Stiletto

I just loved this book. If you think Daniel O'Malley couldn't top The Rook, you were wrong. STILETTO is as satisfying and spellbinding as his first book, with a new cast of magic-wielding humans called the Grafters. Myfanwy Thomas, the Rook, is trying to broker a truce between the Grafters and her own Checquy, but a third party is trying to prevent this truce by any means possible...including Myfanwy's assassinationAdroitly straddles the thin line between fantasy, thriller, and spoof - BooklistDaniel O'Malley raises the action, monsters and witticisms to new levels in this sequel to The Rook.... a devilishly funny follow-up.... This ambitious romp reads like X-Men meets Supernatural as narrated by Jasper Fforde, only funnier.... O'Malley reaches new heights of grotesquery in the best possible way - Shelf AwarenessO'Malley strikes a skillful balance between irreverent humor and adventure. His narratives move back and forth, providing detail but without becoming cumbersome. This X-Men meets X-Files-style adventure will appeal to fans of superhero comics and adventure novels - Library JournalMuch-anticipated... Stiletto is less office politics and Cthulhu and more X-Men and Dungeons & Dragons - i09A masterful sequel to an already exceptional debut . . . gruesome, irreverent, hilarious, devastating, terrifying, and realistic - Fantasy Book Review