Iron and Magic

Iron and Magic is a spin-off from the Kate Daniels series set between the ninth and tenth books in that series. Although this used to be a favorite, the most recent books have not been as good and I was leaning toward skipping this one. But I was somewhat curious about Hugh's story and I kept hearing that it should be read before the final Kate Daniels book, so I purchased a copy to read first.

I regret this.

Although it was nice to be in the loop when reading Magic Triumphs, it was not absolutely necessary to read this one first and I found it nowhere near as polished as even the later Kate Daniels books. The characters and story were uninteresting and rushed, the dialogue tried to be clever but failed miserably, and there were many typographical errors. There were a couple of minor things I liked (like the divine elephant!), but there was not enough I enjoyed to be worth reading this entire book.

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