Owl and the Japanese Circus
Fans of Kim Harrison, Jim Butcher, and Linda Hamilton will flock to the kick-ass world of Owl, a modern-day “Indiana Jane” who reluctantly navigates the hidden supernatural world.Ex-archaeology grad student turned international antiquities thief, Alix—better known now as Owl—has one rule. No...
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Fans of Kim Harrison, Jim Butcher, and Linda Hamilton will flock to the kick-ass world of Owl, a modern-day “Indiana Jane” who reluctantly navigates the hidden supernatural world.Ex-archaeology grad student turned international antiquities thief, Alix—better known now as Owl—has one rule. No supernatural jobs. Ever. Until she crosses paths with Mr. Kurosawa, a red dragon w
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781476794990 (1476794995)
ASIN: 1476794995
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
I liked it. A lot. Owl is a retriever of old artifacts or if you would like, a thief of cultural heritage. While this is a not-so-save line of business at the best of times Owl's work gets complicated by supernatural things like vampires, nagas, ghosts and now she's working for a dragon to retrie...
Owl and the Japanese Circus is a wild romp through mythology and pop culture, featuring a relic hunter who makes a habit of getting in over her head. Hey, what relic hunter doesn’t? The book has it all: vampires, naga, shapeshifting CEO dragons and MMORPGs. It’s even got a cat! Actually, the cat has...
In her debut novel Kristi Charish takes the readers to the secret world of the antiquities procurement and theft: Owl is an ex-archaeology grad student but don't let the ex part full you, she has turned her skills into one of the best international antiquities thief in the world. She never meets w...
Alix "Owl" Hiboux is an archaeology grad student who was screwed over by her professors and turned to a life of art theft to support herself. After a job gone wrong, she ended up on some French vampires' hit list and has been hiding out in a Winnebago in the desert, playing online roleplaying games ...
A fun adventure romp with a few pieces that don't add up and a vampire hunting cat. I'll be interested in reading the next one, but I'm not sure I'm sold on a longer series. This book was completely not on my radar until Charish's entry in My Favorite Bit, a regular feature on Kowal's blog. It imm...