It's a subtle humor that has quite a bit of wit. I have mentioned one or five times that I think these books are funny? This isn't hit-you-over-the-head funny. I started to get a sense of this larger picture in book 2 and with the subsequent books we got deeper and deeper into the big problem. Which, in my mind, is the ideal way to frame a series. In the last book, especially, the conflict between the magical and the humans calls attention to issues of hypocrisy, tolerance, and prejudice.Įach book in the series has its own mystery, as well as thread of a larger story. Some creatures are scary, some are clever, some are kind. I love the variety of creatures and the mixture of sources from dragons, to fae, to Greek mythology. No one does mythical creatures quite like William Ritter.

I really like the historical aspect of the story and the way the language helps set the stage, time-frame wise. The Jackaby Series is a historical urban fantasy set in the fictitious New England town of New Fiddleham (I love that name). Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Book Depository | Kobo The epic conclusion to the New York Times best-selling Jackaby series features sly humor and a quirky cast of unforgettable characters as they face off against their most dangerous, bone-chilling foe ever. Before the four can think about their own futures, they will have to defeat an evil that wants to destroy the future altogether. At the same time, the romance between Abigail and the shape-shifting police detective Charlie Cane deepens, and Jackaby’s resistance to his feelings for 926 Augur Lane’s ghostly lady, Jenny, begins to give way. Jackaby and Abigail are caught in the middle as they continue to solve the daily mysteries of New Fiddleham, New England - like who’s created the rend between the worlds, how to close it, and why zombies are appearing around. An evil king is turning ancient tensions into modern strife, using a blend of magic and technology to push Earth and the Otherworld into a mortal competition.

Jackaby and his intrepid assistant, Abigail Rook.

The fate of the world is in the hands of detective of the supernatural R. Synopsis: The thrilling conclusion to the New York Times best-selling series the Chicago Tribune called “Sherlock Holmes crossed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer” sends the eccentric detective and his indispensible assistant into the heart of a war between magical worlds.

The dire king by william ritter