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Bones by Breakfast: A King Wong Adventure
Fantasy noir and old-style pulp explode in Hong Kong's seedy, mystical underbellyKing Wong, the world’s only exoterric consultant and expert on the Otherkind, is kept on his toes with more cases of mythic creatures on the streets of Hong Kong than he can deal with.But, when his assistant – and friend – is kidnapped as would-be bride for an ancient being from before the dawn of time, he drops it all to save her. Now, he’s tracking down ancient, mystical elements with the help of a sassy woman of the night and whatever allies he can muster from the mists of Chinese myth.Or is he just making all this mythical stuff up?
206 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 6, 2019
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October 13, 2021
A new King Wong Adventure! Super quick and easy read with the snappy, pulpy, dry wit you’ve come to expect from King, and all the quirky fun of mythological monsters.
In fact, this one especially has a ton of interesting creatures, which I love—if you’re bored of the standard vampires and werewolves in your supernatural fantasy, this is a great dose of monsters you’ve probably never heard of before. They are still firmly rooted in mythology but given a modern twist.
King as a character I find really interesting. He’s consistent and embodies pulp noir, but in such a manner that the other characters around him—especially Jaz, his assistant and friend, AKA my favourite character—offer a fantastic contrast to his character, giving the reader a more objective external view every once in a while even though we are in King’s POV. In other words, it always feels to me like King takes himself very seriously but it never feels like the book takes itself too seriously, if that makes sense. I think that’s a difficult balance to pull off when you have a character who is potentially an unreliable narrator (is he really an “exoterric with two Rs” consultant or is he off his rocker?), and I feel it is always executed well in this series.
Anyway, it’s pure entertainment as pulp noir should be! Check it out. I've enjoyed all of Jackson's work.
In fact, this one especially has a ton of interesting creatures, which I love—if you’re bored of the standard vampires and werewolves in your supernatural fantasy, this is a great dose of monsters you’ve probably never heard of before. They are still firmly rooted in mythology but given a modern twist.
King as a character I find really interesting. He’s consistent and embodies pulp noir, but in such a manner that the other characters around him—especially Jaz, his assistant and friend, AKA my favourite character—offer a fantastic contrast to his character, giving the reader a more objective external view every once in a while even though we are in King’s POV. In other words, it always feels to me like King takes himself very seriously but it never feels like the book takes itself too seriously, if that makes sense. I think that’s a difficult balance to pull off when you have a character who is potentially an unreliable narrator (is he really an “exoterric with two Rs” consultant or is he off his rocker?), and I feel it is always executed well in this series.
Anyway, it’s pure entertainment as pulp noir should be! Check it out. I've enjoyed all of Jackson's work.
September 23, 2019
Another fantastic King Wong adventure!
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