Sean Brannon, boarding school teacher, jazz guitarist, and beer enthusiast, wasn’t really Sean Brannon. The name was just one in a long list of aliases. He’d kept it for too long. The truth was that the name had become as comfortable as an old pair of jeans. He knew that he couldn’t stay forever, but he didn’t want to return to his other life. The choice was taken out of his hands, however, when his other life found him. Sean Brannon was really Caomhnóir, the Talamaur-Moroi, and no other monsters would be allowed at his school.
I thought this was a good debut novel. The writer obviously knows his stuff about teaching and has done a fair amount of research into fantasy. I particularly liked his use of unusual beings in the realm he created. ie the MC is a Taramour which I'd never heard of. But it made for a fun read. A little on the heavy side for wardrobe descriptions and a few missed words in the narrative, but overall a good work.