Frost Moon
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In an alternate Atlanta where magic is practiced openly, where witches sip coffee at local cafes, shapeshifters party at urban clubs, vampires rule the southern night like gangsters, and mysterious creatures command dark caverns beneath the city, Dakota Frost's talents are coveted by all. She's the best magical tattooist in the southeast, a Skindancer, able to bring her amazing tats to life. When a serial killer begins stalking Atlanta's tattooed elite, the police and the Feds seek Dakota's help. Can she find the killer on the dark fringe of the city's Edgeworld? Among its powerful outcasts and tortured loners, what kind of enemies and allies will she attract? Will they see her as an invader, as a seducer, as an unexpected champion ... or as delicious prey?
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2 primary books#1 in Skindancer
Skindancer is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Anthony Francis.
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Dakota Frost is a magical tattooist. She has received a request for a tattoo from a werewolf who wants to contain his wolf and it pays very well. She winds up involved in the world of vampires and werewolves and other shape changers including a young teenage tiger shifter who is fascinated with her. There is also a serial killer skinning people with magical tattoos that she is being questioned about. I really enjoyed the different world that is in this book. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
Not being a major reader of urban fantasy, I wasn't expecting a whole lot from Frost Moon - I'm glad to say that I was wrong! Francis creates an interesting alternate world, with magical tattoos, were-things, vampires and more all live on the edge of ‘normal' life. Dakota Frost takes the lead role as a magical tattooist brought in to provide technical expertise to a police investigation, getting caught up in a world of trouble in the process.[return][return]The story sprints along at a breakneck pace, a definite page turner. There are some issues (nearly all the major male characters are ripped and model esque good looking for example), but they seem to stem more from the urban fantasy nature of the book rather than any deficiency in the writing. All in all, Frost Moon is well worth a read and the characters and ideas introduced can only benefit from a further outing!
