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The Shambling Guide to New York City
Orbit: Hachette. May 2013. 368p. ISBN 9780316221177. pap. $14.99; ebk. ISBN 9780316221160. FANTASY
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This entertaining urban fantasy is populated with fantastical beings who narrow the gap between the human and supernatural worlds. It seems that what supernatural creatures really want is a tourists' guide to the Big Apple—one written for the out-of-town monster, or coterie, as they prefer to be called. And that's what Underworld Publishing has hired Zoë Norris, a native (and human) New Yorker, to do. Zoë has returned to the city after a nasty experience with her former publisher/boyfriend and is desperate for a job, even if it means her new boss and coworkers are vampires, zombies, and an irresistible incubus. Morgen, a charming and cheerful water sprite, leads Zoë on a boisterous tour of coterie hot spots.
VERDICT Lafferty, a 2012 nominee for the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer, introduces a spirited, indomitable heroine who is bound to be a favorite of urban fantasy devotees.
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