reading late into the night. I can't wait to see where Liz goes from here and how her relationship with her two new 'close companions' (you'll have to read it, no spoilers here) progresses. All I can say is that one is sweet and the other is exceedingly polite in the circumstances, and they both made me smile and definitely added another dimension to the story. I wonder just how Dale comes up with his marvellous ideas but as long as he keeps writing, I don't care!
Whilst this is the first book in Dale's new series, there is a prequel story called 'Siloed' that is included in the 'Street Spells: Seven Urban Fantasy Shorts' anthology. I read and enjoyed this, thinking it had plenty of potential for a series, and 'Gremlin Night' definitely didn't disappoint.
The world-building is excellent, the human characters all have distinctive personalities, traits, and magical abilities, and we encounter familiar magical species as well as new ones freshly sprung from Dale's vivid imagination.
The main character, Liz Marquez, is cut from the same cloth as Mat from Dale's Empowered series, fierce, determined, a bit of a rebel, so committed to her job as a R.U.N.E. agent that she is willing to bend the rules to uphold the arcane law. Portland is beset with gremlin problems but there is something much bigger going on and Liz has to cope with a new partner, said gremlin problems, and a nemesis who needs a good punching if you ask me. The magical agencies R.U.N.E. and A.S.A (just like the FBI and the CIA, allegedly!) do not play nicely together and this does not help Liz and her partner in solving the mysterious happenings on Solstice Night.
The story is fast and furious, zipping around from incident to incident with no pause for breath, and kept me reading late into the night. I can't wait to see where Liz goes from here and how her relationship with her two new 'close companions' (you'll have to read it, no spoilers here) progresses. All I can say is that one is sweet and the other is exceedingly polite in the circumstances, and they both made me smile and definitely added another dimension to the story. I wonder just how Dale comes up with his marvellous ideas but as long as he keeps writing, I don't care!
September 26, 2019
Received as an ARC, this is an honest review. Elizabeth Ann Marquez is a sorcerer agent working for R.U.N.E- an organization tasked with handling all things to with creatures in the mythical realm; while keeping t it secret from the modern world. When her job of helping to bring down a crimelord ogre goes awry, and throwing her career into hot water; she is tasked with bringing a 'fly by night' creature contained in a chrysalis to a Director Farlance who lives in Portland. It should have been an easy assignment... unfortunately for agent Marquez and her partner Tully, there is trouble brewing and a mysterious murder to solve. A highly recommended urban fantasy filled with a cast of quirky humans and mythical creatures, intricate magic and fast paced adventure, Gremlin Night gives promise of another great series from this author.
October 1, 2019
Gremlin Night is Book 1 in the Agents of Sorcery series and I loved everything about it. Dale Ivan Smith has a fabulous imagination. He has created a well thought out world and populated it with amazing characters and creatures. His world building is second to none, exceptionally well developed characters, and his prose draws you into the story and you experience what is happening. This is a magical, mysterious, fast paced, action packed tale of adventure. One you will not want to stop reading until the end and then be left with wanting more. I highly recommend this story and can assure you that you will not be disappointed. Received an ARC and this is my voluntary and honest review.
October 13, 2019
One of my favorite authors, Dale Ivan Smith, is back with a new book, Gremlin Night, that (yes!) is the start of a brand new series, Agents of Sorcery. Exciting stuff and, no surprise, a very easy review to write. This book is, quite frankly, is superb. Well written (as is always the case with this author), with a great plot, a perfect cast from Elizabeth (Liz) Marquez on down and perfect world-building (I love the whole concept of an agency enforcing magical laws that keep the supernatural hidden, it’s the perfect story platform). Also totally fun. Exactly what I look for and easily worth five stars.
July 1, 2020
It is a roller coaster: a long long night, one disaster follow another.
I was hooked by Siloed, but this one disappointed me. That is a lot of action, but sometimes the chase was just pointless.
If you are fan of action packed books, with supernatural background, this is a five star book for you.
I was expecting more of the ancients trying to break free of the supernatural patrol with Liz help... It is not a spoiler, because simply it doesn’t happen.
Liz ( the main character) disappointed me with her silliness. The only thing that redeemed her, is that the author still managed to write her as she has love and respect for the supernatural creatures.
I was hooked by Siloed, but this one disappointed me. That is a lot of action, but sometimes the chase was just pointless.
If you are fan of action packed books, with supernatural background, this is a five star book for you.
I was expecting more of the ancients trying to break free of the supernatural patrol with Liz help... It is not a spoiler, because simply it doesn’t happen.
Liz ( the main character) disappointed me with her silliness. The only thing that redeemed her, is that the author still managed to write her as she has love and respect for the supernatural creatures.
September 26, 2019
This is a great read. It’s an amazing tale of magic, mystery, danger and adventure that will pull you in and keep you entertained from beginning to end. Elizabeth is a great character. She’s a feisty, sarcastic sorceress that always manages to find herself in dangerous situations and working for R.U.N.E keeps her right in the thick of it. Luckily with a partner like Tully he helps keep her grounded however, when Tully’s away all bets are off. This awesome book is definitely worth giving a read, you will not regret it.
October 1, 2019
Liz Marquez is on probation as a field agent. Her rookie partner thinks she’s a loose cannon. Based on Liz's impetuous, headstrong and enthusiastic plunge into dealing with chaos, it is hard to say that the rookie is wrong about Liz. I admire Liz's willingness to do almost anything to get the bad guy; it might help if she used a little foresight rather than barreling ahead willy-nilly. How did she manage to avoid being sent to the Silos as a prisoner?
I received an ARC from the author and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received an ARC from the author and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 28, 2019
What a fantastic start to a series. Gremlin night grabbed me at the start and never let go. I was captivated and could not stop reading. I absolutely love the different creatures and abilities the characters encounter and the characters themselves are well thought out and relatable. I absolutely loved this story and am excited fir book 2
September 28, 2019
Having read other books by this author, I find this book to be as exciting and wonderful to read. It was hard to put the book down once I started reading. Great story line, can’t wait till the next one comes out.
September 24, 2019
I loved reading this book. Couldn't put it down.
Elizabeth is such a awesome character. Filled with wonderful characters, and suspense. Dale Ivan Smith is a amazing author. Loved it...
Elizabeth is such a awesome character. Filled with wonderful characters, and suspense. Dale Ivan Smith is a amazing author. Loved it...
October 10, 2019
Messy
It seems to be written on the ‘baffle them with bull$h!t’ concept, a way to create world-building without actually developing a solid world. Peoria to Brooklyn to Portland quickly without depicting anything that makes the location unique. Spells being cast and artifacts being identified, but no system underlying the whole. It’s all ‘magic is magic because magic’.
A few grammatical and spelling errors. A fresh proofreading pass would not go amiss.
It seems to be written on the ‘baffle them with bull$h!t’ concept, a way to create world-building without actually developing a solid world. Peoria to Brooklyn to Portland quickly without depicting anything that makes the location unique. Spells being cast and artifacts being identified, but no system underlying the whole. It’s all ‘magic is magic because magic’.
A few grammatical and spelling errors. A fresh proofreading pass would not go amiss.
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