Pactum

Nicholas Taylor

Oct 2012 · The Contractor Series Book 1 · Somnium Press, LLC

About this ebook

Society still finds itself reeling from magic coming out into the open. As the world comes to grips with the fact that old legends are true, Homicide Detective Alison Kaur still has a job to do. After the corpse of William Lanner is found, Alison must delve into the ugly world of prostitution, gangsters and murder. All while she and her partner deal with the dangers of Mages, Werewolves, Succubi and others. Will Alison be able to track down the killer of William Lanner? Or will she become a victim herself?

Ratings and reviews

Uneven. Needs better editing - people don't go wondering around the office, for example. Characters don't seem consistent. One minute Sean is the basest, most 2 dimensional villain and the next chapter he seems overwhelmed with empathy. Sometimes it seemed like all the characters shared the same voice - as if they lacked their own distinct personalities and were all aspects of the same character. Their vocabularies are all pretty much the same, too. Alison seemed most clearly formed and consistent. I didn't like how perspective changed chapter by chapter. It made it seem to me as if the author was still experimenting to see which character was his favorite. Despite the nits I've picked it seems like the start of a fun world to read about. I'd like to read how the Vis came out and what Gabriel will do next.

Apart from using "Vis" about a thousand times to avoid calling it mana, and the book reading like a Harlequin book, it's not all bad.

It was slow going in the beginning. But when it picked up it was fast, exciting, and easy to read. I really loved this author with his vivid imagination and the ease he uses to explore readers mind.

About the author

 Nicholas Taylor is a Denver native, and avid fantasy fan. His writing journey started in 2007. With his debut novel moving over 150,000 copies. Taylor brings passion for writing with great character building into Pactum.